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SAHAAS publications

You can buy many of our publications. Members enjoy a special discount if they order by post - postage is free until the end of September 2020. Otherwise, you can order:

  • by visiting our online Bookshop. The price shown includes free postage until the end of September 2020;
  • by post. Print out the Publication Order Form, and send with a cheque (or pay by bank transfer). Free postage until the end of September; members also enjoy an extra discount;
  • at our lectures at Marlborough Road Methodist Church (see Events for details);
  • at selected local bookshops such as Waterstones (St Peter’s Street), St Albans Museum + Gallery, Verulamium Museum Shop and the Cathedral Gift Shop (not all publications are available).
  • Wills, Inventories and Probate Accounts from St Albans, 1600-1615

    Wills, Inventories and Probate Accounts from St Albans, 1600-1615

    This collection of probate documents dating from 1600 to 1615 provides rich insights into the lives of the people, their occupations and trades, and the economy of the town.
  • St Albans Architect Percival Blow: From Arts and Crafts to Gothic Revival and Art Deco

    St Albans Architect Percival Blow: From Arts and Crafts to Gothic Revival and Art Deco

    By Patricia Broad, Sue Mann and Jonathan Mein, this fully illustrated book tells the story of a very gifted man with a passion for good design. After a career spanning just over 40 years Percival Blow’s architectural work has left a lasting legacy in St Albans.
  • The Old Town Hall, St Albans

    The Old Town Hall, St Albans

    By Chris Green. This book charts the history of St Albans iconic old town hall over almost 200 years. Chris Green has drawn on his extensive knowledge and experience to write this definitive, fully illustrated guide, including original plans for the neo-classical building by architect George Smith.
  • St Albans: Life on the Home Front, 1914-1918

    St Albans: Life on the Home Front, 1914-1918

    Edited by Jonathan Mein, Anne Wares, & Sue Mann. Much has been written about the men who left to fight in the First World War but what was life really like for those left behind on the Home Front? A bustling market town profoundly touched by the war, St Albans is the perfect place of which to ask this question, thanks in part to the survival of exceptionally rich archives of records from the period.
  • St Albans 1650-1700: A thoroughfare town and its people

    St Albans 1650-1700: A thoroughfare town and its people

    Edited by J.T. Smith & M.A. North. This study of the small cathedral city of St Albans offers a rare insight into social change in a typical English community between 1650 and 1700. Examination of the town's domestic, religious and commercial buildings and a unique attempt at family reconstitution coupled with an analysis of social structure provides urban historians with an important resource.
  • Lord Grimthorpe and Other Dragons: The career of Walter Lawrance

    Lord Grimthorpe and Other Dragons: The career of Walter Lawrance

    By Gillian Harvey. The story of Walter Lawrance, the first Dean of St Albans Abbey. It reveals his pivotal role in the development of the Abbey, its rise to Cathedral status, and its present important role in the life of the city.
  • St Albans 1553

    St Albans 1553

    Illustrated pamphlet celebrating the 450th anniversary of the granting of the borough charter by the boy king Edward VI in 1553. Explains its importance in providing the foundations for our local government, establishing the Mayoralty and authorising the town's markets.
  • A History in All Men's Lives

    A History in All Men's Lives

    Available from our online bookshop, this paperback edited by Brian Moody includes a selection of essays on notable past members and events from the first 150 years of the Society.
  • The Street Memorials of St Albans Abbey Parish: new edition

    The Street Memorials of St Albans Abbey Parish: new edition

    Edited by John G.E. Cox and Ann Dean. A history of the unique collection of street memorials commemorating 110 men who lived in the streets around St Albans Cathedral and died in the First World War. This new edition includes the stories of the men and provides a thought-provoking companion for anyone interested in the city's modern history.
  • The Light of Other Days, a short history of the St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society, 1845 to 1995

    The Light of Other Days, a short history of the St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society, 1845 to 1995

    Available from our online bookshop, this paperback by Brian Moody provides a short history of the St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society, from 1845 to 1995.
  • The Story of the Abbey School - a nineteenth century National School

    The Story of the Abbey School - a nineteenth century National School

    This history of a National School founded in St Albans in 1848 illustrates the immense task undertaken by philanthropic societies in the mid-nineteenth century to provide a rudimentary education to thousands of children who would otherwise have remained illiterate.
  • The Pemberton Almshouses

    The Pemberton Almshouses

    By Clare Ellis and Pat Howe. A brief account of the origins and history of the Pemberton Almshouses in St Albans. Includes a transcription of the Will of Roger Pemberton, written in 1624, that set out how the Almshouses were to be set up and administered.
  • Education by Election. Reed's School, Clapton and Watford

    Education by Election. Reed's School, Clapton and Watford

    By Norman Alvey. In 1813 Andrew Reed founded a charity for educating orphans which eventually became Reed’s School. Subscribers to the charity were awarded votes and widows had to lobby for these to gain admission to the school for their children.
Publications
  • Hertfordshire Archaeology and History
  • Newsletters
  • Older SAHAAS publications
  • SAHAAS publications
  • Transactions of the Society (1883-1961)
  • Publications by SAHAAS members

  • The Society's 175th Anniversary Online Exhibition

    Visit the Society’s online exhibition, celebrating 175 years of achievement!
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