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  • Village Book 2012
    • Contents
    • Aknowledgements
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 1 - Great Horwood and its Setting
    • Chapter 2 - From Earliest Times to Domesday
    • Chapter 3 - Medieval and Later Times
    • Chapter 4 - Fire! Fire!
    • Chapter 5 - Buildings Ancient and Modern
    • Chapter 6 - The Landscape: Farms, Gardens & Allotments
    • Chapter 7 - The Working Community
    • Chapter 8 - Lace Making
    • Chapter 9 - Wildlife
    • Chapter 10 - Parish Church History
    • Chapter 11 - Non-Conformist Chapels
    • Chapter 12 - St James Church 2012
    • Chapter 13 - Church Music
    • Chapter 14 - Church Bells
    • Chapter 15 - Calamities and Crimes
    • Chapter 16 - Schools
    • Chapter 17 - World War 2
    • Chapter 18 - Life and Leisure
    • Chapter 19 - D. Jack Smith
    • Chapter 20 - Fun and Festivities
  • Scout and Guide HQ
  • Coronations & Celebrations
    • Past Coronations and Traditional Celebration Arches
    • Fun & Festivities
    • May Day Celebrations
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Village Book 2012
    • Contents
    • Aknowledgements
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 1 - Great Horwood and its Setting
    • Chapter 2 - From Earliest Times to Domesday
    • Chapter 3 - Medieval and Later Times
    • Chapter 4 - Fire! Fire!
    • Chapter 5 - Buildings Ancient and Modern
    • Chapter 6 - The Landscape: Farms, Gardens & Allotments
    • Chapter 7 - The Working Community
    • Chapter 8 - Lace Making
    • Chapter 9 - Wildlife
    • Chapter 10 - Parish Church History
    • Chapter 11 - Non-Conformist Chapels
    • Chapter 12 - St James Church 2012
    • Chapter 13 - Church Music
    • Chapter 14 - Church Bells
    • Chapter 15 - Calamities and Crimes
    • Chapter 16 - Schools
    • Chapter 17 - World War 2
    • Chapter 18 - Life and Leisure
    • Chapter 19 - D. Jack Smith
    • Chapter 20 - Fun and Festivities
  • Scout and Guide HQ
  • Coronations & Celebrations
    • Past Coronations and Traditional Celebration Arches
    • Fun & Festivities
    • May Day Celebrations
Great Horwood Past & Present was published in 2012. All chapters of the book are available to download here in PDF format with the following caveats:
  • When the authors speak of 'the present', that refers to 2012. Many things have changed in Great Horwood and Singleborough since the book was published.
  • Some of the PDFs are quite large so please bear that in mind when downloading them.
  • Copyright remains with the authors and owners of the photos and illustrations. Please don't use our material without referencing us and please be very careful not to reproduce any of the images that appear in the book by special permission of the institutions who own them. 
Most of the photos and newspaper clippings used in this article are from the 'Great Horwood Scouts Scrap Book 1975-1985,' MS.

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