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St Peters - The Church on the Heath

This 64-page book is profusely illustrated with photographs tracing the history of this local landmark and its many beautiful features. It also describes something of the surprisingly chequered history of Bushey Heath itself.

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£5.95

Hertfordshire - Oil Paintings in Public Ownership

1,600 oil paintings in public ownership in Hertfordshire are shown in this Public Catalogue Foundation publication, including the Bushey Museum and Art Gallery's nationally important collection of paintings by Hubert von Herkomer and his students.

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£17.50

Bushey During the Great War

This 64 page book written by Janet Murphy paints a vivid and touching picture of what life was like through the terrible years of the Great war in both Bushey and the Western Front. It includes local photographs and a front cover illustation of Lucy Kemp -Welch's famous poster Enlist Now.

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£5.95

Lott's Bricks

A 36 page history by Gary Birch of the Bushey toy brick company formed in 1915 that 'for 40 years took its place with Mecccano and Hornby Trains as the most important stock in any toyshop'.

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£2.75

Heirs and Rebels - Aldenham School

In nearly 200 pages, Roger Payne charts the history of Aldenham School over the last quarter of the 20th century, covering the headmasterships of Peter Boorman to Stephen Borthwick and how the school responded to the cultural and economic changes of the 60s to 80s.

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£11.50

Hugh Wallis, Artist and Art Metal Worker

Written by Margaret Thompson, this is an illustrated biography of the life and work of an artist, trained in Bushey, who produced an amazing range of painting and metalware, all in the Arts and Crafts tradition. It has 92 pages with 65 illustrations, of which 14 are full-page.

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£13.25

The Arts & Crafts of Bushey Heath

24 pages plus an open-out four page supplement, the book is a copiously illustrated account of a remarkable period of creativity during the heyday of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The story includes a tribute to a brave young soldier.

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£3.75

Elstree and Borehamwood Past

Published in 2006, this 130 page book is crammed with hundreds of illustrations and details of the history of these two former villages which grew up together but at different speeds. The history by Robert Bard goes back as far as relics from the Palaeolithic period and forward to the latest developments in the 21st century

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£17.95

Journal of the Friends of Bushey Museum

Edited by Janet Murphy, this occasional publication contains historical notes on Bushey from a variety of sources.

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£2.75


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Bushey a book to read and colour

A 17 page book containing brief details and pictures on historical subjects about Bushey for young children to read and colour

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£2.75

Bushey in 1900

A new book written by local researcher, Janet Murphy, the 56 page illustrated book describes life in the area at the turn of the 19/20th centuries

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£5.25

Bushey Then and now

Written by Bushey Museum curator, Grant Longman, the book gives a short history and geological description of Bushey

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£2.95

Bushey Village Trail

A 1989 publication researched and written by Bushey Museum's two curators, Grant Longman and Bryen Wood, the 112 page booklet is a guided tour of Bushey's high street from West to East

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£2.25

Bushey & District Hospital

The 12 page illustrated booklet that gives a short history of the now demolished Bushey Hospital was written by curator, Grant Longman, and was published in 1990

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£1.75

Herkomer, A Victorian Artist

Written by Lee McCormick Edwards, this is a study of the life and work of Bushey's famous portraitist and social realist painter. The 160 page hardback contains many colour illustrations of Herkomer's work


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£30.95

Sir Hubert von Herkomer RA

This four page biographical leaflet is by museum curator Grant Longman

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£0.95

Sir Hubert von Herkomer & film making in Bushey

By Michael Pritchard, this 1987 publication covers Herkomer's pioneering work from 1912 to 1914, including photographs, plans a fascinating details in its 64 pages

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£5.25

Lucy Kemp-Welch Biography

This four page biographical leaflet is by museum curator Grant Longman

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£0.95

Stand to your work, Hubert Herkomer and his Students

This is a 60 page book published by Watford museum in 1983 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the opening of Herkomer's famous Bushey art school. It contains a 15 page background to Herkomer and his time in Bushey, 14 short biographies of Herkomer's students and 13 black and white examples of students' work.

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£2.95

A Passion for Work, Sir Hubert von Herkomer 1849-1914

This 1982 Watford Museum publication contains a short biography of Herkomer and backgrounds to his relationship with Fred Walker and his modern life work. Within its 56 pages there are 16 illustrations of his work, one of Fred Walker's and photographs of Herkomer and his Lululaund home.

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£2.50




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2010 Calendar - Photos of Bushey

Printed in full colour, Bushey Museum's 2010 pictorial A4 wall calendar has one month to a page and is spiral bound with a hanger. The majority of the 13 photos are entries in the Bushey Museum/Bushey Festival Photographic Competition. Makes an ideal Christmas gift

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£6.75

Bushey Museum Ties

These smartly designed polyester ties feature the Bushey Museum logo as a shadow motif and are available in three colourways: maroon/silver, blue/gold, green/gold and grey/silver. Very competitively priced, they make ideal gifts.

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£5.50


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Notelets

This pack of 10 Notelets features a montage of 10 scenes of Bushey by local artist Hazel Beney.

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£3.25

Bushey Plate

Five Bushey scenes in blue by popular local artist Hazel Beney are featured on these bone china plates with gold rims

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£15.25

Bushey Heath Plate

Five Bushey Heath scenes in blue by popular local artist Hazel Beney are featured on these bone china plates with gold rims

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£15.25

Bushey Pubs Plate

The five pubs in the heart of Bushey illustrated in blue by popular local artist Hazel Beney are featured on these bone china plates with gold rims

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£15.25

Bushey Mugs

These bone china mugs are illustrated with Bushey's medieval high street

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£8.95

Tea towels

3 Tea towels featuring Hazel Beney designs of Bushey, one each printed in blue, green & burgundy, all on a white background

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£11.50

Bushey Thimbles
Set of four

A set of four highly collectable, fine china, blue on white thimbles with scenes of Bushey, including Bushey Museum, St James Church's Lychgate, High Street Medieval Cottages and The Old Masonic School. They are unique to the Museum and are supplied individually in clear presentation boxes.

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£8.75




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These prints of scenes of old Bushey are from photographs taken around the early part of the 20th century and originally sold by the well known Greville Studios of Queens Road, Watford. They are supplied in a glazed, dark oak frame measuring approximately 14.5ins x 11.25ins (370mm x 285mm).

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£20.50



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Your selection of 10 Greetings Cards

Select your choice of 10 cards
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£9.25