SECTION ONE shows a list of BHRG publications in date order.
SECTION TWO is intended to include other generally available publications which contain information on village life in Banstead, in the last century or earlier.
published
available locally from the IBIS bookshop or the Banstead Library.
in 2008
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2005
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Published May 2007 ISBN No: 978-0-9550768-3-1
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Author - Geoffrey Robinson
a member of the Banstead History Research Group.
62 pages including 40 colour plates, 14 Black and White and 7 Line drawings.
It also covers the history of the Manor House which stood nearby in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Three Lectures on its History
Published 2006 ISBN NO: 0-9550768-2-X
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By the Banstead History Research Group.
(117 pages including illustrations)
The lectures are supplemented in this edition by articles written by Sir Henry Lambert and published in the Banstead Quarterly between 1933 and 1935. The new version also includes many photographs of places mentioned in the text.
BHRG are grateful to Sir Henry Lambert's great grandson, Michael Lambert, for contributing the foreward to this book.
The first lecture starts..." When I was building my present house (Originally known as LARKLANDS, now New Place in Park Road) and making a garden, the ground being on a slope, it was necessary to cut into the hill. On returning from town one evening, I was told that the men had found some old bones............".
The picture on the left shows a rare copy of the original book.
The Banstead Ammunition Depot
Published 2006
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Banstead seemed to be of little interest from a military point of view. It was an open residential area with no industrial plant or military establishment; It was not on or near a mainline railroad or trunk road.Perhaps it was for those very reasons, along with its position, beyond but not too far from the outskirts of London, that an important and potentially very dangerous military depot came to be sited in the area. This was what came to be described as "No. 116 Equipment Ammunition Depot". This little book tells a brief story of EAD 116, describes the location and includes many current pictures..
(Published 2005)
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By J Sweetman.
(164 pages including illustrations)
THE HISTORY OF BANSTEAD Vol II
(Published 2005)
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By J Sweetman. (246 pages including illustrations)
This is a revised and updated version of 'Banstead - a History' published by the Banstead History Research Group in 1993.After a brief summary of the village's early history, this book deals in detail with the story of Banstead from 1841 to the present day.
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Poor Law and Charity Relief in Banstead
Published 2004
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By John Sweetman (36 pages)
This book looks at the efforts made through the Poor Law or by charity to relieve at least the extremes of poverty in the Banstead area.It includes the significant contribution made by organisations such as the Epsom Union Workhouse and individuals such as Henry Smith also known as 'Dog Smith'.
Wartime Banstead District
Published 2002
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By E J Bond. (88 pages including illustrations)
Amply illustrated, this book contains the recollections of people who lived in the Banstead Urban District area during the 1939/1945 war, told in their own way. The result is a convincing account of what it was like to live under a constant threat of bombing and with all the difficulties of rationing and other aspects of wartime. The book includes stories of Home Guard and other Emergency Service activities.(Published 2001)
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(27 pages including 12 pages of photographs)
This booklet is an edited edition of talks given by Mark Cory and Richard Mantle. It provides readers with an easy introduction to the story of the Banstead area from the earliest days until the time of the rapid developments between the two World Wars.Illustrations show various aspects of village life.
(Published 1998)
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By Geoff Marshall. (32 pages including plan and photographs)
This was a pioneering Residential School for children from London who were orphans, deserted or otherwise in need. It was planned on the lines of a conventional Boarding School, with strict discipline but good facilities. Changing with the times, the School was ultimately closed in 1974.This is the story of the school, including the recollections of some of the pupils who went there.
(Published 1995)
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By John Sweetman (25 pages)
For the whole of the war Banstead Wood was requisitioned by the War Department. Huts were built, and the Camp was used first for the Canadian Army and afterwards as a prisoner-of-war camp for Italians and then for Germans. This is the story of those occupations, based on information from people who were inside or outside the camp.
(Published 1993)
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(148 pages with index, maps and illustrations)
The book shows how the village and community of Banstead, including Nork and areas from Tattenham Corner to Preston Lane, have grown into their present form. Part 1 starts with a brief account of early history, followed by a description of the village in the 1840s and then, step by step, its growth until recent times. Part II deals with various subjects without limitations of time - e.g. prominent families and persons, transport and the mail.(Published 1987, with 1998 Supplement)
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(104 pages)
After a short introduction to the history of Banstead, and a map, the book proceeds to illustrate main features of the village and how they have changed over the years, by means of photographs taken long ago and others taken from the same spot some eighty or ninety years later, with explanatory captions. The result is a pictorial passage from the old village to the new.This book includes many old photos and postcards not shown on this website.
By Irene O'Shea (12 pages)
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He remained Headmaster until 1904.
by Wendy Henningsson a member of BHRG.
The book starts with my schooldays in Banstead village school. It includes a chapter describing neighbours in Croydon Lane where I lived until I was about 18. Also included is a group photograph of the VE-day celebration party for children with fancy dress competition which I believe is unique to this book.
One chapter describes my seven years at Wallington Grammar school, and although not Banstead history one could say it is social history of Surrey.
The rest of the book describes student days in the UK and abroad, and then how I adapted to a new life in Sweden where I still live.
Wendy Henningsson.
For further details please visit www.Norkbooks.com
Wendy has sent in this photo which shows her mother in a long white robe. Can you name the play or any other people in the photo?
Wendy believes the picture was taken in the 1930's.
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