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Multi Topic Books
A Social & Industrial History Of Griffydam And Peggs Green
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How Worthington Evolved From An Anglo-Saxon Settlement Into A Parish c1878
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A History Of Three Local Blacksmith Shops
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Spar Ornament/Bauble Making In The Local Area
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Woolcombing, Yarn Spinning & Framework Knitting In Local Villages
The Brickworks At Breedon Brand
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Griffydam Brick, Patent Interlocking House Tile & Earthenware Works
California Brick Works Pegg's Green
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Trade Of Woollen Cloth Weaving At Griffydam
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Vanished Industries By H Butler Johnson
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Other Industries
Public Houses
A Synopsis Of The History Of Court Leet & Court Baron
A Griffydam Haystack The Centre Of A Court Trial
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The Story Of A Shocking Child Murder In Peggs Green 1865
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Miscellaneous
Local Village Sanitation And Conditions c1870
The Miner's Welfare Institute Pegg's Green
A Compilation Of Newspapers On The Local Area From 1814
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Local Fundraising For Loughborough Hospital
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A Royal Connection With Griffydam's Ancient Spring
New Lount Colliery Football Club
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Child Labour In The 19th Century
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1921 Spring Polling Register For The Local Area
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The 1926 Willesley Lake Tragedy Involving A Couple From Griffydam
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William Garner's Cottage Griffydam
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Turning Back The Clock In The Area Of Zion Hill, Pegg's Green
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A Remarkable Find Of Historical Artifacts At Griffydam
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A Short History Of Clay Smoking Pipes Including Those Found At Griffydam
Stewart, Marson, Bird and Richard's Family Research
Law & Order
Sport
Pegg's Green's Famous Footballer Joe Bradford
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Pegg's Green Victoria Football Club 1885 - c.1930
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The Beginnings Of Football In Griffydam
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Mining - Coal, Limestone & Iron Ore
The Development Of Coal Mining In The Local Area
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A Record Of Fatalities In Local Coal Mines 1782 - 1957
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Coal Mining In Pegg's Green Early 19th Century To 1859
Coleorton No. 1 Colliery At Peggs Green
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The 1842 General Strike & Its Effect On Coal Miners In NW Leicestershire
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In Memory Of 'Known' Coal Miners Who Died In Coleorton & Peggs Green Collieries
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The Loyal William Worswick Lodge Of Oddfellows
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The Whitwick Colliery Disaster - In Memory Of William Davies Pegg's Green
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Transportation
A History Of The Coleorton Railway
The Charnwood Forest Canal And Its Tramways
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Turnpike Roads In North West Leicestershire
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Religion
Development Of Primitive & Wesleyan Methodism In The Local Area
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The Providence Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Gelsmoor
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The Sion Baptist Chapel Pegg's Green Established 1795 And Penny School
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Promoting The Anglican Faith In The Parish Of Worthington
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Griffydam Wesleyan Methodist & Wesleyan Reform Chapels
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Griffydam Methodist Chapel Sunday School
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People
John Kendrick Local Business Man & His Family
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Memories Are Made Of This The Barksby's & Richards
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Joseph Boultbee The First Of Griffydam
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The Kidger's & Richard's Families Of Pegg's Green
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William Dexter and His Wife Mary Of Griffith Dam
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John and Lydia Bird And Their Children
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Old Transcribed Wills, Administration Documents and Inventories Applicable To Griffydam
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The Loyal William Worswick Lodge Of Oddfellows
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Frank Joseph Dimmock 1870-1935
(read about Frank's son Sam Dimmock here>>)
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Houses & Gardens
Wartime ... Lest We Forget
In Memory Of Three Japanese POWs From Griffydam & Peggs Green
In Memory Of 4258 Private John William Barkby
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Private Harry Toon 1895 - Nov 15th 1915
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A Tribute To 241073 Private Charles Batson Killed In Action In WW1
16637 Private Albert Shakespeare Died 22 Aug 1917
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In Memory Of 16636 Private Thomas William Curtis
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In Memory Of Sapper Harold Curtis
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241306 Victor Ernest Whyman Of Griffydam
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Griffydam Home Guard With Supplementary Information On Other Local Home Guard Platoons
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Frank Joseph Dimmock 1870-1935
(read about Frank's son Sam Dimmock here>>)
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Memories Of A Second World War Evacuee Hosted In Coleorton
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