Sunday 18 August 2013

Books on Hitchin

Over the past week I've began flicking through the many books and booklets I have on Hitchin, and couldn't believe how many I've accumulated over the years. I'm amazed by how much information has already been printed on Hitchin, and think it's lovely how many Hitchin people, past and present, never tire of hearing  about their town.

Before The Paint Was Dry
A history of the school
that once stood in Old Hale Way
By Robert J Prebble

People, Places and Past Times of Hitchin
by E. Aillie Latchmore



As I have a huge pile of Hitchin books on my bookshelves, which I'm guessing is only a handful of those printed over the years, I thought I'd share their titles and authors with you in case you want to try and track them down.








I must admit many, if not all, are now out of print, sadly.  But shops like Eric T. Moore in Hitchin or Amazon and eBay occasionally have secondhand copies that you might want to buy.  But please be warned,  they are often quite expensive.
An Artist Looks at Hitchin
By
F. L. Griggs
Hitchin A Pictorial History
by Richard Field








Hitchin Inns and Incidents
By Pat Gadd and Ron Pigram

The Story of Methodism At Hitchin
By
Reginald L. Hine

A Most Lovely School
A brief history of Strathmore School
John Street and Carol Arrowsmith



Underground Hitchin
by Simon Walker





Hitchin Old and New
by Reginald. L Hine

Hitchin Past and Present
by Pat Gadd

Fifty Years of Change
by Pat Gadd

Wilshere-Dacre School
by H.C. Edwards and B. Moles

Hitchin Arcade. Then and Now
Hitchin Historical Society

Hitchin
by Alan Fleck

Relics of an Un-common Attorney
by Reginald L. Hine



The History of Hitchin
volumes 1 and II
By Reginald L. Hine

Discovering Hitchin
 by Priscilla Douglas and  Pauline Humphries


Hitchin
Simon Walker

A Stroll round the Village of old Walsworth
by Janet Walker and Margaret Watson
The Book of Hitchin
by Anthony M Foster

Do you Remember?
by Priscilla M Douglas

The School on the Hill
A History of HGGS
by Priscilla M Douglas

Hats off to the Past, Coats off to the Future.
A History of Wilshere-Dacre School
 by Amanda Brittany

Market Town
By Anthony M Foster


My best selling ebook Her Last Lie is available HERE  All ebook royalties go to Cancer Research UK in memory of my amazing sister. Her Last Lie is a psychological thriller, with a  chapter devoted to Hitchin, and the main character lives in Letchworth.
Around 1919
Boyhood Memories of Hitchin
Robert Walmsley


UPDATE JULY 2019 - With thanks to Mike Clarke for this update on books for sale about Hitchin.


My best selling ebook Her Last Lie is available HERE  All ebook royalties go to Cancer Research UK in memory of my amazing sister. Her Last Lie is a psychological thriller, with a  chapter devoted to Hitchin, and the main character lives in Letchworth.



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