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| Publications | |
| The Journal | Annual Society Journals of research articles 1983 to date A searchable Contents & Index for J1 to J41 can be downloaded here. |
| Newsletters | Thrice-yearly Society Newsletters from 2004 to date |
| Chronologies | Chronologies of aspects of life in Cheltenham: |
| Trade & Industry | |
| Crime & Conflict | |
| Literary Connections | |
| Non-Conformity & Dissent | |
| Sickness & Health | |
| Working Class Movements | |
| Education 1547-2001 | |
| Churches & Clergy | The Anglican Churches & Clergy of Cheltenham by Alan Munden 2024 |
| Other publications | Cheltenham in the Great War by Neela Mann |
| Cheltenham Revealed ‘The Town and Tithing’ Plan c. 1800 Carolyn Greet and James Hodsdon | |
| VCH Paperback Cheltenham before the Spa by Beth Hartland and Alex Craven | |
| Directories | Local Street Directories 1837-1952, mainly Annuaires and some other publishers such as Edwards, Hunt and Built-Leonard. |
| Newspapers | Gloucestershire Graphic and Cheltenham Chronicle: Illustrated newspapers 1901-1942 |
| Research articles | Albert Villa, 3 Selkirk Street: its occupants by Jill Waller |
| Alfred Tennyson lived here – occasionally by Joanna Vials and Christopher Bentall | |
| Alphonse Meulbrouck & The 10th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment Battlefield Cross by Chris Bentall | |
| The Blue Bird Ball by Jill Waller | |
| Cheltenham Crosses and Crossroads by James Hodsdon | |
| Hinges in a Montpellier Flowerbed by Jill Waller | |
| John Dower House and Latheram House – what came before by James Hodsdon | |
| John Higgs, c.1788-1825, Famous man for killing pigs, by Jill Waller | |
| King George V Playing Field, Rowanfield by Jill Waller | |
| The Mercers, the Masons and the Mariner Or Tokens Of Esteem – 17th century tokens and the development of Cheltenham USA and UK by a prominent Quaker family who issued tokens by Neela Mann | |
| Olave Chreiman, 1810-1886, Carver & Gilder by Jill Waller | |
| Parliamentary Representation And General Elections In Cheltenham Spa Between 1832 & 1848 by Adrian Courtenay | |
| Roller Skating in Cheltenham 1873-1888 by Sue Rowbotham | |
| Rolling Out the Welcome Wagon in Cheltenham by Sue Rowbotham | |
| A tunnel under the high street? by Jill Waller | |
| Transcriptions | Cheltenham Borough Council minutes 1888-1947 |
| Cheltenham Borough Council planning applications: database 1895-1947 | |
| Cheltenham Building Survey certificates database 1824-1840 & Sept 1848 (town centre addresses, architect/builder/owner/etc, type of builidng) | |
| Index to Cheltenham Examiner Newspaper 1839-1913 | |
| Cheltenham Probate Inventories pre-1660 and post 1740 | |
| Enfranchisement books of the Manor Court of Cheltenham 1854-1935 | |
| Know Your Place map layers: WWI servicemen and women and Suffrage Supporters, with images and short biograhical details ‘pinned’ to their home addresses | |
| Old Town Survey map 1855-7 | |
| Pittville Spa subscription book 1830-1852 | |
| St Mary’s parish registers 1558-1653 and 1676-1804 | |
| Anglican Churches & Clergy with Gallery | Alan Munden’s The Anglican Churches and Clergy of Cheltenham 2024, accompanied by a gallery of church images |
| Available to members | Luftwaffe bombing raids: John Penney’s research notes |
| The Cheltenham Charity Organisation Society: dissertation by Polly Baynes | |
| Cheltenham Gas Works – images of the site and technical diagrams | |
| Oral History Recordings | Listen to recorded memories of schools, town businesses, and work and social life in the 1950s and 1960s |
| Alfred Miles Scrapbooks | Catalogue of Alfred Miles’ ten scrapbooks of the history of Chetlenham, from the formation of the fossils to the 1930s. |
| Self-guided walks | Self-guided walks around Cheltenham using the mobile phone App Pocket Sights |
| Historic Public Gardens of Cheltenham by Jill Waller and Andrea Creedon | |
| A Walk on the South Side – from Cheltenham to The Suffolks by Stuart Manton and Andrea Creedon | |
| The Upper Bath Road – 200 Years of Trading History by Stuart Manton and Andrea Creedon | |
| Research Displays | CLHS 40th anniversary 2022 presentation |
| Twin towns: 70th anniversary of Cheltenham’s twinning with Gottigen | |
| CLHS Library | Catalogue of books, Journals & Newspapers, Videos and CDs, maps and pictures and research material |
| Donated Books Shop | Catagloue of books donated by members which are sold at a modest price to raise funds for the Society. |
| Brian Torode Archive | |
| Tivoli | The Story of Tivoli (1998 edition) by Brian Torode |
| Booklet (95pp) with text, photographs and drawings. Outline maps of streets with house names and occupants. | |
| The Story of Tivoli (updated text 2005) by Brian Torode | |
| The History of Trading in Tivoli by Brian Torode | |
| The Diary of John Crook 1913-1993 A personal record of a life in Tivoli, Whaddon and the Forest of Dean. Text and photographs. | |
| Tivoli and The Park – rough notes for the ‘Tivoli Story’, with references to Tivoli streets and inhabitants, compiled by Brian Torode. | |
| Hatherley Park – research notes | |
| Memories of Tivoli by Dollie Ellis – childhood memories of her schooldays, local shops and neighbours. | |
| St Stephen’s Church Tivoli | Gallery of historic images. Interior and exterior photographs and images 1885-1955 |
| The War Memorial Chapel by Brian Torode | |
| William Elbert Ellery Anderson and St Stephen’s Church by Richard Barton | |
| Reverend Edward Cornford, first curate-in-charge of St Stephen’s by Brian Torode | |
| The Model of St Stephen’s Church, Tivoli – research notes by Brian Torode | |
| Memories of Joyce Kirkland, a worshipper at St Stephen’s | |
| Cheltenham beyond Tivoli | The Masters of the Ceremonies in Cheltenham by Brian Torode |
| Suffolk Lawn and Lypiatt Terrace by Brian Torode | |
| Naunton Notes and Queries by Brian Torode | |
| Cheltenham Cemetery and its inhabitants by Brian Torode | |
| Cheltenham Catholic Apostolic Church by Richard Barton | |
| Cheltenham Eye, Ear& Throat Infirmary 1889-1902 by Brian Torode | |
| Cheltenham Ladies’ College – development of the Bayshill site by Brian Torode | |
| Some Cheltenham Buildings – mainly designed by John Middleton and William Hill Knight, by Brian Torode | |
| Cheltenham Memories transcribed by Brian Torode | |
| Mrs Watts: War memories 1914-1918, and Mr Flint, born 1902. Resident at The Reddings, Hatherley, and an authority on its history. | |
| Recollections assumed to be of June Hamblett, formerly of Cavendish House, and author of an article in CLHS Journal 3 (1985) | |
| John Middleton, architect | John Middleton Victorian, Provincial Architect by Brian E Torode (2003) |
| Image gallery | |
| Middleton and Son, Architects by Brian E Torode (2008) | |
| Middleton and St David’s College, Lampeter by Brian Torode | |
| Architects & Sculptors | R L Boulton & Sons: notes compiled by Brian Torode and Richard Barton |
| The Brown Family – Carvers Of The Caryatides Of Montpellier Walk: notes compiled by Brian Torode | |
| William Hill Knight: Architect Of Cheltenham by Brian Torode | |
| The Architect, William Elbert Ellery Anderson (1888-1942) by Richard Barton | |
| Philip Lindsey Clark: Notes collated by Brian Torode and Richard Barton | |
| William Henry Best: Notes collated by Richard Barton | |
| James Ovens Local sculptor: Notes collated by Brian Torode and Richard Barton | |
| Canon A. J. C. Scoles: Notes collated by Richard Barton | |
| Judaism | The Hebrew Community of Cheltenham, Gloucester and Stroud by Brian Torode |
| The Jews in Gloucestershire: a presentation by Brian Torode | |
| Catholic History | The Catholic Mission at Cheltenham 1799-1809 by Richard Barton and Brian Torode |
| Birdsall and the Founding Of The Cheltenham Catholic Mission by Richard Barton | |
| After Birdsall (1837-1852) by Richard Barton | |
| St Gregory’s School, Cheltenham by Richard Barton | |
| Anti-Catholicism In Nineteenth Century Cheltenham by Richard Barton | |
| Dean Close’s Fight Against ‘Romanism’ by Brian Torode | |
| Daughters of the Cross In Cheltenham 1863-1873 by Richard Barton | |
| St Gregory’s Convent, Cheltenham by Richard Barton | |
| Nazareth House, Cheltenham, 1884 – 1916 by Richard Barton | |
| Ursulines in Cheltenham by Richard Barton | |
| Notable Catholics | The Caffieri Family of Cheltenham by Richard Barton |
| Pio Lewis Frederick Cianchettini (1799-1851) Of Cheltenham by Richard Barton | |
| Dom Edmund Ceolfrid Trehearne O. S. B. – ‘Martyr of Charity’ by Richard Barton | |
| Sarah Neve and the Catholic Missions in Chipping Sodbury and Cheltenham by Richard Barton | |
| William Norwood of Leckhampton Court by Richard Barton | |
| William Welstead K.S.G. (1847-1929) of Cheltenham by Richard Barton |