The Lydbrook Historical Society
The following is the Lydbrook Historical Society document index. Documents are locate in The Upper Rooms. Viewing is freely available Thursdays 10am to 12pm or by special arrangement via the Church Deacons.
This index is made from a very brief review of the document. If you delve into any of the documents and can give us a better summary or description that will help others, we would appreciate the feedback.
| Ref. | Subgroup | Title | Brief Summary | Date From | Date to |
| 1 - 1 | Brass Band | Lydbrook Band | - | - | - |
| 1 - 2 | Brass Band | Programme - Lydbrook band at Forest Theatre, Five Acres | x 2 | - | - |
| 2 - 1 | Business / Industry | Book 0ne | A.E.I. Ltd to Reed to SCA Packaging | - | - |
| 2 - 2 | Business / Industry | Book Two | A.E.I. Ltd to Reed to SCA Packaging | - | - |
| 2 - 3 | Business / Industry | Cable Making in the Forest | - | - | - |
| 2 - 4 | Business / Industry | Geology of the Forest of Dean | Coal and Iron Ore | - | - |
| 2 - 5 | Business / Industry | Gloucester Docks | - | - | - |
| 2 - 6 | Business / Industry | Joys Green - Edwards Coaches by R. Nutland | - | - | - |
| 2 - 7 | Business / Industry | Lower Lydbrook | Lydbrook workers. Some electors lists | 27/08/1996 | - |
| 2 - 8 | Business / Industry | Mining | - | - | - |
| 2 - 9 | Business / Industry | Mining by Arthur and Edward Waterloo | - | 02/02/1905 | - |
| 2 - 10 | Business / Industry | Notes on Other industries | - | - | - |
| 2 - 11 | Business / Industry | Old Industruial sites in Wyedean | - | - | - |
| 2 - 12 | Business / Industry | Paper Copies of Industry Notes | - | - | - |
| 2 - 13 | Business / Industry | - | - | - | |
| 2 - 14 | Business / Industry | SCA | Photos of Queens Award for Industry | - | - |
| 2 - 15 | Business / Industry | Symonds Yat Management Plan | - | 01/01/1994 | - |
| 2 - 16 | Business / Industry | Tin-Plate Works by David Wainwright | State papers domestic Charles 1st Vol 282 | 21/06/1904 | 22/06/1904 |
| 2 - 17 | Business / Industry | Xerox of WI's | - | - | - |
| 2 - 18 | Business / Industry | The Gun-Founders of England | Arms & Armour Press | - | - |
| 2 - 19 | Business / Industry | The Whitecliff Ironworks | - | - | - |
| 2 - 20 | Business / Industry | Industrial Archaeology in Gloucestershire | - | - | - |
| 2 - 21 | Business / Industry | Dean Forest Freeminers rights | x 2 | - | - |
| 2 - 22 | Business / Industry | A Treatise on Forest of Dean Stone | - | - | - |
| 2 - 23 | Business / Industry | Omega Details | - | - | - |
| 2 - 24 | Business / Industry | AEI Ltd. Electric Cable making in Lydbrook | x 10 | 1964 | - |
| 2 - 25 | Business / Industry | How it all Began | The stories behind those famous names by Maurice Baren | - | - |
| 2 - 26 | Business / Industry | A Forest beat 1839 - 2000 (Police) | - | - | - |
| 2 - 27 | Business / Industry | New fancy colliery | x 2 | - | - |
| 2 - 28 | Business / Industry | Lydbrook coal mines | - | - | - |
| 2 - 29 | Business / Industry | Shops & Businesses | Various bills and notepapers | - | - |
| 2 - 30 | Business / Industry | The Drybrook (Lydbrook Mushroom) Iron Mine Level | Jonathan Wright 7/3/1991 | - | - |
| 2 - 31 | Business / Industry | Tinplate in Lydbrook by B. Iron | - | - | - |
| 2 - 32 | Business / Industry | The Tinplaters of Lydney and Lydbrook | by Bryan Rendell & Kieth Childs | - | - |
| 2 - 33 | Business / Industry | Industry Notes including paper copies and photos | - | - | - |
| 2 - 34 | Business / Industry | Mineral Water drinks labels | - | - | - |
| 3 - 1 | Church | A brief account of the history of Lydbrook | Special reference to Parish Church and dissecting chapels | 01/01/1994 | - |
| 3 - 2 | Church | All Saints Church, Bishops Wood | Includes notes on St John the Baptist Church, Ruardean | - | - |
| 3 - 3 | Church | Baptisms - Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook | Baptisms | 25/01/1905 | - |
| 3 - 4 | Church | Burial's - Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook | Burials | - | - |
| 3 - 5 | Church | Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook | - | 26/01/1905 | - |
| 3 - 6 | Church | Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook | Church Yard Survey | - | - |
| 3 - 7 | Church | Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook | Marriages | - | - |
| 3 - 8 | Church | Lydbrook Baptist Church | - | - | - |
| 3 - 9 | Church | Primitive Methodist Chapel | - | - | - |
| 3 - 10 | Church | Parish Church of the Holy Jesus Lydbrook | History & Guide 120th Anniversary 1851 - 1971 | - | - |
| 3 - 11 | Church | Parish Church of the Holy Jesus Lydbrook | History & Guide 120th Anniversary 1851 - 1971 | - | - |
| 3 - 12 | Church | Baptisms - Ruardean | - | - | - |
| 3 - 13 | Church | Marriages, baptisms and burials - Ruardean (Bicknor?) | - | - | - |
| 3 - 14 | Church | Baptisms, Marriages & Burials - English Bicknor / Ruardean | x 4 | - | - |
| 3 - 15 | Church | Proposed new primative methadist church / chapel plan | - | - | - |
| 3 - 16 | Church | Baptism record from church (unknown) | Plus other records - Query | - | - |
| 3 - 17 | Church | Holy Jesus Church graveyard survey | - | - | - |
| 3 - 18 | Church | Certificate of baptisms - Congregational church, Worrall hill | Very Fragile' | 1907 | 1933 |
| 3 - 19 | Church | Active Service New Testament | - | - | - |
| 3 - 20 | Church | Primative Methodist Hymnal | - | - | - |
| 3 - 21 | Church | Souvenir centenery of the Baptist Witness in Lydbrook | - | - | - |
| 3 - 22 | Church | Riding By Faith | By Tracey Elliot-Reep | - | - |
| 3 - 23 | Church | Lower Lydbrook Baptist Church Cemetery records (Paper records / archives & notes) | - | - | - |
| 3 - 24 | Church | Lower Lydbrook Baptist Church Cemetery records Volumes #1& 2 | - | - | - |
| 3 - 25 | Church | Lower Lydbrook Baptist Church Cemetery Plan | 1 x framed copy, 1 x rolled paper printout | - | - |
| 3 - 26 | Church | Lower Lydbrook Baptist Church History | - | - | - |
| 4 - 1 | General | Assorted | Fire - 5/2/1915 History - H.W. Parr Lydbrook School - Hilary Coldrick (nee Robinson) A Boys Village by G. Beard 1/4/1908 Lydbrook by Sydney Mills 1935 Statement from the Parish of Lydbrook 1/6/1952 |
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| 4 - 2 | General | Assorted Letters and leaflets | - | - | - |
| 4 - 3 | General | My Scrap Book | The Dean Road, When was it built A Vital link in the great advance Put back our Sign Lydbrook history on show at church The Forest Tinplate industries recalledLydbrook Air crash Truffles in the forest Poets lost manuscript brought life to new play Forest port awaits lotto lease of life Faded photo tells a story Waterloo pit disaster |
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| 4 - 4 | General | Lydbrook Life | Assorted articles, notes and newspaper clips | - | - |
| 4 - 5 | General | Census - 1881 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 6 | General | Children's employment Commission | - | 15/01/1905 | - |
| 4 - 7 | General | Courtfield & Welsh Bicknor | - | - | - |
| 4 - 8 | General | Fun-Day | Lydbrook Recreation | 01/05/1986 | - |
| 4 - 9 | General | 75 years later | Various past and present Photos & Letters | - | - |
| 4 - 10 | General | General - May Photos | - | - | - |
| 4 - 11 | General | Hangerberry | - | - | - |
| 4 - 12 | General | History of Lydbrook by Rev. M. Foster | - | - | - |
| 4 - 13 | General | Memories of Lydbrook by Dorothy Maclean | - | - | - |
| 4 - 14 | General | Newspapers #1 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 15 | General | Newspapert #2 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 16 | General | Records of Local Builder, Mr A Harman | Includes Band Concert results | 01/09/1945 | 24/09/1955 |
| 4 - 17 | General | Lydbrook and Ruardean modification order - Rights of Way | - | - | - |
| 4 - 18 | General | River Wye | - | - | - |
| 4 - 19 | General | The Parish of English Bicknor in the 20th Century | - | - | - |
| 4 - 20 | General | The Viaduct | - | - | - |
| 4 - 21 | General | Village Groups | - | - | - |
| 4 - 22 | General | Worrall Hill | - | - | - |
| 4 - 23 | General | True Tastes of Herefordshire | - | - | - |
| 4 - 24 | General | The Royal Forest of Dean & Wye Valley guide | - | - | - |
| 4 - 25 | General | Hereford and the Wye Valley | - | - | - |
| 4 - 26 | General | Miscellaneous collection of Newspaper articles and summaries | x 2 | - | - |
| 4 - 27 | General | Village Belle Carnival 1918-ish | - | - | - |
| 4 - 28 | General | Appendix to the service timetables | - | - | - |
| 4 - 29 | General | Coleford area guide | - | - | - |
| 4 - 30 | General | Lydbrook Historical Society Past - Present Exhibition 1994 | Booklet of adverts (x4) | - | - |
| 4 - 31 | General | Lydbrook Historical Society | Various letters, meetings, exhibition records, and leaflets | - | - |
| 4 - 32 | General | Hallowed Ground | Churchyards of Gloucestershire & The Cotswolds by Hilary Lees | - | - |
| 4 - 33 | General | Vegetables & Salads | Preparation and Recipes 1948 | - | - |
| 4 - 34 | General | Perfect Paddling Canoest Guide | - | - | - |
| 4 - 35 | General | Herefordshire Medley | - | - | - |
| 4 - 36 | General | Rules of the Lydbrook and District Brithish Legion Club Ltd | - | - | - |
| 4 - 37 | General | Roots of Power and Herbs of Healing 1879 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 38 | General | Welsh Newton & Llanrothal Parish History | - | - | - |
| 4 - 39 | General | Newspaper Reports | x 3 | - | - |
| 4 - 40 | General | Lydbrook Village Appraisal 1993 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 41 | General | Gloucestershire County Council Local Government Act 1929 | First General Review, 25/5/1933 | - | - |
| 4 - 42 | General | - | Photos, | - | - |
| 4 - 43 | General | The Second Patterson book 1952 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 44 | General | A Candid appeal to the religious public | A letter addressed to the inhabitants of the Forest of Dean by Isaac Bridgeman | - | - |
| 4 - 45 | General | Ancestry names printed | x 3 | - | - |
| 4 - 46 | General | Census - West Dean 1851 (55-77) | - | - | - |
| 4 - 47 | General | Census - Ruardean Parish 1851 (44-54) | - | - | - |
| 4 - 48 | General | Census - West Dean 1851 (34-43) | - | - | - |
| 4 - 49 | General | Census - West Dean | x 2 | - | - |
| 4 - 50 | General | Little Acorns | E E Chadwick Memories | - | - |
| 4 - 51 | General | Who killed the bears by L. Clark | - | - | - |
| 4 - 52 | General | Census - East Dean | - | - | - |
| 4 - 53 | General | Forest of Dean district council planning policy | Development Control | - | - |
| 4 - 54 | General | Gloucester record office annual report 2000 / 2001 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 55 | General | cards - various | Birthday, Christmas and relgious | - | - |
| 4 - 56 | General | Lydbrook Village Appraisal form 1993 | x 2 | - | - |
| 4 - 57 | General | Courtfield and The Vaughan Family | x 2 | - | - |
| 4 - 58 | General | Hart's family almanac 1957 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 59 | General | Nursery rhymes of Gloucestershire | By E.R.P. Berryman | - | - |
| 4 - 60 | General | A History of Lydbrook | Rev. M. Foster | - | - |
| 4 - 61 | General | Gloucester records office handlist 1995 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 62 | General | Food bought into Lydbrook | - | - | - |
| 4 - 63 | General | Everything you neet to know about a wassail by A. Butler | - | - | - |
| 4 - 64 | General | Copy of the Official Entry taken from the Offences Book at Drybrook Station | Pages 46 & 47 Maliciously killing bears and assult | - | - |
| 4 - 65 | General | The Changing Forest by Dennis Potter | Investigations into Life in Britain in 1962 | - | - |
| 4 - 66 | General | The life of Warren James | - | - | - |
| 4 - 67 | General | Newspaper cuttings, various | x 2 | - | - |
| 4 - 68 | General | Mr Henry Crawshay's estate | x 2 relates to the Cinderford Iron Works and Iron Ore mines, The lightmoor colliery and the Abbots Wood Estate. | 1887 | - |
| 4 - 69 | General | It seems like Yesterday - Newspaper Scrapbook | x 2 (1957 - 1998) (1971 - 1989) | - | - |
| 4 - 70 | General | A Stroll through the Vale of Lydbrook, with O.B. Jordan | - | - | - |
| 4 - 71 | General | Forest of Dean District Council Local Plan review May 1998 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 72 | General | Forest of Dean District CouncilDraft Health Strategy 1998 - 2001 | - | - | - |
| 4 - 73 | General | Miscellany of articles, newspaper clips and articles | - | - | - |
| 4 - 74 | General | The trial of William Morgan for the murder of Mary Jones | - | - | - |
| 4 - 75 | General | Historic Houses and Castles in GB & NI | - | - | - |
| 4 - 76 | General | Flaxley Grange and St Whites | By May Heane Ellis | - | - |
| 4 - 77 | General | A Short Description and History of Lydbrook in the Forest of Dean | x 2 | - | - |
| 4 - 78 | General | Best Loved Tales of the English Countryside | - | - | - |
| 4 - 79 | General | True Castles of Herefordshire | Featuring the Food & Drink of Herefordshire including menu guides | - | - |
| 4 - 80 | General | A Description of historic and present Lydbrook | - | 13/08/2001 | - |
| 4 - 81 | General | The Babbacombe Murder by Frank Keyse | - | - | - |
| 4 - 82 | General | Assorted articles collected by Lydbrook Historical Society | Several Folders (4) | - | - |
| 4 - 83 | General | Walk this Wye 2010 | Wye Valley AONB Joint Advisory Committee | - | - |
| 4 - 84 | General | Berkley Castle | History and Description of contents by V. Sackville West | 1981 | - |
| 4 - 85 | General | The Royal Borough of Monmouth | Official guide of the Monmouth Chamber of Trade | - | - |
| 4 - 86 | General | Lottery Bids | Overlooking the Wye | 2005 | - |
| 4 - 87 | General | Western Daily Press | 48 page West Country Times Nostalgia Supplement | June - July 2015 | - |
| 4 - 88 | General | The Dean Forest Guardian | - | 05/01/1934 | - |
| 4 - 89 | General | Assorted event pamphlets | River Festival 2014, Lydbrook School performance 12/7/?? Churches of the Lower Wye Valley, Coleford Town Walk, 1994, Concert, 1992, Great Oaks Hospice, Forest of Dean Children's Centres, Coleford Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of 2nd world war, Coleford Carnival 1993 | - | - |
| 5 - 1 | Maps | The Royal Forest of Dean Sounenir map | - | - | - |
| 5 - 2 | Maps | Assorted local maps | x 2 | - | - |
| 5 - 3 | Maps | Wye Valley Cycle Route | - | - | - |
| 5 - 4 | Maps | Philips Intermediate Historical Atlas for Schools | - | 1967 | - |
| 5 - 5 | Maps | Church Poster | - | - | - |
| 5 - 6 | Maps | Lea, East Dean maps 1800's | - | - | - |
| 5 - 7 | Maps | Map - Lydbrook circa 1900 | - | - | - |
| 5 - 8 | Maps | Map - Staunton 1845 | - | - | - |
| 5 - 9 | Maps | Newspaper pages - Waterloo pit flooding & rescue | - | - | - |
| 5 - 10 | Maps | Lydbrook O.S. Map 1881 | - | - | - |
| 5 - 11 | Maps | Lydbrook Churchyard plan (Holy Jesus?) | Date ? | - | - |
| 5 - 12 | Maps | Lower Lydbrook Baptist Church Cemetry plan 2026 | - | - | - |
| 5 - 13 | Maps | Hand Drawn map of Waterloo Pit and surrounding area | - | - | - |
| 5 - 14 | Maps | Worral Hill Recreation ground plans | - | - | - |
| 5 - 15 | Maps | Lydbrook O.S. Map 1985 | - | - | - |
| 5 - 16 | Maps | Lydbrook Mine Workings levels | Date? X 2 | - | - |
| 5 - 17 | Maps | East Midland Canals 1986 | - | - | - |
| 5 - 18 | Maps | Lydbrook Memorial Hall & Recreation Ground | Junior Play Area plans x 2 | - | - |
| 6 - 1 | Memorial Hall | Lydbrook Memorial Hall | Legal Acquisition documents for the Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground | 1/1/1883 | - |
| 6 - 2 | Memorial Hall | Lydbrook Memorial Hall | Minutes of Meeting | 12/01/1968 | 07/05/1980 |
| 6 - 3 | Memorial Hall | Lydbrook Memorial Hall | Minutes of Meeting | 11/06/1980 | 08/08/1990 |
| 6 - 4 | Memorial Hall | Lydbrook Memorial Hall & Recreation Ground | - | - | - |
| 6 - 5 | Memorial Hall | Lydbrook Memorial Hall plans / Charity Commission | - | - | - |
| 6 - 6 | Memorial Hall | Lydbrook Memorial Hall grants | - | - | - |
| 6 - 7 | Memorial Hall | Lydbrook Memorial Hall accounts | - | 1964 | 1974 |
| 6 - 8 | Memorial Hall | Lydbrook Memorial Hall Quotations for upgrade and modernisation circa 1977 | - | - | - |
| 6 - 9 | Memorial Hall | Copy of the Minutes of the First Lydbrook Parish Council meeting at the Memorial Hall, 10th April 1935 | - | - | - |
| 6 - 10 | Memorial Hall | Various Activities taking place at the Memorial Hall and Recreation ground | - | - | - |
| 7 - 1 | Photographs | Doris Mastin/Mustin & Mostyn Taylor Wedding Day | - | - | - |
| 7 - 2 | Photographs | Lydbrook ARP (Warden's) service 1944 | Taken on Memorial Hall football field | - | - |
| 7 - 3 | Photographs | Joy's Green School 1937 | - | - | - |
| 7 - 4 | Photographs | Joy's Green Coronation 1937 | - | - | - |
| 7 - 5 | Photographs | Child outside Holy Jesus Parish Church 191 | - | - | - |
| 7 - 6 | Photographs | Lydbrook Acordian Club 1937 | Instructor J. Goode, Mus Dir L.C. Thomas | - | - |
| 7 - 7 | Photographs | Lydbrook Juvenile Choir 1908 | - | - | - |
| 7 - 8 | Photographs | Lydbrook Juvenile Choir 1908 | - | - | - |
| 7 - 9 | Photographs | Good Templer Choir | - | - | - |
| 7 - 10 | Photographs | Lydbrook Onward Silver prize band cup winners | - | - | - |
| 7 - 11 | Photographs | Lydbrook RFC 1935-6 | R. Wooley, W. Price, W. Bevan, E.Roberts, F. Dunn, T. Roberts, J. Mountjoy, R. Wheatston, A. Miles, N. Griffiths, F. Meek, J. Wheatstone, A. Grindle, I. Waity, H. Mason, A. Creed, J. Symmonds, A. Griffiths, G. Beard, F. Beddis, G. Miles, A. Jones | - | - |
| 7 - 12 | Photographs | Lydbrook Onward Silver Band 1933 | - | - | - |
| 7 - 13 | Photographs | Cannop Colliery Staff Oct. 1947 | - | - | - |
| 7 - 14 | Photographs | Photocopy - Nimrod Stephens in Memory | - | - | - |
| 7 - 15 | Photographs | Peace Celebrations July 19th 1919 | - | - | - |
| 7 - 16 | Photographs | Lydbrook from Church Hill | Photocopy of photo | - | - |
| 7 - 17 | Photographs | Lydbrook Viaduct | - | - | - |
| 7 - 18 | Photographs | H.W. Smith & Co. Ltd. Dec. 1918 | old Reeds / SCA site | - | - |
| 7 - 19 | Photographs | Framed Picture - RFC | - | - | - |
| 7 - 20 | Photographs | Framed Picture - Shop 1940's | - | - | - |
| 7 - 21 | Photographs | Cable Works early 1900's | - | - | - |
| 7 - 22 | Photographs | SCA Staff | - | - | - |
| 7 - 23 | Photographs | Assorted Photo's in a folder | - | - | - |
| 7 - 24 | Photographs | Assorted original photos - many inidentified people | - | - | - |
| 7 - 25 | Photographs | Extra copies of photos | - | - | - |
| 7 - 26 | Photographs | - Photos, misc. - | Some original photos. | - | - |
| 7 - 27 | Photographs | Photos, Original / Copies | - | - | - |
| 7 - 28 | Photographs | Blue Mound Recreation Ground | - | - | - |
| 7 - 29 | Photographs | A Country Camera 1844 - 1914 | By Gordon Winter | - | - |
| 7 - 30 | Photographs | Six Historic Views of Gloucester Docks | - | - | - |
| 7 - 31 | Photographs | Framed Picture of a building | Lydbrook Station? | - | - |
| 7 - 32 | Photographs | Framed picture of a football team | Lydbrook?? Sponsored by Reed Corrugated Cardboard?? | - | - |
| 7 - 33 | Photographs | Framed picture of Staff Trophy presentation | - | - | - |
| 7 - 34 | Photographs | Photo of men digging | Possibly Blue Mound | - | - |
| 7 - 35 | Photographs | Family photograph | Early 1900's? | - | - |
| 7 - 36 | Photographs | Wedding day | Unidentified couple | - | - |
| 7 - 37 | Photographs | Football team | Early 1900's? | - | - |
| 7 - 38 | Photographs | Group of men | Masonic lodge & band? | - | - |
| 7 - 39 | Photographs | SCA Packaging Ltd - Royal Society of Health presentation | - | - | - |
| 7 - 40 | Photographs | East Dean Grammar School 1946 | Panoramic photo of staff and pupils | - | - |
| 7 - 41 | Photographs | Bells Grammar School 1960 | Panoramic photo of staff and pupils | - | - |
| 8 - 1 | Pubs & Clubs | Lydbrook Inns and Alehouses | - | - | - |
| 8 - 2 | Pubs & Clubs | List of Pubs | - | - | - |
| 8 - 3 | Pubs & Clubs | Lydbrook & District Social Club flyer - 2017 | - | - | - |
| 8 - 4 | Pubs & Clubs | Lydbrook Social Club WYLDWOOD Tea & Dance | - | - | - |
| 8 - 5 | Pubs & Clubs | Lydbrook Community Care Newsletters 1996 - 2003 | (some missing) | - | - |
| 8 - 6 | Pubs & Clubs | Youth & Community Association - Agenda - Special General Meeting 2000 | - | - | - |
| 8 - 7 | Pubs & Clubs | Gloucester Alehouses | Arthur Dodd & Philip Moss | - | - |
| 8 - 8 | Pubs & Clubs | Lydbrook Community Care Newwsletters and other Social Club activitiesand other | - | - | - |
| 9 - 1 | Railway | Lydbrook Junction Station | Descriptions by Mr K. Sollars | - | - |
| 9 - 2 | Railway | Railway | Photos, maps and general information | - | - |
| 9 - 3 | Railway | A short history of railway development at Chatterley Whitfield Colliery 1860 - 1977 | - | - | - |
| 9 - 4 | Railway | Great Western and London Midland and Scottiish Railways Severn & Wye joint line Service Timetables | - | 11/04/1932 | - |
| A - 1 | Schools | Joys Green County Primary School - The School Reunion 1993 | - | - | - |
| A - 2 | Schools | Lydbrook School | Extracts from log books | 1909 | 1929 |
| A - 3 | Schools | Lydbrook School | Extracts from log books and photos | 1909 | - |
| A - 4 | Schools | Lydbrook School | Copies of Photos and notes used by the school for Centenary celebrations | - | - |
| A - 5 | Schools | Lydbrook Infant School Log Book | - | 21/06/1927 | 30/09/1938 |
| A - 6 | Schools | Joys Green County Primary School Head Teacher report, Spring 1987 | - | - | - |
| A - 7 | Schools | Lydbrook School Pips & Toddler Groups | - | - | - |
| A - 8 | Schools | Joy's Green Primary School 1883 - 2008 | - | - | - |
| A - 9 | Schools | Joy's Green County Primary School Reunion 1993 | - | - | - |
| A - 10 | Schools | Notes taken from Lydbrook School 1909 - 1948 | - | - | - |
| A - 11 | Schools | Notes taken from Lydbrook School 1948 - 1958 | - | - | - |
| A - 12 | Schools | General Notes - Lydbrook school | - | - | - |
| A - 13 | Schools | Lybrook primary school prospectus 100yrs | - | - | - |
| A - 14 | Schools | Memories - mostly accounts of Lyrbrook Primery School | - | - | - |
| B - 1 | Sports | Lydbrook Athletic - Football | - | - | - |
| B - 2 | Sports | Gloucestershire sports guide 1970 | - | - | - |
| C - 1 | War | Relating to Home Guard - Lydbrook | - | - | - |
| C - 2 | War | Scrapbook - Newspaper Cuttings | World War 1 | 28/07/1914 | 11/11/1918 |
| C - 3 | War | 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition World War II by Ivor Matanle | - | - | - |
| C - 4 | War | WW1 & WW2 by John Reeves | - | - | - |
| C - 5 | War | Relating to armed forces | - | - | - |
| C - 6 | War | D' Coy. 17th Glos. HG Nominal Roll | - | - | - |
| C - 7 | War | Equipment Force Register | Forces Equipment x 2 | - | - |
| C - 8 | War | Mann H.J. | Various personal effects | - | - |
| C - 9 | War | The Royal British Legion | Service of Rememberance + details of those killed in action | - | - |
| C - 10 | War | War on the Home Front by Juliet Gardiner | - | - | - |
| C - 11 | War | First World War and Army of Occupation War Diary | France, Belgium and Germany. 39 Division Divisional Troops, Gloucester Regiment 13th (Service) Batalion (Forest of Dean)(Pioneers) | 03/03/1916 | 31/05/1919 |
| C - 12 | War | First Year of War in Pictures | - | - | - |
| C - 13 | War | Second Year of War in Pictures | - | - | - |
| C - 14 | War | Third Year of War in Pictures | - | - | - |
| D - 1 | Historical Societies | Dean Archaeological Group | Newsletters 19 (1992) to 46 (1999) | - | - |
| D - 2 | Historical Societies | Dean Archaeology | Publications #3 to #8 1990 - 1995 | 1990 | 1995 |
| D - 3 | Historical Societies | Dean Archaeology | Publications #9 to #15 1996 - 2002 | 1906 | - |
| D - 4 | Historical Societies | Dean Archaeology | Publications #16 to #20 2003 - 2007 | - | - |
| D - 5 | Historical Societies | Dean Archaeology | Publications #21 to #23 2009 - 2012 | - | - |
| D - 6 | Historical Societies | The New Regard | The Journal of the Forest of Dean Local History Society. #10, 11, 12, 23 | - | - |
| D - 7 | Historical Societies | Edwardian Dean in Colour by Neil Parkhouse and Ian Pope | 2 x Volume 1 | - | - |
| D - 8 | Historical Societies | Forest of Dean Local History Society | volumes 2011 - 2014 | - | - |
| D - 9 | Historical Societies | Gloucestersahire Family History Society Journal | - | 2006 | 2016 |
| D - 10 | Historical Societies | Assorted Journals | Rural Voice - Gloucestershire Rural Community Council 1995 Gloucestershire History 2001, 2004 Gloucestershire County Council Archeology Service 2009 British Archaeological Awards1990 Forest of Deal Local History Society 2009 - 2010 |
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| D - 11 | Historical Societies | Early Medievil Dean | Forest of dean & West Gloucestershire 409AD to 1272AD | - | - |
| D - 12 | Historical Societies | Home Front Dean | - | - | - |
| D - 13 | Historical Societies | An Exhibition of Bygone Days | - | - | - |
| D - 14 | Historical Societies | Lydbrook Historical Society Exhibition 1994 | x 4 pamphlets | - | - |