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ALHA
started publishing a SERIES OF BOOKS in 2009. They are A5 in size and
contain about 40 pages - a mixture of text and graphics / illustrations /
photographs.
Each one
covers a topic of local interest based within the area covered by ALHA.
It is the
intention that this will be an ongoing project, but will depend on the
availability of authors, and the willingness of people to buy the books.
They are
printed professionally by a local printing firm.
To date
they have been warmly accepted by those who have purchased them and they are
normally available form a few local bookshops and other places such as Bristol
Record Office, Bristol Central Library
and Bristol Museum at Queens Road. However you can also purchase them directly
by post from:
Mike Leigh
Business Manager ALHA Books
43, Long
BS14 9AW
To ensure you
do not miss one of the volumes, a database is maintained, and those appearing
on that database will automatically be notified of new publications, and
offered them at a reduced price, for a limited period.
If you would
like your name added to
that
database please tick this box, and
return this
form to Mike Leigh (see above).
Your e-mail
address is required for this service (see over).
The 8 volumes published to
date are:
No
1 THE MEDIEVAL FRIARIES, HOSPITALS &
CHAPELRIES OF BRISTOL By Joseph Bettey relates
how these institutions were founded, built and supported by pious benefactors;
how they provided help and relief; and how the physical and spiritual needs of
Bristolians suffered under Henry VIII and Edward VI, when so many charities
were destroyed. The author, Dr Joe
Bettey, formerly Reader in Local History at the
No
2 THE BLUE MAIDS ORPHANAGE by Mary Wright tells the story of
No
3 ALTERNATIVE ANNALS OF AVON HISTORY brings together in
29 easy pieces all the truly memorable moments and characters of
No 4.DR GOODEVE AND COOKS FOLLY by Michael Whitfield. Dr Goodeve was a distinguished Victorian
physician who made his reputation in
No. 5 THE BRISTOL DOCK COMPANY, 1803-1848 by Peter Malpass. The Dock
Company was set up in 1803 to finance, carry out and operate
the improved harbour which had long been urged.
But the company structure and capital reflected the local politics
and tensions which had delayed action hitherto, and which continued
to handicap its operations over it 45-year life. It was never popular (see the front cover
illustration, rejoicing at its demise) and was much criticised in its lifetime
and subsequently, but this detailed and fully documented account sets out to
show that most if not all its weaknesses arose from the compromises and
constraints built into its very foundations.
No. 6 ‘FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN’ THE
No. 7 THE FRIENDS TO LITERATURE: BRISTOL LIBRARY
SOCIETY 1772-1894 by Kathleen Hapgood. The Library Society was set up by subscription in
1772 and took over the old free library run by the Council. After over a
century, in which it reflected much of the intellectual life of the city, it
was superseded by the City’s own rate-based Library in 1894.
No. 8 MORNING
STARS OF THE REFORMATION: EARLY RELIGIOUS REFORMERS IN THE BRISTOL REGION
by Joseph Bettey traces radical religious criticism from John Wycliff through
the obstinately survivin Lollards to William Tyndale, the Gloucestershire man who
can claim much of the credit for the wording
of the King James Bible of 1611.
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. . . . . . . copies of vol.1 Medieval Friaries, Hospitals & Chapelries of Bristol by
Joseph Betty
. . . . . . . copies of
vol.2 The Blue Maids Orphanage
by Mary Wright
.
. . . . . . copies of vol.3 Alternative Annals of
by William Evans,
illustrated by Simon Gurr
. . . . . . .copies of vol.4 Dr Goodeve and Cook’s Folly
by
Michael Whitfield
. . . . . . .copies of
vol.5 The Bristol Dock Company,
1803-1848
by Peter Malpass
. . . . . . .copies of vol.6 ‘For the Benefit of the Children’
by Elizabeth White
. . . . . . .copies of
vol.7 The Friends to Literature
by Kathleen Hapgood
. . . . . . .copies of vol.8 Morning Stars of the Reformation
by Joseph Betttey
Each copy is £3.50p which includes postage and
packing.
Please make your cheque payable to “A.L.H.A”
and send it to Mike Leigh Business Manager ALHA Books
43, Long