Stevington: The Village History was the Trust's first publication in 2001. It runs to some 430 pages including 24 in colour with an A3 map and overlay. 200 copies were printed in hard covers and 400 in paper covers. Both editions are now sold out but some copies have been available on the Amazon website in recent years.

Work is currently underway to produce a revised edition - Stevington: The Village History Revisited

This will be published later in 2021 and you can download sample pages here:

Stevington in Pictures was published in 2004 and beautifully complements the first publication. The book is a collection of nearly 500 photographs originating from the turn of the 19th Century to the present day. There is an explanatory text of some 40 pages and in all the volume amounts to 184 stunning pages in full colour. The modern photography is mostly the work of Roger Day. You can order a copy online by using the paypal shopping cart

See samples from Stevington in Pictures or preview images from the book in the Gallery section

We produced Historic Walks In Stevington in April 2007.

Beautifully ilustrated by local artists, the book places several of the most interesting local walks into an historical perspective and includes a helpful guide map for ramblers.

Copies are still available at a cost of £5.00 from Peter Hart or Roger Day or you can order a copy online by using the paypal shopping cart ... See a few Sample Pages

Stevington: The Natural History of a Bedfordshire Parish - 2015

This book was inspired by Gilbert White’s Natural History of Selborne (1788-9) The book is the fruit of a study which took over eight years’ intensive work. It was constructed in two parts: a Field Survey and a Garden Watch. The Field Survey, led by Jacqueline Gooding, aimed to record the flora and fauna in the open fields of the Parish. The Garden Watch, led by Susan Young, involved numerous householders making a weekly record of garden inhabitants and visitors over a three year period.

The book is richly illustrated with photographs taken, for the most part, by Roger Day and pen and brush illustrations by Jacqueline Gooding.  The work amounts to 344 pages in hard laminated covers. A reprint was published in 2017 which is now available for £20 plus shipping. There are many enhancements to the image quality plus a few important text changes to the first issue

You can see sample pdfs or view a slideshow preview of the book from our online gallery
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Large discounts for ordering extra copies available online.

The first three publications in the series: Stevington Historical Studies are:

1. Thomas Orlebar Marsh Vicar of Stevington - Price £8
   
   
2. Stevington Servicemen who Served in the Great War 1914-18 - Price 12.00
   
   
3. Biographies of Great War Servicemen with the Letters of Harry Read - Price £10.00

ALL COPIES NOW SOLD OUT

St Mary the Virgin HISTORY and ARCHITECTURE - 2019

This is the outcome of three years research resulting in a detailed appraisal of the Church its history and architecture. Few small parish churches have been analysed in such detail with some surprising results.

The book is illustrated in full colour and is in two parts: Part 1 History and Part II Architecture.

The photography of the Church is by Roger Day and the text is by Peter Hart. The book has been set by Paul Middleton.

The book runs to 120 pages and has been printed in a limited edition of 100. The cost per copy is £20.00

You can see sample pdfs or pre-order a copy for local collection by completing an order form

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The Religious Houses of Bedfordshire - 2023

• Written by Peter Hart and Paul Middleton, it describes the foundation in the County during the Middle Ages of the Abbeys, Priories, Chantries Hospitals and other religious institutions
  
  
• It explains their fate on the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the records the archaeology and current use of the sites
  

ONLY 5 COPIES AVAILABLE at £25 per copy - To order contact Peter Hart

The Five Church Books of the Stevington Baptist Meeting 1679-1924 - 2024

Transcribed and edited by Peter Hart and designed by Paul Midddleton. 309 pages

The Chapel, founded in 1655 and the third oldest in the County, kept a Church Book which recorded in diary form the comings and goings of the Chapel. It is not unique as all Baptist Chapels kept such a Book. However, the books recoded here are important Stevington documents, particularly as a source for the people involved in the Chapel over the ages. Sadly, there is no such record for St Mary’s

This book goes into much more detail than the official history written by H G Tibbutt which tended to brush over some of the more controversial events. The Church Books cover the years 1679 to 1924 we have transcribed from the digitised manuscript and are, for the most part, in the form of a diary. They cover many aspects of the Chapel’s daily life: particularly baptisms, but also changes in the pastorate and the admonishment and, occasionally, the excommunication, of backsliders.

ONLY LIMITED COPIES AVAILABLE at £45 per copy - To order contact Peter Hart