This is a list of the publications available from the Egham-by-Runnymede Historical Society at the Egham Museum, First Floor, The Literary Institute, High Street, Egham, Surrey.

Open Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 10.00-12.30, 14.00-16.30
OR by post from the Museum but add postage & packing: £2.00 per picture book, 50p/booklet (UK). Overseas rate per picture book is £2.50 (Europe), £4.30 (World)

PICTURE BOOKS

The following districts in old photographs, 64 pages, approx 120 photos, 15000 words

• The Egham Picture Book by Dorothy Davis B/W photographs. ISBN 0 9508234 3 0 £5.95
• The Englefield Green Picture Book by Graham Dennis & Richard Williams. B/W photographs ISBN 0 9508234 6 5 £5.95
  
• The Virginia Water Picture Book by Ron & Dorothy Davis. B/W photographs ISBN 0 9508234 4 9 £5.95
• The Thorpe Picture Book by Jill Williams B/W photographs. ISBN 0 9508234 7 3 £5.95
• Runnymede : A Pictorial History by Richard Williams. A guide to the site, past & present.B/W and colour photographs. ISBN 0 9508234 8 1 £6.95
  

• A few remaining of

Royal Holloway College - A Pictorial History by Richard Williams. ISBN 0 900145 83 8 £6.50

OTHER BOOKS

• Railways from Staines to Sunningdale 1856-1996 by R Davis A history of railways coming to the Egham area. £2.00
• Staines-A History by Pamela Maryfield £15.99

EGHAM & RUNNYMEDE

• Magna Carta
  
• King John & the Squelchy Field by K Smart. A Story for children about Magna Carta £1.50
• Magna Carta Trail by J Williams £1.00
• Hunt for Magna Carta in Egham High Street (for young people)
• Magna Carta by G Davis £2.95 published by The British Library
• Magna Carta at Salisbury £2.00 published by Pitkin
• Magna Carta Scrolls £3.00
  
• Egham Races 1734-1884 by M Lord. 81 pages. 150 years of horse racing on Runnymede. ISBN 0 9508234 2 2 £1.00
  
  
• The Literary Institute by Jill Williams. 200 years from the Assembly Rooms of the Red Lion to The Egham Museum. £2.00

• Janes, Drapers of Egham 5 page booklet on the family and business of Thomas Janes, linen draper 1829-1911 £0.30
  
  
• Ploughing Matches & Mangel Wurzels. 9 page booklet about the Egham & Thorpe Agricultural Association 1857-1906. £0.50
  

• Egham Labour Exchange by P Campling. The first Labour Exchange in the UK opened in Egham by Nathaniel Cohen in 1885 £1.50

• Coach Timetable 1828. 6 pages listing stage coaches passing through Egham £0.40

• Egham Eclipses by Richard Williams A booklet describing the solar eclipse of August 1999, the famous racehose born near Egham in 1764 & the public house at the foot of Egham Hill. £1.25

• Four Score Years by Avril Caddey. 181 pages of reminiscences by a local dairy farmer £1.00

• Let Me Introduce You by J Northridge 26 page guide to St John's Church, Egham £0.20

ENGLEFIELD GREEN

• The Centenary of Egham Cottage Hospital 1880-1980. 16 page booklet of the building at Englefield Green £0.50
  

• Thomas Holloway by A Harrison-Barbet ISBN 0 900145 89 7 Biography of a Victorian entrepreneur, founder of Holloway Sanatorium & Royal Holloway College £3.50

VIRGINIA WATER

• Country School by D Davis. ISBN 0 9508234 0 6 69 pages, 10 B/W photographs. A study of Christchurch School, the Virginia Water National School 1843-1900 £1.50
  

THORPE

• Thorpe Village Trail by J Williams. ISBN 0 09508234 5 7 8 pages B/W drawings. A 3 mile walk around the historic village centre £1.00
  

• Some Houses at Thorpe - Hall Place & Thorpe House by Des Mills/J Williams. 17 pages, 3 maps. The families & history of this property, £1.00
  

• Some houses in Thorpe - Thorpe House & the Scott Estate by Des Mills/J Williams. 37 pages, 7 maps.The families & history of this property. £1.50
  

The Museum stocks small numbers of a variety of books on Surrey and surrounding districts including

• Surrey History magazine. Short articles on original research. £1.00-£2.95
  
  
• Picture Books of Chertsey, Addlestone, Walton & Weybridge and some in a series on industrial history including

• A Guide to the Industrial History of Surrey Heath by J Mills ISBN 0 9523918 1 3 £5.50
• A Guide to the Industrial History of Spelthorne by J Mills ISBN 0 9509697 6 1 £4.35
• Please note that ‘A Guide to the Industrial History of Runnymede’ is sold out
  

GREETINGS CARDS £0.30

• William IV arriving at the One Mile Winning Post on Runnymede by Spoade
• The Bells of Ouseley by Thomas Rowlandson - the former coaching inn at Old Windsor. c1800.
• An Elegant Fishing Party at Runnymede by Thomas Rowlandson c1803.
• Strode's College, Egham
• Thorpe Mill

• Views of Thorpe £0.20. Individual cards showing Eastley End House, Thorpe House, Rose & Crown public house, Muckhatch Farm, The Old Infant School.
  

POSTCARDS £0.20

EGHAM

• Egham -1821 aquatint of High Street from a drawing of 1669
• The Catherine Wheel 1668
• Egham East Entrance c1800
• St John the Baptist church, 1804
• High St looking north east by E Hassell 1830
• Egham Village by E Hassell showing Catherine Wheel & King's head 1830
• High St in Edwardian times, looking west to Egham Hill
• High St looking east in Edwardian times
• Station Road looking north to High St c1910
• 4 view card of High St, Royal Holloway College, Magna Carta Memorial, Englefield Green c1970
• 4 view card of Shoreditch Campus, High St, Runnymede Bridge, Great Fosters c1970
• Kings John's Statue, High St 1995
• Magna Carta Fountain High St 1995
  

RUNNYMEDE & THE RIVER THAMES

• The Bells of Ouseley by Thomas Rowlandson - the former coaching inn at Old Windsor, c1800.
• An Elegant Fishing Party at Runnymede by Thomas Rowlandson c1803.
• Bell Weir Lock - modern
• Thames at Egham - modern
• Egham Hythe c1910 by Staines Bridge
• Staines Bridge 1799 - the wooden toll bridge
• Staines Bridge 1980
• Penton Hook - modern
  

ENGLEFIELD GREEN

• Royal Holloway College
• Holloway Ointment Pot and Lid
• St Jude's Church
• Victoria Street c1908
• Englefield Green c1932 - the Green with the Barley Mow & garage in background.
  

THORPE

• Village Road c1910 - looking east to Red Lion with children in street
• Village Road c 1930 - looking west to Red Lion from Thorpe Farm with The Cottage & blacksmiths in foreground
• Red Lion c1920 - horse drawn carriages & publican Charles New
  

VIRGINIA WATER

• The Lake by John Serres 1825 - showing pleasure craft.
• The Lake by Patrick Nasmyth 1820s - temples & pleasure craft
• Station Approach c1905
• Holloway Sanatorium c1910
  

MISCELLANEOUS

• Rocques Map of Surrey c1752 - showing north west Surrey
• Historic north-west Surrey - simple map overlaid with drawings & dates of historic interest
• Lagonda car 1905 British 1222cc Vee-twin Tricar
• Patch Box enamelled Georgian trinket 'a trifle from Egham'

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