Books about 'Our Town'.
Books about 'Our Town'. |
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Note: If you want a book
about Newham try the Newham Parents Centre Bookshop,
probably the largest stockist of 'local' books on Newham.
They're at 747 Barking Road, Plaistow E13. tel: (020) 8552 9993. and they
take orders by phone.
Prices shown are those at date of publication.
| Title Author |
ISBN |
Comments |
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Silvertown - |
1-84115-142-4 |
A wonderful, sad, poignant and powerful portrayal of Jenny
Fulcher - an 'ordinary' east-end child, girl, wife, mother and grandmother
through the words of her grand-daughter. Covers and describes almost the whole
of the 20th century and her hard life in the small area of Poplar, West and East
Ham. |
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Oi! Jimmy Knacker |
1-85794-120-9 |
Lovely, illustrated book of short stories about the author's adolescence in the 30s and 40s around Plaistow. |
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Cockney Rabbit |
0-86051-827-2 |
The dictionary of Rhyming Slang as uttered by Cockneys. Beware though, it includes all the swear words... naturally. |
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Fresh Rabbit |
0-86105-221-9 |
Updated version of the above, released in 1998. |
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Britslang by Ray Puxley. |
1-86105-534-1 |
This time Ray encompasses the whole of Britain's 'slanguages', and tries to explain what it is that you've just been called. Written in a laid-back style, but - as with the others - beware, the original crudeness of the words is all there... *hard-back price - but also due out in paperback. |
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West Ham 1886 - 1986 |
None indicated |
Comprehensive local issue book to celebrate the centenary of West Ham. Loads of historical data and statistics, but not readily available. |
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A Marsh & A Gasworks. |
0-906985-03-X |
'One Hundred Years Of Life In West Ham'. Fairly detailed local history book with statistics, pictures and photographs. |
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The London Blitz. |
0-906985-01-3 |
The blitz through a fireman's eyes, written by a long-serving fire-fighter 'who was there' - Cyril Demarne who served in the West Ham fire service and in other parts of London. |
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Stratford, West Ham |
0-7509-1417-3 |
'Picture' book with photographs from late 19th and early 20th century. |
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Newham, Past & Present. |
0-7509-2854-9 |
Compares old archive photos and sketches with 'newer' views
of the Newham locations, showing changes to the area over many years. |
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Stratford, A Pictorial History. by Stephen Pewsey |
not known |
Part of old archive picture series of local books from Phillimore Publishers. |
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Bygone East Ham. |
0-85033-877-8 |
Part of old archive picture series of local books from Phillimore Publishers. |
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Canning Town |
0-7524-0057-6 |
Part of old archive photograph series of local books. |
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Newham Dockland |
0-7524-0107-6 |
Part of old archive photograph series of local books. |
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Canning Town Voices, |
9-7524-1053-9 |
Part of 'Oral History' series. Personal memories and pictures from various Canning Town families. |
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East Of London, Old And New |
various |
A series of small books which compare old photos of locations with the equivalent view of 'today'. Covers whole of 'east end', includes some Newham views. A series covering Ilford is also available. |
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The Silvertown Explosion 1917 |
none indicated |
The 'Silvertown Explosion', A4 booklet form, reports taken from Stratford Recorder and includes a list of those that died. |
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First Hand Accounts & Reports |
none indicated |
The 'Silvertown Explosion', A4 booklet form, reports and data taken from various sources and includes official reports. |
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The Silvertown Explosion London 1917 by G Hill & H Bloch |
0-7542-3053 |
Written and compiled by Graham Hill & the late
Howard Bloch, and containing what must be nearly all of the details known
of the disaster, newspaper and 'official' reports, statistics, plus photographs
and first-hand accounts from those present at the time. Published by Tempus. |
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An East End Picture Book |
0-906985-00-5 |
A collection of local photographs taken 1864 and 1920 in
East Ham & West Ham. just 48 glossy pages. |
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People Of The Abyss |
not known |
A 'factual documentary' style book written by the author of
"White Fang" and "Call Of The Wild" in which he describes
life as he experienced it amongst the poor in London's east end. Includes
pictures. |
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Londoners Over The Border |
not known |
A 'report' published in editor Charles Dicken's
Journal 'Household Words' about the living conditions in Canning Town in the mid 19th
century. |
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Big London A to Z |
0-85039-273-X |
Bigger than standard A to Z for finding your way around London, helps to pinpoint places. |
Old Ordnance Survey Maps, | ||
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Note these maps can 'overlap' putting roads stated as in specific areas onto adjacent sheets, | ||
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Bow, Bromley & West Ham 1893. |
0-85054-417-2 |
London Sheet 53. |
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East Ham & Barking 1894. |
0-85054-373-8 |
London Sheet 44. |
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Plaistow 1894. |
0-85054-062-3 |
London Sheet 54. |
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Stratford 1893. |
0-85054-012-7 |
London Sheet 42. |
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Beckton 1894. |
0-85054-114-X |
London Sheet 57. |
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Forest Gate 1894. |
0-85054-139-5 |
London Sheet 43. |
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North Woolwich 1869. |
0-85054-044-5 |
London Sheet 81. - + map of Woolwich High St, 1853. |
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Silvertown 1893. |
0-85054-073-9 |
London Sheet 80. |
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Canning Town |
0-85054-275-8 |
London Sheet 66. |
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Poplar 1914. |
0-85054-345-2 |
London Sheet 65. - overlaps into Canning Town |
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Wanstead Flats 1893. |
0-85054-035-6 |
London Sheet 33. - overlaps into Forest Gate / Manor Park. |
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Leyton 1894. |
0-85054-032-1 |
London Sheet 32. - overlaps into Stratford. |
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Whitechapel, Spitalfields & The Bank 1873. |
0-85054-160-3 |
London Sheet 63. - Not strictly 'local' to Newham. |
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Stepney & Limehouse 1914. |
0-85054-069-0 |
London Sheet 64. - Not strictly 'local' to Newham. |
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Ilford 1894. |
0-85054-526-9 |
London Sheet 34. - Not strictly 'local' but adjacent to Newham. |
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