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WIGSTON HARCOURT by DUNCAN LUCAS - FREE DOWNLOAD
 
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THE GREATER WIGSTON
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 
 
Many books about Wigston have been produced over the years.
Some can be found in the Wigston Library on Bull Head Street Wigston Magna.
All of these publications can be viewed at the Greater Wigston Heritage Centre.
 
A Wigston Wander  ( A gentle walk around the history of Wigston) - Duncan Lucas 1981
 
Another Wigston Wander  ( A gentle walk around the history of Wigston) - Duncan Lucas 1989
 
Baker’s Boy (Biographical recollections of J T Hilton and Son, Bakers) Margaret Hilton
 
Bygone Wigston, Volume I  (Wigston history in photographs) - Duncan Lucas 1979
 
Bygone Wigston, Volume II  (Wigston history in photographs) - Duncan Lucas 1980
 
Centenary of Bell Street Infants School (Wigston 1874 to 1970) - Leicestershire County Council
 
Champion of The People (Life and Times of Orson Wright) - Peter Cousins 2013
 
Duncan’s Leicestershire Ditties (Local Sayings and Ditties) - Duncan Lucas 2008
 
Forgotten Wigston (via the paintbrush) Duncan Lucas, Alan Kind, Dr Margaret Bonney
 
For the Record  Edna Taylor & Bob Wignall 1992
 
George the Good & George the Bad  (The story of George Davenport the highwayman)
various members - edited by Duncan Lucas 2008
 
Joseph Potter 1815 - 1883 (Landlord of the Plough Inn Wigston Magna) - Julia Lee
 
Leicestershire Yoeman Families & Their Pedigree W G Hoskins
 
One Man's Wigston  (A personal view of Wigston) - Duncan Lucas 1993
 
People in Wigston Magna (Portraits of a Community) - Gerry Broughton
 
South Wigston, between the Wars 1914/1945 (Inter War Years in South Wigston) Peter Mastin 1997
 
South Wigston (the early Years 1883/1913) - Peter Mastin 1997
 
St Wistan - Our Local Saint (a connection with Wistow and Wigston Magna) - The Rev. Stephen Weston
 
Strange Happenings in Wigston (list of strange things that occurred in Wigston) - Duncan Lucas 1997
 
The Brockhill Story (The Complete Story of Brockhill Wigston) - Duncan Lucas 2008
 
The Forryan’s of Wigston 1808 to 1900  (History of the Forryan family in Wigston) - Mike Forryan 1993
 
The Gallant Steelback (History of William Ewart Boulter VC) - Derek Seaton
 
The Population of An English Village (A study of Wigston Magna 1086 - 1801) - W G Hoskins
 
The Story of Peace Memorial Park (History of a Park in Wigston Magna) - Borough of Oadby & Wigston
 
The Streets of Wigston in the 1930’s Updated  (Updating of the Original W G Hoskins publication)
Duncan Lucas 2012
 
The Way We Were - 111 Years of South Wigston  (produced as souvenir of an exhibition held March 1995)
Peter Mastin 1995
 
The Wigstons  Duncan Lucas & Tricia Berry 2005
 
Through all the Changing Scenes  Bill Ward 1985
 
Up Wiggy  (A personal Story of life in Wigston) - Doreen Boulter 1993
 
Victorian Wigston  (A look at Victorian Wigston through the Census) - Bernard Elliott 1989
 
Wiggy's Child  (A personal Story of life in Wigston) - Doreen Boulter 1988
 
Wiggy's War  (A personal Story of life in Wigston) - Doreen Boulter 1988
 
Wigston & District Official Guide (Industrial & Development Guide) - Bernard M’Quillin
 
Wigston at War  (Thoughts and descriptions of Wigston in the War) - Pamela Ward 2004
 
Wigston Blue Plaque Booklet  (Full details of the local Blue Plaques) - Tricia Berry 2007
 
Wigston Businesses - Past and Present (A pictorial view of shops and businesses in Wigston Magna and South Wigston) Tony Danvers & Stuart Brown
 
Wigston in 1891  (An in depth look at Wigston via the 1891 Census) - Bernard Elliott 1994
 
Wigston Harcourt  (All about Wigston Harcourt and it’s names) - Duncan Lucas & Bill Ward 1986
 
Wigston In The First World War Duncan Lucas, Derek Seaton, Patricia Berry Jean Dann 2014
 
Wigston Lancaster Crash (A Tribute to Polish Pilots) - Duncan Lucas & Mike Forryan 2008
 
Wigston Magna, its buildings extant, altered or demolished  (Details of buildings in Wigston Magna)
Jim Colver 1994
 
Wigston Magna & South  (Overview of the two Hamlets) - Peter Mastin, Duncan Lucas & Tricia Berry 1997
 
Wigston Magna Town Trail  (A guided walk around Wigston Magna) - various members - edited by
Edna Taylor 1989
 
Wigston Street Past and Present Compiled by Tony Danvers
 
William Wyggeston and His World (History of William Wyggeston 2013) - Jill Bourne
 
Wigston In The First World War (How WW1 changed Wigston Magna and South Wigston)
Duncan Lucas, Derek Seaton, Tricia Berry & Jean Dann
 
If you know of other books that have been published please let us know and we will add them to the list. Thank You
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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