The first series consisted of the British Newsletters when the Society started (1988 - 1991) and the first run of The Bottle Street Gazette (1992 - 1994).
First Series: 1988 - 1991
The Margery Allingham Society Newsletter
Taster edition: January 1988
- Introductory letter
- by Pat Watt
- Margery Allingham: a short biography
- by Pat Watt
- Margery Allingham: a survey of her work
- by B A Pike
No. 1: June 1988
- Introduction by Pat Watt
- Margery Allingham: the uncollected stories
- by B A Pike
- Uncle William
- by Maryell Cleary
No. 2: March 1989
- Introduction by Pat Watt
- Photo: Margery Allingham c. 1940s. Courtesy Joyce Allingham
- In the Pipeline
- Offers and Wants
- Margery Allingham: a Tribute
- by Agatha Christie
- Critic's Choice
- suggestions for research/contributions
- Zodiacal Natal Chart of Margery Allingham and Horoscope
- by R Bridge
- Margery's Topography: Layer Breton
- by Pat Watt
- Uncle William: the Memoirs and Obituary
- by Maryell Cleary
No. 3: March 1990
- Introduction by Pat Watt
- Photo: Margery Allingham by P. Youngman Cater. 1954. Courtesy Joyce Allingham
- From the catalogue of Fortune Books
- A Miracle in Marlborough Road
- by Tony Medawar
- on Room to Let
- A Fitton Family Tree
- through seven generations
- with notes by Maryell Cleary
- Margery's Topography: Chappel and Wakes Colne - The Mill
- by Pat Watt
- Campion on Television
- The first series
- by B A Pike
- Review of Blackkerchief Dick
- Bookman October 1923
- Review of the audiotape of Death of a Ghost
- by Roger Johnson
- Ink in her Blood by Richard Martin
- reviewed by Julia Thorogood
- End Pieces
No. 4: August 1990
- Introduction by Pat Watt
- Photo: Margery Allingham and Pip Youngman Carter by a Swedish photographer 1953. Courtesy Joyce Allingham
- Letter from Mary Long
- A New Sort of Web
- by Tony Medawar
- on Sleuth's Corner
- Notes on Albert's Family Tree
- by Maryell Cleary
- Thoughts on the Second Series of Campion
- by B A Pike
- A Question of Nobility
- by M A Kistler
- on Campion's pedigree
- Margery's Topography: Salcot as Saltey
- by Pat Watt
- Our First Outing
- to Tolleshunt D'Arcy and Tollesbury
- End Pieces
No. 5: December 1991
- Introduction by Pat Watt
- Photo: Margery Allingham. Courtesy Joyce Allingham
- News
- Julia Thoroughgood's biography of Margery Allingham
- Plaque on D'Arcy House
- U.S. Newsletter
- Competitions for new name and logo
- Solution to Room to Let
- A Memory of a Man at a Window?
- by Tony Medawar
- on A Corner in Crime
- Campion: the criminous connections. Part I
- by Maryell Cleary
- Two newspaper articles announcing the plaque for D'Arcy House
The Bottle Street Gazette
No. 6: April 1992
- Introduction by Pat Watt
- Photo of Marge on a scooter c. 1958
- Pearls Before Pidgin?
- by William A S Sarjeant
- Campion: the criminous connections. Part II
- by Maryell Cleary
- Margery Allingham: a Biography by Julia Thorogood,
- reviewed by B A Pike
- A Letter from Albert Campion
- in facsimile
- Looking Ahead
N.B. There was no British issue numbered 7.
No. 8: August 1992
- Account of the plaque ceremony
- by Pat Watt
- Photo: Mr & Mrs Norris, Patt Watt and Joyce Allingham by the plaque
- Joyce Allingham's speech at the unveiling
- News
- Mrs Musgrave's Lodger
- by B A Pike and Amanda Whytenor
- on the film of Room to Let
- The Jarrolds Quartet Part I
- by B A Pike
- on the publishing history of the Jarrolds novels
- Margery's Topography: The Old Vicarage, Letheringham,
Suffolk
- by Pat Watt
No. 9: February 1993
- Introduction by Pat Watt
- Photo of Margery Allingham
- A Note on the Allingham Society Dinner, 5 September 1992
- Fashions in Shrouds: Fashions in Forensic Pathology?
- by Stephen Leadbetter
- the text of Dr Leadbetter's talk at the dinner
- Illustration fromThe Definite Article
- by Jack M. Faulks
- originally published in The Strand
- A S Byatt and Margery Allingham
- by B A Pike
- End Pieces
No. 10: December 1993
- Introduction by Pat Watt
- Photo of the trip to Kersey
- Social Events 1993
- Margery's Topography: Chappel
- by Richard Cheffins
- Mr Campion's Wood
- Hide My Eyes: the Inside Story
- on the dustwrapper photograph
- Margery Allingham and "Books of the Month"
- The Jarrolds Quartet Part II
- by B A Pike
- illustrated with the map of Sanctuary
- End Piece
No. 11: September 1994
- Introduction by Pat Watt
- Obituary: Christina Carter (1905 - 1994)
- by Julia Thorogood
- Thriller!
- by Margery Allingham
- Six Against the Yard and It didn't Work Out
- by B A Pike
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