has published the following three books and a booklet of walks.
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Portrait of Pirton – a century of change
Written and compiled by the Pirton Local History Group; 9 themed chapters, 152 pages 400 black & white photographs with detailed captions. In large A4 format. "A wonderful read with a huge number of excellent photographs and very significant contribution to Pirton history."
The source of almost all of the material has been interviews and discussions with past and present residents of Pirton, or with people with strong connections with the village. Other important sources were the Parish Magazine, the Minutes of the Parish Council, and newspapers and documents from Hitchin Museum and the County Record Office in Hertford.
The book, published November 2005, is available from the Pirton Local History Group (phone: 01462 712 583, email:
val.guess@tiscali.co.uk,
73 High Street, Pirton, Herts, SG5 3PU, UK), priced £15.00.
For postage and packing please add £3.00 for the UK, for the rest of Europe add £4.50, for the rest of the world add £8.00.
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A Foot on Three Daisies
Written and compiled by the Pirton Local History Group and at 168 pages "A Foot on Three Daisies" is the definitive book on Pirton's history : The book, published 1987 in paperback, is available from the Pirton Local History Group (phone: 01462 712 583, email: val.guess@tiscali.co.uk, 73 High Street, Pirton, Herts, SG5 3PU, UK), priced £15.00
P & P UK £2.00
P & P Overseas £5.00.
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Morning Has Broken, by Joan Wayne and children of Pirton School
(56 pages).
This is the story of Pirton's board school from 1877 to 1987.
The book, published 1987 in paperback, is available from the Pirton Local History Group (phone: 01462 712 583, email: val.guess@tiscali.co.uk, 73 High Street, Pirton, Herts, SG5 3PU, UK), priced £5.00
P & P UK £2.00
P & P Overseas £5.00.
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Pirton Village Walks, by Clare Baines and Pam Finbow
Three planned walks around the village of Pirton, last updated 2003.
Available from the Pirton Local History Group (phone: 01462 712 583, email:
val.guess@tiscali.co.uk,
73 High Street, Pirton, Herts, SG5 3PU, UK), priced £2.00 P & P UK £1.00 P &
P Overseas £3.00.
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Pirton - A Village in Anguish
Written by Derek Jarrett, published by the Pirton Local History Group. 100 pages, 90 photographs (33 in colour). In large format, 200mm x 250mm.
The story of the 30 men on the Pirton Village War Memorial who died in the First World War is both deeply moving and heroic. Their lives before 1914, their war experiences and deaths are a testament to these remarkable men. They were called upon to do something totally alien to them – moving from a peaceful landscape to war. In the final two years there averaged a village war death each month. It was a tightly knit community and loved ones and friends waited in anguish as these numbers increased; who would be next?
The book, published in September 2009, is available from Derek Jarrett (phone 01462-712282), email Jarretts@idnet.com, 12 Great Green, Pirton, Herts, SG5 3QD, price £9.95
For postage & packing, please add £1.50 for UK, the rest of Europe add £4.00 for the rest of the world add £5.50 Cheques to ‘Pirton War Memorial Book’.
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