A History of the Southern Railway
Maggs, C., 2018, A History of the Southern Railway, Stroud: Amberley Press.
The Amiable Mrs Peach
Miller, C., 2018, The Amiable Mrs Peach. Norwich: Lasse Press, 2016). [Elizabeth (Betsy) Reading, later Leathes then Peach (1748-1815).]
Thanet Seamarks: the story of the lighthouses, lightships, beacons, buoys and the hazards they mark around Thanets coastal waters
Moore, S., 2018, Thanet Seamarks: the story of the lighthouses, lightships, beacons, buoys and the hazards they mark around Thanets coastal waters, Broadstairs: Michaels Bookshop.
Kemsing Under Fire: story of V1 Flying bomb Doodlebug attacks as they affected Kemsing in the period June to September 1944
Parry, D., 2018, Kemsing Under Fire: story of V1 Flying bomb Doodlebug attacks as they affected Kemsing in the period June to September 1944, Kemsing: Kemsing Heritage Centre.
Thomas Wood & Sons Ltd. of Crockenhill, Kent. Engineers and General Contractors 1861-2017
Pittman, S., 2018, Thomas Wood & Sons Ltd. of Crockenhill, Kent. Engineers and General Contractors 1861-2017, self published.
Kent’s Transport Heritage
Preston, J., 2018, Kent’s Transport Heritage, Stroud: Amberley Press.
Sevenoaks Forgotten Past: lodges and coach houses
Purves, E. and Tucker, G., 2018, Sevenoaks Forgotten Past: lodges and coach houses, Sevenoaks: Silver Pine Press.
Folkestone and the Belgian refugees during World War 1
Rooney, E.D., 2018, Folkestone and the Belgian refugees during World War 1, self published.
On the Origin of Biggin Hill
Salzer, V., 2018, On the Origin of Biggin Hill, Biggin Hill: V. Salzer.
Whitstable Priest and Sow Corner and other Swalecliffe Mysteries
Simmonds, B., 2018, Whitstable Priest and Sow Corner and other Swalecliffe Mysteries, self published.
A Schoolgirl’s War: The Story of School life in World War 2
Smith, M., 2018, A Schoolgirl’s War: The Story of School life in World War 2. Maidstone: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, 2016). [Helen Keen (art teacher) recorded in paint and drawings the effect WW2 had on pupils.]
Much Drinking in the Marsh: a History of the Pubs and Breweries of Romney Marsh
Swallow, K., 2018, Much Drinking in the Marsh: a History of the Pubs and Breweries of Romney Marsh, Pett, East Sussex: Edgerton Publishing Services.
Bulletin Kent Field Club 62
Tittley, I., 2018, Bulletin Kent Field Club 62, Sittingbourne: Kent Field Club.
The urgent Miss Babington
Bliss, Eleanor, 2018, The urgent Miss Babington, Canterley Publishing.
Faversham at Work: people and industry through the years
Turcan, R., 2018, Faversham at Work: people and industry through the years, Stroud: Amberley Press.
Wateringbury and World War One
Bird, Terry, 2018, Wateringbury and World War One, Wateringbury: Village Magazine of Wateringbury.
Folkestone in the Great War
Wynn, S., 2018, Folkestone in the Great War, Barnsley: Pen & Sword.
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