The Society publishes two ranges of inexpensive, illustrated books about the town and its history.
'Monographs' are between one and two hundred pages, usually 'perfect-bound', and printed on glossy paper. 'Occasional Papers' are slightly smaller, stapled, and on plain paper.
You can buy the books at our meetings, at bookshops, or in the Library and Museum. Or you can use the 'Add to Cart' buttons below. Please note that the postage rates indicated are for UK only. If you are purchasing from abroad, please
email us to get a quote for sending the item(s) to you.
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REVOLUTIONARY TUNBRIDGE WELLS - by Julian WilsonPrice: £11.95 plus £2.60 p&p.The remarkable role of Tunbridge Wells in the development of revolutionary politics in Britain 1884-1919.
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ÉMINENCE GRISE - by John CunninghamPrice: £5.95 plus £1.70 p&p.The Unknown Political Agent, The Tory Bloodhound, The Peer Maker - the life and times of William Nevill, KG. 1st Marquess of Abergavenny.
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THE SHOCK OF WAR - Tunbridge Wells in the First World War edited by John CunninghamPrice: £9.95 plus £2.80 p&p.How the people of Tunbridge Wells responded to the war. A collection of essays by members of the Local History Group and others.
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THE PANTILES by Philip WhitbournPrice: £4.95 plus £0.52 p&p.The story behind Tunbridge Wells' best-known historic feature.
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THE NONCONFORMIST CHAPELS AND CHURCHES OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS compiled by John CunninghamPrice: £3.95 plus £0.60 p&p.A compilation of previously-published articles, together with new and updated information.
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS IN THE MID 19TH CENTURY
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HISTORIC PANORAMAS OF ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE YEARS OF AUSTERITY 1939-1953 by Ann BatesPrice: £9.95 plus £1.95 p&p.It is over 70 years since the outbreak of the Second World War. Nobody under the age of 67 can claim to have any personal memory of it.
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BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT, or "Why do they call it Royal Tunbridge Wells?" by Chris JonesPrice: £5.95 plus £1.95 p&p.An explanation of why Tunbridge Wells is entitled to call itself 'Royal'.
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS IN 1909
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS IN LITERATURE. An Anthology.
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AN HISTORICAL ATLAS OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS edited by John CunninghamPrice: £16.95 plus £6.50 p&p.A collection of some 79 maps of Tunbridge Wells and its immediate area, from 16th to 20th centuries.
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THE ORIGINS OF WARWICK PARK AND THE NEVILL GROUND
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400 YEARS OF THE WELLS
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THE RESIDENTIAL PARKS OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS
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THE SKINNERS' SCHOOL. Its controversial birth and its landmark buildings. by Cecil Beeby and Philip WhitbournPrice: £4.95 plus £1.95 p&p.Since 1887 the High-Victorian buildings of The Skinners' School have been a landmark on the main approach to Tunbridge Wells from the north. Their birth involved a tale of rivalry between two local townships.
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RESEARCHING ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS. A bibliography of historical sources. compiled by Susan BrownPrice: £4.95 plus £1.45 p&p.A bibliography of sources of the history of the town and its inhabitants.
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DECIMUS BURTON, Esquire. Architect and Gentleman (1800 - 1881) by Philip WhitbournPrice: £5.95 plus £1.45 p&p.Decimus Burton is of seminal importance to the history of Tunbridge Wells. In the 1820s and 1830s, he established an architectural and landscape character that remains a prominent feature of the town to this day.
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