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Brief Histories of Kimberley Watnall Newthorpe Awsworth and Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.

Illustration from A Brief History of Kimberley - Cemetery Chapel Kimberley
Cemetery Chapel Kimberley (the Chapel on the Hill)

This site contains information about five short history books by J M Lee : Brief Histories of Kimberley, Watnall, Newthorpe Awsworth and Eastwood, all in Nottinghamshire

A Brief History of Eastwood (paperback version) is currently available to buy at the D H Lawrence Birthplace museum on Victoria St Eastwood.

There is also information about – an off beat, irreverent and hopefully amusing novel – The Bombay Rifleman’s Chest by J M Lee which is available as either a paperback or as an E-Book. Please follow the link for details.

Free Offer: The ELECTRONIC (Ebook) versions of A Brief History of Eastwood, and the Novel (Bombay Rifleman’s Chest) are available free to download from Amazon for one day only on Sunday 4th October 26

A Brief History of Kimberley: a short history of Kimberley Notts by J M Lee

A Brief History of Watnall: a short history of Watnall Notts by J M Lee

A Brief History of Newthorpe: a short history of Newthorpe Notts by J M Lee

A Brief History of Awsworth: a short history of Awsworth Notts by J M Lee

Front Cover A Brief History of Eastwood and surrounding Area by J M Lee

A Brief History of Eastwood and Surrounding Area A short History of Eastwood by J M Lee.

The books are available in both paper and E-book form. Please see the appropriate site page (or follow the links) for more information

Special Offers/Free Books

The books advertised on this site are periodically on Special Offer. Please see the More Info page for details.

July 2026