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Rutland Local History & Record Society publications

The Society’s publications consist of the Rutland Record, a series of Occasional Publications, and the Rutland Record Series of
research reports. Rutland Record is the Society’s annual journal, an A4 publication of 40-48pp, issued free to paid-up members;
it normally contains a selection of historical and archaeological articles and the annual reports of local organisations whose
work is connected with the heritage of the historic county. Occasional Publications, which are not included in the
membership subscription, are published at irregular intervals, and are normally dedicated to a single subject; they are
usually A4 in format and vary in length. The Rutland Record Series, also not included in the membership subscription, are
more substantial research publications normally on a single subject or theme relating to the county of Rutland, and may be
softback or hardback. Some issues of Rutland Record and some Occasional Papers are out of print, but may be available to
consult free of charge on the Society’s website. All available publications can be purchased in person at the Rutland
County Museum, ordered from the Society by post (enclosing a cheque to include p&p), or ordered on-line (using a
credit or debit card) from GENfair. Full details, including lists of contents, can be found on the Society’s website,
www.rutlandhistory.org, or on www.genfair.co.uk.

Occasional Publications
4. The History of Gilson’s Hospital, Morcott, by David Parkin (1995). The story of this small charity, founded in 1612 and
still operating, its almshouse, trustees, clerks, agents and beneficiaries, and its farm at Scredington, Lincs;
foundation deed; George Gilson (£3.50, members £2.50, p&p £1.50).
6. The History of the Hospital of St John the Evangelist & St Anne in Okeham, by David Parkin (2000). Published to
celebrate the still-flourishing 600-year old charity, founded in 1399 and revived in 1597: its history, chapel and
archives; schedules of trustees and beneficiaries (£3.50, members £2.50, p&p £1.50).
7. The 1712 Land Tax Assessments and the 1710 Poll Book for Rutland, ed T H McK Clough (2005). Introduction by
Dennis Mills; commentary on this rare Land Tax survival and the 1710 Rutland poll book, transcripts for each
parish (prepared by the Village Studies Group for Rutland), indexes of clergy, trades, field and place names,
personal names (£5.00, members £3.50, p&p £2.00).
8. Common Right and Private Interest: Rutland’s Common Fields and their Enclosure, by Ian E Ryder (2006). How Rutland’s
enclosures evolved, with historical background, case studies of Greetham, Lyddington, Caldecott & Uppingham,
and Thorpe-by-Water, gazetteer, indexes (£5.50, members £4.50, p&p £2.00).
9. Who Owned Rutland in 1873? Rutland Entries in Return of Owners of Land 1873, by T H McK Clough (2010). Full transcript
of the 564 Rutland entries, with introduction analysing who the landowners were, where they came from and what
they did. Special sections on the parish of Lyddington and on a mysterious link with Chipping Campden in
Gloucestershire. Notes about individual owners, index of their addresses (£7.50, members £6.00, p&p £2.00).
10. Medieval Property Transactions in Rutland: abstracts of feet of fines 1197-1509, by Bridget Wells-Furby (2013). Introduction,
discussion and detailed calendar of all 355 Rutland feet of fines, fully indexed £10.00, members £8.00, p&p £2.00).
Rutland Record Series
1. Tudor Rutland: The County Community under Henry VIII, ed Julian Cornwall (1980).Transcripts of the County’s Military
Survey of 1522 and Lay Subsidy of 1524, with introduction (hardback, 134pp. £3.00, members £2.00, p&p £2.50).
2. The Weather Journals of a Rutland Squire, ed John Kington (1988). Thomas Barker of Lyndon Hall, brother-in-law of
Gilbert White, kept detailed weather, farming and countryside records for over 60 years in the 18th century, which
now form an invaluable resource for meteorologists and environmental historians. Introduction, commentaries,
maps, illustrations, glossary, index (paperback, 218pp. £5.00, members £5.50, p&p £2.50).
3. Stained Glass in Rutland Churches, by Paul Sharpling (1997). Complete survey and gazetteer of the county’s surviving
church glass; introduction; lists of glaziers, subjects, dedicatees, donors, heraldry (colour illustrations, paperback,
80pp. £5.00, members £3.50, p&p £2.00).
4. Time in Rutland: a history and gazetteer of the bells, scratch dials, sundials and clocks of Rutland, by Robert Ovens & Sheila Sleath
(2002). Definitive study of everything to do with the measurement of time in Rutland’s churches and domestic
buildings, from sundials to clocks. Historical introduction, full gazetteer, description of clocks, dials, bells and ringing
customs. Details of clockmakers, watchmakers and bellfounders. Many extracts from primary sources. Bibliography,
appendixes, indexes (fully illustrated, hardback, 400pp. £10.00, members £7.50, p&p £5.00).
5. The Heritage of Rutland Water, ed Robert Ovens & Sheila Sleath (2nd impression 2008). Publishing the results of a
Heritage Lottery Fund supported project to study the area of Rutland Water in detail, recording its history,
archaeology, people, villages, buildings, landscape, geology and natural history; chapters on the construction of the
reservoir, sailing, fishing, birdwatching, flora and fauna; bibliography and index (full colour throughout, hardback,
680pp. £15.00, members £12.00, p&p by courier £7.00).
Postage & packing charges shown are for inland UK. Orders for publications, enclosing a cheque to include p&p
payable to RLHRS, should be sent to: The Honorary Editor, RLHRS, c/o Rutland County Museum, Catmose Street,
Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HW. Publications can also be ordered on-line at www.genfair.co.uk.