Remember Markyate, Flamstead and Trowley
by Reg. A Nelsey & Rosslyn French
Published by Barracuda
Press.
Limited edition of 500 copies, produced in 1986.
Reg Nelsey was the son of William Nelsey, a builder, funeral director and monumental mason, in the High Street, Markyate. He was born in 1906 and in his old age he wrote down his memories of the area. Following his death his notes were edited by Rosslyn French.
The book contains a good account of the people in the village when he was young, and section's written in dialect. There are also quite a few photographs, and maps of Markyate and Flamstead in 1901. There is a good index which contains a fair number of family names.