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The Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool has been popular with visitors for over 200 years. The arrival of the railways in 1846 brought ever more people to what soon became a large town, and its famous Illuminations, Golden Mile, three piers, Pleasure...

They are among the most famous and compelling photographs ever made in archaeology: Howard Carter kneeling before the burial shrines of Tutankhamun; life-size statues of the boy king on guard beside a doorway, tantalizingly sealed, in his tomb; or a...

Famous as the home of the British Army, the small village of Aldershot in the north-east corner of Hampshire grew rapidly around the garrison that was established on the heath there for the British Army during the Crimean War in 1854. This was the first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316458214Author Pete SouzaFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint VoraciousPublisher VoraciousWeight(grams) 699gDimensions(mm) 221mm * 165mm * 15mm

The significant historical and social differences between these two neighbouring towns are vividly brought into focus by the variation in pubs and other hostelries that have existed, or still exist, in each. Harrogate is a relatively new town which...

Bicester: A Potted History covers the full history of the town, from the Roman settlement of Alchester that preceded it, through its Saxon, Tudor and Victorian developments, right up to the present day. Some of Bicester's ancient history remains today...

Flowing between Devon and Cornwall, the beauty of the River Tamar is ever changing. Every turn brings something new; deer, otters, seals, stoats and, in the past, even the occasional dolphin. Rich with trees, flowers and insects, there is something...

A-Z of Southend delves into the history of the Essex coastal town of Southend-on-Sea. Originally Southend was a small collection of buildings at the south end of the village of Prittlewell, but in the late eighteenth century the area became popular as a...

Warwickshire, often known as Shakespeare's County, has a host of strange and mysterious tales ranging from ancient legends and stories of the supernatural to more modern documented cases. Curious beliefs and customs were once widespread in Warwickshire's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576879313Author Joseph RodriguezFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.

The fascinating history of Winson Green to Brookfields is perfectly illustrated through archive and contemporary pictures. With carefully selected photographs, the author has clearly portrayed the effect that industrialisation has had on the area. Not...

This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest cities. It provides a nostalgic look at York's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites. The photographs are taken from the Historic England...

The north-west seaside resort of Southport can trace its origins back to 1792 when William Sutton, a pub landlord from Churchtown, built a bathing house in a sparsely populated area a few miles down the coast. Although widely mocked at the time, Sutton...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780914992Author Vicki MastertonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Located on the north bank of the River Thames opposite Gravesend, with which there has been a ferry link for centuries, Tilbury Landing Stage is a fine vantage point for viewing shipping passing to and from upriver berths. Ever since it opened in 1930...

Witney History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this Oxfordshire town, its well-known streets and famous places, and explains what they meant to local people throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Readers are...

By the middle of the 19th century, the demands to house Birmingham's rapidly expanding industry and workforce swiftly urbanised Nechells. Building in this north-east part of Birmingham was hastily constructed and became substandard. Working-class back to...

Trentham History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this town in the Potteries in Staffordshire. Author Alan Myatt guides us around its well-known streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have...

There are many books written on Bury St Edmunds, some academic, others having a more simplistic approach. This book tells the story of the town through the letters of the alphabet, setting out to explore and inform the reader of some of the facts and...

Born in the Ukraine, photographer Jack Delano moved to the United States in 1923. After graduating from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1937, Delano worked for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the Office of War Information (OWI) as a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780916002Author Andrew Murray ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint JMD MediaPublisher JMD Media

The Lancashire city of Preston has a rich and enthralling history. This book recalls its people, places and past times. Once a booming cotton-manufacturing centre, Preston made great advances in industry and commerce as it transformed from a cotton town...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336962Author Bernard ByromFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 173mm * 240mm * 5mm

This book brings to light a fascinating collection of images from the city's museum archives and library files. They present a vivid portrait of the changing city, and will give the reader an evocative insight into Peterborough's past. Some of the views...

Intimately linked as twin hubs of the Elizabethan entertainment industry north and south of the Thames, Blackfriars' and Southwark's shared history emerged from opposing forces and ancient geographic personalities. First settled by the Romans, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467127721Author John TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

Situated in Tyne and Wear, the neighbouring communities of North Shields and Tynemouth are very different, but each has depended on the other for its existence over the years. Tynemouth is a small pretty seaside village overlooking the harbour of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626549234Author Sander L GilmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

The sixties, seventies and eighties were decades of great change. Many towns and cities were redeveloped with projects that dramatically affected the character of the place. People's shopping habits were altered as supermarkets took over from traditional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946361465Author Keith WarrenderFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Willow Publishing,TimperleyPublisher Willow Publishing,Timperley

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946361465Author Keith WarrenderFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Willow Publishing,TimperleyPublisher Willow Publishing,Timperley

`Victorian Cornwall' is a tour around the county from the north coast on the Devon border right around to Land's End, out to the Scillies and back up the south coast with a few inland villages interspersed. The book is illustrated by photographs taken...

"I'm absolutely fascinated by Ransom Riggs' [series] "Talking Pictures" - themed collections of found photographs that happen to have writing on them. Usually, there's just enough written to make each image more powerful, and leave you wanting more"...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493039438Author Ian JeffreyFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint LudionPublisher LudionWeight(grams) 2540g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840335033Author John HoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 174mm * 240mm * 4mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334715Author John MacleayFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 171gDimensions(mm) 173mm *...

A new town established in the 1800s, Colwyn Bay thrived with the coming of the railway, growing over the last century into one of the largest communities in North Wales. Colwyn Bay History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911306443Author Berris ConollyFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint Dewi Lewis PublishingPublisher Dewi Lewis PublishingWeight(grams) 930g

The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (commonly called the Schneider Trophy, or prize or cup) was a prize competition for seaplanes. Announced by Jacques Schneider, a financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, in 1911, it offered a prize of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780914251Author The Old Mansfield SocietyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing