Each of the following publications is available from David Jones, Treasurer of the Kennington History Society.
Contact David by email.
Each publication costs £3 or £5 for two.
Title | Author | Description |
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Lest We Forget | George Ross | Relates what is known about the background of the local men commemorated on Kennington's War Memorial. It also gives both a brief commentary on the particular theatre of war where they lost their lives and also their final resting place and the site of their national memorial. |
The Kennington Story and the History of the Street Names | George Ross | Tells the story of the development of the village from its early settlement to the present day. |
Evacuees Tell their Stories | Shirley Jones | Based on the reminiscences and recollections of both the young people who were evacuated to Kennington at the outbreak of the 2nd World War and also the village families that were their hosts. It is of more than local interest being a serious study of a special period in our history. |
The Tandem | Stanley Gillam | The history of a hostelry! |
The Railway in Kennington | Laurence Waters | |
Sandford Weir Memorial | Leslie Smith | |
History of Bagley Wood | Winifred Spray | |
Kennington Memorial Field | Winifred Spray | |
St Swithun’s Church | Stanley Gillam | |
Kennington Home Guard | Leslie Smith | |
Oxfordshire Air Raids | Leslie Smith | |
Kennington’s Medical Care | Christopher Strode | |
St Swithun’s School | Stanley Gillam | |
Manor House & Farm | Stanley Gillam | |
The Ownership of Land and Property until 1913 | Stanley Gillam |