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Oundle Museum has various books and leaflets for sale on local history. Many have been published by the Museum and all the profit from sales is ploughed back into the Museum.

BOOKS FOR SALE IN THE MUSEUM

E.T ARTIS AND THE DUROBRIVAE OF ANTONINUS

By Prof. Stephen G. Upex
A facsimile edition of the famous set of plates first published by Artis in 1823. It includes an introduction by Dr Stephen Upex both to Artis and to the plates. The illustrations are reproduced in colour on high quality paper. The A4 page size provides good definition and in fact many open out to twice this size.
Originally issued to subscribers in instalments over a period of 5 years, the surviving copies are often incomplete, of variable quality, and hard to find. This complete compilation marking their 200th anniversary makes them accessible to all.
With the late Geoff Dannell, Stephen Upex has spent decades piecing together the life and works of ET Artis. His research interests spanned many topics and he left his mark on both palaeontology and archaeology. The Durobrivae provides an illustrated account of his excavations and finds in the Nene Valley in and around Castor, near Peterborough.
Price £30

THE ROMANS IN THE NENE VALLEY

By Prof. Stephen G. Upex
The Romans in the Nene Valley provides an overview of the development of the Lower Nene Valley from the late Iron Age to the very end of Roman rule.
Topics such as the military presence and forts, villas and farmsteads, religion and burials are all covered, along with the important Roman town of Durobrivae with its sprawling industrial suburbs.
The book is published by the Nene Valley Archaeological Trust. By purchasing the book you will discover the importance of the Roman presence in the area as revealed by archaeological research over the past 200 years. You will also help fund the ongoing research being undertaken by the Trust.
Price £20

LIFE IN A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MARKET TOWN DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918

The Diary of John Coleman Binder, Grocer, Baker and Town Councillor in Oundle
John Coleman Binder records very vividly the day to day impact of the war. He writes in detail of his own experience, of information from local people, from the newspapers and official telegrams displayed in the Post Office window. He tells of the arrival in Oundle of Belgian refugees, the recruitment of men to the forces, Zeppelin raids, the use of aeroplanes and the capture of spies. He is concerned with food shortages, rising food prices and the introduction of rationing. He is worried about the frequent sinking of ships and the call-up of so many farm workers. He is often critical of Government regulations and followed the debates in Parliament with interest. He served as a special constable, out at night to check that no lights were showing when there were air raid warnings. He was a member of the local tribunal which had to decide on appeals for exemption from military service. His diary shows hopes and fears rising and falling as the months go by and still the war rages on, until at last the end comes, and he lays down his pen with great relief and rejoicing.
The diary, written a hundred years ago, has now been transcribed by Alice Thomas, who is a committee member of the Museum and is published by Oundle Museum Trust.
Price: £10
ISBN 978-0-9927232-0-0

RICHARD CREED’S JOURNAL OF THE GRAND TOUR 1699 – 1700

This transcription of the journal of his tour to Rome with the Earl of Exeter.
Price: £6.50
ISBN 0-9537318-4-7

RELIGIOUS DISSENT IN OUNDLE

From the Reformation to the Early Twentieth Century By Julia Moss
This is an account of the Nonconformist congregations which came into being: Independent, (later called Congregational) Methodist, Baptist and Quaker and Roman Catholic.
Price: £6.50
ISBN 978-0-9537318-9-3

OUNDLE WILLS AND HEADSTONES

By David Parker
This book is about Oundle in the nineteenth Century as seen through the eyes of some 70 individuals whose wills are studied in detail. Life and events in and around Oundle are recorded in an interesting way using a wide range of supporting source material such as headstones, parish registers, census returns, trade directories, local newspapers, militia list entries and background extracts from John Clifton’s day books. The book has 98 pages of text and analysis, over 100 pages of transcribed copy wills, some 90 plates/illustrations and a comprehensive index.
Printed and published by Peter Spiegl, Stamford.
Price: £16.50, softback.

SHADOWS FROM THE PAST – THE OUNDLE WAR MEMORIAL MEN

by Ray Rundle
Price: £7.50

LADY LILFORD’S TRIUMPH

by Tony Hounsome
A history of the Oundle Festival of Music and Drama 1909-1992
Price: £4.00

BOOKLETS AVAILABLE IN THE MUSEUM

Cotterstock Hall by BM Freeman – £5

John Dryden a tercentenary literary guide delivered in the year 2000 in the fours villages in Northamptonshire connected with Dryden by David Dew – £1.50

The Windows of St. Peters Church Oundle An architectural guide by Robin Rowe – £3.95

 
If you would like to order any of the above books please send an email or telephone us using the details on the Contact Page. We are also able to post a book to you, please contact us for the cost of postage.