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| A History of the Worthy Villages
Hardback 320 pages. 1999.
ISBN 0953514609
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20 articles covering the broad sweep the history of the Worthy Villages from their Anglo-Saxon origins to the recent past. With many illustrations. |
Out of Print
Available on CD
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| Worthy History No 1, 1985
19 pages of articles
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Murder most foul.
Schooling in Kings Worthy.
Off the rails.
A look round St Mary’s Church.
From the Hampshire Chronicle.
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Out of Print
Worthy History 1-5 Available on CD
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| Worthy History No 2, 1987
25 pages of articles
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Marty’s memories of Headbourne Worthy School.
The fortunes of the rectors.
The cottage in the churchyard.
The Ferry scrapbooks 1906-34.
Lord Eversley and Heckfield Place.
The Vulcan Iron Works.
Conder in Kings Worthy.
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Out of Print
Worthy History 1-5 Available on CD
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| Worthy History No 3, 1989
29 pages of articles
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A pioneer Hampshire aviator.
The house in Cleaver Field.
Worthy Park: people and pedigrees.
Charles Benny: an admirable Victorian.
Mr. Slessor’s legacy.
Methodism in King’s Worthy, 1838-1988.
The farms and fold of Headbourne Worthy.
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Out of Print
Worthy History 1-5 Available on CD
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| Worthy History No 4, 1991
32 pages of articles
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Cecil Edwardes Gay (1895-1962).
The Vokes family of King’s Worthy.
King’s Worthy in the mid-eighteenth century.
An agricultural revolution in eighteenth-century Headbourne Worthy.
Worthy Down Aerodrome.
‘Look what they’ve done to my fuschia’.
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Out of Print
Worthy History 1-5 Available on CD
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| Worthy History No 5, 1994
31 pages of articles.
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Hookpit-the development of a village suburb.
Some recollections of King’s Worthy.
Life in King’s Worthy in the 1920’s.
Mrs. Span--the woman who lived in a hole.
A Hookpit childhood in the 1930s and 1940s.
Nations Hill stores.
The Lords Eversley and other Shaw Lefevres.
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In Print
Worthy History 1-5 Available on CD
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| Worthy History No 6, 2002
36 pages of articles.
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20 Years of the Worthys Local History Group.
A Victorian Family at Northleigh & Morton House.
The Swing Riots in Martyr Worthy.
National Fire Service at Kings Worthy Court 1941-1946.
King’s Worthy Observer Corps Post 1926-1991.
The Worthy Park Book of Hours.
Alec Fry, Home Guardsman 1940-1941.
Daniel O’Leary, Home Guardsman 1942-1944.
The Home Guard 1940-1945.
The Mid-Hants Watercress Line.
Reopening of the Watercress Line.
Charles Kingsley & the Itchen.
Reverend Slessor’s Departure.
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In Print
Worthy History 6-10 Available on CD
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| Worthy History No 7, 2004
36 pages of articles.
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Social Changes in the Worthys in the Last 20 years.
The Name ‘Worthy’.
King’s Worthy School 1944-50--A Former Pupil’s View.
Worthy Park House--Its Architecture.
The NFS Women at Kings Worthy Court.
Joseph Bingham-Theologian & Scholar.
Death by Poisoning.
Eversley Cottage.
An Edwardian Childhood.
Locked in the Church.
The Swing-Rioters Visit Abbots Worthy.
Plus: Side-Tracks--Short notes on interesting historical topics.
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In Print
Worthy History 6-10 also available on CD
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| Worthy History No 8, 2005
37 pages of articles.
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The Origin of Springvale.
Thomas Bilson--King’s Worthy Rector and Bishop.
The Parsonage House of King’s Worthy cum Abbots Worthy.
Worthy Village Gardens.
Statesman, Author and Naturalist--Sir Edward Grey & His Hampshire Cottage.
I was kissed by the President of the USA.
Nathaniel Dance--Headbourne Worthy Landowner & Distinguished Portrait Painter.
Honorary Life Members.
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In Print
Worthy History 6-10 also available on CD
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| Worthy History No 9, 2005
41 pages of articles.
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Legion Lane 1921-2001.
Well Cottage, Abbots Worthy.
Titanic Crew Members from the Worthys.
The Tangled Tale of King’s Worthy and Abbots Worthy.
William Ernest Butcher--Head Gardener at Northleigh, 1910-1925.
George Withers-Gardener at Barton Mark, 1920-1960.
A 19th Century Headbourne Worthy Girl.
The Fishwicke Charity.
The Parsonage Houses--More Parts of the Jigsaw.
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In Print
Worthy History 6-10 also available on CD
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| Worthy History No 10, 2006
37 pages of articles.
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Francis Wickham Swanton—A Magistrate Curate of Worthy.
Art on the Green—A Mosaic Project for the Millennium.
King’s Worthy and Headbourne Worthy Parish Magazine.
Springvale Road Remembered.
Basil Wellesley Richardson, 1888-1968.
Richard Blake’s Memorial.
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In Print
Worthy History 6-10 also available on CD
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| Worthy History No 11, 2007
37 pages of articles.
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Worthy Down Racecourse.
The King’s Worthy Panel.
St. Mary’s Church Hall, Springvale.
A Puzzling Tale.
Childhood Memories of the 1930s and 1940s.
The Worthy Players.
Scouting in the Worthys.
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In Print |
| Worthy History No 12, 2008
37 pages of articles
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Parsons and Prawns, The Southampton-London Railway through the Worthys.
The Racing Stables.
The Worthys Women’s Institute.
Personal Alarm System 1975-1985.
Down Memory Lane: Oral History.
Honorary Life member.
The Archbishop’s Image in Headbourne Worthy Church.
My Early Days.
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In Print |
| Worthy History No 13, 2009
37 pages of articles
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The Turnpike Road through the Worthys 1759-1845.
Priests and Patrons of Kings Worthy Church.
The Worthys Scrap Books 1987-2007.
Managing the Worthy's Local History Records.
The Road Names of the Springvale Estate.
Ever heard of gutta-percha? |
In print |
| Worthy History
No 14, 2010
36 pages of articles |
Hinton House, The Admiral and the Dean, Bells of Headbourne Worthy Church, Springvale Estate Origins and Early Development, A C19th Kings Worthy Business Ledger, The Headbourne Worthy Rood |
In print |
| Worthy Records No 1
25 pages of records.
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Interments in St Mary’s Churchyard Kings Worthy.
Peter Finn, author
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In Print |
| Worthy Records No 2
47 pages of records.
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Headbourne Worthy Hampshire, Censuses 1841 – 1901.
Peter Finn, author.
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In Print |
| Worthy Records No 3
25 pages of records.
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Interments in St Swithun’s Churchyard Headbourne Worthy.
Peter Finn, author.
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In Print |
| Worthy Records No 4
32 pages of records.
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War Memorials in the Worthy Villages Hampshire.
Steve Jarvis, author.
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In Print |
| Churches of the Worthy Villages |
A collection of 240 images of the churches in the Worthy Villages. Includes paintings, drawings and photos from 19th century to present day.
With catalogue, visitor guides to main churches, and video slide show.
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CD for use with PDF readers on a personal computer. |
| Millennium Photographic Project |
A collection of 500 images taken during 1999 by members of WLHG as a record of life in the Worthy Villages during the last year of the Millennium.
With catalogue and video slide show.
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CD for use with PDF readers on a personal computer. |
| Worthy Papers 1: Pillbox Fortifications at Worthy Down |
Results from a year long field study of structures built for the defence of the Worthy Down airfield during World War 2 |
In print |
| Interments in Saint Mary’s Churchyard, Kings Worthy (2nd Edition) |
It lists all graves, cremation plots and names of deceased up to the end of December 2010 |
In print |
| Worthy Papers 2: The Turnpike Road Through The Worthys |
40 page booklet describing the turnpike road from Popham to Winchester and particularly its impact on the Worthys. It covers the making and maintenance of the road, the stage coaches, the inns, income and expenditure, and the people directly affected by it. The original roads or tracks that preceded the turnpike road, some of which survive as footpaths, are also described. |
In print |
| Worthy Papers 3: The Choir and the Music of St. Mary's Church, Kings Worthy 1884 - 2011 |
Written by Michael Vokes |
New publication |
