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Harborne changed very little until the nineteenth century. Until then it was a farming community, with a resident Lord of the Manor, one parish church, a chapel and a few pubs. The main industry in the town was nailing. Harborne was in Staffordshire, and...

In 1698 Celia Fiennes an intrepid traveler and relative of the Boscawen family rode into Truro on horseback and immediately loved it although she described it in her diary as 'a ruinated and disregarded place, formerly a great tradeing town'. In 1724 the...

The Mass Observation survey of life in Bolton between 1937 and 1940 is justly celebrated today. The aim was to observe and record everyday life in all its forms in one town - at work, at home, on the street, in the pub, in church. Scores of volunteers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840337563Author Douglas G. LockhartFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

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

The Lincolnshire town of Grantham was historically an important market town and centre of the wool trade, benefitting from its position on the Great North Road, the main north-south route through England, now the A1. The Industrial Revolution and the...

Knaresborough has many secrets, and as you walk down the streets you are walking through history. There are clear reminders of the town's past everywhere, waiting for you to stop, look and listen to their intriguing stories. Situated on the River Nidd,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788895218199Author William Dello RussoFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint SIME BooksPublisher SIME BooksWeight(grams) 1179gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 201mm *...

For more than three decades, Wang Wusheng has been captivated by the beauty of Mount Huangshan, also known as the Yellow Mountains. Located in the southern part of the Anhui province in northern China, Mount Huangshan has often been described as the...

The Peak District is a land of high moors and narrow gorges, dark gritstone edges and white limestone cliffs, bleak plateaux and lush valleys, fine churches and grand country houses, stone-built villages and spa towns. In 1951 much of the region was...

Farming has always been synonymous with this part of England. The Benedictine abbey owned and controlled the town for over 500 years and the employment of the townspeople was centred around provisioning this huge religious house. As time went by, Bury...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Alex Awards 2016.Book InformationISBN 9781250058904Author Brandon StantonFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's...

Wensleydale & Coverdale Through Time documents not only how the towns and villages of two related Yorkshire dales have developed and changed, but also gives the reader an insight into how the lives of the 'dalesfolk' have altered beyond all recognition...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339642Author Stuart EmmettFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 175mm * 240mm * 4mm

The historic town of Colchester has a long history stretching back over 2,000 years to when it was the capital of Roman Britain, and before that a prominent centre during the Iron Age. Throughout the centuries the inhabitants of the town have engaged in...

Durham is a remarkable city, a priceless historical gem and, deservedly, a World Heritage Site. Over 1,000 years Durham's great beauty and history has inspired many architectural descriptions and guides. In this new book, author and historian Andrew...

Woking History Tour offers a fascinating insight into the history of this town in Surrey. Author Marion Field guides us around its well-known streets and buildings, describing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed over the...

Bath History Tour offers a fascinating insight into the illustrious history of this beautiful city in Somerset. Author Jenny Knight guides us around its well-known streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have...

Southend History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this coastal town in Essex. Author David C. Rayment guides us around its well-known streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338744Author John Fyfe AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 176mm * 235mm * 4mm

One of the remnants of the great lost estates of the United Kingdom, Cassiobury Park is now the largest park in Hertfordshire, and the principal park of its primary town, Watford, covering an area twice the size of Hyde Park in London. But this is no...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524762117Author Abby Clawson LowFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

Hythe History Tour is a unique insight into the fascinating history of this attractive seaside town on the south-east coast of Kent and shows just how much it has changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readers are invited to...

Today service industries predominate in Chester such as tourism, retail, public administration and financial services. This was not always the case, given the city's location on the River Dee and its strategic military position. Chester was a port...

Concentrating on the expansion of Britain's overseas empire under Queen Victoria, this text considers the role of photography in the exploration and domestication of foreign landscapes, in imperial warfare, in the survey and classification of "racial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560372714Author Robb HelfrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Farcountry PressPublisher Farcountry PressWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 204mm *...

In the late Middle Ages, Walsingham in Norfolk was the most important pilgrim destination in England. Pilgrims travelled here to the shrine to the Virgin Mary from all over the British Isles and Europe, often via Norfolk's two other great pilgrim places,...

Every year thousands of people visit Hitchin to explore its cobbled streets and its many attractions. A walk around the town reveals its two ancient priories, its historic architecture from medieval times through to the Georgian and Victorian period, and...

Too many visitors to the Silver State never see Ann Ronald and Stephen Trimble's Nevada: teal sky and a sea of purple sage, mountain mahogany and a crimson mass of claret cup cactus, a dust-blown sunset of vermilion, orange, and gold. More colorful than...

Consider the Misi-zibi, the Great River: what natural forces took sixty thousand years to shape, we Americans molded to our needs in three hundred, damaging its wetlands, in some cases, beyond repair. Photographer Quinta Scott has documented the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560375951Author William H JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Farcountry PressPublisher Farcountry PressWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877458135Author Arthur Melville ""Pete"" WettachFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint University of Iowa PressPublisher University of Iowa...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780890136867Author Don J UsnerPage Count 120Imprint Museum of New Mexico PressPublisher Museum of New Mexico PressWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560372585Author Steve MulliganFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Farcountry PressPublisher Farcountry PressWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 207mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560375906Author Adam JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Farcountry PressPublisher Farcountry PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 231mm *...

With the introduction of the railway, Devon became a popular holiday resort in Victorian and Edwardian times. From 1894, picture postcards were first produced and were sent in their thousands.With several deliveries a day, a postcard could be sent in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944986391Author Moose HendersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Sastrugi PressPublisher Sastrugi PressWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

From stunning portraits of Notre Dame's most iconic scenery to charming glimpses of campus life, Love Thee, Notre Dame is a stirring testament to the spirit of the university. With over 150 inspiring photos, beloved campus photographer Matt Cashore...

This book of photography is the result of two great loves. A journey through the streets of Florence through a little girl's eyes, so bright and full of joy. Windows and shop-windows act as if they were eyes too, capable of reflecting images of...

Preston was awarded city status in 2002 but the town had played an important part in Lancashire's history since the Middle Ages, when it was centre for wool production and weaving. The town boomed in the Industrial Revolution, attracting new engineering...