Walsall archives bookshop
A wide range of local history books, maps and DVDs relevant to Walsall and the surrounding area is available to buy from Walsall Archives.
You can buy when you visit or we can deliver by post. Please contact us to check stock before travelling or ordering.
Our most recent books
| Title | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Two-Wheeled Time Traveller, edited by Stuart Williams | Packed with nostalgic and historic local rail, bus, canal and townscape photographs by the late Walsall historian Jack Haddock | £8.00 |
| Whispers from the Past, by Paul Ford | Tales from the Walsall coroner's records. A series of poignant factual stories based on the historic records of the Walsall coroner and supplemented by additional research, analysis and photography | £8.00 |
Our full range
You can see the full range of local history books and maps we sell in the drop down list below:
Books and publications - reduced
Books and publications
Maps
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Publication |
Sale price |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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Ahead of Time Robert Cordon Champ |
£2.50 |
The story of transport built in Walsall, inc. sports cars, motorcycles, scooters & bicycles. Superbly illustrated. |
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Around The Town W.L.H.C. |
£1.00 |
A visual delight containing rare photographs of Walsall from the 1870s to the 1920s with captions. |
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Bloxwich In History D.E. Parry & K.F. Jones |
£3.50 |
Facsimile edition of A Brief Survey of a Thousand Years originally published in 1941 by A.G. Wheeler of Bloxwich. |
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Bonner V.C. Sue Satterthwaite |
£19.99
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The biography of Gus Bonner: VC and Master Mariner |
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Chronicles Of Walsall No: 1 Various |
£2.00 |
Research by students of Birmingham University Extra-mural Department about Walsall and its communities. |
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Chronicle 8 Walsall At War W.L.H.C. |
£2.50 |
The impact of World War 1 on Walsall, including an account of the 1916 Zeppelin raid and a brief description of the exploits of the South Staffordshire Regiment. |
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Chronicle 9 Leisure and Entertainment W.L.H.C. |
£2.50 |
Includes articles on Walsall Football Club, theatres & Pat Collins, the Bloxwich Showman. |
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Chronicle 10 Sister Dora W.L.H.C. |
£2.00 |
The life & work of Walsall's famous nursing pioneer. Many photographs plus transcripts of her letters. |
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I Remember Pheasey Joyce Hammond |
£2.50 |
Oral history of the development of farmland near Barr Beacon into a thriving community. Memories of wartime and American troops add colour to this involving story. |
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I Remember Rushall Victoria Wooldridge |
£6.99 |
Village life pre and post Second World War in Rushall, taken from oral history. |
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Something Very Special: Reedswood Open Air School Margaret J. Parker |
£2.00 |
A story of a unique Walsall School, formerly called the Open Air School, which became the Three Crowns School. |
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Street Names of Bloxwich & Pelsall W.F. Blay, B. Linforth & Ann Galbraith |
£5.00 |
Fascinating insight into the reasons behind the naming of streets covering the areas mentioned. Maps and photos. |
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Street Names of Darlaston & Bentley Malcolm Timmins |
£5.00 |
Fascinating insight into the reasons behind the naming of streets covering the areas mentioned. Maps and photos. |
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Street Names of Walsall W.F. Blay |
£5.00 |
Fascinating insight into the reasons behind the naming of streets covering the areas mentioned. Maps and photos. |
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The Book of Walsall Marilyn Lewis & David Woods |
£5.00 |
Former Local Studies Library reserve stock. Small number only available – please ‘phone to check availability. |
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The Cholera Crisis in Walsall Clare Palmer |
£1.00 |
A comprehensive study of cholera locally in the years 1849 & 1853. |
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Through Sweat and Tears Jennifer Blake; Evadne Drysdale; Patricia Houslin & Tony Talburt |
£5.00 |
Examining the experiences of the African Caribbean people who came to settle in Walsall in the 1950s & 1960s. |
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Walsall People in the Second World War Sue Satterthwaite |
£2.00 |
Local wartime events and a list of Walsall servicemen & women mentioned in the Walsall Observer. |
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Publication |
Price |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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A Cold Snap on Snow Hill S.G. Grey |
£5.99 |
First detective novel, set in Birmingham by a local author. |
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Across Seven Seas (DVD) WALUG (Walsall Asian Library User Group) in collaboration with Heritage Lottery Funding |
Free |
This DVD tells the amazing story of Asian settlement in Walsall, their experiences of leaving their home countries and making a home in Walsall. |
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A History of Walsall C.R.J. Currie; M.W. Greenslade & D.E. Johnson |
£8.00 |
Reprint from the Victoria County History of Staffordshire Volume XVII providing an authoritative history of Walsall. |
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Aldridge & District Yesterdays |
£1.00 |
A photographic nostalgia feast! |
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A Patriotic Endeavour - Aldridge Manor Sue Satterthwaite |
£9.99 |
Fascinating history of Aldridge Manor House as a military hospital during WW1. |
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Below the Fairy City Caroline de la Oulton |
£12.00 |
A major biography of Jerome K. Jerome with hitherto unknown details about his early life in Walsall and follows his momentous move to the ‘Fairy City’ of London. |
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Billy Meikle’s Window on Walsall Stuart Williams |
£5.00 |
Billy Meikle enjoyed life & was a keen observer of places & people. His work reflects this, capturing buildings & people in photographs & watercolours. |
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Coal Mining in Walsall Wood, B'hills & Aldridge Brian Rollins for W.L.H.C. |
£5.00 |
A History of the Local Coal Industry & Local Collieries |
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Darlaston Town Trail W.L.H.C. |
£1.50 |
A fascinating trek with maps & drawings. |
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It Ay Ere Our Kid Ann French |
£7.50 |
Some well-known and less well-known buildings which were lost and now only remembered through this book. |
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Let We Goo Fer A Walk Ann French |
£5.99 |
A circular walk starting at St Matthews Church, Walsall. Explore parts of the town centre you may not have seen. |
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Local Customs And Folklore M. Lewis |
£1.00 |
A leaflet giving many interesting facts about various customs & Folklore. |
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Old Public Houses of Brownhills (Pt 1) Clive L. Roberts |
£8.00 |
Snippets of history and pictures relating to old pubs of Brownhills. |
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Our Village - Aldridge in Photographs Sue Satterthwaite |
£5.99 |
Aldridge in photographs, maps and stories. |
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Podger’s Farm Mick Power |
£6.99 |
Packed with vivid memories of local customs and traditional ideas, the joys, the woes and complexities of farm and family life. |
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Popular Education in Walsall 1760-1955 Tony Harris |
£1.00 |
An in-depth study by Dr Tony Harris of popular education in Walsall 1760-1950. |
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Reflections Of Old Walsall Stuart Williams |
£6.99 |
A collection of twenty illustrated articles selected from the most unusual and interesting tales of old Walsall. |
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Streetly Trail Charles Robertson |
£1.50 |
A tour, with maps, of this delightful part of the Borough. |
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Street Names of Aldridge, Rushall, Streetly & Pheasey Betty Fox |
£3.75 |
Fascinating insight into the reasons behind the naming of streets covering the areas mentioned. Maps and photos. |
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Street Names of Brownhills, Shelfield, Clayhanger & Walsall Wood Betty Fox |
£3.75 |
Fascinating insight into the reasons behind the naming of streets covering the areas mentioned. Maps and photos. |
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Street Names of Willenhall Horace Davis |
£5.00 |
Fascinating insight into the reasons behind the naming of streets covering the areas mentioned. Maps and photos. |
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Ta-ra A Bit ‘Err ‘Itler Ann French |
£7.50 |
Some of the answers to what everyday life was like in WW2 Walsall - from bombing to making food for chickens |
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The Charles Family & People of Pelsall Annita Bates |
£10.00 |
An exploration of the Charles family, other significant Pelsall characters and their relationship with Pelsall Hall. |
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The Toll Houses Tim Jenkinson & Patrick Taylor |
£9.95 |
First detailed study of Staffordshire toll-houses describing the origins & development of the turnpike road system. |
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The Two-wheeled Time Traveller Ed. Stuart Williams, Pics. Jack Haddock |
£8.00 |
A photographic tribute to one of Walsall's best loved local historians, Jack Haddock. |
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Thomas Newton: A Pioneer of the Walsall Leather Trade Ann French |
£1.00 |
An interesting biography by one of our most popular local authors. |
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Victorian Walsall Pack W.L.H.C. |
£7.50 |
A document pack of copies of original local sources compiled for use by teachers with Key Stage 2 & 3 pupils. |
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Walsall Borough Past And Present Stuart Williams |
£7.50 |
A local history of towns & villages in Walsall Metropolitan Borough, with then and now photographs. |
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Walsall in Recorded Memory DVD Victoria Rimmer & Stuart Williams |
£5.00 |
Recorded memories matched with historic 20th century images to produce an evocative video of everyday life. |
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Walsall Remembered Jack Haddock & Ruth Vyse |
£10.00
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An account of life in Walsall during the first half of the Twentieth Century |
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Walsall’s Engine Shed Jack Haddock |
£14.99 |
Railwaymen’s Memories 1877 – 1968 |
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We'em Gooin on Anuther Walk: A History of Caldmore & Palfrey Ann French |
£9.99 |
The history of and a guided walk around the once separate areas of Caldmore and Highgate. |
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Whispers From The Past - Tales from the Coroner’s Records Paul Ford |
£8.00 |
Six poignant stories based on investigations by the Walsall Coroner into unnatural, sudden & suspicious deaths in the early 20th Century. With additional research & photos. |
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William Henry Robinson: A Man Ahead of His Time Stuart Williams |
£1.00 |
The life of a noted Walsall journalist, publisher, printer and business man in the Victorian/Edwardian period. |
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Yow’m Nicked Ann French |
£7.99 |
A history of crime in Walsall down to 1939. Illustrated. |
| Title | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Bescot 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.14 |
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Bloxwich 1902 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 57.14 |
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Brownhills & Ogley Hay 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 57.08 |
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Cheslyn Hay 1882 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 57.01 |
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Darlaston & Kings Hill 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.13 |
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Great Barr 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 68.04 |
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Leamore & South Bloxwich 1900 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.02 |
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Pelsall (North) 1883 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 57.11 |
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Pelsall (South) 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 57.15 |
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Rushall 1913 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.01 |
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Shire Oak & Catshill 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 57.12 |
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The Delves 1912 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.15 |
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Walsall (NE) Arboretum 1913 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.07 |
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Walsall (NW) Green Lane 1902 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.02 |
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Walsall (SE) High Street 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.11 |
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Walsall (SW) & Pleck 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.10 |
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Walsall Wood 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 57.16 |
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Willenhall NE 1913 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.05 |
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Willenhall & Darlaston Green 1885 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.09 |
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Willenhall (SE) & Darlaston Green 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.09 |
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Willenhall (NE) 1885 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 63.05 |
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Willenhall (NW) & Wednesfield 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 62.08 |
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Willenhall (SW) 1901 |
£3.00 |
Reduced size County Series OS 62.12 |
Postage and packing
Postage and packing is not included in the price. Please contact us to ask for a quote.
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