Publications
Published Books / Booklets / Pamphlets
Title: 'The History of Weston (South Cheshire)'
Published by: M-Pire Books of Crewe
Date: 2010
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 160 Pages
(SOLD OUT)
See Link @ The History of Weston.
Title: 'Betley & Area During The English Civil War'
Published Online by: Charles E S Fairey
With featured Artwork by Roy P. Rushton
Date: October 2017
Format: A5, Colour, 16 Pages
See Link @ Betley & Area During The English Civil War.
Title: 'Englesea Brook's First Primitive Methodist Meeting House'
Published Online by the Authors: Charles E S Fairey & Caroline Wood
Date: 2018
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 106 Pages
See Link @ Englesea Brook's First Primitive Methodist Meeting House.
Title: 'The Lost Chapel and The Pubs of Barthomley'
Published Online by: Charles E S Fairey
Date: November 2019 (Revised May 2020)
Format: Adobe PDF, A5, Colour, 72 Pages
See Link @ The Lost Chapel and The Pubs of Barthomley.
Title: 'The Priory and Medieval Hospitals of Nantwich and Wybunbury: including: the Royal Benefactors of Nantwich Church; the Knights Hospitaller; and the Guild of the Holy Cross'
Published by: Charles E S Fairey and Amazon
Date: 2023
Format: Paperback and eBook through Amazon.co.uk, Colour, 196 Pages
See Link @ The Priory and Medieval Hospitals of Nantwich and Wybunbury
Title: 'The Sacred Geometry of St Mary's Church, Nantwich'
Published Online by: Charles E S Fairey
Date: March 2023
Format: Adobe PDF, A5, Colour, 76 Pages
See Link @ The Sacred Geometry of St Mary's Church, Nantwich
Title: 'Early Nantwich: Its Iron Age, Roman, and Saxon Attributes'
Published Online by: Charles E S Fairey
Date: November 2023
Format: Adobe PDF, A5, Colour & Greyscale, 100 Pages
See Link @ Early Nantwich: Its Iron Age, Roman, and Saxon Attributes
Un-Published / Shared Online / Private
Title: 'The History of Hollyhedge Farm: Weston (South Cheshire)'
Date: 2008, Revised 2011, 2015, 2017-2021 (Final Version 2021)
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 616 Pages
Title: 'History Documents for Shavington Hall'
Date: April 2009
Format: A4, Greyscale, 84 Pages
Title: 'Bridget Bostock: The White Witch of Coppenhall: An Analysis of the Records, (Version 2011)'
Date: 2011
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 37 Pages
Title: 'Donkinson's Oak - The History'
Date: 2011
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 8 Pages
Title: 'The Devil Stones of Acton - The History'
Date: 2011 (Revised 2012 & 2015)
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 8 Pages
See Link @ The Devil Stones of Acton.
Title: 'The Devils of Audley, Barthomley and Betley'
Date: September 2016 (Revised 2017)
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 36 Pages
See Link @ The Devils of Audley, Barthomley and Betley.
Title: 'The Green Man' (An Extract from 'Ancient Trees of Crewe & Nantwich', which appears in 'Lost Histories of South Cheshire, 2018' see below)
Date: 2014
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 3 Pages
See Link @ The Green Man.
Title: 'The Ankou, Churchyard Guardians, Black Dogs and Memento Mori'
Date: 2014
Format: A4, Colour, 18 Pages
See Link @ The Ankou, Churchyard Guardians, Black Dogs and Memento Mori.
Title: 'Grotesques, Gargoyles, Divine Architecture and Sacred Geometry - A Spiritual Mechanism'
Date: 2014
Format: A4, Colour, 8 Pages
See Link @ Grotesques, Gargoyles, Divine Architecture and Sacred Geometry - A Spiritual Mechanism.
Title: 'A’Wassailing We Shall Go'
Date: 2015
Format: A4, Colour, 7 Pages
See Link @ A’Wassailing We Shall Go.
Title: 'Thursbitch: The Valley of the Demon'
Date: April 2015
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 28 Pages
See Link @ Thursbitch: The Valley of the Demon.
Title 'The Devil's Grave, A Masonic Epitaph'
Date: 2015 (Revised 2022)
Format: A4, Colour, 18 Pages
See Link @ The Devil's Grave, A Masonic Epitaph.
Title: 'All Saints Church (Weston, Nr Crewe) Guidebook: The 175th Anniversary "Special Edition"'
All Saints' Church & Friends of All Saints Charity (F.O.A.L.S.)
Date: 2015 (ON HOLD)
Format: A5, Colour, 36 Pages
See Link @ All Saints Church, Weston - Guidebook.
Title: 'Rosslyn’s King of Terrors - A Masonic Interpretation'
Date: November 2015
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 6 Pages
See Link @ Rosslyn’s King of Terrors - A Masonic Interpretation.
Title: 'Basford House: The Basford (Arms) Inn; The Basford (Bridge) Hotel; The Basford Station Inn; The New Inn; and The Delves Arms Temperance Hotel; Chorlton, South Cheshire'
Date: April 2017 (Revised June 2017 & October 2021)
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 30 Pages
Title: 'Ravenshall Farm: Historic Analysis: Ravenshall, Betley (Staffordshire)'
Date: August 2017 (Revised September 2017)
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 35 Pages
Title: 'History of Ravenshall Farm: Ravenshall, Betley (Staffordshire)'
Author: Roy P Rushton (Additions & Editing by Charles E S Fairey)
Date: September 2017
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 17 Pages
Title: 'Protective Devices, Apotropaic Symbols and Witch Marks; on Historic Buildings; with examples from Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire'
Date: 2018
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 46 Pages
See Link @ Protective Devices, Apotropaic Symbols and Witch Marks.
Title: 'Church Orientation, Alignment and Solar Worship; with Examples from Cheshire and North Staffordshire'
Date: 2018
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 46 Pages
See Link @ Church Orientation, Alignment and Solar Worship.
Title: 'A'Souling, All Souls' Day and Halloween'
Date: 2018
Format: A4, Colour, 12 Pages
See Link @ A'Souling, All Souls' Day and Halloween.
Title: 'Higher Thornhill Farm: Historic Analysis: Madeley (Staffordshire)'
Date: November 2018
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 68 Pages
Title: 'The History of Higher Thornhill Farm (inc. Lower Thornhill Farm), Madeley (Staffordshire)'
Authors: Roy P Rushton & Charles E S Fairey
Date: November 2018
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 78 Pages
Title: 'Apotropaic Ethiopia: Early Examples of Spiritual Protection from Christian Africa'
Authors: Charles E S Fairey & Vincent Reed
Date: March 2019
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 60 Pages
See Page @ Apotropaic Ethiopia
Title: 'A Short History & Historic Analysis of Brook House, Englesea Brook, Crewe (Cheshire)'
Date: June 2019 (Revised April 2020)
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 30 Pages
Title: 'The History & Historic Analysis of The Farthings Farm, Bridgemere (Cheshire)'
Date: June 2019
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 106 Pages
Title: 'GRAVE POETRY: St Helen's Church, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire'
Date: September 2019
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 14 Pages
See Link @ GRAVE POETRY @ St Helen’s Church, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire.
Title: 'Hough Bowling Alley (South Cheshire): A Historical and Archaeological Investigation'
Authors: Charles E S Fairey & Stephen Simpson
Date: November 2019 (Revised April & July 2020)
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 72 Pages
Title: 'The "El Greco" Hand Sign: The Cult of the Virgin?'
Date: April 2020
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 28 Pages
See Link @ The "El Greco" Hand Sign: The Cult of the Virgin?
Title: 'The Vitruvian Man: Beck Wood, Madeley, North Staffordshire'
Date: May 2020
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 54 Pages
Title: 'The Pubs and Malthouses of Hough (South Cheshire)'
Date: 2020
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 42 Pages
Title: 'Examples of Apotropaic Death: Including John Renie, The Odd Fellow, and Infinity'
Date: August 2020 (Revised May 2021)
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 56 Pages
See Link @ Examples of Apotropaic Death: Including John Renie, The Odd Fellow, and Infinity.
Title: 'The Historic Anaylsis of Basford Hall Barns and Moat, Basford (Cheshire)'
Date: September 2020
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 154 Pages
Title: 'The Crewe Hall Estate Cottages, Etc: Nesfield's Rebuilding Era'
Compiled with Additions by: Charles E S Fairey
Date: January 2021
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 68 Pages
Title: 'Interesting Building Stones of Nantwich: Are they from the Norman Castle or other Structures?'
A Project by Charles E S Fairey
Date: October 2020 - September 2021
Format: A4 Landscape, Colour & Greyscale, 122 Pages
Title: 'William Walley: The Doctor, Surgeon & Apothecary, and Raphe Walley: The Apothecary; of Nantwich'
Date: April 2021
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 52 Pages
Title: 'Historic Analysis, Layout and Protective Marks of 12 Barker Street, Nantwich, Cheshire'
Date: July 2021
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 52 Pages
Title: 'The History of Hollin House, Wybunbury (South Cheshire)'
Date: January 2022 (Revised December 2023)
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 72 Pages
Title: 'Masonic Cipher Grave, Frodsham Church, Cheshire: The Master's Secrets; and The Resurrection Chamber'
Date: 2022
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 92 Pages
See Link @ Masonic Cipher Grave, Frodsham, Cheshire.
Title: 'THE TWO CHRISTS: All Saints' Church, Madeley, North Staffordshire'
Date: October 2022
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 10 Pages
Title: 'GRAVE POETRY: All Saints' Church, Madeley, North Staffordshire'
Date: October 2022
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 14 Pages
See Link @ GRAVE POETRY @ All Saints' Church, Madeley, North Staffordshire
Title: 'The Mysteries of a 1789 Masonic Certificate'
Date: January 2023
Format: A4, Greyscale, 34 Pages
Title: 'GRAVE POETRY: St John's Church, Keele, North Staffordshire'
Authors: Charles E S Fairey & Michael 'Jarl' Oakes
Date: May 2023
Format: A4, Colour, 14 Pages
See Link @ GRAVE POETRY @ St John's Church, Keele, North Staffordshire
Title: 'The Elephant, Wybunbury (South Cheshire)'
Date: December 2023
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 26 Pages
Title: 'The History of Weston (South Cheshire), 2nd Edition'
Date: 2015-2023+
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 344 Pages (currently)
Note: This version is the 2nd Edition and includes updated and further information,
more old maps, and more historic and modern photographs. It is currently about
twice the size of the 1st Edition, printed in 2010.
Title: 'Lost Histories of South Cheshire'
Date: 2023+
Format: A4, Colour & Greyscale, 328 Pages
Consisting of:
'Bridget Bostock: The White Witch of Coppenhall: An Analysis of the Records (Version 2020)'
'Camp Hill, ...........TBC.........: A 'Lost' Cheshire Hillfort?'
'The Anglo-Saxon Godwine & ........TBC.........'
'Ancient Trees of Crewe & Nantwich'
'The Lost 'Hall Family' of Nantwich'
Articles
'A Short History of Weston', Weston & Basford Online (Parish Council Website), September 2008.
See Link @ A Short History of Weston.
'A Short History of Basford', Weston & Basford Online (Parish Council Website), November 2008.
See Link @ A Short History of Basford.
'Historic Weston & Basford', Weston & Basford Parish Plan: Five Year Plan (March 2011), 'Weston and Basford Parish Council', November 2010, Pages 6-7.
See Link @ Historic Weston & Basford.
'Bridget Bostock: The White Witch of Coppenhall', The Crewe & District Local History Association's (C&DLHA) Magazine, Issue 13: Spring / Summer 2011, Pages 6-7.
'The Devil Stones of Acton', The Crewe & District Local History Association's (C&DLHA) Magazine, Issue 14: Autumn 2011, Page 2.
'Donkinson's Oak', The Crewe & District Local History Association's (C&DLHA) Magazine, Issue 14: Autumn 2011, Page 2.
'The Knights Templar Chapel, Onneley, North Staffordshire', December 2013 (Revised 2015).
See Link @ Knights Templar Chapel, Onneley.
'The Vicars of All Saints, Weston, Nr Crewe: Some Background History', 2015 (Revised 2017).
'Apotropaic Identification', 2018-2022.
A Marian Symbol, a Cross, and a Catholic Prayer for Protection
A New World Protection Symbol
A Complicated Combined Witch Mark: An Incomplete Pentagram, Virgo Virginum, and Ave Maria
The Pentagram: A Catholic Ritual Protection Symbol
The Magic Carpet: An Unexpected Apotropaic Device
Saltire Crosses, Marian Marks and Compass Drawn Protections
See Link @ Apotropaic Identification.
'The Memento Mori Graves of Barthomley', February 2019.
See Link @ The Memento Mori Graves of Barthomley.
'The Puzzle of the Garway Font: St Michael's Church, Garway, Herefordshire', February 2019.
See Link @ The Puzzle of the Garway Font: St Michael's Church, Garway, Herefordshire.
'Adam's Well, Onneley, North Staffordshire', May 2019.
See Link @ Adam's Well, Onneley, North Staffordshire.
'Medics, etc., of Nantwich', February 2021.
Crewe & Nantwich Metal Detecting Society (C&NMDS) Articles & Talk
Site Research Articles
'Internet Websites for Site Research', March 2011.
'Internet Satellite Mapping and Crop Marks', April 2011.
'Understanding Township History In and Around Cheshire', May 2011.
Site History Articles
'Bunbury Rally (Near Priestlands) - Site History', August 2011.
'Hargrave, Huxley & Tiverton - Selected History', (Compilation), October 2011.
'Historic Features of Rushton (An Annotated Map)', August 2011.
'Huxley Rally (Between Sunnyside Farm and the River Gowy) (An Annotated Map)', June 2012.
'Doddington Hall, South Cheshire: "The Old Hall Site"', February 2014.
'Darliston Rally (Shropshire) - Site History', March 2014.
'Bridgemere Rally (centered around Parrah Green) - Site History', February 2015.
'Did You Walk the Roman Road at the Kidnal Rally, Near Malpas?', December 2015.
'Heighley Castle and Surrounding Area's History: An Annotated Map', April 2016.
Talk
'Doddington Hall Spring Walk: Metal Detecting Rally Finds and A Selected History of the Doddington Estate', Venue: Doddington Hall Stable Block, Sunday 16th March 2014.