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The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich: Britain in Old Photographs by Roy Masters
RRP: €15.46€11.45Little is generally known of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and the immortal place it holds among all the Royal Ordnance Factories. For nearly four hundred years it was a 'secret walled city', self-sufficient and closely guarded. As it grew, and developed... -
Lost Wirral by Les Jones 9781445691534
RRP: €19.03€12.91The Wirral Peninsula in north-west England, lying between the River Dee and the Welsh border to the west and the River Mersey to the east, has long had its own identity. The large towns of Birkenhead and Wallasey grew around their docks and... -
Dundee Through Time by Brian King
RRP: €19.03€12.91Dundee suffered more than most at the hands of developers in the 1960s and 1970s. Much of the city, the fourth largest in Scotland with a population of around 150,000, was changed in the name of development. Today, the city continues to change, as a... -
Secret Forest of Dean by Mark Turner
RRP: €19.03€12.91Gloucestershire's majestic Forest of Dean lies within a triangle between the River Severn on its east side and the famous Wye Valley on its west. Evidence of the first humans here is provided by the presence of megalithic standing stones from the Bronze... -
The Somerset & Dorset Railway Through Time by Steph Gillett
RRP: €19.03€12.91The Somerset & Dorset Railway, known as the S&D (said to also stand for 'Slow and Dirty' or 'Serene and Delightful'), ran from Bath across the Mendip hills to Bournemouth on the south coast. Never a high-speed line, the main traffic for the Somerset &... -
Eugene Atget. Paris by TASCHEN
RRP: €23.80€17.36A flaneur and photographer at once, Eugene Atget (1857-1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Libourne turned to photography and moved to Paris. He supplied studies for painters,... -
Tenby & Saundersfoot Through Time by Mark Davis 9781445607153
RRP: €19.03€12.91Situated in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park on the western shore of Carmarthen Bay, Tenby and Saundersfoot share a singular beauty. They are both surrounded by striking scenery that casts a spell over visitors and entices them back year after year... -
The Thames Through Time: A Liquid History by Stephen Croad
RRP: €23.80€17.75Drawing on the resources of English Heritage's unrivalled photographic archives, The Thames Through Times is a photographic journey along the length of the tidal river and over almost 150 years. We see the rural Thames as it approaches London, riverside... -
Dundrum: Ireland in Old Photographs by Joe Curtis 9781845888886
RRP: €20.22€15.40For many years Dundrum was just another stop on the railway between Harcourt Street and Bray; it was a village in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains that, despite its rich history, was often thought of as simply the best place to rest on a journey to... -
The Annual Hop London to Kent by Hilary Heffernan
RRP: €15.46€11.45This fascinating collection of over 200 old photographs illustrates, in heart warming detail, the traditional working holiday of London EastEnders which was known, affectionately, as the 'Annual Hop'. As a welcome escape from the poor working and living... -
New Forest Through Time by Georgina Babey
RRP: €19.03€12.91'Go where we will throughout England, there is no spot which is not boundup with our history. The New Forest is, perhaps, as good an example as could be wished of what has been said of English scenery, and its connection with our history. It remains... -
Mandela: In Honor of an Extraordinary Life by Makaziwe Mandela 9780847872008
RRP: €68.43€48.02A tribute to her father, Makaziwe Mandela shares the most definitive portrait of Nelson Mandela to date, revealing the man behind the anti-apartheid movement that changed the world. One of Time magazine s Most Important People of the Twentieth Century,... -
Bradford in Photographs by Dave Zdanowicz
RRP: €21.41€14.39Bradford was a small market town in Yorkshire until the Industrial Revolution, when its proximity to coal, iron ore and water were instrumental in its fortunes. The city became a leading international textile manufacturer, nicknamed the 'wool capital of... -
Waterloo Station Through Time by John Christopher
RRP: €19.03€18.65The first Waterloo Station opened in 1848 and the current building was completed in 1922, after a huge rebuilding programme started in 1899. Catering for suburban traffic, Waterloo is also the major station for trains to Southampton, Portsmouth and... -
Secret Hereford by David Phelps
RRP: €19.03€12.91The 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... -
West: Tales of the Lost Lands by Martin Wall
RRP: €23.80€15.87Part personal memoir, part cultural history, West is a compendium of 'tales', telling the story of a unique geographical and literary landscape - the western Midlands of England. It is a magpie's nest, a melange of anecdotes, folk legends, ghost stories... -
Falmouth Through Time by Michael Bradley
RRP: €19.03€12.69Falmouth, situated on the beautiful River Fal, and with one of the finest natural harbours in the world, developed and prospered to become the base for the famous Packet Service between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. It has a rich maritime... -
Dartmouth Through Time by Ginny Campbell
RRP: €19.03€12.91Situated 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... -
Secret Shrewsbury by John Shipley 9781445678450
RRP: €19.03€12.91Shrewsbury boasts a long and eventful history and has more than its fair share of secrets locked away among its medieval streets and distinctive narrow passages, known locally as 'shuts'. The town grew prosperous from the wool trade thanks to its... -
Chippenham: Britain in Old Photographs by Mike Stone 9780752453835
RRP: €17.84€13.74This collection of old photographs and postcards provides the reader with a fascinating and informative guide to Chippenham and its history over the past hundred years. The book spans the expansion and development of the thriving market town by the River... -
Spalding & Around Through Time by Keith Seaton
RRP: €19.03€12.91Known as the Heart of the Fens, Spalding is a picturesque town set on the River Welland surrounded by rolling farmlands and fields of flowers. Now a market town, Spalding began as a division town of the fens and marshes of East Anglia, and was founded at... -
Historic England: Newcastle: Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England by Paul Perry 9781445681252
RRP: €19.03€12.91This illustrated history portrays one of England's great cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Newcastle's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites. The photographs are taken from the unique Historic... -
Love Immortal: Antique Photographs and Stories of Dogs and Their People by Anthony Cavo
RRP: €23.80€16.35An artfully designed compendium of 200 antiquarian photographs, all published here for the first time-including daguerrotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, cartes de visite, and sepia and black-and-white images-culled from the private collection of longtime... -
Secret Greenwich by David C. Ramzan
RRP: €19.03€12.91Greenwich's position on the River Thames has drawn many people to this fascinating area of south-east London over the years. This book delves into the history of Greenwich, detailing intriguing and lesser-known facts associated with many of its famous... -
Mumbles & Gower Through Time by Brian E. Davies
RRP: €19.03€12.91The history of Mumbles and Gower has many facets and a number of iconic sights. The village of Mumbles is unique and Dylan Thomas was clearly fond of it, describing it as 'a rather nice village, despite its name, right on the edge of the sea'. This old... -
Hunstanton & Wells-Next-the-Sea Through Time Revised Edition by Michael Rouse
RRP: €19.03€12.91Michael Rouse's photographic tour of the West Norfolk coast takes us from the Victorian vision of Hunstanton - with its spectacular coloured cliffs - to the salt marshes of Stiffkey and Cley-next-the-Sea. It's a journey back in time to the small ports of... -
Return to Sender by Paul Kelly 9780717184019
RRP: €26.17€19.77John Hinde was a pioneer of colour photography and one of the most successful postcard publishers in the world. His largest collection of postcards celebrated Ireland. He portrayed an island brightened by his imagination, a place where children were... -
Skipton History Tour by Peter Ellwood
RRP: €10.70€7.16Skipton History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this Yorkshire town. Author Peter Ellwood guides us around its well-known streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed over the... -
Secret Middlesbrough by Paul Chrystal
RRP: €19.03€12.91Middlesbrough may have only been a hamlet in the early nineteenth century, but that all changed with the arrival of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, which led to the former farmstead soon becoming a cauldron of industrial activity. It is also home to... -
Hemel Hempstead History Tour by Eve Davis
RRP: €10.70€7.16In 1539, Henry VIII came to Hemel Hempstead and granted a Charter, putting the town on the map. Its designation as a New Town in 1946 has seen it grow from a market town of 22,000 to one of the largest in the county. Hemel Hempstead History Tour takes... -
Llandudno History Tour by John Lawson-Reay
RRP: €10.70€7.16Llandudno is famed as being the 'Queen of the Welsh Resorts' and is now the largest seaside resort in Wales, lying on a flat isthmus of sand between the Welsh mainland and the Great Orme. The town, renowned for its beaches and piers, has changed a lot... -
Lost Barrow-in-Furness by Gill Jepson
RRP: €19.03€12.91Barrow-in-Furness and its surroundings have changed rapidly over the last century and a half. The contrast between the old and the new is stark, and nowhere is that better illustrated than in the photographs featured in this book. Focusing on themes... -
Salisbury Through Time by Carol Dixon-Smith
RRP: €19.03€12.91Salisbury is often described as 'the city in the countryside'. Home to a stunning early English Gothic cathedral containing the world's oldest working clock, the tallest spire in Britain and one of four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta, it is... -
Kings Park Psychiatric Center by L. F. Blanchard 9781467102872
RRP: €27.36€19.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467102872Author L. F. BlanchardFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 8mm -
Made in Belfast by Vivienne Pollock
RRP: €15.46€11.45In 1900 Belfast had the world's biggest linen factories and its largest ropeworks. Its shipbuilding industry produced more tonnage than any other city's (Titanic and Olympic were both built here). But Belfast was also home to cycle-makers, printers,... -
West Highland Line Great Railway Journeys Through Time John McGregor 9781445613369
RRP: €19.03€12.91Twice voted the top railway journey in the world, the West Highland route to Mallaig (like the Dingwall & Skye and the Callander & Oban) accessed the remote and mountainous west coast of Scotland. The original West Highland line, described here, links... -
Blackpool Through Time A Second Selection by Allan W. Wood
RRP: €19.03€12.91Few towns conjure up such stirring impressions as Blackpool. Cheerfully unpretentious and brash with all the trimmings one would expect of a traditional seaside resort, Blackpool remains the iconic resort town, but there is more to its richly coloured... -
Dundee History Tour by Brian King
RRP: €10.70€7.16Dundee History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of Scotland's fourth largest city and shows just how much it has changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readers are invited to follow author Brian King as... -
Cromer Through Time by Hugh Madgin
RRP: €19.03€12.91It is almost impossible not to like Cromer: a medieval town which two centuries ago transformed itself into one of the most attractive seaside resorts anywhere. Nationally famous for its crabs, fearless lifeboatmen and pier theatre, Cromer is a feast for... -
Secret Barry Island by Mark Lambert
RRP: €19.03€12.91Secret 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...