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Assorted strange phenomena abound in Scotland - witches, wizards, fairies, sea monsters, yeti-type creatures, UFOs and a plethora of female spirits called glastigs and caoineags who appear in various forms. There are bewitching grey, white and green...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783741925337Author Katja SassmannshausenFormat PaperbackPage Count 468Imprint Koenemann.Com GmbHPublisher Koenemann.Com GmbHWeight(grams) 930gDimensions(mm)...

The quaint town of Cranbrook is firmly placed near the larger settlements of Maidstone and Royal Tunbridge Wells. By no means any less influential, Cranbrook has a bustling community. Perhaps best known for its many mills, both water and wind, now only...

The north Wales seaside resort of Llandudno developed in the 1850s from a scatter of small settlements on the slopes of the Great Orme. The Iron Age defences of Pen Dinas hill fort and the presence of Roman coin hoards suggest local military conflict,...

From its foundation by the Romans in the middle of the first century and its revival under Alfred the Great in the late ninth century, London grew and flourished. It prospered as a trading city, as well as the centre of government and the foremost...

The cathedral city of Lincoln offers a wealth of history dating from the first-century BC settlement of 'Lindon'. In successive centuries, the Romans, Vikings and Danes all made their mark here. The city has many faces, from Steep Hill leading to the...

Pontypridd Through Time portrays the history of this iconic market town that sits at the gateway to three historic valleys of the South Wales coalfield. It also illustrates some of the changes that have contributed across centuries to the everyday life...

Evesham is a picturesque market town that sits within a loop of the River Avon roughly halfway between Stratford-upon-Avon and Tewkesbury. The name of the town (from Eof's homme) evokes the Legend of Evesham, which tells how a swineherd saw a vision of...

The Cotswold Hills run in a large swathe through south central England, chiefly in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, but also parts of Somerset, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. The local limestone characterises the area, providing the main...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931885973Author John SchabelFormat HardbackPage Count 84Imprint Twin Palms Publishing,U.S.Publisher Twin Palms Publishing,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788418934322Author Tina ModottiFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint La FabricaPublisher La Fabrica

Harrogate made its name as a spa town, after its waters were discovered in the sixteenth century. Visitors flocked to the town to try the health-giving properties of its waters over the next three centuries, and inns and hotels were built to accommodate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840337174Author Rose Jane LeslieFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 275mm * 210mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780620713207Author Scott RamsayFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint HPH PublishingPublisher HPH Publishing

Our streets are enriched by a huge variety of objects, from water fountains and horse troughs to post boxes, signposts and more. Collectively, these objects are known as street furniture. From Roman-era milestones to modern infrastructure disguised as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634993043Author Blue MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Fonthill Media LLcPublisher Fonthill Media LLcWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

'Lord Leverhulme was one of those special people who used talent, hard work and the fruits of his success to make a difference to people's lives for the better; this book is a celebration of a great man.' Lord Digby Jones Port Sunlight and its People...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338591Author Stuart EmmettFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 176mm * 235mm * 4mm

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634992176Author Paul ScannellFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Fonthill Media LLcPublisher Fonthill Media LLcWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

East Lothian, a unitary authority area including the old county of Haddingtonshire, is one of Scotland's most historic places - John Knox was born in Haddington in the early years of the sixteenth century; important links were forged with the Low...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853612025Author Peter PayeFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 147mm * 14mm

Though there were airfields in Shropshire during the First World War, at Shawbury, Tern Hill and Monkmoor, it was in the late 1930s that a massive building programme began to dot the county with new RAF airfields, mostly for training purposes, until...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783741925139Author Karl-Heinz RaachFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Koenemann.Com GmbHPublisher Koenemann.Com GmbHWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm)...

The Strofades: two small, flat, windswept islands rising out of the Ionian Sea, known to the ancient Greeks as the home of the terrible Harpies, and to most modern Greeks simply unknown. On the larger of the two islets, Stamfani, stands a massive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617518Author M.R.C. PriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

The railway at Witham dates from 1843 and the branches to Braintree and Maldon from 1848; the cross-country line to Bishop's Stortford was opened in 1869. The passenger service on the Bishop's Stortford - Braintree line was withdrawn in 1952 and, after...

The photographs of these journeys form one of the most extensive records of any region taken in the 19th century. The range, depth and aesthetic quality of John Thomson's photographic vision mark him out as one of the most important travel photographers...

Using a postcard collection, this book includes locations such as the church where Agatha Christie married one Christmas Eve, a street of eighteenth-century houses, the railway through the rocks of Avon Gorge, Royal York Crescent and more. This work aims...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of James Beard Award 2006 and James Beard Award 2006. Short-listed for IACP Cookbook Award 2006.Book InformationISBN 9780984074426Author Peter MenzelFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783741925344Author Jennifer WintgensFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Koenemann.Com GmbHPublisher Koenemann.Com GmbHWeight(grams) 916gDimensions(mm)...

During the Industrial Revolution, the western valleys of Gwent underwent a dramatic change to become one of the most important iron producing areas in Britain, with rich deposits of iron ore, coal and limestone. This led to the construction of canals...

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 9781904246244Author Gordon WrightFormat PaperbackImprint Steve Savage Publishers LimitedPublisher Steve Savage Publishers Limited

Despite its size the Cheshire town of Knutsford is full of history, beautiful Italianate architecture and quirky buildings. It is also surrounded by stately homes built by the landed gentry, including Tabley House and Tatton Park. According to legend its...

This illustrated book shows an adventurous photo journey across Europe to the remotest regions of the USA, because no way is too far or too daring to reach the 'lost cars' in forgotten places. The nostalgic subjects of the photo artist Dieter Klein...

Manchester in the century between 1850 and 1950 witnessed extraordinary growth and changes. In the mid-nineteenth century, Manchester was the world's first industrialised city, home of the Industrial Revolution and known as 'Cottonopolis'. It was a city...

This new collection of images traces some of the changes that have taken place in and around this vibrant community over the centuries. It is a town with a long and surprising history, which began with the imposing Norman castle in the control of the...

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...

Canterbury has been evolving as a major ecclesiastical and trading centre for over two millennia. Successions of foreign invaders have each left their mark on the streetscape, giving us the city we have today. Opportunities for archaeologists to explore...