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Long may our Lion roar - Author: Daphne Barnes-Phillips

Illustrator: Jim Barnes-Phillips

Published by: Corridor Press in August 2017

Daphne Barnes-Phillips' long awaited social history of Kendrick School in Reading is now available from Corridor Press.  The only known previous history of this distinguished establishment was "The Kendrick Book" written in 1948 by Miss Appleby.

Daphne was a pupil at Kendrick from 1955 to 1962 after leaving she went on to Rolle College in Exmouth, to train for her career in teaching.  She wrote a social history of Rolle College, Exmouth entitled "Exmouth's ROLLE", which was published by Corridor Press, in May 2015.

Kendrick School was first housed in Watlington House, Watlington Street, Reading in 1877 and moved to its present site in London Road in 1927.  The book covers the school's history over that 140 years.  It also contains a section on Kendrick Boys' School, which started a term after Kendrick Girls', until its merger with Reading School in 1916.  Daphne has made contact with as many former Kendrick girls and members of staff as possible, from all generations, to obtain their memories and copies of any photographs they had from their time at the school. 

ISBN: 987-1-897715-01-0

Price £15.95  Last few copies remaining at £12.50

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Exmouth's ROLLE - Author: Daphne Barnes-Phillips

Illustrator: Jim Barnes-Phillips

Published by: Corridor Press in May 2015

This truly a "local book by local people for local people" as Daphne (author) and Jim (illustrator) can see part of the former Rolle College site from their present home.  Daphne trained for teaching at Rolle College, Exmouth in the mid 1960s then maintained links with the town and also with those she had met while studying there for almost half-a-century before she and Jim chose to retire to the town in 2009.  However, it was not until she started to amass photographs and memories from former students and staff of Rolle College that she realised the existence of it predecessors.  Southlands School magazines and newspaper articles were then consulted, along with census returns, street directories and websites such as FreeBMD to provide as wide a picture as possible of the use of the site from 1870. 

ISBN: 987-1-897715-03-1

Price £14.95  Now reduced to £12.50

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The Top of Whitley revisitedAuthor: Daphne Barnes-Phillips

Illustrator: Jim Barnes-Phillips

Published by: Corridor Press in May 2013

This is an updated version of the very popular book "The Top of Whitley" which was published in 2002, but is now out of print.

ISBN: 987-1-897715-22-2

Price now just £7.50

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Taylor-Made Jackpot

                             - sheep, horses, cats and dogs

Author: Daphne Barnes-Phillips

Illustrator: Jim Barnes-Phillips

Published by: Corridor Press in 2012

to commemorate the 85th Birthday of Jack Taylor of Taylors Racing Services

ISBN: 987-1-897715-17-8

Price £12.95  Now reduced to just £5.00

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Hands of Friendship                            - The Story of Reading's Twinning Links

Editor: Daphne Barnes-Phillips

Cover Design: Jim Barnes-Phillips

Published by: Corridor Press in 2003

with contributions from Reading Dusseldorf Association; Clonmel & Reading Association; San Francisco Libre - Reading Twinning Link & BAFA (Barbados & Friends Association).

ISBN: 987-1-897715-11-0

Price £8.95  Now reduced to just £5.00

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The following are books specifically dedicated to:

The Palmer Academy (formerly George Palmer School) in Reading:

George Palmer School in Photographs 1907-2014 Author: Daphne Barnes-Phillips

Illustrator: Jim Barnes-Phillips

Published by: Corridor Press in June 2014

This is the third version of George Palmer School in Photographs (now enlarged and with over 20 colour/sepia photographs).  Originally published in 2004, then reprinted in 2007, the original black & white version is now almost out of print.

ISBN: 987-1-897715-18-5

Price £7.00

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So many hearts make a school

the centenary of the George Palmer Schools Reading

Author: Daphne Barnes-Phillips

Illustrator: Jim Barnes-Phillips

Published by: Corridor Press in 2007

to commemorate the centenary of the George Palmer Schools in Reading.

ISBN: 987-1-897715-07-2

Price £12.95  Now just £7.50

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This is our School

Reading British School 1811-2011

Author: Daphne Barnes-Phillips

Illustrator: Jim Barnes-Phillips

Published by: Corridor Press in 2011

to mark the 200th anniversary of the start of what became Reading's British School which provided free education 80 years before it became freely available in England

ISBN: 987-1-897715-12-3

Price £9.95  Now just £7.50

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