No 1: Tudor Rutland: The County Community under Henry VIII
ed. Julian Cornwall (1980).
Transcripts of the county’s Military Survey of 1522 and the Lay Subsidy of 1524, with
introduction. Includes lists of men in every village who were available for military
service and similar lists of those liable to pay the lay subsidy.
(Hardback, 134pp. £3.00, members £2.00. UK postage &packing £2.00).
No 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 £3.50. UK postage &packing £2.00).
No 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.
(Paperback, colour illustrations, 80pp. £5.00, members £3.50. UK postage &packing £1.50).
No 4: Time in Rutland: a history and gazetteer of the bells, scratch dials, sundials and clocks of Rutland
Definitive work covering everything to do with the measurement of time in Rutland’s churches and domestic buildings, from
simple sundials to complex clocks. Historical introduction, full gazetteer and description of clocks, dials, bells and ringing
customs. Details of clockmakers, watchmakers and bellfounders. Many quotations from primary archive sources. Bibliography,
appendixes and indexes. Please note stock very low - order now to avoid disappointment
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(Hardback, fully illustrated throughout, 400pp. £10.00, members £7.50, UK postage &packing £5.00).
No 5: The Heritage of Rutland Water
Compiled and edited by Robert Ovens and 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.
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(Hardback, full colour throughout, 680pp. £22.00, members £18.00, Special Offer free postage & packing for delivery in the UK,
saving £8.00)
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