Publications

Museum Booklets –  Brief History series

North Herefordshire Railways:     The arrival of the railway in 1853 brought prosperity to the town. This is the story of what was once a major junction in the rail network. (16 pp)

The Leominster Canal:     The canal from Leominster to Stourport was never completed, and never paid a dividend. An example of the canal building mania of the eighteenth century, and a fascinating footnote in the town’s history. (16 pp)

The Leominster Museum Building:     Originally a Mission Hall, this is the story of this building and some of the people that have occupied it. (12 pp)

The Old Town Hall:     A building that started life as a Market House in Broad Street, became the Town Hall, was moved to the Grange to become a private dwelling, was used as council offices and is now run by a Community Group. (16 pp)

The Duke of Norfolk:     This colourful personality had a house in Etnam Street, and fought a duel over the election of 1796. (12 pp)

The Free Churches of Leominster:     The town was once known as Little Amsterdam, such was the diversity of Religious opinion. This booklet looks at the many religious groups who have found a home here. (24 pp)

The Ducking Stool:     A history of one of the few surviving examples of what was once a common form of punishment.  (16 pp)

Drinking Water for Leominster:     Despite being situated at the confluence of major rivers, providing the town of Leominster with enough clean drinking water has always been a challenge. This is a story of neighbours falling out, politicians divided, and civic works on a  grand scale.  (20 pp)

Other publications

Leominster History Tour, by Malcolm Mason:     This book takes the reader on an exciting journey through 800 years of the town’s history – but the story of Leominster is even older than that.  With the help of a location map, the carefully selected photographs in this guide offer a glimpse of bygone eras to those who want to uncover more about this unique town.   (106 pp)  £6.99.

DVD – Five Years in the Fifties:     This is a compilation, made by the North Herefordshire Archive Film Project, of ciné films made by Mr Frank Dale, documenting life in Leominster 50 years ago.  Was £10.00, now £5.00

Leominster & District in the Great War:     Facsimile reproduction of the 1919 commemorative booklet produced by Leominster Printing Press  Includes introductory booklet with indexes.  £5.00

Museum Booklets – History Reprints series

A History of Leominster National Schools:     Two articles first published in the Leominster News of 1900. (16 pp)

Leominster in the 1868 Poll Book:     A list of all the residents of Leominster entitled to vote in 1868, and how they cast their votes. (12 pp)

The Corn Square:     Extracted from Frank Gainsford Blackford’s 1897 history of the town. (12 pp)

Eardisland Grammar School:     A history of the school in a series of articles published in 1900. (20 pp)

Leominster Grammar School:     An article from the Grammar School Magazine of 1954.  (12 pp)

An Old Leominster Man’s Recollections:     An early form of ‘oral history’ from the Leominster News of 1898. (20 pp)

The Post Office and Telephone Exchange:     Two articles charting the development of the Post Office and Telephone system, from the Leominster News in 1894 and 1904. (12 pp)

A Victorian View of Leominster:     A review of the town’s nineteenth century history published in the Leominster News in 1897. (12 pp)

The Leominster Grammar School Magazine World War 1:     A full reproduction of the special edition of the Grammar School Magazine in which former pupils recount their experiences in the Great War (with Index).  (40 pp)

How to Order Publications

As we are a small museum staffed entirely by volunteers we cannot offer a commercial online ordering process using card payments.  Instead, orders can be sent by email, saying which titles you want to order and the address for delivery, including postcode.   (For UK addresses, please also say if you would like your titles sent other than by ordinary second class post.)  Terms & conditions apply.  You can either

• use the Contact page – including the subject “Order for books/DVD etc”, or
• email bookorder[at]leominstermuseum.org.uk (please substitute ‘@’ for ‘[at]’).

Post & Packing

We are happy to work out the P&P charge, and confirm the total payable, for you before you pay.