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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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any books or literature about the local area then please forward details to us for
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The Sailing Ships and
Mariners of Knottingley
Author: Ron Gosney : Rosemary Bowyer
Paperback
Published 1998, R. Gosney & Sons
ISBN: 0953469603
Recently
reprinted, there are a small number of copies still available direct from the author;
Ron Gosney 18 Downland Crescent, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0EH
Priced at £6.95 plus £1.25 p&p in the UK.
Tankers
Knottingley
Alan H Faulkner
Published 1976, Robert Wilson
A history of John Harker Ltd, (Knottingley) Shipbuilders |
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Images of England
Series
Knottingley and Ferrybridge
Compiled by Wendy Bellwood
Paperback
Published 1999, Tempus Publishing Limited
ISBN: 0752415646
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Images of England
Series
The Aire and
Calder Navigation
Compiled by Mike Clarke in association with
the Waterways Museum at Goole
Paperback
Published 1999, Tempus Publishing Limited
ISBN: 0-7524-1715-0
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The Wakefield,
Pontefract and Goole Railway
Author: C. T. Goode
Paperback
Published: October 1993
Brustwick Print and Publicity Services
ISBN: 1870313143
Old Ordnance Survey
Maps
Knottingley 1905
Yorkshire Sheet 235.14
Published by Alan Godfrey Maps
ISBN: 0850543657
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Old Ordnance Survey
Maps
Ferrybridge 1905
Yorkshire Sheet 235.09
Published by Alan Godfrey Maps
ISBN: 0850543665
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Old Ordnance Survey
Maps
Ferrybridge (South)
Yorkshire Sheet 235.13
Published by Alan Godfrey Maps
ISBN: 0850543673
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Knottingley:
Its
origins and Industries
Two Volume set although it has since been republished as a single copy combining
the two volumes.
Knottingley District Civic Society
First Published 1977
I am unable at this time to find an official source for this excellent and
informative book though copies can normally be obtained at Hill Top Post Office.
Well worth looking out for.
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The
Old Coaching Days in Yorkshire
Describes
the growth of the network and the coaches which ran along it.
Gives a wonderful picture of a romantic age long since gone.
Special chapters dealing with Knottingley and Ferrybridge
Author:
Tom Bradley
Published By: Smith Settle (reprint 1988)
First Published in 1889
ISBN 1 870071 23 9 (Hardback)
ISBN 1 870071 24 7 (Paperback)
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History
of Knottingley
The History and
Antiquities of Knottingley with historical notices of the neighbouring villages
of Birkin, Brotherton, Fryston and Ferrybridge.
Author: C. Forrest
Published 1871
Scour the second-hand
bookstores.
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Life
and Adventures of Ben Thompson
Author: W. M. Walton
Austin, Texas
First Published 1884
Facsimile Edition: 1956
Copies are available
on the second-hand market.
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Deathwalk
Author: Matt Braun
Published by St. Martin's Press
September 2000
336 Pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0312975163 |
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Latest offering from
author Matt
Braun. This book deals with a brief period in 1881 when Knottingley born
gunfighter Ben Thompson was elected City
Marshall of Austin and describes the repercussions it had on his personal life.
Ferrybridge Glassworks
- Some Facts and Theories
Dr. Terry Spencer
Another excellent book
detailing the history behind the Ferrybridge Glassworks of 1840.
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