Richard Tilden Smith: a man of vision
Ansell, C., 2012, ‘Richard Tilden Smith: a man of vision’ (Queensland, Australia: Caroline Ansell).
Disease, Class and Social Change: tuberculosis in Folkestone and Sandgate 1880–1930
Arnold, M., 2012, ‘Disease, Class and Social Change: tuberculosis in Folkestone and Sandgate 1880–1930’ (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars).
A Man of Many Parts: Professor or Bishop? The Life of Edward Nares 1762–1841
Barber, M.J., 2012, ‘A Man of Many Parts: Professor or Bishop? The Life of Edward Nares 1762–1841’ (Oxford: Holywell Press, 2009).
The History of the Broadstairs Lifeboats & their most Gallant Crews 1868–1912
Beeching, A., 2012, ‘The History of the Broadstairs Lifeboats & their most Gallant Crews 1868–1912’ (Ramsgate: Alfred Beeching).
19th Century Emigration from Cranbrook and the Weald
Betts, P., 2012, ‘19th Century Emigration from Cranbrook and the Weald’, Cranbrook Journal, 23, 10-14.
Beyond the Pond: a stroll back in time around Broomfield, Hunter
Boxall, M., Burns, M. and McKean, S., 2012, ‘Beyond the Pond: a stroll back in time around Broomfield, Hunter’s Forstal and Ford’ (Herne: Herne & Broomfield Local History Group, 2011).
A Nurse at the Front: the Great War Diaries of Sister Edith Appleton
Cowan, R. (ed.), 2012, ‘A Nurse at the Front: the Great War Diaries of Sister Edith Appleton’ (London: Simon & Schuster).
The Great Storm in Canterbury 25 Years On
Crampton, P., 2012, ‘The Great Storm in Canterbury 25 Years On’ (Stroud: The History Press).
Donald Dean VC. The memoirs of a volunteer and territorial from two World Wars
Crowdy, T., 2012, ‘Donald Dean VC. The memoirs of a volunteer and territorial from two World Wars’ (Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2010).
Westerham: a social and commercial history 1865–1915
Curtis, B., 2012, ‘Westerham: a social and commercial history 1865–1915’ (Westerham: Past Times Press).
A Neglected Archbishop of Canterbury? Frederick Cornwallis (1768–1783)
Ditchfield, G., 2012, ‘A Neglected Archbishop of Canterbury? Frederick Cornwallis (1768–1783)’, Archaeologia Cantiana, cxxxii, 215-234.
Traders Remembered in Deal & Walmer
Gaunt, J., 2012, ‘Traders Remembered in Deal & Walmer’ (Whitstable: Bygone Publishing).
Kentish Ragstone from the Maidstone area
Goacher, D., 2012, ‘Kentish Ragstone from the Maidstone area’, KAS Newsletter, 94, 12-13.
West Kent allotments 1836–1844
Gore, J., 2012, ‘West Kent allotments 1836–1844’, in J.F.S. Burchardt and J. Cooper (eds), Breaking New Ground: Nineteenth Century Allotments from Local Sources (Milton Keynes: 2010), 93-103.
Parish Farms and the Poor Law: a response to unemployment in rural southern England, c.1815–35
Griffin, C.J., 2012, ‘Parish Farms and the Poor Law: a response to unemployment in rural southern England, c.1815–35’, Agricultural History Review, 59, II, 176-198.
King of the Saucy Postcard
Hobbs, L. and Hobbs, M., 2012, ‘King of the Saucy Postcard’, Bygone Kent, 33, 5, 34-39.
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