Publications and Products

PUBLICATIONS

From time to time the Society publishes material featuring Knowle; over the years this material has included guides, walks leaflets, videos/DVDs and calendars. It has also collaborated in the publication of some privately published books which have become valuable reference sources and are now mostly out of print.

Current publications and products are:

• A Short Guide to Central Knowle (booklet)
• Celebrations in Knowle from the 1930s to the 1960s (DVD)
• 2012 Calendar (calendar)
• Long-handled cotton shopper (bag)

A Short Guide to Central Knowle - price £2, was £3.
Thoroughly revised. Describes all buildings of interest in Central Knowle, illustrated with many new photographs.

Available from the following outlets (as at December 2011):

• Knowle Library
• Oxfam Books and Music, Knowle
• Midland Business Equipment, Knowle

For orders outside the Knowle / Solihull area please contact us here:

• Knowle Society talks and meetings
• Events and festivals where The Knowle Society is exhibiting

Celebrations in Knowle from the 1930s to the 1960s - DVD price £8
This new DVD (the Society's first) comprises unique black and white and early colour film of carnivals and national celebrations in Knowle taken over four decades by Mr F G Ratcliff.

This is a newly revised version of the VHS video last available in 1993. It provides a fascinating and amusing insight into life in the growing village of Knowle. This DVD makes a delightful gift and will appeal to anyone with a love of Knowle and particularly to anyone with roots in the village.

Available from the following outlets (as at December 2011)

• Knowle Library
• Oxfam Books and Music, Knowle

For orders outside the Knowle / Solihull area please contact us here:

• Knowle Society talks and meetings
• Events and festivals where The Knowle Society is exhibiting

2012 Calendar - price £5 (last few remaining copies only - 5 December 2011)
To celebrate the Society's Jubilee year in 2012, a delightful calendar of watercolours of Knowle by local artist Mike Humphreys has been published with a different picture each month representing Knowle in the present day. The pictures are copies of watercolours painted by a local artist who suffered a stroke in 2009. He had to learn to use his left hand and as part of his therapy he started to paint pictures of the village, with truly amazing results.

The calendar is available for puchase (proceeds to charity) from:

• Knowle Library
• Oxfam Bookshop, High Street, Knowle
• Knowle Society Local History Centre, Saturday mornings 10am – 12.30pm.

Purchases of the calendar only (at present) may be made by post - please email 'history' followed by '@knowlesociety.org.uk' to discuss delivery details and the address to send a cheque for £5.50 to cover the calendar and postage.

Long-handled cotton Shopper £2
A useful shopping bag with the name of the Society on one side and an image of Chester House on the other side.

The shopper is only available from:

• Knowle Society Local History Centre, Saturday mornings 10am – 12.30pm.