Books about Handsworth by Sandra Gillott of Handsworth

Book 1: Images of England - Handsworth

Written by Sandra Gillott of Handsworth and published by Tempus Publishing in 1999, ISBN 0-7524-1633-2.

This book, compiled by Sandra Gillott (Chair of the Handsworth Historical Society), provides a pictorial journey through Handsworth old and new. The book contains nearly 240 black and white photographs and period adverts documenting life and changes during last 150 years of Handsworth. The book is divided into chapters covering:

• Darnall to the Parkway
• The Parkway to Finchwell Road
• Finchwell Road to Richmond Road
• The Bramley Estate
• Hendon Street to St Joseph's Road
• The road to Woodhouse
• The road to Richmond
• The Churches
• The Parish Centre
• The People

The book is available directly from Sandra Gillott. Phone +44 (0)114 269 8213, or e-mail sandra.gillott@btinternet.com.

Book 2: Images of England - Handsworth: The Second Selection

A second book by Sandra Gillott, published by Tempus Publishing in 2002. Further pictorial images of Handsworth in a similar format to the earlier book.

The book is available directly from Sandra Gillott. Phone +44 (0)114 269 8213, or e-mail sandra.gillott@btinternet.com.

Book 3: Historical Handsworth Jottings

Sandra's third book, which consists of a series of forty articles from the Handsworth Church magazine. When fundraising began for the much needed renovation of the church tower, Sandra's contribution was to put some of the articles that she had written together in book form and sell it at £3 each with all the money going to the church tower fund. The book is available from Sandra on +44 (0)114 269 8213, or e-mail sandra.gillott@btinternet.com.

Book 4: 101 Things to Know About Handsworth

Sandra's fourth book. Articles include the Handsworth sea level; when churches, schools, pubs etc were built and when they were pulled down; how roads got their names; the Handsworth Wizard; the whereabouts of the village pinfold; and so on.... It is a complilation of all the questions that people have phoned Sandra about over the years. The book is published by Sandra at a price of £5.99, but, unfortunately, is now sold out.

Book 5: The Handsworth I Remember

Sandra's fifth book consists of the memoirs of Florence Margaret Earl written at the turn of the century, about her life in Handsworth to which Sandra had added the photographs. The book is published by Sandra, at a price of £6.50p plus postage. To arrange this, you can call Sandra on 0114 269 8213. Also, Sandra will deliver the book for free in Handsworth, or you can call in at 17 Parsley Hay Road.

Other Publicatons about Community Information

Building Community Information Networks

This book, edited by Sheila Pantry, is published by Library Association Publishing, London, 1999, ISBN 1-85604-337-1.

It is a collection of contributions about Community Information Network (CINs) in the UK, written by people involved in them in various ways. There is a chapter on HECNet which describes how the network was set up, and how it had developed up to that time.

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