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BOOKS and JOURNALS

The following published books and journals have been used in the compilation of the Plymouth Data Website.

Allen, Cecil J "Titled Trains of Great Britain", third edition published by Ian Allan Ltd, London, 1953.   No ISBN.
Anderson, Alan "Devon Belle" (Famous Train Journeys No 2), published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd, 1950.   No ISBN.
Andriette, Eugene A "Devon and Exeter in the Civil War", published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1971.   ISBN 0 7153 5256 3.
Anthony, G H "The Tavistock, Launceston & Princetown Railways", published by the Oakwood Press, Lingfield, 1971.  No ISBN.
Ash, Norman J "St Andrew's Church, Plymouth: Nine Hallowed Centuries", published by the Church, 1987.  No ISBN.
Bastin, Colin Henry "Princetown Railways", published in 1989 by C H Bastin Publishing, Plymouth.  No ISBN.
Bastin, Colin Henry "Railway Tracks to Princetown", published in 1988 by C H Bastin Publishing.  No ISBN.
Bates, Alan "Directory of Stage Coach Services 1836", published by David & Charles Ltd, Newton Abbot, Devon, 1969.  ISBN 7153 4379 3.
Belsey, Valerie R "British Roads: Devon: Past and Present", published in 1993 by Past & Present Publications Ltd, Peterborough.  ISBN 1 85895 000 7.
Binding, John "Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge", published in 1997 by the Twelveheads Press, ISBN 0 906294 39 8.
Binns, Revd. L Elliott "The Church of St Andrew, Plymouth", published in 1920.
Bird, A and Nabb, H "Stoking up the Past", published in 1989 by British Gas PLC South Western, ISBN 0 903545 41 1.
Blackstone, Mike "Plymouth Argyle: a file of fascinating football facts", published in 1993 by Obelisk Publications of Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon, ISBN 0 946651 65 5.
Bracken, C W "A History of Plymouth", published by Underhill (Plymouth) Ltd, 1931; reprinted by S R Publishers Ltd 1970.  ISBN 0 85409 608 6.
Bracken, C W "A History of the Plymouth Public School", published by Underhill (Plymouth) Ltd, 1927.  No ISBN.
British Medical Association "The Book of Plymouth", published by the Executive Committee of the Plymouth Division of the British Medical Association to commemorate the 106th Annual Meeting, July 1938.  No ISBN.
Brown, Ashley "Dunkirk and the Great Western", published by the Great Western Railway, Paddington, undated.
Burkhalter, Paul "Devonport Dockyard Railway", published by the Twelveheads Press, Twelveheads, Truro, in 1996.  ISBN 0 906294 37 1.
Burns, Lt. Cdr K V "Plymouth's Ships of War", published by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, in 1972 as Maritime Monographs and Reports number 4.  No ISBN.
Burns, Lt. Cdr. K V "Devonport Built Warships Since 1860", published by Maritime Books, Liskeard, 1981.  ISBN 0 9506323 7 6.
Burns, Lt. Cdr. K V "The Devonport Dockyard Story", published by Maritime Books, Liskeard, 1984.  ISBN 0 907771 14 9.
Cheeseman, A J "The Plymouth, Devonport & South Western Junction Railway", published by the Oakwood Press, Lingfield, 1967.  No ISBN.
City of Plymouth "Souvenir Programme: Opening of the Central Park".  Published by Plymouth City Council Hoe & Parks Committee, 1931.
City of Plymouth "Souvenir Programme: Opening of the Tinside Bathing Place Extesnion".  Published by Plymouth City Council Hoe & Parks Committee, 1933.
Clamp, Arhtur L "Hooe and Turnchapel Remembered", published by the author, Elburton, Devon, December 1981.   No ISBN.
Clamp, Arthur L "The Story of Elburton Village Chapel", published by the author, Elburton, Devon, circa 1977.   No ISBN.
Clinker, C R (revised) "The History of the Great Western Railway" Volumes 1 to 3, by E T MacDermott, revised by C R Clinker, published by Ian Allan, 1964.
Cluer, Andrew "Plymouth & Plymothians", published by Lantern Books, Plymouth, 1974.  ISBN 0 9502853 0 7.
Cluer, Andrew "Plymouth & Plymothians - More Photographs and Memories", published by Lantern Books, Aberdeen, 1975.  ISBN 0 9502853 2 3.
Coad, Jonathan "Historic Architecture of HM Naval Base Devonport, 1689 - 1850", published by the National Maritime Museum, London, 1983.  ISBN 0 905555 75 9.
Crane, Harvey "Playbill: a history of the theatre in the West Country",  published in 1989 by Macdonald and Evans Ltd, Plymouth, ISBN 0 7121 2027 0.
Crawley, R J; MacGregor D R; and Simpson F D "The National Story to 1929: Volume 1 - The Years Between 1909 1969", published by D R MacGregor, Hedingham, 1979.  No ISBN.
Crosier, Larry "Mechanical Signalling in Plymouth", published in 2000 by the Signalling Record Society.   ISBN 1 873228 18 X.
The Crown "Chronological Table of the Statutes: Part 1 1235 to 1950 and Part 2 1951 to 1987".  Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1989.  ISBN 0 11 840289 7.
Cumming, Alex A "Sir Francis Drake & the Golden Hinde", published by Jarrold & Sons Ltd, Norwich, 1975.   ISBN 0 85306 586 7.
Delderfield, Eric R "Kings and Queens of England and Great Britain", second edition published 1970 by David & Charles Ltd, Newton Abbot.  ISBN 0 7153 5031 5.
Dell, Simon MBE "Policing the Peninsula (1850-2000)", published in 2000 by Forest Publishing in association with the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary.  ISBN 0 9527297 9 2.
Dell, Simon MBE, QCB "Mutiny on the Moor", published in 2006 by Forest Publishing, Newton Abbot.  ISBN 0 9549089 3 7.
Doidge's Year Books All editions
Endacott, Andy "Wooden walls to Stone Frigate" published August 1999 by D L Endacott, ISBN 0 9511527 4 2.
Eustace, Paul "Plymouth Speedway", published by Tempus Publishing Ltd, Stroud, 2006.  ISBN 0 7524 4023 3.
Evans, Graham "Up the Creek: Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse", published by G V Evans, Liskeard, 1994.  ISBN 0 9524180 0 2.
Evans, H Montagu "St Budeaux: its Manors and First Church", published in volume 15 of the Transactions of the Plymouth Institution, 1913.
Eyles, Allen "Gaumont British Cinemas", published by the Cinema Theatres Association and the British Film Institute Publishing, London, January 1996.  ISBN 0 85170 519 7.
Gaskell Brown, Cynthia (editor) "Industrial Archaeology of Plymouth", published by the Plymouth City Museum and the Workers Educational Association, Plymouth, 2nd edition 1980.
Gelber, H G "The Coming of the Second World War", published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London, 1967. No ISBN.
Gentry, P W "Tramways of the West of England", published by the Light Railway Transport League, London, 1952 and 1960.  No ISBN.
Gibson, Bryan "The Lee Moor Tramway", published by the Plymouth Railway Circle, 1993.  ISBN 0 9521139 0 2.
Gill, Crispin "Plymouth: a new history", published in 1993 by Devon Books, ISBN 0 86114 882 7.
Gill, Crispin "Plymouth in Pictures", published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1968.  ISBN 0 7153 4299 1.
Gill, Crispin "Sutton Harbour", published by Devon Books, Tiverton, 1997.  ISBN 0 86114 912 2.
Gover, J E B; Mawer, A and Stenton, F M "The Place-names of Devon", Parts One and Two, published by the Cambridge University Press, 1931/32 and 1969/73.  ISBN 0 521 07158 5 and 0 521 08083 5.
Graham, Muriel "Special Agency: The Story of the Plymouth Town Mission now Crossline", published in 1985.   No ISBN.
Gregory, R H "The South Devon Railway", published by the Oakwood Press, Salisbury, 1982.  ISBN 0 85361 286 2.
Griffin, Stanley "The Sherwell Story", published by the author, June 1964.  No ISBN.
Grimley, Roger "Bygone Buses of Plymstock and Yealmpton", published by Roger Grimley, Bigbury, 1997.   No ISBN.
Guthrig, Sylvia "The Manors of Woodford & Boringdon", published by the author, Plympton, 1999.  No ISBN.
Guthrig, Sylvia "Tales of Old Plympton: Ridgeway & Underwood", published by the author, Plympton, 2004.  No ISBN.
Hadfield, Charles "The Canals of South West England", published by David & Charles Ltd, Newton Abbot, Devon, 1967.  ISBN 7153 4176 6.
Hall, R M S "The Lee Moor Tramway", published by the Oakwood Press, Lingfield, 1963.  No ISBN.
Hall Ellis, M J "Weston 100: A Century of Telephone Service in Weston-super-Mare", published by British Telecom Severnside, July 1990.  No ISBN.
Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald "Twelve Men of Plymouth", published by the author, Plymouth, 1951.  No ISBN.
Hartley, Diana "The St Aubyns of Cornwall, 1200 - 1977", published by Barracuda Books Ltd, Chesham, 1977.   ISBN 0 86023 046 5.
Hawkings, David J "Water from the Moor", published 1987 by Devon Books, ISBN 0 86114 788 X.
Hawkings, David T "Bound for Australia", published 1987 by Phillmore & Company Ltd, Chichester.  ISBN 0 85033 593 0.
Hemery, Pauline "The Book of Meavy", published in 1999 by Halsgrove Publishing, Tiverton, Devon.  ISBN 1 84114 036 8.
Horn, George "Mission at the Centre: The Story of the Plymouth Methodist Central hall, 1939-1989".  No ISBN.
Hosegood, J G "Great Western Railway Travelling Post Offices", published 1983 by Wild Swan Publications Ltd, Berkshire.   ISBN 0 906867 16 9.
Hunt, William "Then and Now, or Fifty Years of Newspaper Work", published in 1887 by Messrs Hamilton, Adams & Company, Hull and London.  No ISBN.
Hutchings, Walter J "Out of the Blue - History of the Devon Contabulary", published by the Devonshire Press, Torquay, 1956 and 1957.   No ISBN.
Kelway, Clifton FRHistS Some Notes on Plymouth and its Churches, "Illustrated Guide to the Church Congress", held at Plymouth, September 22 - 28th 1923".
Kendall, H G "The Plymouth & Dartmoor Railway", published by the Oakwood Press, Lingfield, December 1968.  No ISBN.
Keyham Social History Group "Keyham: the Past Brought Back to Life", published September 2005.  No ISBN.
Kingdom, Anthony R "The Princetown Branch", published by the Oxford Publishing Company, Oxford, 1979.  ISBN 0 86093 004 1.
Kingdom, Anthony R "The Turnchapel Branch (including the Cattewater Goods Branch)" published by the Oxford Publishing Company, Oxford, 1982.
ISBN 0 86093 181 1.
Kingdon, Anthony R "The Yealmpton Branch", published by the Oxford Publishing Company, Oxford, 1974.
ISBN 0 902888 42 0.
Kittridge, Alan "Passenger Steamers of the River Tamar", published by the Twelveheads Press, Truro, 1984.   ISBN 0 906294 10 X.
Kittridge, Alan "Plymouth ~ Ocean Liner Port-of-Call", published in 1993 by the Twelveheads Press. ISBN 0-906294-30-4.
Langdon, Ivy M "The Plymstock Connection", published by Westcountry Books, Tiverton, 1995.  ISBN 1 989386 14 5.
Langley, Martin and Small, Edwina “Estuary & River Ferries of SW England” by Martin Langley & Edwina Small, 1984.
Langley, Martin and Small, Edwina “The Trams of Plymouth - A 73 Years Story", published by Ex Libris Press, Bradford on Avon, 1990.
ISBN 0 948578 25 4.
Luscombe, Ted "The Centenary of Plymouth Electricity", article published in newsletter number 12 of the South Western Electricity Historical Society.
MacDermot, E T
(Revised by C R Clinker)		 "The History of the Great Western Railway" published in 1964 by Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, ISBN (volume 2) 0 7110 0412 9.
Majdalany, Fred "The Red Rocks of Eddystone", published in 1959 by Longmans, Green & Co., Ltd and reprinted by White Lion Publishers, 1974.  ISBN 0 85617 136 0.
Manley, C M "Plymouth Plaques", published 1987 by the author.  No ISBN.
Merrett, L H "Smeaton's Tower and the Plymouth Breakwater, two essays by L H Merrett, reprinted from "Maritime History", Volume 5, Number 2.
Meynell, Laurence "Builder and Dreamer - A Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel", published by The Bodley Head, London, 1952.   No ISBN.
Mildren, James "100 Years of the Evening Herald", published by Bossiney Books, Bodmin, 1994.  ISBN 0 948158 98 0.
Moseley, Brian "Plymouth Through the Lens Volume 3", published by B S Moseley, Plymouth, October 1987, ISBN 0 901676 08 X.
Moseley, Brian "Vanishing Plymouth", published by B S Moseley, Plymouth, December 1982, ISBN 0 901676 05 5.
Mowan, P J "The Religious Houses of Old Plymouth", published by the Old Plymouth Society in 1950.   No ISBN.
National Marine Aquarium Special Launch Edition brochure, published by the National Marine Aquarium Ltd, undated.  No ISBN.
Nix, Doctor Michael "The Royal William Victualling Yard: An Illustrated History of Naval Victualling in Plymouth", published by the City of Plymouth Museum & Art Gallery and the Plymouth Development Corporation, undated (1990s).  ISBN 0 904788 14 8.
Norman, Arthur "The Water and Wind Mills of Plymouth", published September 2001 by the author.
Oppenheim, M M "The Maritime History of Devon", published by the University of Exeter, 1968.  No ISBN.
Perkins, J W "Tide-mills in Devon and Cornwall", published in Devon Notes and Queries.
Peskett, Hugh "Guide to the Parish and Non-Parochial Registers of Devon and Cornwall, 1538-1837", published by trhe Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 1979. 
ISBN 0 901853 23 2.
Plymouth Bus Club "Plymouth Transport Centenary, 1870-1970".
Plymouth City Museum and Plymouth Library & Information Services "Ham: Homes of Hope", 1999, ISBN 0 90478 815 6.
Plymouth City Museum "Honicknowle: Homes of History", 1997, No ISBN.
'Plymouth Comet' "One Hundred Portraits from the Plymouth Comet", published by James H Keys, Plymouth, 1895.  No ISBN.
Plymouth Labour Party "Achievement 1946-49", published by the Plymouth Labour Party, 1949.  No ISBN.
Pugh, Surg. Capt. P D Gordon "History of the Royal Naval Hospital Plymouth", reprinted from the Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service, Vol 58, 1972.  No ISBN.
Richardson, John "The Local Historian's Encyclopaedia", published by Historical Publications Ltd, second edition 1986.
ISBN 0 9503656 7 X.
Robertson, Kevin "Great Western Railway Halts" Volume 1, published by the Irwell Press, Pinner, 1990.   ISBN 1 871608 17 1.
Robertson, Kevin "Great Western Railway Halts" Volume 2, published by KRB Publications, Bishop's Waltham, 2002.  ISBN 0 9542035 2 6.
Robinson, Chris "Elizabethan Plymouth: A Pictorial Review", published by Pen & Ink Publishing, Plymouth, October 2002.
ISBN 0 9510747 7 6.
Robinson, Chris "Plymouth: As Time Draws On", published by Pen & Ink Publishing, Plymouth, 1985.  ISBN 0 9510747 0 9.
Robinson, Chris "Victorian Plymouth: As Time Draws On", published by Pen & Ink Publications, Plymouth, September 1991.  ISBN 0 9510747 2 5.
Robinson, Chris "Plymouth: As Time Draws On: Volume 2", published by Pen & Ink Publishing, Plymouth, September 1988.
ISBN 0 9510747 1 7.
Russell, Peter "Crownhill Methodist Church, 1812-1962", published by Crownhill Methodist Church, 1962.
(St Andrew's Church) "A Short History and Pictorial Guide to the Church of St Andrew, Plymouth", published by the Church.
(St Andrew's Church) "St Andrew's Prysten House Blotter & Kalendar", published in Plymouth for the benefit of the Prysten House fund, 1928/29.
Sambourne, R C "Plymouth, 100 Years of Street Travel", published by the Glasney Press, Falmouth, c1971/72.
Scrivener, Keith "Plymouth at War", published by the Plymouth Evening Herald, 1989.
Simpson, F D "HB, CB & SG: A History of the Southern General Omnibus Company", published by the Omnibus Society, Bromley Common, 1980.  ISBN 0 901307 36 X.
Slader, J M "Churches of Devon", published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1968.  ISBN 0 7153 4255 X.
Smith, Martin "An Illustrated History of Plymouth's Railways", published by the Irwell Press, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, 1995.  ISBN 1 871608 41 4.
Southern Railway (Western Division) Reprint of "Working Timetables of Passenger & Freight Trains from 17th July 1932 and until further notice".  Reprint published by Oxford Publishing Company, Oxford.   No date.  ISBN 086093 026 2.
Stephens, Len "History of the Naval Victualling Department and its association with Plymouth", published by the Old Plymouth Society as their Booklet Number 4, 1996, ISBN 1 900457 04 0.
Stuart, Elisabeth "Lost Landscapes of Plymouth: Maps, Charts and Plans to 1800", published by Alan Sutton in association with Map Collector Publications Ltd, Stroud, 1991.  ISBN 0 86299 772 0.
Teague, Dennis "Aviation in South West Britain, 1909-1979", published in 1982 by Baron Jay Publishers, Plymouth.
ISBN 0 904593 11 8.
Teague, Dennis C

"Strike First: They shall not pass unseen", published in 1982 by Baron Jay Ltd Publishers, Plymouth, ISBN 0 904593 15 0.
Thomas, David St John "A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 1 - The West Country", published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1960, 1963, 1966 and 1973.
ISBN 0 7153 6208 9.
Thompson, W Ivor "The History of Hoe Grammar School and the Dymond Family", published by the Old Drakonians' Association, 1987.   No ISBN.
"The Torpoint Ferry: A history and review" published in 1991 by the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee (of Plymouth City Council and Cornwall County Council)
Trethewey, Clifford "The Master Builders: a story of St Jude's Church, Plymouth", published by the Parish Church of St Jude's, 1976.  ISBN 0 9505384 0 X.
Turner, L C F "The First World War", published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London, 1967.  ISBN 0 7232 0941 3.
Twyford, H P "It Came to Our Door", published by Underhill (Plymouth) Ltd, 1945; reprinted by Underhill's, with additional material, 1975.
Twyford H P "Plymouth Blitz: The Story of the Raids", published by the Western Morning News Company Ltd, Plymouth, undated (1940s).  No ISBN.
Walling, R A J "The Story of Plymouth", published by Westaway Books, London, 1950.  No ISBN.
Walsh, Peter and Byng, Brian A "Burrator - a pictorial history" published by the authors in 1985.  No ISBN.
Warlow, Lt Cmdr B
RN		 "Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy", published by Maritime Books, Liskeard, ISBN 0 907771 74 2.
Wasley, Gerald "Blitz: an account of Hitler's aerial war over Plymouth in March 1941, and the events that followed", published by Devon Books, Tiverton, 1991.
ISBN 0 86114 868 1.
Wasley, Gerald "Devon in the Great War, 1914-1918", published by Devon Books, Tiverton, 2000.  ISBN 1 85522 742 8.
Watson, J Paton, and Abercrombie, Patrick "A Plan for Plymouth", published by Underhill (Plymouth) Ltd, October 1943.  No ISBN.
(Welch, C E) "A Guide to the Archives Department of Plymouth City Libraries, Part 1" published by the Corporation of Plymouth, 1962.  No ISBN.
Welch, C E "Plymouth City Charters", published by the Corporation of Plymouth, 1962.  No ISBN.
Western National Omnibus Company Ltd "Official Time Table: South Devon & East Cornwall Area: September 30th 1935 to January 12th 1936".
Western National Omnibus Company Ltd "Official Time Table: South Devon & East Cornwall Area: 17th June to 8th September 1956".
Whitcombe, H A "History of the Steam Tram", published by the Oakwood Press, Godstone, 1954.  No ISBN.
Whitfeld, Henry "A Torch in Flame: the history of Devonport High School for Boys, Plymouth", published by Devon Books in 1987.
Whitfeld, Henry Francis "Plymouth and Devonport: In Times of War and Peace", published by E Chapple, Plymouth, and Hiorns & Miller, Devonport, 1900 (two editions).  No ISBN.
Williams, R A "The London & South Western Railway: Volume 2 - Growth and Consolidation",  published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot.
Woodfin, R J "The Centenary of the Cornwall Railway", published by W Jefferson & Son Ltd, Ely, 1960.  No ISBN.
Woodward, F W "Citadel: A History of the Royal Citadel, Plymouth", published in 1987 by Devon Books, Exeter.
ISBN 0 86114 795 2.
Worth, R N "Calendar of the Plymouth Municipal Records", printed by William Brendon and Son, Plymouth, 1893.
Worth, R N "History of Plymouth from the Earliest Period to the Present Time" published in 1890 (second edition) by William Brendon & Son, Plymouth.
Wright, W H K (Introduction) "Illustrated Commercial Guide to Plymouth and District", published in 1894 by W F Westcott, Frankfort Press, Plymouth.  No ISBN. 
Yeoman, Roy W "Fire Appliances of Devon, 1948 to 1989", published by the Fire Brigade Society, ISBN 1 781335 02 7
Yonge, Doctor James "Plymouth Memoirs", published by the Plymouth Institution and Devon & Cornwall Natural History Society, Plymouth, 1951.  No ISBN.

 

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