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A 1980s Childhood by Derek Tait
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.24This book describes just what it was like to be a child during the 1980s. It was a time before people had smartphones, and the last decade before work, society and social life changed forever with... -
Plymouth Reflections by Derek Tait
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.68Plymouth has a long and varied history with strong connections to England's most famous mariners including Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir John Hawkins. In 1588 Drake famously continued... -
Saltash Through Time by Derek Tait
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.23Saltash has seen many changes over the years. The waterside area beside the River Tamar has been occupied for over a thousand years and was the home to fishermen plying their trade for much of that... -
Cornwall Through Time by Derek Tait
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.68Cornwall has changed much over the last 100 years or so. Disused tin mines can be found scattered across the landscape together with signs of other long-forgotten industries. An old china clay pit at... -
Plymouth History Tour by Derek Tait
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.61From the Barbican and the Hoe to the city centre and beyond, Derek Tait takes us on a tour of Plymouth, explaining the history behind the well-known landmarks of this fine city. Devastated by... -
Plymouth Through Time by Derek Tait
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.87Very 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... -
An Illustrated History of Butlins by Derek Tait
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.78For over seventy-five years, Butlin's have been entertaining families of all ages. Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp in Skegness in 1936 and continued to expand with camps at Clacton, Ayr,... -
Lost Plymouth Derek Tait 9781398121959
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.39Fully illustrated description of Plymouth’s well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years. -
Devon Through Time by Derek Tait 9781445607245
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.68With 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... -
Plymouth in 50 Buildings Derek Tait 9781398118393
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.68Plymouth has been a major port for centuries. Famous Elizabethan maritime traders sailed from the port and its position on the Devon coast enabled it to benefit from the Atlantic trade during the... -
River Tamar Through the Year by Derek Tait
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.23Flowing 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... -
River Tamar Through Time by Derek Tait 9781445605180
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.23Bordering Devon and Cornwall, the River Tamar stretches through some of the most beautiful and scenic parts of the south west. Over the years, much has changed in the region. Gone are the many barges... -
Devon at War 1939 45 by Derek Tait 9781473855755
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78When war was declared on 1 September 1939, the people of Devon pulled together in a way that they hadn't done since the Great War of 191418. This book covers the people of Devon's contribution to the... -
A-Z of Plymouth: Places-People-History by Derek Tait
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.68Plymouth is steeped in history, from the prehistoric remains discovered at Cattedown, the Bronze Age trading settlement at Mount Batten and the Roman burial grounds at Stonehouse to the Pilgrim... -
Cornwall at War 1939 45 by Derek Tait 9781473892248
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £8.99When the Second World War commenced on 1 September 1939, the people of Cornwall rallied together in a way that they hadn t done since the Great War of 1914 18/. Young men in their thousands enlisted... -
Sampans, Banyans and Rambutans: A Childhood in Singapore and Malaya by Derek Tait
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78Growing up as a child in Singapore and Malaya in the 1960s was an idyllic experience. Thousands of children of naval personnel will have the same fond memories of the time spent there, as Derek has... -
Now That's What I Call Plymouth Derek Tait 9781398118515
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.68The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s were decades of significant change. Many towns and cities were redeveloped with projects that dramatically affected the character of the place. People's shopping habits... -
A 1970s Childhood: From Glam Rock to Happy Days by Derek Tait
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.01Do you remember glam rock, flares, cheesecloth shirts and chopper bikes? Then it sounds like you were lucky enough to grow up during the 1970s. Who could forget all the glam rock bands of that era,... -
1960s Childhood: Moon Landings, The Kinks and the 1966 World Cup by Derek Tait
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.24The 1960s was a period of change - the beginning of the world as we know it. It was the time of Beatlemania, the Apollo moon landings and Doctor Who, which had every small child hiding behind the... -
You Know You're 60 When...: The Quiz of Your Lifetime Mike Haskins 9781786855411
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £5.66Congratulations! You're 60! You're halfway to being the oldest person who ever lived! But how much of the past 60 years can you remember?You've lived through the summer of love, the moon landings,... -
1950s Childhood Spangles, Tiddlywinks and The Clitheroe Kid: Spangles, Tiddlywinks and the Clitheroe Kid Derek Tait 9781445609775
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.24With few TVs, children in the 1950s made their own entertainment: they played conkers, built dens and go-karts, climbed trees and re-enacted fights from the latest cinema blockbuster. Food was, for...