Bibliography of Rugby

This list contains the more recent publications about Rugby.

Many are still in print and available from the bookshops in the town.
Rugby library has copies of most of them available for loan.

Britain in Old Photographs Series
- Rugby & District ... Out of Print
  Alan Sutton Publishing, Stroud, 1995, ISBN 0 7509 0932 3
- Rugby & District - A Second Selection
  Alan Sutton Publishing, Stroud, 1997, ISBN 0 7509 1681 8
Photographs of places, people and events in Rugby and several of the
nearby villages in Rugby District
Rugby as it was ... Out of Print
Hendon Publishing, Nelson, 1979
Photographs with long captions covering the town, industry and events.

St. Luke's Hosptial & Rugby Union Workhouse
3rd expanded version with optional CD., 2001
An outline history and record of the buildings on the Lower Hillmorton Road Site, that served Rugby and the surrounding area from 1819 to 1993.
Contents and Description
Aspects of the Past
An occasional series of booklets containing short articles by members of the group.
- Aspects of the Past - 1975
- Further Aspects of the Past - 1977
- Aspects of the Past 3 - 1991
- Aspects of the Past 4 - 1998
- Aspects of 20th Century Rugby - 2001
See Contents for Vols 1-4

At That Particular Time
Gren Hatton
Caxton 2000, Kilsby, Northamptonshire, 1999
Oral history accounts of life in Kilsby village in first half of this century.
Tripontium
Jack Lucas
Glendinning, Shawell, Leicestershire, 1997, ISBN 0-953-12650-1
An account of the work by the Rugby Archaeological Society at the Roman settlement on the A5 at Caves Inn. An informal description of the excavations and results since the late 1950's.
Images of RUGBY
Rugby Advertiser
Breedon Books, Derby, 1996, ISBN 1 85983 062 5
Photographs of buildings, people and events from Rugby and local villages.
Issued to mark the papers 150th anniversary but includes photos from many other sources. Short history of the paper.
RUGBY - A Pictorial History
E.W. Timmins
Phillimore, Chichester, 1990, ISBN 0 85033 700 3
Old photographs of central Rugby with detailed captions. Short historic
introduction gives only recent account of Medieval period.
Rugby's Railway Heritage
Peter H. Elliott
Anderson Publications. Leicester, 1985, ISBN 0 907917 06 2
General history of railway routes and facilities in Rugby area
with many illustrations and plans.

CHURCHOVER - A brief history
C.G. Down
By the Author, Churchover, 1997, ISBN 0 9531688 0 8
Notes, maps and photographs of the village. Also covers Coton and Cestersover.