Victoriana, a St Albans streetscapeTony Billings – 2006
£9.95 (plus £1 p&p from the author) – or from Paton Books.
A chronology of St Albans streets from 1794 to 1905. Not a history but a reflection of Victorian life covering many aspects from signing the pledge to straw plaiting, bricks and mortat to stench pipes. An illustrated guide to remaining built heritage and where to find it.
The Machine Breakers: the Blackmore Vale Riots of 1830Barbara Billings – 2000
£10.00 (plus £1.50 p&p from the author)
A social history of Dorset, the poorest county in England in the 19th century.
The Camp: A Local St Albans HistoryTony Billings – Revised edition 2005
£5.00 (plus 80p p&p from the author) – or from Paton Books, Tourist Information Centre, Museum of St Albans.
The history of the hamlet of the Camp in the parish of Tyttenhanger, and of the Camp Road area,
St Albans Directory: A–Z of St Albans place names over 2000 yearsTony Billings – 2002
£7.95 (plus 75p p&p from the author) – or from Paton Books, Tourist Information Centre, Museum of St Albans.
All the references you have seen somewhere (but can never find) from "St Appolonia's Chapel" to "Shithouse Alley". With modern and archive photographs.
84 Bus to St AlbansTony Billings – 2003
£9.95 (plus £1.40 p&p from the author) – or from Paton Books, Tourist Information Centre, Museum of St Albans.
Illustrated history of one of the oldest routes from 1912 to the present.
Buses in St Albans: 1901–1945Tony Billings – 2004
£9.95 (plus £1.40 p&p from the author) – or from Paton Books, Tourist Information Centre, Museum of St Albans.
Public transport through two World Wars. Stage coaches, horse buses, railway buses, and a succession of operating companies.
Buses in St Albans: 1946–1969Tony Billings – 2005.
£9.95 (plus £1.40 p&p from the author) – or from Paton Books, Tourist Information Centre, Museum of St Albans.
Continuing the story from 1945 it provides a detailed history of the buses we are more likely to be familiar with – the RT, the RF and the Routemaster – plus the usual local illustrations of St Albans when it was still a country market town.
The Scammell StoryTony Billings – 2003
History of the Scammell family, manufacturers of the famous Scammell Lorries.
£7.00 plus £1 p&p from the author only.
Authors: Tony & Barbara Billings, 37 Camp Road, St Albans, Herts, AL1 5DX
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