Working Life on Milton Creek
Whitnell, A., 2025, Working Life on Milton Creek, Sittingbourne: Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
Defending Chatham 1939-1941
Kent Defence Research Group, 2024, Defending Chatham 1939-1941. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Turner’s Last Sketchbook
Turner, J.M.W., Turner’s Last Sketchbook. London: Yale University Press & Yale Centre For British Art [sketchbook depicting Kent coastline, mainly Margate, June-Sept 1845].
The Light Railways of Kent
Waller, P., The Light Railways of Kent. Brighton: Unique Publishing Services Ltd.
The Pantiles: a brief history
Whitburn, P. and C. Jones, 2024, The Pantiles: a brief history. Tunbridge Wells: Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society. Rev. edition.
Then And Now: Sutton-At-Hone and Hawley: two Kent villages captured in over a hundred years of photographic history
White, K., 2024, Then And Now: Sutton-At-Hone and Hawley: two Kent villages captured in over a hundred years of photographic history. Hawley: Sutton-At-Hone & Hawley Parish Council.
A Look at Rodmersham, 1850-1955
Allinson, H., 2023, A Look at Rodmersham: 1850-1955, Sittingbourne: Sittinbourne Heritage Museum.
Maritime Kent Through the Ages
Bligh, S., Edwards, E., and Sweetinburgh, S. (eds.), 2021, Maritime Kent Through the Ages: Gateway to the Sea, Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer.
Diary of the Air Battle over Sittingbourne & Sheppey
Fairley, C. F. and Fairley, F., 2021, Diary of the Air Battle over Sittingbourne & Sheppey, Sittingbourne: Sttingbourne Heritage Museum.
Could Hitler have captured ‘Tonbridge Fortress’? How a market town prepared to confront a Nazi invasion during Britain’s darkest hour
Tritton, Paul, Kent Defence Research Group, 2020, ‘Could Hitler have captured ‘Tonbridge Fortress’? How a market town prepared to confront a Nazi invasion during Britain’s darkest hour. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society
Before the NHS: Sittingbourne's Health Care in the Early 20th Century
Allinson, H., 2020, Before the NHS: Sittingbourne's Health Care in the Early 20th Century, Sittingbourne: Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
East Street, Sittingbourne
Allinson, H., 2019, East Street, Sittingbourne: A Historical Insight, Sittingbourne: Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
A Walk Through Sittingbourne in Days Gone By
Long, M. and Whitnell, A. (eds.), 2018, A Walk Through Sittingbourne in Days Gone By, Sittingbourne: Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
Searching for Ebony: a long-lost village on an inland island
Paul and Pat Tritton investigate a long-lost village on an inland island.
Snodland and ‘Cementopolis’ 1841‐1881
Andrew Ashbee, 2017, Snodland and ‘Cementopolis’ 1841‐1881, Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
A Look at Key Street's Past
Allinson, H., 2014, A look at Key Street’s Past, Sittingbourne: Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
A History of the Sittingbourne Co-operative Society
Allinson, H., 2014, A History of the Sittingbourne Co-operative Society, Sittingbourne: Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
Farewell to Kent: assisted emigration from Kent in the nineteenth century
Allinson, H., 2008, Farewell to Kent: assisted emigration from Kent in the nineteenth century, Borden: Synjon Books.
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The Books section of the Kent Archaeological Society website provides a growing bibliography of publications relating to the archaeology, history, and heritage of Kent. This resource brings together recently published works alongside earlier titles, reflecting the breadth of research and writing connected with the county—from academic monographs and excavation reports to local history studies and specialist catalogues . We invite individuals, local societies, publishers, and researchers to contribute details of relevant publications to help expand and maintain this comprehensive reference.
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