Publications available to buy
All publications are on sale at the Society's meetings.
Phone or email applications can be made to Mary Symons, 01959 522419, email: [email protected] who will advise on post and packaging.
Cheques should be made payable to Shoreham & District Historical Society.
Shoreham Past and Present (New Edition 2010), A Stroll Around Shoreham and Shoreham At War can normally be found for sale at Shoreham Village Stores and Sevenoaks Bookshop.
Phone or email applications can be made to Mary Symons, 01959 522419, email: [email protected] who will advise on post and packaging.
Cheques should be made payable to Shoreham & District Historical Society.
Shoreham Past and Present (New Edition 2010), A Stroll Around Shoreham and Shoreham At War can normally be found for sale at Shoreham Village Stores and Sevenoaks Bookshop.
Leaflets and Pamphlets
1. Shoreham's Crucifix
Prepared by Joy Saynor, from material collected by Tony Whitworth 50p
2. Shoreham Air Crash, 29 September 1934
Prepared by Joy Saynor from material collected by Tony Whitworth 50p
3. Shops and Services in Shoreham, 1909-19
Recollections of Mrs Phyllis McDonnell,
published in the Shoreham Gazette September 1996, recorded by Dr Bill Lothian 50p
4. Muriel Smith, A Shoreham Life
Recollections of Mrs Muriel Smith, published in the Shoreham Gazette July 1994-December 1995. £1.50
5. Memories of Shoreham, by John Lane
Prepared by Sheila Wilson from John's interview notes £1.00
6. Lyn Pysden's Shoreham Memories
Prepared by Sheila Wilson from Lyn's own notes £1.00
7. Alice Gibson's Memories of Shoreham
Prepared by Sheila Wilson from a taped interview (Alice died in 1997 aged 101) £1.00
8. Sir Joseph Prestwich
The self-taught Professor who taught the world the Antiquity of Man. Biographical notes by Edward James £1.50
9. The Lovett-Camerons and the Walk across Africa
Prepared by Jill Webster from a talk by Ann Ball £1.50
10. Treason to Toothpaste
The Story of the Colgates of Shoreham. By Edward James £1.50
11. Changes in Farming since World War II
Personal recollections by Mike McDonnell £1.50
12. Sir Walter Stirling's Intended Turnpike Road
Text by Joy Saynor, maps by Ken Wilson £1.00
13. Shoreham's Map of 1828
A Gift which became an Exciting Discovery, by Joy Saynor £1.50
14. Shoreham in the Fifties
Compiled by Edward James from research by the Committee of the Historical Society
on information supplied by the residents of Shoreham. £1.50
15. The Coming of the Railway to Shoreham
The Mac White Lecture, 2002, by Peter Batley £1.50
16. George Medhurst, Shoreham's Inventor
Text and illustrations by Ken Wilson £1.00
17. The Cohens of Highfield
by Georgina Hopkins £1.50
18. Shoreham's Fairs and Fetes
by Joy Saynor 50p
19. Shoreham Remembers 1939-1945
by Joy Saynor and Daphne Wildbore, cover by Susan Hinks
Re-issue of pamphlet first published to mark VE-Day 1985 £1.00
20. Paper Makers in Shoreham 1690-1921 - The History of the Wilmots
by Jill Webster £1.50
21. Samuel Palmer in Shoreham.
Compiled by Ken Wilson, full colour illustrations £1.00
22. Vaccy
A London Evacuee In The Countryside In Shoreham 1939 - 1942
by C.W. Barnett. Edited by Jill Webster £1.00
23. The Story of RECORD and Other Early Shops in Shoreham
by Joy Saynor £1.50
24. Thomas Highgate, his family and their Shoreham connections
by Sally Hofmann £1.50
25. The Gregorys of Shoreham House
by Georgina Hopkins £1.50
26. The History of Winslade Cottage
by Joy Saynor £1.50
27. William Hamilton, Darwin's Heir
by Jill Webster £1.50
28. The Mildmay Family of Shoreham
by Joy Saynor £1.50
29. The Coming of the M25 to Shoreham
compiled by Jill Webster from a talk given by Sheila Wilson in 2009 £2.00 Colour £1.50 Black & White
30. Raid Stopped Play - A cricket match interrupted by air raid in WW2 £1.50
edited by John Drew, following Bernard Drew, with further research by Richard Drew and Sally Hofmann
31. A Childhood at Highfield
by Bob Hallier £1.00
32. Education in Shoreham in the 18th & 19th Centuries
by Joy Saynor £1.00
33. Aspects of Shoreham Geology
by David Horsley £1.00
34. A Shoreham Childhood
by Rose Wootton £1.50
35. The Shoreham Weather Report
by Geoff Stanley £1.00
36. The Nurses of Shoreham
by Georgina Hopkins £1.00
37. Lord Dunsany
by Mary Symons £1.50
38. Reedbeds, The Lives of a Shoreham House
by James Saynor £1.50
39. My Wartime Boyhood
by Raymond Cornwell £1.00
40. The Cross on the Hill
by James Saynor £2.00
41. The Shoreham We Knew
by Robin and Duncan Wood £2.00
42. I Give and Bequeath - Secrets of Shoreham Wills from the 18th Century
by James Saynor £2.00
43. Highlights in the Hall: Shoreham Village Hall Across a Hundred Years
by James Saynor £2.00
Booklets
Shoreham Village Remembers The Fallen 1914 - 1918
Lorna Robinson (Half of profit to the British Legion) £8.00
Franklin White's Shoreham Characters
Joy Saynor and Garry Weaser £4.00
Shoreham Glimpses
Sketches by Ken Wilson £5.00
Shoreham Past and Present 2000
Joy Saynor and Peter Batley £5.00
Shoreham Past and Present New & Revised Edition Published 2010
Joy Saynor and Garry Weaser £5.00
A Stroll Around Shoreham £2.00
Not a comprehensive guide, just a taste of some of the interesting buildings you can see.
Books
1,000 Years of Shoreham Church
By Rev Richard Freeman, based on notes and drawings by Ken Wilson. 56 pages, fully illustrated. £7.50
Shoreham, A Village in Kent
By Malcolm White and Joy Saynor. Published by The Shoreham Society, 1989. £15.00
Shoreham at War 2006
The people of Shoreham, Kent 1939 - 1945
N.B. A free copy of this book is available for every household in Shoreham. £7.00
1. Shoreham's Crucifix
Prepared by Joy Saynor, from material collected by Tony Whitworth 50p
2. Shoreham Air Crash, 29 September 1934
Prepared by Joy Saynor from material collected by Tony Whitworth 50p
3. Shops and Services in Shoreham, 1909-19
Recollections of Mrs Phyllis McDonnell,
published in the Shoreham Gazette September 1996, recorded by Dr Bill Lothian 50p
4. Muriel Smith, A Shoreham Life
Recollections of Mrs Muriel Smith, published in the Shoreham Gazette July 1994-December 1995. £1.50
5. Memories of Shoreham, by John Lane
Prepared by Sheila Wilson from John's interview notes £1.00
6. Lyn Pysden's Shoreham Memories
Prepared by Sheila Wilson from Lyn's own notes £1.00
7. Alice Gibson's Memories of Shoreham
Prepared by Sheila Wilson from a taped interview (Alice died in 1997 aged 101) £1.00
8. Sir Joseph Prestwich
The self-taught Professor who taught the world the Antiquity of Man. Biographical notes by Edward James £1.50
9. The Lovett-Camerons and the Walk across Africa
Prepared by Jill Webster from a talk by Ann Ball £1.50
10. Treason to Toothpaste
The Story of the Colgates of Shoreham. By Edward James £1.50
11. Changes in Farming since World War II
Personal recollections by Mike McDonnell £1.50
12. Sir Walter Stirling's Intended Turnpike Road
Text by Joy Saynor, maps by Ken Wilson £1.00
13. Shoreham's Map of 1828
A Gift which became an Exciting Discovery, by Joy Saynor £1.50
14. Shoreham in the Fifties
Compiled by Edward James from research by the Committee of the Historical Society
on information supplied by the residents of Shoreham. £1.50
15. The Coming of the Railway to Shoreham
The Mac White Lecture, 2002, by Peter Batley £1.50
16. George Medhurst, Shoreham's Inventor
Text and illustrations by Ken Wilson £1.00
17. The Cohens of Highfield
by Georgina Hopkins £1.50
18. Shoreham's Fairs and Fetes
by Joy Saynor 50p
19. Shoreham Remembers 1939-1945
by Joy Saynor and Daphne Wildbore, cover by Susan Hinks
Re-issue of pamphlet first published to mark VE-Day 1985 £1.00
20. Paper Makers in Shoreham 1690-1921 - The History of the Wilmots
by Jill Webster £1.50
21. Samuel Palmer in Shoreham.
Compiled by Ken Wilson, full colour illustrations £1.00
22. Vaccy
A London Evacuee In The Countryside In Shoreham 1939 - 1942
by C.W. Barnett. Edited by Jill Webster £1.00
23. The Story of RECORD and Other Early Shops in Shoreham
by Joy Saynor £1.50
24. Thomas Highgate, his family and their Shoreham connections
by Sally Hofmann £1.50
25. The Gregorys of Shoreham House
by Georgina Hopkins £1.50
26. The History of Winslade Cottage
by Joy Saynor £1.50
27. William Hamilton, Darwin's Heir
by Jill Webster £1.50
28. The Mildmay Family of Shoreham
by Joy Saynor £1.50
29. The Coming of the M25 to Shoreham
compiled by Jill Webster from a talk given by Sheila Wilson in 2009 £2.00 Colour £1.50 Black & White
30. Raid Stopped Play - A cricket match interrupted by air raid in WW2 £1.50
edited by John Drew, following Bernard Drew, with further research by Richard Drew and Sally Hofmann
31. A Childhood at Highfield
by Bob Hallier £1.00
32. Education in Shoreham in the 18th & 19th Centuries
by Joy Saynor £1.00
33. Aspects of Shoreham Geology
by David Horsley £1.00
34. A Shoreham Childhood
by Rose Wootton £1.50
35. The Shoreham Weather Report
by Geoff Stanley £1.00
36. The Nurses of Shoreham
by Georgina Hopkins £1.00
37. Lord Dunsany
by Mary Symons £1.50
38. Reedbeds, The Lives of a Shoreham House
by James Saynor £1.50
39. My Wartime Boyhood
by Raymond Cornwell £1.00
40. The Cross on the Hill
by James Saynor £2.00
41. The Shoreham We Knew
by Robin and Duncan Wood £2.00
42. I Give and Bequeath - Secrets of Shoreham Wills from the 18th Century
by James Saynor £2.00
43. Highlights in the Hall: Shoreham Village Hall Across a Hundred Years
by James Saynor £2.00
Booklets
Shoreham Village Remembers The Fallen 1914 - 1918
Lorna Robinson (Half of profit to the British Legion) £8.00
Franklin White's Shoreham Characters
Joy Saynor and Garry Weaser £4.00
Shoreham Glimpses
Sketches by Ken Wilson £5.00
Shoreham Past and Present 2000
Joy Saynor and Peter Batley £5.00
Shoreham Past and Present New & Revised Edition Published 2010
Joy Saynor and Garry Weaser £5.00
A Stroll Around Shoreham £2.00
Not a comprehensive guide, just a taste of some of the interesting buildings you can see.
Books
1,000 Years of Shoreham Church
By Rev Richard Freeman, based on notes and drawings by Ken Wilson. 56 pages, fully illustrated. £7.50
Shoreham, A Village in Kent
By Malcolm White and Joy Saynor. Published by The Shoreham Society, 1989. £15.00
Shoreham at War 2006
The people of Shoreham, Kent 1939 - 1945
N.B. A free copy of this book is available for every household in Shoreham. £7.00