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The Christian Year

A book entitled The Christian Year given to Edith Banwell (nee Gaskin) by her godmother, E Pritchard, to commemorate Edith's Confirmation on 16 February 1919. The book is leather bound with an embossed ...

The Communion and Other Services According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland

A hard backed book giving the appropriate lessons to be read throughout the year, 1859.

The Gateway to Shakespeare Land, Royal Leamington Spa

A guide book called The Gateway to Shakespeare Land, Royal Leamington Spa. It has a paper cover with orange and green printing. It was published by the Leamington Corporation Publicity Department in 1938....

The History of Lillington, Leamington Spa

This is a hard backed, illustrated book by William Cooper describing the history of Lillington, c.1940.

The Ingoldsby Legends of Mirth and Marvels

A hard-backed book called The Ingoldsby Legends of Mirth and Marvels containing fictional short stories with illustrations, 1907.

The Nursery Rhymes Of England Collected By James Orchard Halliwell.

The Nursery Rhymes of England Collected by James Orchard Halliwell - a small green leather bound, hard-back book of children's ryhmes, illustrated with black and white drawings.

The Nurse's Dictionary

A pocket sized brown book called The Nurse's Dictionary of Medical Terms and Nursing Treatment compiled by Honnor Morten. This is the second edition published in the late 19th century. The book once belonged ...

The Proper Lessons for Sundays and Holy-days and the Daily Lessons Throughout the Year According to the Authorised Version

A hard backed book giving the appropriate lessons to be read at Matins and Evensong throughout the year, 1874.

The Pump Rooms

A paperback guide to The Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa with a brown printed cover, c.1887.

The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain

A booklet, from India, 1868. It has a pale pink cover with black inscription and an image of a sheep.

The Spa In Medical Practice

A hard backed book with a peach cover, red spine and brown printing. The book lists places offering spa treatments including Leamington Spa, 1951.

The Tourist's English-Welsh Vocabulary

A paper-back book with an orange cover and black printing. The book explains the pronunciation of the Welsh alphabet.

The Warwickshire Hunt from 1795 to 1836

The Warwickshire Hunt from 1795 to 1836 A book on the history of the Warwickshire Hunt, 1837.

The Young Lady's Book: A Manual of Amusements, Exercises and Pursuits

The Young Lady's Book: A Manual of Amusements, Exercises and Pursuits, by Mrs Mackarness, published by Routeledge c.1875-1900. A hard-backed book with a brown cover featuring black patterned decoration, ...

Thomas Hill, The gardeners labyrinth..., 1577 - men enjoying wine and fruit, title-page of part 2.

Characters in Shakespeare enjoyed an arbour in their garden scenes. The practice of enjoying the out-of-doors over a simple meal, or a drink out-of-doors on a summer’s evening may have been the ...

Thomas Hill, The gardeners labyrinth..., 1577 - p.25, gardeners prepare their beds..

Gardening: a task known to Shakespeare Many of Shakespeare’s scenes are set in gardens. The plays indicate a familiarity with the tasks of setting seeds, weeding and raising plants for pleasure ...

Thomas Hill, The gardeners labyrinth..., 1577 - text, p.A1r, gardeners at work..

Shakespeare’s gardeners in Richard II tended their garden in this way. Thomas Hill’s handbook which explains the tasks of a garden’s care includes this woodcut of an arbour which ...

Twelve Views of Leamington and Neighbourhood

Guide to Leamington published by J. Arthur in 1869. It has a green card cover with an embossed decorative border and gold lettering. The guide book contains 12 engravings by J. Brandard of places of interest ...