Main writings
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The definitive
history of the town from the earliest times to the present
day, with more than two million words of text and over
6,000 photographs, originally published on CD-ROM. It also
contains 300 biographies and pen portraits of people
connected with the town. This is the largest archive of
historical material from Bourne ever produced.
Further
information about A Portrait of Bourne
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This is the final
version of the web site, last updated in May 2016. Much of
the material from earlier versions of the web site was
removed and incorporated within A Portrait of Bourne (see
above).
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Books
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Provides an
illustrated introduction to our history, giving the story
of the town's development from the earliest times to the
present day together with descriptions of the important
buildings such as the Abbey Church and the Red Hall, and
institutions and organisations that have survived the
years. There are also descriptions of our historic
buildings and the lives of prominent people who helped
this town succeed. |
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A book about the
men and women who helped shape the Bourne we know today,
from the earliest times through to the present day. Many
of those featured are known to us and many are not but all
played their part in the life of this town in years gone
by, from Hereward the Wake who flourished in the 12th
century to one of our longest serving councillors,
Marjorie Clark, who died in 2007.
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A substantial work
running to some 200 pages with 150 illustrations in colour
and black and white, and deals with people, places,
events, disasters and public services, as well as Bourne
at war from the imperial conflicts of the Victorian age
through to the two world wars of the last century.
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An illustrated
history of Bourne in dates and events, from the earliest
times to the present day with pen portraits of many people
who have played their part in the life of the town and a
description of how Bourne looks today.
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Children are often
given school projects about the town past and present and
although A Portrait of Bourne contains all they require,
the mass of information can prove daunting without the
supervision of a parent and so Rex wrote this book
specifically for them although it contains so much
information about our past that it will also appeal to the
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A survey of the
town's listed buildings, including photographs of all of
the buildings that remain. It was originally compiled for
the Golden Jubilee Exhibition at the Bourne Heritage
Centre in June 2002 and a copy may be seen there. |
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This book remembers
the sacrifice made by the young men of Bourne who went off
to fight in the Great War of 1914-18, some never to
return, through the letters they wrote home to their
families and friends. There is also a vivid description of
the subsequent peace celebrations and a history of the
town’s war memorial erected in memory of the fallen in
this and other wars.
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Written by Rex and
illustrated with a series of watercolours by the Rutland
artist Alan Oliver. The result is this beautiful volume of
almost 100 pages in full colour and printed on art paper
to ensure that the paintings are shown to their full
effect.
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CD-ROMs
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This is the CD-ROM
version of the book (see above). |
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This is the CD-ROM
version of the book (see above). |
