We list here our out of print titles for reference and information only, as we have no remaining stocks at all of any of these books. They occasionally appear secondhand but may be available through a good library. In the UK the inter-library loan scheme should help.

All are in the British statutory libraries of deposit; the British Library, the National Libraries of Scotland and Wales, the Libraries of the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Trinity College, Dublin. In Cornwall most are in the library of the Royal Institution of Cornwall at the County Museum, Truro, and in the Local History Library at Redruth. In the USA some titles are in the Library of Congress. Some family history libraries, particularly in Australia, have copies.

Caradon & Looe; the canal, railways and mines, by Michael Messenger
ISBN 0906294 00 2 (Hardback), 0 906294 01 0 (Card covers) Published 1978

Available again in a new edition, ISBN 978 0 906294 46 8

Stannary Tales; the Shady Side of Mining, by Justin Brooke
ISBN 0 906294 02 9 (Hardback), 0 906294 03 7 (Card covers) Published 1980

An account of the people and cases in Cornwall's Stannary Courts, the unique court set up to regulate the mines of Cornwall and Devon.

The Pentewan Railway, by M.J.T. Lewis Under consideration for reprinting
ISBN 0 906294 04 5 (Hardback), 0 906294 05 3 (Card covers) Published 1981

A narrow gauge railway serving the china clay industry of Cornwall and the Georgian harbour of Pentewan, rebuilt in the 1870s by the international engineer John Barraclough Fell.

North Devon Clay, by Michael Messenger
ISBN 0 906294 06 1 (Hardback), 0 906294 07 X (Card covers) Published 1982

A history of the North Devon ball clay industry and the railways that served it. The narrow gauge Torrington & Marland Railway was engineered by J.B. Fell and the North Devon & Cornwall Junction Light Railway that succeeded it was promoted by Holman Fred Stephens.

Available again in a new edition, ISBN 978 0 906294 65 9

The Redlake Tramway, and China Clay Works,by E A Wade
ISBN 0 906294 08 8 (Hardback), 0 906294 09 6 (Card covers) Published 1982

A bold attempt to introduce industry into the heart of Dartmoor, with a three foot gauge tramway giving access.

Available again in a new edition, ISBN 978 0 906294 56 7

Passenger Steamers of the River Tamar, by Alan Kittridge
ISBN 0 906294 10 X Published 1984

The River Tamar, the boundary between Cornwall and Devon, was a major highway carrying not just excursionists but market traffic and workers to the Naval Dockyards at Plymouth.
[See Steamers & Ferries of the River Tamar & Three Towns District, published 2003.]

Ships & Shipbuilders of a West Country Seaport; Fowey 1786-1939, by C H Ward-Jackson
ISBN 0 906294 11 8 Published 1986

Ships and people of the small harbour that traded around the world.

Rail & Sail to Pentewan, by John Henry Drew
ISBN 0 906294 12 6 Published 1986

J.H. Drew was fireman and his father the driver of the Pentewan Railway's steam locomotives. Their very accurate memories have been edited by Dr Michael Lewis to give an excellent account of life and work in a small Cornish community.

Dorset's Industrial Heritage, by Peter Stanier
ISBN 0 906294 17 7 Published 1989

An introduction to the industrial archaeology of Dorset

Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway, Peter Strange
ISBN 0906294 19 3 Published 1989

A superb photographic record of this notable light railway.

Passenger Steamers of the Bristol Channel, by Nigel Coombes
ISBN 0 906294 23 1 Published 1990

The long tradition of cruising for pleasure in the Bristol Channel began as a necessary means of transport until the advent of the railways. The magnificent paddle steamer fleets maintained the tradition until recent years, and the P.S. Waverley continues to do so.

Passenger Steamers of the Glasgow & South Western Railway, by Roy Wilson
ISBN 0 906294 24 X Published 1991

A well ilustrated account of one of the premier Scottish railway steamer operations.

Cornwall's China Clay Heritage, by John R. Smith
ISBN 0 906294 25 8 Published 1992

Detailed guide to the rich heritage of Cornwall's 'white gold', the china clay industry.
A limited number of sub-standard copies are available at £2.50, only direct from us.

Cornwall's Butterfly & Moth Heritage, Adrian Spalding
ISBN 0 906294 27 4 Published 1992

The spectacular scenery and mild climate provide a home for many rare species.

Mines & Mining Men of Menheniot, Stephen Bartlett
ISBN 0 906294 31 2 Published 1994

Excellent history of a Cornish lead mining area with a strong human interest.

Quarries of England & Wales, by Peter Stanier
ISBN 0906294 33 9 Published 1995

A selection of historic photographs from the British Geological Survey collection showing quarrying methods and machinery in the period 1904 to 1935.