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Northumberland is England's most northerly county and one of its most beautiful, with its spectacular countryside and coastline. Its location on the Anglo-Scottish border brings a wealth of history and culture, which, together with the stunning scenery,...

This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752407968Author John...

As Phil Carradice says in this hugely entertaining and evocative book "the memories of childhood have no order." What they do have, however, is a resonance and an ability to quicken the heart beat and transports you back to a time when the entire world...

The county of Worcestershire in the West Midlands is characterised by its beautiful cathedral city of Worcester, attractive market towns and villages and its industrial heritage, particularly in the north-east of the county. The Malvern Hills, Clent...

The 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...

An ancient Northumbrian sea port town located on England's north-east coast, Blyth has been a thriving port since medieval times. Thanks to recent regenerations and redevelopment, the town has overcome the effects of declining industry in the recent past...

Runcorn History Tour is a unique insight into the fascinating history of this industrial Cheshire town and shows just how much it has changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readers are invited to follow local authors and...

Aberdeen, Scotland's third largest city, has been a place of economic importance since the development of the shipbuilding and fishing industries, and has been synonymous with oil ever since the discovery of North Sea reserves in the 1970s. Nicknamed the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336191Author Marie PanterFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Sheffield has built its worldwide reputation on steelmaking. For centuries the area was renowned for its cutlery and tools and from the mid-eighteenth century Sheffield began to build a reputation for the production of high-quality steels. A hundred...

'These incredible photos show my home place of Cork in all its glory and bring back warm memories.' - Ronan O' Gara, Irish former Rugby Union Player and current Coach, La Rochelle. 'Magic happens when a photographer loves and captures the subject matter...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780911311Author Raymond AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Bexhill may have one of the highest percentages of retired people in the country, but this fascinating town does not deserve its reputation as God's waiting room. The town was developed by the 7th Earl of Sackville as a seaside resort in the late...

Thousands of years before the Romans and the Venerable Bede, Northumberland was a landscape of hilltop forts, many of which can be traced today. Military order was imposed on the region by Hadrian's legionaries, who built the 73-mile northern...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336665Author Jim BuchanFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 167gDimensions(mm) 174mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617570Author Robert WestonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Victorian and Edwardian Jarrow was a boom town but it also had a dark side. The nineteenth century brought heavy industry to the town, transforming it from a small market town to a shipbuilding and coal-mining powerhouse. People flocked to the town from...

There is always a good story in a shipwreck. The tales from survivors, or frequently from those who tried to rescue them, are often astonishing in the accounts of bravery and self-sacrifice they reveal. Britain's long maritime past can be traced through...

Bristol City Docks 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 Bristol's docks, and what they meant to the people of this area throughout the...

The history of Orpington reaches back to the Stone Age, but it was during the nineteenth century that the suburban town and surrounding areas began to take shape into something we would recognise today. Located on the outskirts of Greater London, road...

Historically a part of Warwickshire, Solihull is today one of the most prosperous parts of the West Midlands conurbation. From its beginnings as a medieval market town, Silhillians throughout the ages have seen almost continuous growth, this also seen in...

Secret Newark goes behind the facades of the familiar to discover the lesser-known aspects of the town's fascinating past. Situated on the important old Roman road, the Fosse Way, the ancestral market town grew around the, now ruined, Newark Castle and...

East Lothian, previously known as Haddingtonshire, has both benefitted and suffered from its strategic location between Scotland's capital city and England's northernmost county. Prior to 1707, the region bore the brunt of battles between the two...

Opened on 17 July 1761, the canal has a special place in history as the first to be built in Britain without following an existing watercourse, and so became a model for those that followed. Affectionately known as the 'Duke's Cut', the Bridgewater Canal...

Trope Publishing Company’s new Mobile Edition Series identifies fine art photographers shooting in a new way, using mobile devices as their primary tool to capture images, in a category still defining itself. Among the millions of images posted to social...

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334852Author George RountreeFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 272mm * 210mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334791Author John Fyfe AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 135gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780639831848Author Angela ScottFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint HPH PublishingPublisher HPH PublishingWeight(grams) 3000g

Rathmines lies on the south bank of the Grand Canal, stretching out as far as Rathgar and bordered on two sides by Ranelagh to the east and Harold's Cross to the west. It is one of the country's most well-known suburbs, home to heads of government, vast...

Situated a mile from the Hertfordshire village of Welwyn, the Garden City was founded in 1920. It was the vision of Ebenezer Howard, founder of the garden city movement that aimed to combine the benefits of living in a town with those of living in the...

Kasos is the southernmost island of the Dodecanese, lying between Carpathos and Crete. Roughly 11 miles long and four miles wide, with a rocky, mountainous landscape, Kasos was famed from antiquity as a centre of shipbuilding, and played a role in the...

Getting the best possible photo is not a game of chance - there are proven methods and innovative approaches that the professional photographer uses to succeed. From Freeman's decades of reportage experience, he has developed proven methods for going...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957044753Author Andrew WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Unity Print and Publishing LtdPublisher Unity Print and Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

Ireland holds a special place in people's hearts - even for many who haven't been there. To some the appeal is its natural beauty, to others it's the history; to some it's the country's strong folk tradition, to others it even seems to be a mystical...

A history in photographs of the Lancastrian towns of Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham.Book InformationISBN 9780750923828Author Susan AshworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617525Author Sydney A. LeleuxFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336009Author Guthrie HuttonFormat 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 9781840338393Author Paul ChrystalFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 175mm * 240mm * 4mm