Books

If you have enjoyed our website, you may be interested in the two books written by Elkstones’ villagers:

Book 1:  Elkstones: A Miscellany of Stories, Memories and Pictures

Edited by Peter Grant with art work by Jean Holt

Photo of cover: credit Jean Holt

Published in 1995 in black and white, includes chapters on Elkstones’ history, the church, school and public house, maps, mines, auctions and stories of various neighbours.

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Book 2:  Elkstones at 800 years

 

Conceived and written by Friends and Neighbours of Elkstones

Cover: Tyra Till with Photograph by Rob Faulkner

Published in 2016 in full colour, includes similar themes but contains information and documents that have more recently come to light.  They include: village history, weather, landscape, flora and fauna, houses and their histories, village institutions and businesses, social activities, many maps, photographs and documents spanning from the sixteenth century to the present time.

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The two books give more detail behind the photographs and documents seen on the archive link.

The books can be purchased via elkstonians@gmail.com at a cost of £15 for Book 1 and £20 for Book 2