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Historic England: Plymouth: Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England by Ernie Hoblyn 9781445683300
RRP: $33.58$22.79This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Plymouth's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites. The photographs are taken from the Historic England... -
A-Z of Nottingham: Places-People-History by Dave Mooney
RRP: $33.58$22.79The largest city in the East Midlands, Nottingham has been an important centre in the area since the Middle Ages. The old Saxon borough was built around the area known today as the Lace Market and an adjoining settlement developed around the Norman... -
Stubbington and Titchfield by Ron Brown 9780752410050
RRP: $27.28$19.68This unique collection of over 220 old photographs brings together the two villages of Stubbington and Titchfield, in a fascinating pictorial study. The history of the two villages is very contrasting: today Titchfield looks much the same as it did one... -
Lost Manchester by Jean & John Bradburn
RRP: $33.58$22.79Like many cities in the UK, Manchester has changed dramatically over the years and continues to do so. The 'Second City of Empire' was a powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution, especially in textile manufacture, and for a time was the most productive... -
Illustrated Tales of Sussex by Christopher Horlock
RRP: $33.58$22.79The old county of Sussex is one of the most beautiful in England, but beneath its rural idyll lies a history that is surprising and often shocking. Local author and historian Christopher Horlock brings us some of the county's strange and mythical... -
Dartmouth Through Time by Ginny Campbell
RRP: $33.58$22.79Situated within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Dartmouth is a popular tourist destination on the River Dart. As Ginny Campbell's beautifully illustrated pages show, it has an abundance of history. Its port was the sailing point for... -
London Then and Now (R): People and Places by Frank Hopkinson
RRP: $20.98$13.52London Then and Now - People and Places takes an amazing cross-section of vintage photographs of London from the 1850s through to the 1960s, and pairs them up with the same view as it looks today. The great tourist destinations are all included:... -
Edinburgh New Town: A Model City by Michael Carley
RRP: $52.50$37.84Edinburgh's New Town, built between 1767 and 1850, is one of Europe's finest neoclassical neighbourhoods, a triumph of town planning, with UNESCO World Heritage status. But the importance of the New Town goes far beyond the quality of its architecture... -
Carshalton, Wallington and Beddington by John Phillips 9780752403410
RRP: $27.28$19.68Carshalton, Wallington and BeddingtonBook InformationISBN 9780752403410Author John PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 172mm * 10mm -
Margate Through Time by Anthony Lee
RRP: $33.58$22.79Margate was one of the first English seaside resorts. From the 1730s it set out to attract visitors, particularly from London, who came by coach and sailing ship to take advantage of the fine sandy beaches and healthy air. Fashionable squares and... -
Secret Hereford by David Phelps
RRP: $33.58$22.79The history of Hereford began with the establishment of the Saxon St Guthlac's Monastery on the site of what is now Castle Green. Slightly later came the building of the cathedral, around AD 680. The cathedral city, destroyed by the Welsh and repaired by... -
Hereford Through Time by Derek Foxton
RRP: $33.58$22.79Hereford Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Hereford, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this... -
Secret Bolton by Ray Jefferson
RRP: $33.58$22.79Bolton has its roots in Lancashire where it was established as a textile town from the Middle Ages, but it was during the Industrial Revolution that it grew to become one of the major cotton manufacturing centres of the world. Engineering, paper making,... -
Historic England: Worcestershire: Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England by Stan Brotherton 9781445691176
RRP: $31.48$20.37This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest counties. It provides a nostalgic look at Worcestershire's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites. The photographs are taken from the Historic... -
The Colour of Time: A New History of the World, 1850-1960 by Dan Jones
RRP: $20.98$14.93The Colour of Time spans more than a hundred years of world history from the reign of Queen Victoria and the US Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis and beginning of the Space Age. It charts the rise and fall of empires, the achievements of science,... -
Buxton History Tour by Alan Roberts
RRP: $18.88$11.15Buxton History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this Derbyshire spa town. Author Alan Roberts guides us around its well-known streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed over the... -
Rail Ramble Round Ireland, July 1969 by Hugh Dougherty 9781840339598
RRP: $27.20$24.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339598Author Hugh DoughertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Edinburgh Pubs by Jack Gillon
RRP: $33.58$22.79The teeming nature of life in eighteenth-century Edinburgh elevated the Old Town's taverns to a critical role in the city's social life, and there was 'no superabundance of sobriety in the town'. Much of the business life of the city was carried out in... -
50 Gems of the Peak District: The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places by Denis Eardley
RRP: $33.58$22.79The Peak District, designated as Britain's first national park in 1951 and now one of the most visited national parks in the world, holds many delights, from high moors and narrow gorges to dark gritstone edges and white limestone cliffs, and from grand... -
The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn by David Okuefuna
RRP: $94.50$70.16In 1909 the millionaire French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn embarked on an ambitious project to create a colour photographic record of, and for, the peoples of the world. As an idealist and an internationalist, Kahn believed that he could use... -
Lost Durham by Michael Richardson
RRP: $33.58$22.79The city of Durham in north-east England, lying on the River Wear, has long been an important centre in the region since St Cuthbert was buried there in the tenth century and the Normans built their imposing cathedral and castle. The city became the... -
Along the Kent Coast by Ray Hollands
RRP: $35.68$26.54This book is a unique photographic record of a journey along the Kent coastline. From the starkness of Dungeness in the south to the magisterial sweep of Dartford Bridge in the north, the descriptions of Paul Harris and the contemporary photographs of... -
Roath, Splott and Adamsdown by Roath Local History Society 9780752401997
RRP: $27.28$19.68Over 250 old photographs, many published for the first time, appear in this new collection covering the districts of Roath, Splott and Adamsdown. This area, along with Penylan, Tremorfa and part of Cathays, once had a collective unity as the... -
Porthcawl: Photographic Memories by John David 9781845895143
RRP: $31.50$23.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845895143Author John DavidFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The Francis Frith CollectionPublisher The Francis Frith Collection -
Lost Villages of Sussex by Alex Vincent
RRP: $33.58$22.79Throughout England there are thousands of lost or deserted villages. Most were abandoned after the Black Death or other plague epidemics, but some were lost to coastal erosion or the encroaching sea, while others were resettled elsewhere when the... -
Margate by Alan Kay 9781845891237
RRP: $31.50$23.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845891237Author Alan KayFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The Francis Frith CollectionPublisher The Francis Frith Collection -
Clevedon Through Time by Will Musgrave
RRP: $33.58$22.79Overlooking the Bristol Channel, the North Somerset town of Clevedon is one of the most picturesque seaside resorts in England. It has grown from an insignificant cluster of rural dwellings, at the end of the eighteenth century, to a bustling urban... -
Historic England: Yorkshire: Unique Images From The Archives of Historic England by Andrew Graham Stables
RRP: $33.58$22.79This is an illustrated history of England's largest and most historically diverse county. It provides a nostalgic look at Yorkshire's ancient, medieval and industrial past, and highlights some of its most important historic sites, as well as the changing... -
Edgware Through Time by Joshua Thomas 9781445685816
RRP: $33.58$22.79The North London town of Edgware has a parish dating back to the Middle Ages and links further back to the ancient Watling Street. It gives its name to the Edgware Road and the former village served as the first/last stopping point to travellers riding... -
Hebburn History Tour by Derek Dodds
RRP: $18.88$12.64Hebburn History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this South Tyneside town. This is an exciting guided walk around the well-known places of the 200-year-old town and explains what they meant to local people throughout the... -
Speakers' Corner: Debate, Democracy and Disturbing the Peace by Philip Wolmuth
RRP: $31.48$23.69Speakers' Corner is a unique look at the people who come to argue, discuss and preach at Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park, regarded worldwide as the home of free speech. Many of the photographs, taken on Sunday afternoons stretching back almost... -
Teddington, Twickenham & Hampton Past and Present by Garth Groombridge
RRP: $27.28$19.68About thirty years ago Garth Groombridge recorded the changing scene in Teddington, Twickenham and the Hamptons - focusing particularly on buildings that were due for demolition. He uses his photographs to travel back in time - to a period when these... -
Lymington Through Time by Jude James
RRP: $33.58$22.79Lymington has long been in need of an illustrated history worthy of its past. From a Saxon settlement onwards as an internationally famous yachting centre, Jude James and Roland Stott present a beautiful and unique historical journey. This comparative... -
Falkirk Through Time by Jack Gillon
RRP: $33.58$22.79Falkirk's strategic location, midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow at the crossroads of lowland Scotland, has been the main influence on the town's development and has contributed to its key role in Scotland's history. The Romans were the first to make a... -
Isle of Wight by Robert Cook
RRP: $31.50$20.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859379394Author Robert CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Frith Book Company Ltd.Publisher Frith Book Company Ltd. -
Secret Royal Leamington Spa by Graham Sutherland
RRP: $33.58$22.79Although Royal Leamington Spa has its origins several hundred years ago, then known as Leamington Priors, the town only came to prominence in the past 200 years. With the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars raging between 1792 and 1815, travel to foreign... -
Newcastle Through Time by John Carlson
RRP: $33.58$22.79Newcastle Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Newcastle, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of... -
Secret Deal & Walmer by Gregory Holyoake
RRP: $33.58$22.79Situated on the south-east coast of Kent, the picturesque twin towns of Deal and Walmer attract many visitors due to their location and extensive history that spans the centuries. Both have a rich military and maritime heritage, notably with their links... -
Secret Skipton by Margaret Brecknell 9781445696096
RRP: $33.58$20.01The picturesque market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire regularly features in newspaper polls as one of the best places to live in the UK. With its ancient castle, scenic towpath beside the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and beautiful surrounding countryside,... -
Secret Barry Island by Mark Lambert
RRP: $33.58$22.79Secret Barry Island offers a unique insight into this fascinating seaside resort in the Vale of Glamorgan, delving into its lesser-known past. Thoroughly researched, within these pages local authors and lifelong residents of the area Mark and Jonathan...