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A fascinating history of Sir Richard Newdigate, 1644 -1710.  Father of 18 children, 14 of whom grew to maturity, he was an English landowner, entrepreneur, engineer, and politician who held the title of Commissioner for Assessment for Warwickshire, and served on the Warwickshire Commission of the Peace, as well as the Member of Parliament for Warwickshire for two separate terms. He also became well known for investing his estate’s wealth into expansions and mining ventures, and for large infrastructure projects.

We only have a few copies of this very rare and highly collectable soft back.   Our price £20.00 per copy.  You can pay three times as much on the net.
When they’re gone – they’re gone.

The story of the 17th century Bedworth vicar and  benefactor whose far sighted financial skills and his desire for the betterment of his parishioners created the iconic Bedworth Alms Houses and founded two school; his legacy has lasted into the 21st century.
A remarkable story of a remarkable man.
Soft cover £5.00 in stock collect from Centre.

Alan Merry and Stuart Hodgson’s new book on the history od Manor Park School.  Priced at £20.00 this hardback book has 300 pages and is an expansion of the original softback with new stories and photographs.  If you attended Manor Park between 1960 and 1977 then this book is for you.

Colin Baddeley tells the story of the invasion of AD43 from the perspective of the half legionary fortress at Mancetter and the Legio XIV Germina who inhabited it.  He describes the Romans’ struggle to colonise Britain against native resistance, which culminated in Queen Boudica’s ill fated attempt to put an end to Roman domination.This battle, which claimed many thousand British lives, is generally thought to have been fought at Mancetter.
In stock. £7.99