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Images of England - Portishead by Ken Crowhurst
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The Gordano Round - fully illustrated walks around the Gordano Valley
- a colour booklet published by North Somerset Council written by Jim Dyer. Cost £3.99 available from North Somerset Council, Forest of Avon or local bookshops. |
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Local history Video - Portishead Past & Present
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Based on the excellent series of books by local historian Ken Crowhurst, this film illustrates the fascinating history of Portishead. Click here for details. Available from 1st Take Video
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These can be bought at Society meetings or from Sandy Tebbutt on 01275 843566
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- Posset Pieces - a twice yearly booklet on local history from the Gordano Region - No 3 Spring 2008 available now.
- Click for more details
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- Gordano Trails Nos 1 to 10 - pamphlets covering self-guided trails in Portishead and the Gordano Valley. 50p each plus P&P.
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- Abstracts from the 1840 Tithe Map of Portishead.
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- Local History Booklets
- Capenor Court, Portishead. £2.00
- The Rectory. £2.50
- Farming in Gordano. £2.00
- 1840 Tithe Award for Portishead. £2.00
- Mrs Norah Brown. Her life in North Weston and Portishead during the 1910s - 1940s. £2.00
- Mrs Clarice Hunt and Mrs Dolly Hawking, their recollections of Portishead in the early 1900s. £2.00
- The Story of Albright & Wilson. £2.50 NEW
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1861 & 1851 Portishead Census transcriptions - both in two parts -
Part 1 - An alphabetical index by surname and name of all persons living in the village in 1861/1851, cross referred to Part 2. It also contains further analyses of the data
Part 2 - This is in double-page landscape format showing the census details as enumerated in 1861/1851. Original and corrected information is distinguished by the use of italics. Additional information is shown in a notes column.
Both transcriptions can be viewed in Portishead Library or the Local Studies section of Weston Super Mare Reference Library.
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