Nailers of the Forest of Dean (General)

by ChrisL, Thursday, June 26, 2014, 01:25 (3805 days ago)

Nail making seems to have been a profitable business in the Forest of Dean, in particular for some members of my ancestral Robinson Family. In my search for more detail on its history and who was involved I came across the 'New Regard of the Forest of Dean' Index to Volumes 1-20 compiled by Dr L M Mayer-Jones in .XLS format and another for volumes 1-27. This shows that there is a section in Volume 15, pages 31 to 34, which covers all the indexed entries, including a reference to a book titled 'The Nailmakers of Littledean & Mitcheldean' by Averil Kear. Can anyone advise me how I could get a copy of Vol 15, pages 31 to 34, and also whether the said book is available? I have not had any success myself. ChrisL