Past-master :: Sue Newman
Local and Family History, Record and Genealogy Researcher
Publications
I have written, co-written and featured in several books and publications.
Some of my work is listed below and can be purchased either from the publishers or directly from me.
The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang
256-page illustrated book -
Making fusee chains - and the other ways, legal and illegal, that the wolf was kept from the
cottage doors of Christchurch, 1700-1900.
Price - £16.99
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Christchurch Through Time
Christchurch Through Time is a unique pictorial insight showing the rapid development of this historic town from a tiny, quiet backwater into a large, desirable holiday and retirement destination.
95 Pages containing 180 illustrations.
Price - £12.99
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The Christchurch and Bournemouth Union Workhouse
The Story of the Red House Museum and Christchurch Hospital. (2000)
New Edition revised and enlarged.
Price - £11.99
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The Christchurch Commons - history and walks (2007)
A walk through history with local historians Sue Newman and Mike Tizzard. Explore the story of Town Common, Coward's Marsh, Ogber, Millhams, Portfield, Quomps, Stockers Mead, Bere Mead, Bernard's Mead and find out about their history.
Price - £12.50 Available to order from bookshops.
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The Archive Photographs Series: Christchurch (1998)
Over 200 well-researched photographs, most of them not previously published, and covering various aspects of the town, such as events, people, commerce and transport, both in the town and surrounding villages in the borough.
Tempus Publishing Company. ISBN 0 7524 1050 4
Reissued 2008 in the Images of England series, with enhanced photographs.
Price - £12.99. Available to order from your local bookshop.
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Christchurch in Old Picture Postcards Volume 2 (1997)
Available by inter-library loan, the hardback book contains 76 pictures from postcards and other sources, each with informative and newly-researched text.
European Library. ISBN 90 288 6395 8
Currently out of print but available by inter library loan.
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Lives and Times of a Victorian House in Christchurch (1991)
40-page illustrated booklet tracing the site and occupants of the author's home, whose residents were prominent members of the town, and their various public, commercial and clerical roles shed light on the Victorian scene in Christchurch.
Currently out of print but available by inter library loan.
Relative Links
Publishers - Natula
www.natula.co.uk