A Record of Shelford Parva

A Record of Shelford Parva was written and illustrated by village grandee Fanny Wale (pictured left) in the early 20th century. It was the first dedicated history book of Little Shelford.

The book includes colour and black and white paintings, drawings and photos of Little Shelford in the 19th and early 20th century. A Record of Shelford Parva was never published and the only copy is kept in the Cambridgeshire Archives.

In 2013, villager David Martin republished the book with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photos of all the pages from the book can be seen below. Click on the images from the Fanny Wale book to see larger versions of the pages which might be easier to read.

A searchable Word version of A Record of Shelford Parva can be found at the bottom of this page.

A searchable PDF version of the book can be found here.

To look at a later version of the book, including hand-written notes by Fanny Wale, click here

A full A-Z index of the book has been created. It mentions former England football captain Arthur Dunn, famous garden designer Lawrence Johnstone and war hero Sid Dockerill.

A handful of copies of the limited edition re-print of the book A Record of Shelford Parva are available. They are available on a first come, first served basis for £35 including postage and packing. If you would like to own a copy of the original book, email davidm1961@gmail.com