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CAERLEON
Past and Present
Primrose Hockey |
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Published
in 1981, this is still the only book to attempt to cover
the history of the town. |
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THE
LIVING VILLAGE
SG Deane |
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"The
story of some of those who lived in Caerleon during the
twentieth century." An excellent little book! The history
of Caerleon in the 20th Century is told through the memories
of some of its residents. |
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CAERLEON
ENDOWED
SCHOOLS
TM Morgan |
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Trevor
Morgan was the Director of Education for Monmouthshire and
Gwent. After retiring in 1976 he wote the "1724 - 1983"
book. This was followed by "The First 270 Years"
published in 1994. |
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NOTHING
HERE
BELONGS TO YOU
Elizabeth Blythe
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Elizabeth
was an evacuee during the war. Caerleon (Pontdewy) became
her new home. This book records her memories... good and
bad! Some of the names of people and places have been changed. |
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CAERLEON
AND THE
ROMAN ARMY
Richard Brewer
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CAERLEON
ROMAN FORTRESS
Jeremy K Knight |
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ROMAN
GEMS
FROM CAERLEON
J David Zienkiewicz |
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TADIA'S
FAMILY
IN ROMAN ISCA
John Evans
Children's
book with superb illustrations
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AN
HISTORICAL TOUR
IN MONMOUTHSHIRE
William Coxe
1801
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A
HISTORY OF
MONMOUTHSHIRE
Sir Joseph Bradney
VOL
III - PART II
Hundred
of Usk (part 2)
1923 |
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ISCA
SILURUM
John Edward Lee
Published
1862
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John
Lee together with Octavius Morgan were responsible for the
first proper documentation of Roman finds in Caerleon and
the establishment of a museum. This volume contains many
illustrations of the finds and detailed descriptions together
with "Brief Notices of Caerleon and the Neighbourhood"
and "Notes on the Early History of Caerleon". |
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THE
HISTORY
OF THE
KINGS OF BRITAIN
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Penguin
Classics
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THE
JOURNEY
THROUGH WALES
/DESCRIPTION
OF WALES
Gerald of Wales
Penguin
Classics |
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KING
ARTHUR
Gwyn Thomas
Illustrated
by
Margaret Jones
Also
available in Welsh |
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ARTHURIAN
CAERLEON
Chris Barber
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FAR
OFF THINGS
Arthur Machen
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ARTHUR
MACHEN
A BIOGRAPHY
Aidan Reynolds
& William Charlton |
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THE
RAILWAY GAME
An Early Biography
Clifford Dyment
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THE
RETURN
OF THE LLOIGOR
Colin Wilson
(Very strange!
Set in Caerleon) |
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