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Clements Hall Local History Group

Exploring the Scarcroft, Clementhorpe, South Bank and Bishophill areas of York

Clements Hall Local History Group

Exploring the Scarcroft, Clementhorpe, South Bank and Bishophill areas of York

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Our publications

Since 2018 we've published five books covering our researches into the history of our local shops, pubs and industries. These have been tremendously popular, we've sold several thousand copies both locally and further afield. Our book about Nunnery Lane was judged joint winner of the best Community Publication in 2021, in the national CILIP Alan Ball Local History Awards.

Our latest book, published in May 2024, explores the old pubs, shops and industries of Bishophill and Skeldergate

Title

ISBN

Date of pubn.

Price

 Stockists

Bishy Road: a York shopping street in time

Bishy Road book cover

9781999665500

2018

£5

Now out of print

Shadows in the Bricks: the old shops of South Bank in York

9781999665517

9781999665517

2019

£7

 

Now out of print

Nunnery Lane and Clementhorpe: exploring old shops and pubs in York

9781999665524

9781999665524

2021

£8

 

Pextons
Frankie & Johnny’s Cookshop
The Slip Inn
The Swan
Waterstones
Explore York

Made in Clementhorpe: exploring York’s industrial history

Made in C cover

9781999665531

2022

£8

Pextons
Frankie & Johnny’s Cookshop
The Slip Inn
The Swan
Waterstones
Explore York

Bishophill and Skeldergate: exploring old shops, pubs and industries in York

Front

9781999665548

2024

£10

The Golden Ball

Pextons

Frankie & Johnny’s Cookshop

Waterstones

Explore York

Key to stockists

Pextons and Frankie & Johnny’s Cookshop are on Bishopthorpe Road in York.

The Swan is on the corner of Bishopgate St and Clementhorpe in York.

The Slip Inn is on Clementhorpe, near the river in York.

The Golden Ball is in Cromwell Road

Waterstones in Coney St York have copies of three of our books, see above.

Explore York have copies of three of our books, see above

Contact us on clemhallhistory@gmail.com for mail order details.