The local history society for the Leyton & Leytonstone area of east London

Publications page 1 :

Leyton in the year 1840 2nd edition
by David Ian Chapman

48 sides of text and monochrome illustrations on glossy paper in a glossy cover printed in colour

Price: £ 3.00

Looking Back, A compendium of articles written for Leyton & Leytonstone Historical Society

Printed copy not currently available

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A Short History of The Forest Foot-Ball Club (Leytonstone) by David Ian Chapman
Price: £ 3.00 plus £2.00 UK postage and packing(see below)

Or download a free version here (<1Mb)

download a free version here

How to order our printed publications

our ‘Great Houses of Leyton and Leytonstone’ series

our ‘Pubs of Leyton and Leytonstone’ series

our History Walks series

Publications about Wanstead Flats

List of publications page 2

Dubbined Boots and Shin Pads, A History of Leyton Football Club, 2nd edition, by David Ian Chapman

hardback 508 A4 pages text and black and white illustrations, plus 18 pages of index Price : £ 25.00; plus postage and packing £ 4.00.

Slave-trade Abolition and Leytonstone House: the Sansoms, the Buxtons and Black History

price £ 11.80 including 1st class postage

'Changing the Face of the Forest', How the unemployed transformed the Wanstead Flats area, by Andrew Cole, Mark Gorman & Peter Williams, softback 42 pages and cover, colour design throughout

Price £ 6.00 plus postage and packing

In Some Far Corner, A few stories of the Fallen in The Great War 1914/1918 by David Ian Chapman, 20 pages and cover. Price £ 3.00 plus postage and packing

A History of Cambrian Gardens, a pocket park and community garden in Leyton’s Capworth Street, by Claire Weiss, 2nd edition - not available through this website