Houghton-le-Spring Books & DVDs

Books and DVDs available from this website. Purchasing these items helps to fund further research into Houghton's wonderful past - find out how HERE.

Rare used copies of Ken Richardson's Houghton books and video occasionally in stock.

Items can be purchased here by PayPal or cheque or via Amazon.co.uk and several Houghton shops.

Houghton-le-Spring Books & DVDs

Houghton-le-Spring in Old Photographs Volume 1

Houghton-le-Spring in Old Photographs Volume 1

A new book of old Houghton photographs, featuring:

Vintage Houghton photographs
Many never before seen faces and places
Covering c1880 until the 1970s

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Houghton-le-Spring DVD

Houghton-le-Spring: Journey Through Time DVD

Featuring priceless archive photos and footage, this DVD contains the following videos:

Journey Through Time feature
Houghton Feast Ox Roasting: A Beef History
Houghton Feast 1954 - rare cine footage
Houghton Hillside Cemetery: Then & Now

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Houghton-le-Spring 2013 Calendar

Houghton-le-Spring: 2013 Heritage Calendar

Exclusive 2013 calendar available only from this website:

Vintage Houghton photos
Houghton anniversaries
Noteworthy Houghton dates

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Houghton Heritage Trail Map 3rd Edition

Houghton Heritage Trail Map

Featuring historical places of note in Houghton-le-Spring.

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Houghton Feast: 10 Facts About the Feast

Houghton Feast: 10 Facts About the Feast

A commemorative booklet looking at Houghton-le-Spring's ancient annual festival, Houghton Feast, which has been held every October since the 1100s.

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Houghton Feast: Singing in the Rain

Houghton Feast: Singing in the Rain

A commemorative booklet celebrating the outdoor Community Hymn Singing at Houghton Feast. This collection of vintage photos shows hundreds of faces from the thousands who sang in the Broadway.

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Houghton Feast: All the Fun of the Fair

Houghton Feast: All the Fun of the Fair

A commemorative booklet celebrating the Market Place, Lake and Rectory Field fairgrounds at Houghton Feast. With unique and never-before-published views of the fair, this is a collection of vintage photos and modern-day colour views.

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Forty Years of the Houghton Feast Ox Roasting by Paul Lanagan

Forty Years of the Houghton Feast Ox Roasting

Limited edition commemorative booklet featuring a behind the scenes look at the ox roasting tradition. With a foreword by John Mawston, Feast Chairman, and introduction by Ox Roast Co-Ordinator, Ron Young.

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Houghton Feast print and poem

And May It Never Rain At Least for Three Full Days at Houghton Feast

Limited edition lithograph print and 1872 poem.

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Investigating Sheila Quigley

Homicide in Houghton

An exclusive glimpse into best selling novelist Sheila Quigley's fictional Seahills Estate, as found in Run for Home, Bad Moon Rising, Living on a Prayer and Every Breath You Take.

A must have for any fan of Sheila Quigley.

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The Story of Dubmire Junior School 1914 to 2002

The Story of Dubmire Junior School 1914 - 2002

Commemorating the building of the new Dubmire Primary School in Fence Houses, Houghton-le-Spring, this book looks back at some of the classes and teachers who once graced the old building on Station Avenue.

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Houghton Feast: Ancient Festival of Houghton-le-Spring

Houghton Feast: Ancient Festival of Houghton-le-Spring

A pictorial history book chronicling the history of Houghton's ancient festival, with photos from the Feast's heyday and the Victorian steam fairgrounds, through to the Millennium Feast celebrations.

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Hillside Cemetery Guide Book & Map

Hillside Cemetery Guide Book & Map

Illustrated guide book and map for the noteworthy graves and vaults at the old Hillside Cemetery.

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Houghton Hillside Cemetery: A Colourful Past

Hillside Cemetery: A Colourful Past

A unique colouring book charting the unusual history of Houghton's old Hillside Cemetery. Distributed for free amongst all of Houghton's primary school children.

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Houghton Hillside Cemetery: Faces from the Past

Hillside Cemetery: Faces from the Past

A four pack selection of colour postcards featuring noteworthy 'residents' of Hillside Cemetery. All funds from the sale of this publication help with the betterment of the burial grounds.

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Houghton Hillside Cemetery: Faces from the Past

Hillside Cemetery: Faces from the Past

A four pack selection of colour postcards featuring noteworthy 'residents' of Hillside Cemetery. All funds from the sale of this publication help with the betterment of the burial grounds.

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Houghton in Old Picture Postcards by Ken Richardson

Houghton-le-Spring In Old Picture Postcards

A rare copy of Ken Richardson's first Houghton book, 1985

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Houghton-le-Spring & Hetton-le-Hole in Old Photographs by Ken Richardson

Houghton-le-Spring & Hetton-le-Hole in Old Photographs

A rare copy of Ken Richardson's second Houghton book, 1989

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Houghton-le-Spring & Hetton-le-Hole in Old Photographs: A Second Selection by Ken Richardson

Houghton-le-Spring & Hetton-le-Hole in Old Photographs: A Second Selection

A rare copy of Ken Richardson's third Houghton book, 1991

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Houghton-le-Spring: The Jewel in the Crown of the Prince Bishops VHS Video

Houghton-le-Spring: The Jewel in the Crown of the Prince Bishops

A rare copy of the VHS video, which Ken Richardson contributed to

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Historic Houghton-le-Spring & Surrounding Villages by JT Brereton, Gilpin Press, 2011

Historic Houghton & Surrounding Villages

Used copy of the booklet by the Gilpin Press, compiled by John T. Brereton.

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The People's History - Houghton-le-Spring by Geoffrey Berriman, 2000

Houghton-le-Spring by Geoffrey Berriman

Used copy of this People's History book about Houghton-le-Spring.

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Houghton-le-Spring: A History by Frank H Rushford, Durham County Press

Houghton-le-Spring: A History by Frank H Rushford

A rare copy of Frank Rushford's Houghton book, 1950

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Fence Houses, Lambton, Burnmoor & Chilton Moor by Lena Cooper & Geoffrey Berriman, 1999

Fence Houses, Lambton, Burnmoor & Chilton Moor

Used copy of this People's History book about Fencehouses and surrounds, by Lena Cooper and Geoffrey Berriman.

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Also by Paul Lanagan: THE HOPPINGS: NEWCASTLE'S TOWN MOOR FAIR

The Hoppings: Newcastle's Town Moor Fair

A new book by local historian Paul Lanagan, featuring some of the rides/showmen from Houghton Feast!

136 pages
100s of modern & vintage photographs
A colour publication

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Thanks for the Memories: Recollections of Fence Houses, Lambton, Burnmoor, Chilton Moor, Dubmire and Bankhead by Lena Cooper, available now.
1. HOUGHTON IN OLD PICTURE POSTCARDS by Ken Richardson Focussed mainly on central Houghton and a few of the surrounding villages; a hardback book.
2. HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING & HETTON-LE-HOLE IN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS by Ken Richardson Circa 128 pages covering Houghton, Hetton and many of the surrounding villages.
3. HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING & HETTON-LE-HOLE IN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS: A 2ND SELECTION by Ken Richardson Again, circa 128 pages covering Houghton, Hetton and many of the surrounding villages.
4. HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING BY GEOFFREY BERRIMEN, published by the People's History, ISBN 1-902527-19-4
5. HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING A HISTORY BY FRANK H RUSHFORD, 1950
Nostalgic DVD sales of Houghton Le Spring

Houghton-le-Spring and Hetton-le-Hole in Old Photographs: A Second Selection (Britain in Old Photographs) Product Category : Books ISBN : 0862998514 Title : Houghton-le-Spring and Hetton-le-Hole in Old Photographs: A Second Selection (Britain in Old Photographs) EAN : 9780862998516 Authors : Ken Richardson Binding : Paperback Publisher : Sutton Publishing Ltd Publication Date : 1991-09-26 Pages : 160 List Price (MSRP) : 7.95 Keywords : Bestsellers, General AAS, General, Britain & Ireland, Local & Urban History, Photo Collections, Travel Writing, English, Paperback, Regular Size Condition : Good Thanks for the Memories: Recollections of Fence Houses, Lambton, Burnmoor, Chilton Moor, Dubmire and Bankhead by Lena Cooper, available now.