The Bookshop

We are now the local source of books on Combe Down and as well as our own publications we sell many others. Click here for the price list.

CDHS Publications

Please use the links below or to the left to discover more about the Society’s publications.

	Heritage Trail leaflet This colour leaflet has an explicit and useful map of the central area of the village giving its main sites of interest. More info…
	Ralph Allen Trail leaflet This colour leaflet “In the Footsteps of Ralph Allen” highlights a trail across Bath linking five places associated with Ralph Allen.More info…
	A History of Byfield Mine by Professor Dick Irving The author lives in the former mine managers house and discovered a hole in his garden with a staircase down into the workings which was carved out as a short cut for the manager and possibly for the workers to gain easy access to the pub. More info…
	I Remember Tucking Mill by Stanley Wicks This charming and evocative account of the childhood of Stanley Wicks, born at Tucking Mill in 1910, tells of his family life and his rambles in the area where he grew up. More info…
	Combe Down Past and Present  …is a CD we publish showing a series of photographs of street scenes taken about a century ago linked with recent pictures at the same place. More info..
	Remembering Village Shops  The result of over 3 years of research by the Society, this is a fascinating collection of memories of the old shops on Combe Down from members and other residents, with the facts on location and timing corroborated… More info…
	The William Smith Project  More info and free downloads …