Biddulph & District Genealogy & Historical Society Biddulph Grange by Kath Walton

The Publications Pages

The Biddulph and District Genealogy and Historical Society

The Books Page

All the Society Publications are available to buy at Society Meetings and from the staff of Biddulph Library. You can also purchase the books by ordering them by email from the Secretary of the Society.

Our books are available to purchase as a printed copy and you can view the list of all our publications by reference number, author, title, number of pages and price here: List of Available Publications sold by the Society. Many of the books can be emailed as an Adobe PDF document - see below for details.

This page has four sections: this page, the Books Page, with details about purchasing the books and more information about the books split into the BDGHS books; the BDGHS Transactions; and, the Associated publications which can be viewed by clicking on the links below:

Books Page to view how to purchase BDGHS books

BDGHS Books to view more information about books published by the BDGHS.

Transactions to view more information about BDGHS Transactions.

Associated Books to view more information about our associated publications.

A full list of all our publications can be downloaded here List of All BDGHS Books.

How to Order Society Publications

Printed Books: If you would like to buy a printed copy of a book then please Ask the Reverend Hadfield. Give the code letters and /or title of the book and the Secretary will contact you with a cost of postage. Once this has been agreed the book will be posted to you.

Payment: When you have safely received or downloaded the copies of the book(s) you requested you can then pay by cheque made payable to the ‘BDGHS.” The address of the Society's Treasurer will be emailed to you once you acknowledge the safe receipt of your book or books. You can also arrange to pay the Society by Paypal.



List of Available Publications sold by the Society

  • B00: 2018 David J. Outhwaite, Parish Register of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1813-1836, 116pp, £4
  • B01: 2002 Kath Walton, St. Lawrence Monumental Inscriptions No.1, 116pp, £6
  • B02: 2005 Kath Walton, St. Lawrence Monumental Inscriptions No.2, 150pp, £6
  • B03: 2006 Nigel R. Yates, The Biddulph Inner By-Pass, 75pp, £5
  • B04: 2006 Elaine Heathcote, Goowin dine th’ grain, 214pp, £12.99
  • B05: 2010 Elaine Heathcote, Old Gillow, 154pp, £12
  • B06: 2017 Michael Turnock, Always Doing His Duty, 24pp, £3
  • B07: 2012 Richard Biddulph, A History of Biddulph, 60pp, A5, £2.50
  • B08: 2019 Derek Wheelhouse, The Surveys of Biddulph, 24pp, £3
  • B09: 2018 David J. Outhwaite, A Collection of Trade Directories from 1818 to 1940, 88pp, £5
  • B10: 2012 David J. Outhwaite, The Topography and Antiquities of Biddulph, 79pp, £5
  • B11: 2012 Elaine Heathcote and Kath Walton, Biddulph Born & Bred, 42pp, £3
  • B12: 2017 David J. Outhwaite, The Robert Heath Sale Document 1919, 40pp, £5
  • B13: 2015 David J. Outhwaite, A Guide to St Lawrence’s Church, Biddulph, 36pp, A5, £2.50
  • B14: 2015 Mr. Richard Dean, Victorian Biddulph, 61pp, £6.95
  • B15: 2017 Mr. Gordon Lomas, Brindley Ford, 68pp, £5
  • B16: 2016 Michael Turnock, Moor to War, 20pp, £2.50
  • B17: 2016 David J. Outhwaite, The Biddulph Grange and Knypersley Sale Document of 1871, 56pp, £4
  • B18: 2017 Phillip B. T. Wheeler, A Biography of Peter Biddulph, 40pp, A5, £3.50
  • B19: 2017 Michael Turnock, Duke of York Square, 20pp, £2.50
  • B20: 2017 Gordon and Pam Lomas, A History of Cowlishaw Walker, 52pp, £5
  • B21: 2017 David J. Outhwaite, Biddulph Grange Gardens, 52pp, £5
  • B22: 2018 David J. Outhwaite, From Workhouse to Lord Mayor, 84pp, £7.50
  • B23: 2018 David J. Outhwaite, The Flight Training Notes of Cadet J. E. Machin, 84pp, £5
  • B24: 2019 Michael Turnock, Cavalryman Voltelin Percy Heath, 24pp, £3.50
  • B25: 2019 Michael Turnock, All in a Day, 36pp, £5.00

The Transactions of the Biddulph History Society

  • T01: 1968 J.L. Bestwick, The Excavation at Lee Forge, Biddulph 1967, 20pp
  • T02: 1970 Derek Wheelhouse Biddulph Coal Mining 1and John Hancock NSR Passenger Services, 24pp
  • T03: 1972 Derek Wheelhouse Biddulph Coal Mining 2 and John Hancock Biddulph Tramways, 37pp
  • Cost of Transactions: Transactions T01 - T03 cost £2.00 each
  • T04: 1973 John Hancock, The Biddulph Valley Railway and Adrian Lawton, Motor Buses, 40pp
  • T05: 2011 Cyril E. Ellerton, The History of Lea Forge Colour Works, 47pp
  • T06: 2012 Derek Wheelhouse Astbury Limestone Works and Len Kirkham Exploring the Works, 56pp
  • T07: 2012 Enoch Whalley, From Bradley Green to Massachusetts, 74pp
  • T08: 2015 David J. Outhwaite Religion in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 39pp
  • T09: 2015 Harry Page, The Writings of Harry Page, 53pp
  • T10: 2015 James Jack, Early History of Chatterley Whitfield Colliery 1935, 35pp
  • T11: 2015 Paul Blurton, Early Rail Transport in the Biddulph Valley, 31pp
  • T12: 2017 Christine Jesson, Ada - Love At Jerusalem, 40pp
  • T13: 2018 William Jack III Chatterley Whitfield Railway and J. R. Hollick NSR Private Firms, 72pp
  • Cost of Transactions: Transactions T04 - T13 cost £4
  • T14: 2020 Adrian Lawson, The Buses of Biddulph
  • T15: 2019 John Hancock, The Railways of Biddulph, 96pp
  • Cost of Transactions: Transactions T14 - T15 cost £5

Associated Publications sold by the Society

  • The following books are only available as hard copies but you can ask for copies and the cost of postage.
  • Books by Derek Wheelhouse
  • Derek Wheelhouse, Images of England Biddulph Volume I, List price £12:50 but available for £8
  • Derek Wheelhouse, Images of England Biddulph Volume II, List price £12:50 but available for £8
  • Books by Geraldine Outhwaite
  • 2012, Geraldine Outhwaite, Stories from The Shop A 1950s childhood, 94pp, £7.95
  • 2014, Geraldine Outhwaite, Brownhills, The Beatles and Beyond The 1960s, 124pp, £7.95
  • 2015, Geraldine Outhwaite, Marriage in The Biddulph District The 1830s to the 1970s. 124pp, £7.95.
  • 2019, Geraldine Outhwaite, Women’s Work in The 1940s and 1950s, 122pp, £8.50.
  • 2020, Geraldine Outhwaite, The Hospital Where Everyone Smiles 165pp, £8.50.
  • 2021, Geraldine Outhwaite, Remarkable Women 100pp, £8.00.
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