Publications

Publications

The tables below list our publications, to see a picture of the cover of a book and a short abstract please click on the book title below.

Details on how to purchase our books are at the bottom of the page.

Table 1 - F&DMS Publications

	Title	Author / Editor	Publish Date	Pages	Price	Postage & Packing *	Abstract
1	A Rose in Picardy	Gwen Ware	1984	43pp	£1.00	£2.00	The diaries of a Farnham nurse in France 1916-1918
2	Farnham in the Civil War and the Commonwealth	Laurence Spring and Derek Hall	2002	63pp	£5.00	£2.00	A historical review 1642-1649
3	A Childhood on Hungry Hill	Jean Cole	2006	55pp	£5.00	£2.00	A personal reminiscence of life in Upper Hale, Farnham.
4	Five Farnham Houses	Pat Heather	2007	97pp	£13.00	£2.00	The story of their land, buildings, and people. Chapters on Ivy House, Weybourne House, The Grange, Moor Park, and 30-31 Church Lane..
5	Andrew Windsor’s Almshouses	Pat Heather	2008	108pp	£13.00	£2.00	A history of the almshouses in Castle Street, “Erected in 1620 for the Habitation and Relief of Eight Poor Honest and Impotent Persons”, and still run by their founder’s charitable trust.
6	A History of Farnham Park	Pat Heather	2009	120pp	£15.00	£2.00	Enclosed as a deer park in 1374 for the bishops of Winchester, the 300-acre park today is managed by Waverley Borough Council for the recreation of the people of Farnham.
7	Death in Victorian Farnham	Brigid Fice	2010	160pp	£18.00	£2.00	An investigation into mortality and life expectancy in the mid-19^th century.
8	Father Robo’s Farnham	Rosemary Wisbey	July 2010	68pp	£10.00	£2.00	The story of the author of the book “Medieval Farnham”.
9	A Question of Faith	Pat Heather	October 2010	126pp	£15.00	£2.00	A history of religious dissent in Farnham from the 15^th century.
10	Farnham – A Memoir of the Artist Marshall Barnes	Anne Pullinger & Peter Minett	April 2013	27pp	£5.00	£2.00	A new presentation of drawings and text by Marshall Barnes which offers a memoir of the artist, who is still little known in Farnham.
11	St Polycarp’s Catholic School - The Bear Lane Years 1891 -1962	Tricia Knight	October 2013	70pp	£10.00	£2.00	The story of the first Catholic school in Farnham
12	Surrounded by Hops	Cathie Fitzgerald	September 2014	183pp	£17.00	£2.00	The Knight family of Farnham - The definitive history of a family that has had a huge effect on town life over generations.
13	Old Julius	John Birch and Roy Waight	June 2015	166pp	£17.00	£2.00	The Rev. Henry Richard Julius, his Background, Life, and Achievements in Wrecclesham and Rowledge"
14	Hop Growing and its Decline in the Parish of Farnham	Valerie D. O’Rourke	September 2015	62pp	£6.00	£2.00	The work was researched for a thesis during the 1970s, and is reprinted in this publication with period illustrations. A new post-script has been added to cover the recent revival of hop growing in Farnham.
15	Women in Farnham & its villages 1200 - 1900	Pat Heather	January 2017	222pp	£10.00	£3.00	The lives of women in Farnham and its surrounding villages is analysed against the background of their role in the community and society over six centuries.
16	Alice Holt	Roy Waight	January 2018	160pp	£15.00	£3.00	The first overview of the history of Alice Holt in a single volume.
17	The Town of Farnham (4 volumes)	Pat Heather	October 2019		£10/vol	£5.50/vol £10 for 4	The four volumes reflect the historic administration divisions of the town and the area around it, each volume a stand-alone history of that part of the town.
18	The Reformation and its Effects on Farnham	Rt Rev Christopher Herbert	February 2020	216pp	£10	£3.00	The book tells of the break of the church and state in England from Rome, and the establishment of the Church of England with the monarch as its Head.
19	Farnham Castle	Roy Waight	May 2020	250pp	£10	£5.50	A book full of absorbing details of the castle we all think we know.
20	Farnham in the Great War	Maurice Hewins	Sep 2020	202pp	£10	£3.00	A detailed history, exclusive to Farnham’s role in the Great War years
21	The Abbey in the Winding Meadow Waverley 1128-1536	Rt Rev Christopher Herbert	July 2021	193pp	£10	£3.00	A fresh look at our well-loved local ruin, Waverley Abbey
22	Art in the Community	Roy Waight and Sue Farrow	June 2022	88pp	£13.99	£3.00	Putting Farnham's public art in its historical context
23	Invaders and Settlers: Romans and Saxons in Farnham’	Rt Rev Christopher Herbert	Oct 2022	177pp	£10	£3.00	The book provides a new and up-to-date narrative about the Farnham area in Roman and Saxon times.
24	Building Jerusalem – the life and times of Charles Sumnert	Rt Rev Christopher Herbert	Nov 2023	250pp	£13	£3.00	A comprehensive account of Charles Sumner, explaining his role in secular and church politics as well as in debates over theology
25	A Man Of Parts	Valerie Lewis	Aug 2024	128pp	£12.99	£3.00	This is the first biography of George Sturt.
26	Farnham In History	Roy Waight	Aug 2024	406pp	£19.99	TBA	This book seeks to place the history of Farnham in a wide context, both historic and economic.

* The above postage rates are all 2nd Class, and based on the latest Royal Mail leaflet

Note: Death in Victorian Farnham is currently out of print and we have no copies left.

Table 2 - Museum/F&DMS Publications

	Title	Author / Editor	Publish Date	Pages	Price	Abstract
A	John Verney - A Retrospective	Liz May	October 2013		£6	An illustrated catalogue of the paintings and painted furniture by John Verney used in the Museum exhibition

All titles are on sale at the Museum of Farnham in West Street. A selection are also available from the Rural Life Centre and Waterstones bookshop (the price may vary from the above).

Books in table 1 are also available from the address below. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Farnham & District Museum Society’. Please add the postage shown to the costs of each book.

Roy Waight

The Old Vicarage,

Church Lane,

Rowledge,

GU10 4EN