John Chandler

A Higher Reality, by John Chandler tells the story of England's largest and (arguably) most important nunnery, and of the town that grew up alongside it. King Alfred established Shaftesbury and its abbey on a Dorset hilltop in the late ninth century. His community...

Anthology of writing about Christmas and midwinter festivities in Wessex, defined as Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, counties in southern England. Includes descriptive and editorial material about Christmas customs, beliefs and traditions.Author: John ChandlerISBN-10: 1906978220ISBN-13: 9781906978228Publisher: Hobnob PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/15/2010Pages: 430Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.38lbsSize: 9.00h x...

This book offers succinct but informative and well researched histories of forty-two Wiltshire parishes, from Bromham, Seend and Erlestoke in the west to Wootton Rivers in the north-east and Netheravon in the south, including Devizes, Pewsey and Pewsey Vale. The author has gained a...

Social history of the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire, first published in 1983. This is first paperback edition, reprint of 1987 corrected edition. Now celebrating forty years in print this has become something of a local classic.Author: John ChandlerISBN-10: 1906978239ISBN-13: 9781906978235Publisher: Hobnob PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/26/2010Pages:...

Social history of the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire, first published in 1983. First hardback edition as a print-on-demand title, reprint of 1987 corrected edition.Author: John ChandlerISBN-10: 1906978611ISBN-13: 9781906978617Publisher: Hobnob PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/24/2018Pages: 404Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

The surviving Salisbury Domesday Books consist of transcripts of charters, deeds, wills and other documents transacted in the bishop of Salisbury's court relevant to the transfer of property in medieval Salisbury. They provided a record for the bishop and his bailiff that property transfers...

Since its first publication in 1992 this history and guide has provided residents and visitors with a succinct but highly readable introduction to one of England's most interesting and attractive cities. A new edition published in a different format appeared in 2004 but has...

First published in 1991, and out of print for many years, The Vale of Pewsey has become the classic account of the history, buildings and people of the essence of Wiltshire, its geographical centre and emotional heart. John Chandler has been writing about regional...