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Secret Canterbury by Robert Turcan 9781445669120
RRP: $27.43$18.61Canterbury is one of the most delightful cities in England and in addition to its well-known attributes has a wealth of lesser-known and secret sites and histories. There are hints of earlier Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Norman remains, while substantial... -
Lost King's Lynn by Paul Richards
RRP: $27.43$18.61Medieval King's Lynn (Bishop's Lynn before 1537) was a premier English port, a position it retained until the Industrial Revolution. Its maritime economy was undermined by the coming of the railways, which were the harbinger of modest industrialisation... -
Plymouth Through Time by Derek Tait
RRP: $27.43$18.61Very few buildings that stood in the centre of Plymouth before the War still remain. The city was devastated by enemy bombing especially during 1941. Many of the old, narrow, congested streets were destroyed completely, changing the face of Plymouth... -
Harrogate Through Time by Paul Chrystal
RRP: $27.43$18.61Harrogate Through Time is a wonderful collection of old and new photographs of Harrogate. The older images are printed alongside a contemporary full colour photograph, which illustrates the same scene. The contrasting illustrations show how the area has... -
Lyme Regis & Around Through Time by Steve Wallis
RRP: $27.43$18.61Lyme Regis is Dorset's most westerly town, lying hard by the Devon border. It is famous as one of the main attractions of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, and also has important literary connections with Jane Austen and is the setting for John... -
Bridlington Through Time by Mike Hitches
RRP: $27.43$18.61Bridlington has two stunning beaches of gleaming golden sands, with a picturesque, bustling harbour in the middle. The harbour is a hive of activity with fishing boats bringing in the day's catch, pleasure cruises along the heritage coast, speedboat... -
Watford: Britain in Old Photographs by Hertfordshire Archived & Local Studies
RRP: $22.28$16.07Watford in Old Photographs contains over 200 previously unpublished photographs of the town drawn from the vast collection at Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies. The views show daily life in Watford during the twentieth century, before many of the... -
The Severn Bridge Railway by Colin G. Maggs 9780853617693
RRP: $42.80$37.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617693Author Colin G. MaggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Whitby Yards Through Time by Alan Whitworth
RRP: $27.43$18.61To visit Whitby's 'Yards' is to step back in time. Hardly changed from the Middle Ages, this is where one can still meet old Whitby - a secret Whitby - unspoilt and untroubled by the holiday visitor. The yards, alleyways and ghauts are fascinating... -
Historic England: Newcastle: Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England by Paul Perry 9781445681252
RRP: $27.43$18.61This 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... -
Cromer Through Time by Hugh Madgin
RRP: $27.43$18.61It 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... -
Barnsley & District Through Time by Peter Tuffrey
RRP: $27.43$18.61The South Yorkshire town of Barnsley first described as 'Berneslai' in the Domesday Book has an illustrious history and has long been associated with the glass-making and coal-mining industries. There are no longer remnants of the previously ever-present... -
The Broads Through Time by David Holmes
RRP: $27.43$18.61The Broads Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Norfolk. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of the well-known streets and famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this area... -
Middlesbrough's Iron and Steel Industry by Dr. Joan Heggie
RRP: $27.43$18.61Middlesbrough and Teesside are renowned for their association with the iron and steel industry. Iron has been produced there on an industrial scale since the 1850s, when Cleveland ironstone was discovered in the Eston Hills. By 1866, there were... -
A-Z of Blackpool: Places-People-History by Allan W. Wood
RRP: $27.43$18.61Blackpool was 'created' from sparsely populated farmland and villages for the purpose of visitors having fun and pleasure. The development of the town over the last 170 years or so has led to a diverse modern history, which could be said to reflect, in a... -
A-Z of Halifax: Places-People-History by Trish Colton 9781445679532
RRP: $27.43$18.61Over the centuries it has been the manufacturing of textiles and confectionery that has brought wealth to Halifax in West Yorkshire. The town's impressive Grade I listed Piece Hall, built in the eighteenth century, was the place where handloom weavers... -
The Scottish Coal Industry by Guthrie Hutton 9781840339284
RRP: $20.50$18.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339284Author Guthrie HuttonFormat PaperbackImprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Lundy: A Landmark 50 Years by Simon Dell
RRP: $27.43$18.61In 1968 Mr Albion Harman, the last owner of Lundy Island, in the Bristol Channel, died. His surviving two sisters, faced with a challenging future running the island, put Lundy up for auction. An appeal fund for GBP150,000 was started but unfortunately... -
Derby History Tour by Maxwell Craven
RRP: $15.42$10.33Derby History Tour offers a fascinating insight into the history of this city in the East Midlands. Author Maxwell Craven guides us around its well-known streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed over... -
South Telford, Ironbridge Gorge, Medeley & Dawley by John Powell 9780752401256
RRP: $22.28$16.07In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Ironbridge Gorge was the scene of dramatic industrial activity which today's resident or visitor finds difficult to envisage. Coal had been extracted from the hillsides of Benthall, Brosely and Madeley for... -
Castles of the World by Dr Phyllis G Jestice
RRP: $17.14$11.41From the Highlands of Scotland to the plains of northern India, Castles of the World is a beautiful examination of past worlds viewed through strongholds that continue to enrich the modern landscape. They evoke an imagined age of aristocratic warriors... -
Huddersfield History Tour by Paul Chrystal 9781398101876
RRP: $15.42$10.33Huddersfield History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this town in West Yorkshire. Author Paul Chrystal guides us around its well-known streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed... -
Hastings & St Leonards Through Time by Nathan Dylan Goodwin
RRP: $27.43$18.61'Hastings and St Leonards, the charming marine resort of fashionable English society, possess attractions and recommendations that render the borough unique and unrivalled among English watering places. Strangers who have not visited the place are liable... -
Staffordshire in Photographs by Noel Bennett
RRP: $30.86$20.74Mention Staffordshire to most people and they immediately think of a county dominated by heavy industry. While it certainly has a rich industrial heritage - with the Potteries in the north and the iron ore, limestone and coal of the Black Country in the... -
Secret Brighton by Kevin Newman
RRP: $27.43$18.61Secret Brighton offers a unique insight into the intriguing and eccentric city of Brighton through the lesser-known aspects of its history. This book highlights the history 'below the surface' of Brighton, revealing hidden aspects that even most... -
Secret Cirencester by David Elder
RRP: $27.43$18.61Cirencester is one of the most remarkable towns in Britain. From its Roman beginnings around AD 75, when it was classed second only in importance to London, to its current status as the 'Capital of the Cotswolds', it has always punched well above its... -
Southport History Tour by Hugh Hollinghurst
RRP: $15.42$10.33Southport History Tour is a unique insight into the fascinating history of this attractive seaside town on the Merseyside coast and shows just how much it has changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readers are invited to... -
Rosyth Dockyard and Naval Base Through Time by Walter Burt
RRP: $27.43$18.61With the coming of the naval arms race with Germany, in 1903 the Admiralty decided to establish a naval base and dockyard at Rosyth, taking advantage of deep tidal water there. Construction work started in 1909 and the dockyard was finished in 1916, when... -
Lost Edinburgh by Liz Hanson
RRP: $27.43$18.61Like many towns and cities in the UK, Edinburgh has changed over the years and continues to do so. Parts of Scotland's capital have been transformed, especially on Princes Street, where several landmark buildings from the Georgian and Victorian eras... -
Norman Mailer. MoonFire. The Epic Journey of Apollo 11 by Norman Mailer
RRP: $34.31$33.89It has been called the single most historic event of the 20th century: On July 20, 1969, after a decade of tests and training, supported by a staff of 400,000 engineers and scientists, and with a budget of billions, the most powerful rocket ever launched... -
Dalkeith & Around Through Time by Jack Gillon
RRP: $25.71$16.64The Midlothian town of Dalkeith has had an eventful history. Cromwell's officer, General Monck, was Commander in Scotland, and the government of the country was based out of Dalkeith Castle. In the seventeenth century, Dalkeith had one of Scotland's... -
Bridgnorth History Tour by Clive Gwilt
RRP: $15.42$10.33Located in the south-east of Shropshire, Bridgnorth is divided into High Town and Low Town on opposite banks of the River Severn. Among its landmarks are its seventeenth-century, half-timbered town hall and the precariously leaning ruins of its castle,... -
Unseen Burma: Early Photography 1862-1962 by Thweep Rittinaphakorn 9786164510678
RRP: $60.04$38.47When the British colonised Burma, they brought with them the latest technology in cameras and photographic reproduction, and since these were introduced to Burma as early as the middle of the 19th century, the country is richly catalogued and... -
Secret Ripon by David Winpenny
RRP: $27.43$18.61Ripon is one of England's smallest cities, and has a long history that encompasses saints, actors, marquesses, mayors, murderers, writers and eccentrics. Its Hornblower sets the watch each evening in a tradition said to be more than a thousand years old... -
Redcar, Marske & Saltburn Through Time by Paul Chrystal
RRP: $27.43$18.61Redcar, Marske & Saltburn Through Time is a wonderful collection of old and new photographs of this historic area of Yorkshire. The older images are printed alongside a contemporary full colour photograph, which illustrates the same scene. The... -
50 Gems of Cheshire: The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places by Mike Appleton
RRP: $27.43$18.61The county of Cheshire holds many delights, from the wild moorlands of the Peak District to the gentler appeal of the Dee Estuary. Cheshire also boasts more than its fair share of heritage and history, from the ancient walled city of Chester to its... -
East Dulwich Through Time by John D. Beasley
RRP: $27.43$18.61East Dulwich Through Time contains 180 images of East Dulwich in London, of which 90 are old photographs, (some printed in a sepia tone and some in full colour). Each photograph is printed alongside a contemporary full colour photograph illustrating the... -
The Wirral Through Time by Daniel K. Longman 9781445661568
RRP: $27.43$18.61Bounded by the River Dee in the west and by the River Mersey in the east, the Wirral peninsula is a remarkable place. The Wirral Through Timeis a rare insight into the amazingly diverse history of this part of the country, a mishmash of both ancient and... -
Los Angeles Then and Now (R) by Rosemary Lord
RRP: $34.31$24.60In 1769, Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola dedicated the new town: Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles - Our Lady the Queen of the Angels. Since then the city has been a colorful melting pot of cultures. Wagon trains brought pioneers in... -
Secret Chesterfield by Richard Bradley
RRP: $27.43$18.61The Derbyshire town of Chesterfield has a long and interesting history. It has been a market town for the surrounding area since receiving its charter in 1204, and still hosts a large open-air market today. During the construction of the railway in the...