The Swindon Book by MarkChild 298 Pages, Published 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1-906978-28-0, ISBN: 1-906978-28-X
"Alphabetical compendium of people, places and events in the history of Swindon, one of the largest towns in central southern England, by well known and respected local historian and author."
Abbey House and Its Gardens In the History of Malmesbury by MarkChild Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Amberley Publishing, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-4456-0297-4, ISBN: 1-4456-0297-0
Hometown History Swindon (Wiltshire) by MarkChild Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2010 by Hometown World ISBN-13: 978-1-84993-006-2, ISBN: 1-84993-006-6
"Each title in the 'Hometown History' series reveals the important and exciting things that have happened in your home town."
All About My Town Swindon Colouring Book (Wiltshire) by MarkChild Paperback, Published 2010 by Hometown World ISBN-13: 978-1-84993-050-5, ISBN: 1-84993-050-3
Discovering Church Architecture(Updated) A Glossary of Terms (Discovering Series) (Shire Discovering) by MarkChild Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2008 by Shire Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-85263-328-1, ISBN: 0-85263-328-9
"More poeple than ever are visiting churchs, but they are often baffled by the architectural and technical terms that abound in guidebooks.This book helps to identify ecclesiastical architecture. It is a dictionary explaining in simple language over 600 terms likely to be encountered on a church visits and is illustrated with more than 300 drawings."
Discovering Churches and Churchyards A Guide to the Architecture of English Parish Churches from Anglo-Saxon Times to 1900 by MarkChild Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 2007 by Shire Publications Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7478-0659-2, ISBN: 0-7478-0659-4
"'Just tuck yourself into the back of an old church and drink in its age and atmosphere, think about who built it and why, and who has been there since. So writes Mark Child in his latest book, in which he traces the development of church architecture from Saxon times to 1900, describing also such internal items as fonts, seating and stained glass. A distinctive feature is the chapter on churchyards; with many churches being kept locked, ..."
Wiltshire. Shire County Guide 5(3rd Edition) by MarkChild Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1995 by Shire Publications Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7478-0273-0, ISBN: 0-7478-0273-4
English Church Architecture A Visual Guide by MarkChild Hardcover, Published 1981 by Harpercollins Distribution Services ISBN-13: 978-0-7134-3762-1, ISBN: 0-7134-3762-6
English Church Architecture A Visual Guide by MarkChild Paperback, Published 1981 by Batsford, London ISBN-13: 978-0-7134-3763-8, ISBN: 0-7134-3763-4
"Sequel and supplement to author's acclaimed A-Z compendium of historical information about places and people connected with Swindon, a town in Wiltshire, southern England. Produced to a similar A-Z format."
The Windrush Valley by MarkChild 192 Pages, Published 2013 by Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN-13: 978-1-4456-3161-5, ISBN: 1-4456-3161-X
"Ifyou draw a foursided figure on a mapofOxfordshire, joining Taynton, Enstone,
Kidlington and Stanton Harcourt, that is roughly thearea of the medieval forest. It
covered some160 squaremiles and theWindrush ran along its southern extremity,
where both the waterway and villages suchas Swinbrook and Minster Lovellwere
engulfed bythe forest. Inthisway,both forest and river provided protection forthe
settlements. Night poachers intheFo ..."
All for the Empire The History of Swindon s Historic Theatre (Paperback) by Roger Trayhurn, MarkChild Paperback, Published 2013 by Hobnob Press ISBN-13: 978-1-906978-27-3, ISBN: 1-906978-27-1
Central Swindon Through Time by MarkChild Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2013 by Amberley Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4456-1400-7, ISBN: 1-4456-1400-6
"Central Swindon is the retail core of the modern town and its residential environs. It began in the 1840s, when the model village for railway workers was laid out on marshy ground to the north of Swindon hill. By the 1860s, pockets of development had been established around its edges, and by the mid-1880s, New Swindon on the plain had twice the built-up area of Old Swindon on the hill., Industrial Swindon expanded southwards, slowly pus ..."
Through Time Swindon Old Town Through Time by MarkChild Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2012 by Amberley Publishing Abridged, Audiobook, Box Set, Illustrated, Large Print ISBN-13: 978-1-4456-0945-4, ISBN: 1-4456-0945-2
"Old Town, the original Swindon, developed slowly and modestly throughout the medieval period, on a hill some 450 feet above sea level."
"This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Swindon Old Town has changed and developed over the last century."
The Windrush Valley A Guide to the River, Towns and Villages by MarkChild Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2010 by Amberley Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4456-0008-6, ISBN: 1-4456-0008-0
"The Windrush is the largest of the Cotswold rivers. Running for about forty miles through parts of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, it is also the longest. It is the waterway that turned Bourton-on-the-Water into an inland resort, and it fl ows adjacent to the major tourist venue of Burford. It runs alongside historic Witney, and close to the picturesque Slaughters. This book begins with a description of the river, its uses in the past, ..."