Book List


Written by Derby Heritage Forum Members




 Don Farnsworth

A history of MARKEATON and MACKWORTH - FROM MEARCA TO CLARK-MAXWELL - ISBN 1 85983 503 1. The most comprehensive work available on the history of Mackworth and Markeaton which includes the present incumbent of the Lordship of the Manor. A detailed study with many unique photographs and documents makes this book an important contribution to the historical records of Derby.

First published in 2006 by The Breedon Book Company Limited, Breedon house, 3 The Parker Centre, Derby, DE21 4SZ and available from all good local book shops.

Priced at £12.99 it includes over 150 archive photographs and contains 188 pages.





 Ron McKeown

The Rivers of Time. An investigation into the role played by the Derwent and Trent rivers in shaping the history of Derby, Nottingham and other towns on the flood plains - ISBN 0 95306037-3 - Price £8.50
A controversial investigation into the evidence of historic water levels in and around the City of Derby which questions the validity of previous historians in determining the development of the town since the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons.

The Viking influence is also examined as is the belief that it was they who changed the name of the town. An examination of spelling examples suggests that the Viking name was recorded in "Old English" and that this may have led to some confusion regarding the interpretation

The book is on sale at Derby Museum book shop, the Darley Abbey Tea Rooms and Scarthin Bookshop at Cromford. Follow this link for a further review.The Rivers of Time



The Man-Made Global Warming Debate and Historical Contradictions - ISBN 0 9530603-8-2 - Price £3.50
This small book of just 43 pages is a follow-up to The Rivers of Time with another answer to the question of, “Where did the water go”? This book challenges the accepted thinking that temperatures, and therefore sea levels, are higher today than at any time in the past. Ron has discovered evidence that the Medieval Warm Period had higher sea levels which increases the validity of the interpretation of the evidence in The Rivers of Time and firmly fixes the Viking establishment of Derby and Nottingham into the typically Viking context of “D” shaped enclosures surrounded on three sides by water. As Ron says about the man-made global warming argument in his introduction, “It was never my intention to enter this debate but my interest in local history has dragged me into it whether I want to be here or not”. Right or wrong the observations Ron makes and the evidence he presents is compelling and deserves to be heard. Follow the link for a further review of  The Man-Made Global Warming Debate and Historical Contradictions



 Kevin Archer

1852 DERBY - Price £25
Kevin has titled his book 1852 DERBY with the sub title “A Map, A Gazetteer, A Newspaper” which adequately describes this extensive work. It is a detailed, “Yellow Pages” of late nineteenth century Derby with people, places and businesses listed in logical order and referenced against the 1852 map.

This is an important work for the historical researcher or the just plain curious and is well worth the £25 price tag. Copies are currently available from the Cathedral Tea Rooms in Derby.






 Derek Palmer

Demolition of Derby
Derby Beneath Your Feet
Old West End Pictures
West End Best End
100 Years of the West End
West End Stories by West End People
Westenders

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