Book 1 George Moore of Whitehall & Mealsgate

£ 6.25 

Book 1 in a series of three approx A5 size booklets produced by Mick Jane to raise funds for the Fletchertown Community Centre archive. Based on information in the Smile's biography of George Moore which has been further researched by Mick Jane.
 

Book 2 George Moore's Trip to U.S.A.

£ 6.25 

Book 2 in a series of A5 size booklets produced by Mick Jane to raise funds for the Fletchertown Community Centre archive. The booklet is based on information gleaned from Smile's biography of George Moore and George Moore's own privately published 'Voyage Across the Atlantic' and further research by Mick Jane.
 

Book 3 George Moore & The Siege of Paris

£ 6.25 

Book 3 in a series of three approx. A5 size booklets produced by Mick Jane to raise funds for The Fletchertown Community Centre archive.The content of this booklet is based on facts detailed in Smile's biography of George Moore as well as on information gleaned from other sources researched by Mick Jane.  
 

Book 4 AllHallows Parish School Book

£ 6.25 

This fourth approx. A5 size booklet of 56 pages produced by Mick Jane in support of the Fletchertown Archive Fund is based on a scrap book put together by children at AllHallows School in the year of Queen Elizabeth II Coronation. This scrap book was discovered in poor condition and has been conserved for the Archive. It gives a fascinating view of what life was like in the Parish over 50 years ago.
 

Book 5 The History of Fletchertown 1874 - 2009

£ 6.25 

Tracing the History of Fletchertown from 1874 to the present day. Why was it called Fletchertown? Who were the Fletchers and why was the mine sited here?
 

Book 6 Local Heroes of World War I

£ 6.25 

This booklet entitled 'Soldiers from "Allhallows" : Local Heroes of the First World War' was put together by Mick Jane. It was inspired by letters home from the War written by Leonard and Walter Ewbank, the two youngest sons of Rev. Ewbank of Boltongate. These contemporaneous graphic accounts of what life was really like  for those who fought on the front line recently came to light thanks to Joan Armstrong, a Fletchertown resident, who kindly gave them to the Allhallows Community Centre's Archive.
 

Book 7 History of Whitehall Mealsgate

£ 6.25 

This booklet entitled "The History of Whitehall in Mealsgate" delves into the history of this place from the 13th Century to the 21st Century and provides additional information about George Moore, one of Whitehall's most famous occupants. Some of his philanthropic acts receive mention including the building of Christ Church and its associated school in Somerstown and his provision of a headstone in Westminster Abbey for the explorer David Livingstone. Also included is information about 'The George Moore Memorial Hall' built at the instigation of his widow, Jane Agnes Moore who continued to occupy Whitehall until her death in 1888.
 

Book 8 The Sale of Whitehall Estate

£ 6.25 

This booklet entitled "The Sale of the Whitehall Estate - 1937" also deals with the death of Mr William Parkin-Moore who inherited the Estate from his great uncle, the Victorian merchant and philanthropist, George Moore. Much of the booklet comprises facsimile copies of pages from the original auction catalogues made more interesting by dent of someone having recorded the prices achieved for numerous of the items sold. The booklet also incorporates a copy of a paper re-examining the reclamation of colliery waste heaps on the Whitehall Estate written by the Late Dr John Alan Richardson who was, coincidentally, my personal tutor when I was at University back in the 1960s.
 

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£ 22.50 

ANY FOUR booklets may be purchased together for the sum of £22.50 including postage to a UK address.

Please remember to specify precisely which four booklets you would like to buy when placing your order. Thank you.
 

Book 9 Memories of Welton School

£ 6.25 

The much-loved Welton School was wound down and finally closed its doors in December 2011. This booklet encapsulates memories of the 150 year history of the School and includes a wealth of photographs.
 

Book 10 History of Allhallows School

£ 6.25 

This A5 booklet does exactly what it says on the tin! It condenses the entire history of the School, in the context of what was happening to education in this area, into 65 fascinating pages of information and photographs and incorporates the memories of a number of former pupils and some of the staff who worked at the School.
 

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Booklets produced by Mick Jane 

Mick Jane is an amateur local historian living in Fletchertown and responsible for collating the archive material held in The Fletchertown Community Centre housed in the building which was formerly The AllHallows School. To raise funds for The Community Centre  he has produced several local history exhibitions in the Community Centre and has produced a number of interesting paperback booklets including four about George Moore and one about AllHallows School in Fletchertown which was one of a number of schools that received some financial support from George Moore. The name of George Moore is still affectionately remembered in this part of Cumbria and held in some esteem. Mick Jane originally produced these booklets for sale in the parish and surrounding areas as he felt local people, especially those visiting the local history exhibitions in the Community Centre, might appreciate reading more about the information he had researched. The booklet entitled 'AllHallows the story of a Parish' is based on a recently discovered scrapbook of work undertaken by pupils at the school more than half a century ago. Mick has rently written a further booklet entitled 'The History of Allhallows School' which deals with the changing fortunes of the School from the time it opened in 1855 up to its closure in 1990. 

Another of Mick Jane's recent publications is a booklet about the history of Fletchertown from 1874 to the present day and tells something of how the place got its name, who the Fletchers were, their connection with the railway and how the mine came to be sited in the location it was built.

Mick's recent booklet entitled 'Soldiers from Allhallows : Local Heroes of the First World War' was inspired by letters home from the War written by Leonard and Walter Ewbank, which were given to Allhallows Community Centre's Archive by Fletchertown resident, Joan Armstrong.

Two further recently produced booklets deal with the History of Whitehall from the 13th Century to the present day and the disposal of the Whitehall Estate and the death in 1937 of Mr William Parkin-Moore who had inherited the Whitehall Estate from his great uncle, George Moore. Now available, hot off the press, after the its controversial closure in December 2011, is a booklet entitled 'Memories of 150 years of Welton Primary School'.

By means of the internet, Mick is now able to offer these little booklets for sale to a wider audience and in so doing raise funds for The Fletchertown Archive and so  finance more research to further this Archive.

These booklets are available to purchase from him at a cost of £6.25 each including postage to a UK address or any FOUR booklets can be obtained at a slightly reduced price of £22.50 inc. p&p within UK.

Payment can be made by crossed cheque or postal order payable to:

 Mr M. Jane

 at 5 Front Street, Fletchertown, Cumbria CA7 1BQ

 or

Booklets may be purchased securely on-line with any major debit or credit card using paypal.

Booklets can also be collected from Mick Jane at the above address at a cost of just £5 each.

To find out more about the nine booklets that are currently available view details of each by scrolling this page and reading the information in the adjacent column. If you wish to buy on-line then make your selection by clicking on the appropriate

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and you will be able to make a secure on-line paypal payment. Mick Jane will normally be able to acknowledge and despatch your order within a few days. Please note that the prices include postage to a UK address. If you are overseas and wish to purchase one or more booklets please contact Mick Jane by   with your requirements and he will quote you a price to include airmail postage at printed paper rate to wherever you are in the world.

All profits from the sale of these booklets go towards The Fletchertown Community Centre's Archive Fund.

If you would like to make a donation to The Fletchertown Community Centre Archive, any size contribution would be gratefully received.

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