L&LHS Publications
To buy any of our publications, send a cheque and your name and address to the address shown for that publication. Please note that these addresses are not the same for all items!
Cheques should be made payable to Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society. Please do not send cash in the post.
Prices for postage and packing are for the UK only, please contact us if you wish to enquire about postage rates to other countries.
Please note that as of May 2008 we have had to raise prices slightly to cover printing costs.
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How the Railway Came to Leytonstone
Price: £5.00 members/£7.00 non-members, no P&P charge
Address to send cheque to: 221 Vicarage Road, London E10 7HQ
ISBN: 0-9553729-0-9Our Society's first publication, How the Railway Came to Leytonstone, was written and researched by member Alan Simpson to a high standard. It is in magazine size format. The full colour cover incorporates a tinted postcard of the station about 1905 as businessmen stream in. It includes a version of the classic Underground map designed by Harry Beck (who was born in Leyton) showing the extension in 1947 of the Central Line over the former Great Eastern tracks through Leyton and Leytonstone to Epping. The cover also has a map of 1935 showing the railway lines and open spaces of our area. Inside are 3 detailed historic maps of the area, the first timetable for the railway line and 8 historic photographs.
Alan's text explains how the Eastern Counties Railway reached Leytonstone in 1856, setting the railway in the context of earlier communications in the area, giving an idea of what the local settlements were like, and explaining how the route through Leytonstone came to be chosen. It also touches on the subsequent residential development of Leytonstone before the arrival of the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway line in 1894. A final section brings the story briefly up to date, so that the modern-day traveller on the Central Line may understand something of the story behind his or her daily commute.
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The Early Years of the Leyton Schools' Football Association
Price: £2.00 members/£3.00 non-members, plus 75p P&P
Address to send cheque to: 85 Forest Drive West, London E11 1JZ
ISBN: 0-9553729-1-7Colm Kerrigan is the author of our Society's second publication, The Early Years of the Leyton Schools' Football Association. Over a hundred years later it continues as the Waltham Forest Schools' Football and Cricket Association, for whom David Beckham played in 1989-90. Colm's short history places the Association in context, the swift establishment of a network of schools in what was effectively a large new town. The booklet has 6 photos, 5 of them taken by Alfred Wire, the headmaster of Harrow Green boys' school, who was a pioneer in photography—and an enthusiast for the history of Leyton and Leytonstone.
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One Crowded Hour, Jack Cornwell The Boy V. C.
Price: £2.00 members/£3.00p non-members, plus 75p P&P
Address to send cheque to: 85 Forest Drive West, London E11 1JZWith brief details of three other local Victoria Cross holders
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Leyton Town Hall
Price: £2.00 members/£3.00 non-members, plus 75p P&P
Address to send cheque to: 85 Forest Drive West, London E11 1JZA celebration of the construction of Leyton Town Hall.
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Park House in Leytonstone High Road: The First Leytonstone Library
Price: £2.00 members/£3.00 non-members, plus 75p P&P
Address to send cheque to: 85 Forest Drive West, London E11 1JZ -
The Grange (with emphasis on the Lane Family and the Slave Trade)
Price: £2.00 members/£3.00 non-members, plus 75p P&P
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The northern end of Leytonstone High Road (History Walks Series No. 1)
Price: £2.00 members/£3.00 non-members plus 75p P&P
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'When Leyton was a Village' walk booklet (History Walks Series No. 2)
Price: £2.00 members/£3.00 non-members plus 75p P&P
Address to send cheque to: 85 Forest Drive West, London E11 1JZtext and colour photos, glossy colour cover
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An Account of "Wallwood", Leytonstone, from 1200-1960
Price: £2.00 members/£3.00 non-members plus 75p P&P
Address to send cheque to: 85 Forest Drive West, London E11 1JZA5 glossy colour cover, 32 pages of text. First published 1964.
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Leyton House and the Walthamstow Slip
Price: £2.00 members/£3.00 non-members plus 75p P&P
Address to send cheque to: 85 Forest Drive West, London E11 1JZNumber 3 in The Great Houses of Leyton and Leytonstone Series and Occasional Publication No 7. A5 glossy monochrome cover; 24 pages of text, maps, drawings and photos.
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Homes for Heroes or Space to Breathe? The Struggle for Wanstead Flats 1946-47
Price: £2.00 members/£3.00 non-members plus 75p P&P
Address to send cheque to: 85 Forest Drive West, London E11 1JZOccasional Publication No 8. A5 glossy monochrome cover; A5 glossy colour cover; 23 pages of text, map, cartoon and photo.
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Leytonstone & Its History (CD-ROM)
Price: £1.00 plus 75p P&P
Address to send cheque to: 85 Forest Drive West, London E11 1JZCD-ROM with illustrations & text (formatted on the Microsoft Windows operating system).
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Remembering slavery and its legacy 1807-2007
Price: £3.00 plus 75p P&P
Address to send cheque to: 85 Forest Drive West, London E11 1JZIncluding the Freedom Walk in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
