Wednesday 8th February
Wednesday 10th May
Wednesday 9th August
Wednesday 8th November
These dates correspond with the quarterly meetings of the research group with commences at 7.00 p.m.
Library books may be borrowed or used on the premises, but if borrowed they MUST be returned on the next Open Day. List of books is given below. Cover pictures to follow.
The archives are also available to members on these dates, but archive material can only be borrowed by members of the Research Group. See the archives page for more details.
| No. | Title | Author/editor | Details of content | |
| 1. | WsM in old picture postcards |
Woodspring Museum Service
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108 postcards of WsM with explanatory comments. Mostly early 20th century. | |
| 2. | WsM The Sands of Time |
Anthony Keyes
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97 pages of pictures, drawings, maps and commentary. | |
| 3. | WsM in Old Photographs |
Sharon Poole
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160 pages of WsM from the 19th and 20th centuries | |
| 4. | Around WsM in Old photographs | Sharon Poole 1989 Alan Sutton publishing |
160 pages of photographs including Worle [pp. 49-77] | |
| 5. | WsM in the 1950s | Sharon Poole 1991 Alan Sutton publishing |
160 pages of photographs from the 1950s with comments. Page 157 features Worle. The Mobile Library picture does not look like Worle to me. | |
| 6. | Archive Photographs of WsM | Sharon Poole 1997 Chalford Pub. co. |
128 pages of pictures. Intro by Jill Dando. | |
| 7. | WsM Past and Present | Sharon Poole 2006 Sutton Publishing |
143 Photographs old and new, with Worle featured on pp. 132 -140 | |
| 8. | WsM 1950s to 1970s | Sharon Poole 2001 Tempus publishing Ltd. |
128 pages, including Worle pictures on pp 123-125 | |
| 9. | Around Somerset | Nick Chipchase 2008 The History Press |
160 pages of pictures, well annotated, but not including Weston or Worle. | |
| 10. | Somerset: Photographic memories of Britain | Maria Jeppa 2003 Frith Book co. Ltd. |
Hardback. 120 pages. Worle featured on p. 30 | |
| No. | Title | Author/editor | Details of content | Cover |
| 11. | Around Weston super Mare | Sharon Poole 2001 Frith Book co. |
86 pages of photographs, of which pages 80-86 feature Worle | |
| 12. | The Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway | Colin Maggs 1964 Oakwood Press |
48 pages of information, history and pictures. | |
| 13. | Somerset and Avon Railways | Kevin Robertson 1990 Alan Sutton publishing |
144 pages of pictures. Introduction, map and list of openings of new lines. | |
| 14. | WC and P Railway Pictorial record | Peter Strange 1989 Twelveheads Press |
96 pages of pictures, history notes, documents etc. For Worle see p48 Cuttings included. |
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| 15. | Brean – The Millennium Years | Joan Jackson 1999 Square One publications |
136 pages of illustrated history of the village and surroundings from Roman times to the dawn of 21st century. | |
| 16. | WsM, Illustrated Miscellany | John Crockford Hawley 2004 Frith Books Co. |
60 pages. Hardback. 30 pages devoted to WsM, the rest is general | |
| 17 | Somerset at War | Henry Buckton | DVD | |
| 18. | WsM – The Good Old Days | John Bailey 1985 Penwell Ltd. |
55 pages of illustrated memories from a local journalist. 2 copies | |
| 19. | WsM. Look Back with Laughter | John Bailey 1986 Penwell Ltd. |
Humorous stories from Weston’s past, illustrated. 95 pages | |
| 20 | Milton and Worle, a peep into the past | Stan Terrell 2004 Self published |
104 pages of pictures, documents and memories. | |
| No. | Title | Author/editor | Details of content | Cover |
| 21. | Life in Worle, 1953 Snapshot of a Village | Raye Green 2009 Honey Pot Press |
170 pages of memories, stories, diaries and pictures. | |
| 22. | Don’t tell I, Tell ‘ee | Roger Evans 2005 Countryside Books |
An affectionate look at the Somerset dialect. Interesting glossary. Cartoons and conversations. | |
| 23. | A Load of Old Bristle | Derek Robinson & Vic Wiltshire 2002 Countryside Books |
The local dialect with humour and cartoons. 64 pages | |
| 24. | Sick Sentries of Bristle | Derek Robinson and Vic Wiltshire 1998 Countryside Books |
An amusing look at Bristol’s history from 1373. Glossary – you’ll need it. | |
| 25. | Bristol: 50 years in pictures | Gerry Brooke 2002 Bristol Evening Posts |
144 pages of quality photographs from 1950s to the millennium | |
| 26. | Post View of Bristol | Gerry Brooke with David Harrison 1998 Breedon Books |
Over 200 pages of pictures taken by the Bristol Post photographers. | |
| 27. | Congresbury at War | Congresbury History Group 1991 |
24 pages. Text, map and pictures. | |
| 28. | WsM Photographic Memories | Sharon Poole 2001 Frith Books Ltd |
90 pages. Replica of number 11, reprinted!! | |
| 29. | Journal of World War II in Worle | Raye Green 2012 Honey Pot Press |
A day to day journal of local events, national and international background. 161 pages covering 1939 to 1945. | |
| 30. | Worle’s Home Guard | Raye Green 2012 Honey Pot Press |
The 58 men of our own Dad’s army. Illustrated and with family background details. | |
| 31. | Worle at War: The Home Front | Raye Green 2011 Honey Pot Press |
208 pages about the people of Worle and their efforts to reorganise life in the face of war. Illustrations. | |
| No. | Title | Author/editor | Details of content | Cover |
| 32. | Worle at War: In Pursuit of Peace | Raye Green 2013 Honey Pot Press |
100 pages. Stories of the men and women of Worle. VE and VJ day celebrations with illustrations. | |
| 33. | A Walk along Worle High Street. | Raye Green 2013 Honey Pot Press |
A gentle stroll along the High Street in words and pictures. 40 pages that take you on a journey through time. | |
| 34. | A Walk around St. Martin’s Church, Worle | Raye Green 2013 Honey Pot Press |
A walk in words and pictures around the 12th century Church and a peep inside. | |
| 35. | Worle’s Windmill | Raye Green 2012 Honey Pot Press |
A history of this landmark building from 1705 until the 21st century. Illustrations include photographs, family trees, documents. | |
| 36. | Fussell’s Rubber Co. Ltd. | Raye Green 2010 Honey Pot Press |
A history of the company from its beginnings in 1916 until the present day. Pictures, documents, cuttings. | |
| 37. | Worle’s Pubs | Lesley Brown 2013 Honey Pot Press |
Traces the history of brewing and public houses in Worle from the Bronze Age to the 20th century. Watercolour illustrations and a time line of all the pubs. | |
| 38. | Early Worle | Lesley Brown 2014 Honey Pot Press |
Worle from 1066 to 1307 is discussed and speculated upon. a very useful timeline and illustrations | |
| 39. | The Good Earth | Gillian M. Moore | A study of market gardening in Worle and Milton, Somerset. 72 pages of description, maps, pictures | |
| 40. | The Monmouth Rebellion and Battle of Sedgemoor 1685 | Lorna Jenner 2007 Somerset County Council Heritage Service |
This booklet offers an excellent introduction for the general public to one of the most fascinating campaigns in British History | |
| 41. | 900 Years of Power and Glory: St. Martin’s Church Worle | Jenny and Stanley Thompson 1991 St Martin’s Leadership Group |
30 pages of information tracing the history of Worle’s oldest standing building with the wonderful clarity of black and white illustrations. | |
| No. | Title | Author/editor | Details of content | Cover |
| 42. | Worle: A Conservation Study | John Crockford Hawley 1976 Civic Society |
20 page report regarding the desirability of a designated Conservation Area in the old village of Worle. Drawings and maps. | |
| 43. | A century of Railway service | Raymond Vivian Wathen 2012 Woodspring resource centre |
55 pages of recollections of a Railway Family from GWR to British Rail with excellent illustrations, maps, diagrams and photographs | |
| 44. | Cheers, Sir From the Vicarage to the Brewer |
C. Lancelot Harman 1987 Tallis Press |
A wonderful, illuminating biography of Rev. Cecil Harman and his wife, Enid, by their only son, Lance. Hardback, with family pictures. | |
| 45. | Benjamin’s Son Benjamin archer Kent MD 1808-1864 |
Peter H. Schurr 1991 Royal Society of Medicine Ltd. |
Ex library copy from Glasgow. 190 pages – biography of Benjamin Archer Kent, father of Chas Kent. Chas was vicar of Worle from 1896 -1901. Family tree and story that takes you from England to Australia and Sierra Leone. | |
| 46 | Let All the Bells Ring | James Dowland 1999-2000 Barney Books |
72 pages covering the history of bell ringing to celebrate the 5,500 towers worldwide where bells will ring for the millennium. 5,200 towers are in England, including Worle on pages 69 to 72 | |
| 47. | Flat Holm: Bristol Channel Island | Bob Jory and Friends 1995 Wincanton Press |
150 pages. The history, romance and legend of the island with a massive collection of illustrative material and pictures. | |
| 48. | The History of civil Defence No 3 (WsM) |
Contributions for dozens of CD personnel 1945 Lawrence Bros WsM |
77 pages of invaluable information about the local Civil Defence arrangements during WW2, with pictures, a journal and index. | |
| 49 | Somerset Incumbents From the Hugo Mss. 30,279-80, In the British Museum |
Frederic William Weaver 1889 Reprint 2015 Kessinger Legacy Reprints |
476 A4 pages, plus a 50 page index. Records from the Bishops’ Registers at Wells. Earliest date I have found is 1205, latest is c. 1730s. Headings: Date of Institution; Incumbent; How vacated; Patron, Ref. to bishop’s register. Worle pp 222,223. |
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