Local Books

Available at the Summit Outdoor Leisure shop in Portishead.

Images of England - Portishead by Ken Crowhurst

The Gordano Round - fully illustrated walks around the Gordano Valley

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A colour booklet published by North Somerset Council written by Jim Dyer. Updated in 2011. Cost £6. Available from North Somerset Council, Forest of Avon or local bookshops.

Local history Video - Portishead Past & Present

Based on the excellent series of books by local historian Ken Crowhurst, this film illustrates the fascinating history of Portishead. Click here for details.

Available from 1st Take Video

Society Publications:

These can be bought at Society meetings or from Sandy Tebbutt on 01275 843566

Posset Pieces - a twice yearly booklet on local history from the Gordano Region -

No 9 Winter 2011 available now.

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The Lake Grounds at Portishead 1910-2010

“The Jewel in Our Crown”

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• Gordano Trails Nos 1 to 10 - pamphlets covering self-guided trails in Portishead and the Gordano Valley. 50p each plus P&P.
• Extracts from the 1840 Tithe Map of Portishead.
• Local History Booklets

• Capenor Court, Portishead. £2.00
• The Rectory, Portishead. £2.50
• Farming in Gordano. £2.00
• 1840 Tithe Award for Portishead. £2.00
• Mrs Clarice Hunt and Mrs Dolly Hawking, their recollections of Portishead in the early 1900s. £2.00
• Mrs Norah Brown. Her life in North Weston and Portishead during the 1910s - 1940s. £2.00
• The Story of Albright & Wilson. £2.50

1861 & 1851 Portishead Census transcriptions - both in two parts -

Part 1 - An alphabetical index by surname and name of all persons living in the village in 1861/1851, cross referred to Part 2. It also contains further analyses of the data

Part 2 - This is in double-page landscape format showing the census details as enumerated in 1861/1851. Original and corrected information is distinguished by the use of italics. Additional information is shown in a notes column.

Both transcriptions can be viewed in Portishead Library or the Local Studies section of Weston Super Mare Reference Library.