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  • A Reading Scrapbook – a history of the town through printed ephemeraA Reading Scrapbook – a history of the town through printed ephemera Quick View
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    • A Reading Scrapbook – a history of the town through printed ephemera

    • £17.99
    • Historical ephemera gives us a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Reading in centuries past. Going back over 300 years these scraps of paper show how the people of the town lived, made their money, were entertained and much more.
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  • Coley Talking – realities of life in old Reading Quick View
    • Coley Talking – realities of life in old Reading Quick View
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    • Coley Talking – realities of life in old Reading

    • £12.99
    • These recollections of the Coley area of Reading provide an understanding of the area's social, economic and political history - an area now much changed through clearance of poor housing and demolition to accommodate new roads construction. The story of the area is given through its people, its community activities and the day to day struggles of life.
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  • Reading at War 1939-45Reading at War 1939-45 Quick View
    • Reading at War 1939-45Reading at War 1939-45 Quick View
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    • Reading at War 1939-45

    • £11.99
    • This book covers the daily life of a town ready for the worst, but one that continued with its daily activities and just got on with its efforts to aid the war effort. It is profusely illustrated with photographs, illustrations and human interest stories, and provides a valuable insight into wartime life in the town.
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  • Reading Kings Road Baptist Church – Volume 1:  Members 1717-1820Reading Kings Road Baptist Church – Volume 1:  Members 1717-1820 Quick View
    • Reading Kings Road Baptist Church – Volume 1:  Members 1717-1820Reading Kings Road Baptist Church – Volume 1:  Members 1717-1820 Quick View
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    • Reading Kings Road Baptist Church – Volume 1: Members 1717-1820

    • £6.00
    • Transcription of membership entries recorded in various church books covering the parish 1717-1820
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  • Reading: A History Quick View
    • Reading: A History Quick View
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    • Reading: A History

    • £25.00
    • By Joan Dils, published by Carnegie Publishing, 2019. ISBN 9781859362341 The story of Reading is a long and fascinating one, and this superb book by a renowned local historian is a must for anyone with an interest in the history of the town. Over the last 1000 years it has attracted a host of influential individuals from royals and clerics…
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  • Reading in the Great War 1914-1916Reading in the Great War 1914-1916 Quick View
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    • Reading in the Great War 1914-1916

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  • Snare’s Post Office Directory of Reading 1842-3 (CD) Quick View
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    • Snare’s Post Office Directory of Reading 1842-3 (CD)

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  • The Centenary of the George Palmer School, Reading (“So many hearts make a school.”)The Centenary of the George Palmer School, Reading (“So many hearts make a school.”) Quick View
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      The Centenary of the George Palmer School, Reading (“So many hearts make a school.”)The Centenary of the George Palmer School, Reading (“So many hearts make a school.”) Quick View
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    • The Centenary of the George Palmer School, Reading (“So many hearts make a school.”)

    • £7.95
    • NEW LOWER PRICE The author was born and raised in Reading and was a pupil of the George Palmer schools. She tells not only of her memories of her own time there, but has collected memories from 50 other pupils and staff across the100 years of the schools.
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  • This is our School, (Reading British School 1811-2011)This is our School, (Reading British School 1811-2011) Quick View
    • This is our School, (Reading British School 1811-2011)This is our School, (Reading British School 1811-2011) Quick View
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    • This is our School, (Reading British School 1811-2011)

    • £9.95
    • Reading British School was in Southampton Street and although the school is now elsewhere, the original 1811 building still exists. In this book the author recounts tales of educational life in Reading in the 19th century.
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