Local Interest and Maps
NEW IN – 2025 G.B. Road Atlases
We stock most Landranger and Regional Ordnance Survey maps plus many of the Explorer and Tourist maps.
Also Local and National Walk Books for exploring our beautiful countryside.
alison’s bookshop is the official stockist for Tewkesbury Historical Society bulletins.
BULLETIN .33. NEW for 2024 – now in stock
“The Archaeology of Worcester in 20 Digs” by James Dinn
Worcester is one of England’s great historic cities, with a history of occupation that goes back to the Iron Age. It was a Roman ironworking and industrial centre, though some...
“Ann Greening – Mother of Edward Elgar” by Hilary Elgar, Brenda Watson, Michael Trott (Local Author)
At the height of his fame as a composer, Edward Elgar publicly admitted that his success was owing to the influence of his mother. Copiously illustrated, this is the story...
Tewkesbury Historical Society. Bulletin 33
The 2024 Bulletin is published it features :- The leading article on Healings Mill - "The History of Tewkesbury's once Grand Industrial Cadaver" plus The Quakers - "Keeping on their...
“Churches of Gloucestershire” by Nicola Coldstream
<strong>FEATURING : TEWKESBURY ABBEY</strong> The county of Gloucestershire has a rich and varied past which is reflected in its historic churches. The landscape is dominated by two principal features -...
“Secret Tewkesbury” by David Elder
From its Saxon beginnings to the severe floods of 2007, Tewkesbury is one of Britain's most remarkable towns. It is well known for its Norman abbey of cathedral-like proportions and...
“Walking Gloucestershire with Ivor Gurney : Poetry & landscape explored through 20 circular walks” by Eleanor Rawling
Ivor Gurney is one of Gloucester’s famous sons, whose reputation as a poet and musician is steadily growing. This book introduces readers and walkers to the Gloucestershire places that inspired...
