AL PUBLICATIONS

KENT VILLAGE SIGNS Books 1 and 2 by Alan Bignell
Formerly a journalist for the Kent Messenger newspaper and a well-known Kentish writer of more than two dozen books, Alan Bignell photographed village signs as a hobby as he travelled throughout Kent in search of material for his copy and stories. Now he has committed his hobby to pen.

Each of the two books has 51 village signs with his photographs of them, together with descriptions.

In A5 size, glossy colour cover, and fully illustrated in black and white photographs, 56pp.
Book 1 ISBN 095429503X; Book 2 ISBN 0954295048. £4 each book.by Alan Bignell

LINCOLNSHIRE VILLAGE SIGNS Books 1 and 2

FRED HAM was one of the first collectors of photographs of village signs and a founder member of the Village Sign Society. Living in King's Lynn, with one foot as it were in Norfolk and the other in Lincolnshire, these were his first areas of sign photography. He gave numerous talks on vilage signs and village folklore to many groups in Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire and further afield. On his death in 2001 he left his vast collection of photographs and slides to the Village Sign Society. Unfortunately, there was little in the way of notes. His vast knowledge seems to have been all in his head, since these talks took up most of his time after retirement. We are proud to publish this first collection of his Lincolnshire signs. Shirley Addy and Maureen Long, authors of the Suffolk Sign books series, have contributed the text.

Book 1: ISBN 09542950-1-3; Book 2: ISBN 09542950-2-1

Each book covers 32-35 village signs from Lincolnshire, is of A5 size with glossy colour cover and centre pages, 32-35pp. At £4 each

SUFFOLK SIGNS Books 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

There are over 250 village signs in alone and a selection of these wonderfully crafted depictions of village life is photographed, many in colour, in AL Publications' "Suffolk Signs" series. Each book covers approximately 50 village signs, each illustrated. All three "Suffolk Signs" books have been widely acclaimed in the press and radio. These books are sure to delight both residents of East Anglia and tourists to the area. At Ł3.99 each, they represent remarkable value.

These books, no minimum quantity, can be ordered from either of the above addresses. Please add 50p p&p per order. All cheques should be payable to AL Publications.

SUFFOLK SIGNS Books 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 by Shirley Addy and Maureen Long

Book 1 - published September 1996 - ISBN 0 9527293 0 X
Book 2 - published published October 1999 - ISBN 0 527293 1 8
Book 3 - published October 1998 - ISBN 0 9527293 3 4
Book 4 - published December 2001 - ISBN 0 9527293 7 7
Book 5 - published May 2005 - ISBN 0 9542950 5 6

Each book is in an easy to carry format using A5 glossy paper with many full colour and black and white photographs. Books 1, 2 and 3 have 52pp (book has 56pp) with colour card cover

THE STORY OF VILLAGE AND TOWN SIGNS IN NORFOLK by Philippa Miller, edited by John Porter
Ł3.99, A5 size, 64pp, fully illustrated, showing village signs with detailed commentaries. August 2001 - ISBN 0 9527293 8 5. Available from AL Publications, as detailed above.
THE STORY OF VILLAGE AND TOWN SIGNS IN NORFOLK came about through the Village Sign Society, of which John Porter is one of the founder members. The society came about through the publication of the books on Suffolk Village Signs and that came about through the Miller and Proctor Norfolk Sign books. So, in a sense, this book brings all of this full circle! We are thrilled to be able to publish this book because we and many others, have longed to see it in print ever since the third Norfolk Book was published.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE VILLAGE SIGNS Books 2 and 3 by Ian MacEachern

Ł3.99, A5 size, 40pp, fully illustrated, showing village signs with detailed descriptions and explanations of each sign. Published June 2002 - ISBN 0952729393 (book 2) - 0954295005 (book 3). Available from AL Publications, as detailed above.

These books follow Ian's first efforts, Village Signs in North Cambridgeshire, published by SB Publications. Village Signs in North Cambridgeshire is available at Ł3 (originally Ł6.50) from AL Publications. Ordering details as above.

A keen cyclist and photographer, Ian came across his first village sign in Eye. Curious as to the meaning of the wonderfully carved and painted,l double-sided sign, he photographed both sides and set out to research their background. So began his quest to track down and catalogue Cambridgeshire's entire village signs. A quest that is never ending...