Local history Books
Amberley Publishing 1980s London
Book SynopsisThis portrait of a fascinating era in Londonâs history will be of interest to all those who remember the 1980s or know London well.
£15.29
Amberley Publishing Darlington A Potted History
Book SynopsisAn accessible history of Darlington from prehistory to the present day highlighting the cityâs significant events and people.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Have a Loff
Book SynopsisHumorous photographs over the years from the Black Country by local press photographer Graham Gough.
£12.79
Amberley Publishing Quirky Brighton
Book SynopsisA celebration of Brightonâs individual and often strange history â from eccentric characters to odd events and places.
£14.39
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Tanks on the Streets
Book SynopsisAt 12.08pm on Friday 31 January 1919, Margaret Buchanan drives her tram into George Square in Glasgow's city centre. She slows down to avoid the youths and men holding their arms up to stop her; some even jump onto the front of her tram. Swirling around her tram is a sea of heavy-coated men who have been on strike since Monday, demanding a reduction to a forty-hour working week. Crucially, the tram workers have not joined the strike; they are being abused as scabs'. Constables and officers of Glasgow's police force use their hands to try to part the crowd to allow the tram to proceed, but their efforts fail and batons are drawn. Within minutes, the violence will have spread across and beyond the Square; men will have been injured; the Sheriff will have read the Riot Act; strike leaders will lie stunned and bleeding inside the City Chambers; policemen and protestors will lie beaten in the streets. The violence and destruction in the Square, the streets to the north and south, in Glasgow Green and even south of the River Clyde, involves thousands of men. The city authorities believe the situation is beyond the control of the outnumbered police; the Sheriff sends a message to the local army commander requesting assistance. For the first time in history, tanks will be despatched as military aid to the civil power'. They will be accompanied by 10,000 soldiers. At approximately 12.30pm on Friday 31 January 1919, a century of myth-making commences. Using thousands of pages of court papers, memoirs and news reports, this book is the first attempt to tell the story of what happened in day-by-day detail.
£14.24
Amberley Publishing Bradford Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Bradford has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Eyam
Book SynopsisA look in to the history behind the village of Eyam when the plague came killing the majority of the population.
£15.29
Amberley Publishing Galway City Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Galway City has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Harwich Dovercourt Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Harwich & Dovercourt has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing 50 Gems of the Yorkshire Dales
Book SynopsisExplore the fifty most magical places in one of the most diverse and dramatic landscapes in the British Isles.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Ironopolis
Book SynopsisIllustrated throughout, the first book to examine Middlesbrough's fascinating architectural history.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing London: A Modern City in Photographs
London has been transformed in the last two or three decades since the 1990s. Large areas have been rebuilt and regenerated and exciting new buildings have reshaped London’s skyline. Many of the modern high-rise buildings have quickly become synonymous with London, with popular names that reflect their bold design – the Shard, the Gherkin, the Walkie-Talkie. Alongside these new office buildings and residential developments are other landmark buildings celebrating arts, sports and entertainment, such as Tate Modern, the O2 Arena built for the Millennium celebrations and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Large areas of East London and the Docklands have been redeveloped, as well as more everyday buildings throughout the capital, with new and rebuilt mainline and Underground railway stations, museums, sporting venues, urban spaces and housing. In this book photographer Mathew Browne celebrates this new face of London in a collection of stunning images which portray not just the new buildings that characterise modern London, often cheek by jowl with an older London, but also how today’s Londoners are changing and adapting their environment, turning old structures into new uses. For all those who are proud to live and work in London, as well as those visiting, this book is a must. Look through these photographs and you will quickly see why this ever-changing city never ceases to fascinate.
£16.19
Amberley Publishing Cambridge in 50 Buildings
Book SynopsisA fascinating exploration of the history and numerous architectural treasures of the famous university city of Cambridge.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Paranormal Wales
Book SynopsisA collection of spine-chilling tales of hauntings, paranormal activity and supernatural phenomena from right across Wales.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Secret Beccles
Book SynopsisA fascinating exploration of the hidden, intriguing and lesser-known heritage of the Suffolk market town of Beccles.
£14.39
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Devon at War 1939 45
Book SynopsisCovers Devon in the Second World War, from the commencement of the conflict in September 1939, until its end in September 1945, featuring many forgotten news stories of the day.
£11.69
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Southampton at War 1939 1945
Book SynopsisCovers the events and happenings of the whole of Southampton during the Second World War.
£11.69
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Yorkshire: A Story of Invasion, Uprising and
Book SynopsisThis is a story about Yorkshire and its people, from the earliest period up to recent times. Foremost it is a story about invasion. Archaeological finds have shown that Yorkshire was occupied at a time when early hunters from continental Europe were not supposed to have ventured so far north. Growing populations on the European mainland made Yorkshire's fertile land and receding woodland a prime landscape for these first European farmers, and over time they would be followed by waves of invaders intent on pillage and land grabbing. From the north and west came the Picts and the Scots, while the Romans, Angles and Vikings arrived via the River Humber. The Normans would be the last to invade and seek to dominate everything they saw. Each invasion would leave its stamp on Yorkshire's culture and life, while battles would later be fought on Yorkshire soil during both the Wars of the Roses and the English Civil Wars. More than just a romp through the ages, this book reveals the key places where battles were fought and Yorkshire history was made.
£11.69
Agate Publishing The Chicago Way
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£24.72
Teacher Created Materials Ghost Towns Bodie California
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£10.44
Birlinn General A Dance Called America: The Scottish Highlands,
Book SynopsisA dance was devised in eighteenth-century Skye. An exhilarating dance. A dance, a visitor reports, ‘the emigration from Skye has occasioned’. The visitor asks for the dance’s name. ‘They call it America,’ he’s told. In his introduction to this new edition of his classic and pioneering account of what happened to the thousands of people who left Skye and the wider north of Scotland to make new lives across the sea, historian James Hunter reflects on what led him to embark on travels and researches that took him across a continent. To Georgia, North Carolina and Montana; to Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and the Mohawk Valley; to prairie farms and great cities; to the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia and Washington State. This is the story of the Highland impact on the New World. The story of how soldiers, explorers, guerrilla fighters, fur traders, lumberjacks, railway builders and settlers from Scotland’s glens and islands contributed so much to the USA and Canada. It is the story of how a hard-pressed people found in North America a land of opportunity.
£13.49
Birlinn General Hebridean Journey: The Magic of Scotland’s Outer
Book SynopsisShortlisted for the Scottish Nature Photography Book Awards Washed by the surging waves of the Atlantic Ocean, the island chain of Scotland's Outer Hebrides lies at the very edge of Europe. From white shell sands, peaty moors and gnarly mountains to heather hills, sea-green lochs and mysterious ancient monuments, these are places of unrivalled beauty. This book is a fabulous invitation to discover the unique magic of Lewis and Harris, Berneray, North Uist, Grimsay, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay, Bara and Vatersay, as well as the vibrant Gaelic culture of the islanders. Packed with fascinating insights, hidden gems and helpful information, it offers the uplifting opportunity for meaningful travels and life-affirming experiences in these extraordinary islands. Trade Review'uncovers the secret treasures of the Outer Hebrides' -- Maggie Ritchie * The Herald *'Every so often a book comes along that is so good that it has to be considered essential reading for anyone interested in its subject. "Hebridean Journey: The Magic of Scotland’s Outer Isles" by Brigid Benson is just such a book' -- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland *'A must have for travellers to the Outer Hebrides!' * Visit Outer Hebrides *'Do not be fooled into thinking that this is merely a travel guide to this stunning place; rather, Benson has shone a spotlight on each island to show their distinct characteristics' -- Megan Amato * Scottish Field *
£17.09
Birlinn General The Salt Roads: How Fish Made a Culture
Book SynopsisThis is the extraordinary story of how salt fish from Shetland became one of the staple foods of Europe, powered an economic boom and inspired artists, writers and musicians. It ranges from the wild waters of the North Atlantic, the ice-filled fjords of Greenland and the remote islands of Faroe to the dining tables of London’s middle classes, the bacalao restaurants of Spain and the Jewish shtetls of Eastern Europe. As well as following the historical thread and exploring how very different cultures were drawn together by the salt fish trade, John Goodlad meets those whose lives revolve around the industry in the twenty-first century and addresses today’s pressing themes of sustainability, climate change and food choices.Trade Review'As bright and illuminating as the fish that are the subject of his writing, John Goodlad casts a sweeping eye over the North Atlantic fishing industry in the pages of this richly informative book' -- Donald S. Murray, author of The Guga Hunters'In his fascinating account of the part played by [The Shetland Islands and the Faroes] in the harvesting of cod and herring from the North Atlantic, John Goodlad raises vital questions about the world's food supplies' -- David Abulafia * The Spectator *'Tells the extraordinary story of how salt fish from the isles became one of the staple foods on the Continent' -- Hans J Marter * Shetland News *'John Goodlad's approach to the story of salt fish and Shetland feels rather like a masterclass in how to make history approachable, accessible, readable and entertaining' -- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland *'The Salt Roads is a valuable reminder of a forgotten time... it should be required reading for anyone who still thinks of Shetland as a remote, marginal outpost' * The Herald *'The book takes the reader to the wild waters of the North Atlantic and tells the story of how over the centuries the Shetland fishing industry not only inspired and affected the islands’ culture, but also shaped people far beyond its shores' * Dundee Courier *'This intriguing non-fiction title examines the economic boom of Shetland's salt fish trade' * Scots Magazine *'The Salt Roads is history, action on the high seas, personal memoir, folk tales and philology. It is an articulate expression of Shetland, which helps to explain how much the western islands can still learn from our can-do friends in the north' -- Roger Hutchinson * West Highland Free Press *'a gripping insight into life on the edge' * The Tablet, Summer Reading Roundup *'an extremely readable account of the Shetland cod fishery. Here you feel the wind, taste the salt: a quiet triumph' -- Alexander McCall Smith * New Statesman *
£16.19
DB Publishing The Illustrated History of Liverpool's Suburbs
Book SynopsisHis fascinating book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the story of Liverpool. The narrative is illustrated with more than 200 photographs, drawings and maps from Liverpool Record Office Ãâ?â?? most of which have never been published before. David Lewis shows how the countryside, farms and villages developed into the urban streets, residential areas, shopping districts and industrial estates that are so familiar today. In the course of the last 150 years, the outskirts of the city have been transformed, and they have expanded in a way that would astonish Liverpool residents of just a few generations ago. David LewisÃâ?â?s fascinating survey will be essential reading and reference for Liverpool residents, past and present, who take an interest in their neighbourhood and in the complex, surprising history of the city itself.
£13.49
DB Publishing People of Portsmouth: The 20th Century in Their Own Words
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£13.49
DB Publishing Stretford: An Illustrated History
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£13.49
DB Publishing Horrid Crimes of Bygone Cheshire
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£13.49
JMD Media Before Holy Rood More of Southamptons Lost Streets
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£15.29
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Lancastrians: Mills, Mines and Minarets: A New
Book SynopsisA landmark new history of the great English county of Lancashire, exploring its people’s impact on Britain and beyond. This popular history explores the cultural heritage and identity of Lancashire, stretching from the Mersey to the Lake District. Paul Salveson charts the county’s transformation from a largely agricultural region noted for its religious learning into the Industrial Revolution’s powerhouse, as an emerging self-confident bourgeoisie drove economic growth. This capital boom came with a cultural blossoming, creating today’s Lancashire. Industrialists strongly committed to the arts endowed galleries and museums, producing a diverse world of science, technology, music and literature. Lancashire developed a distinct business culture, but this was also the birthplace of the world co-operative movement, and the heart of democracy campaigns including Chartism and women’s suffrage. Lancashire has generally welcomed incomers, who have long helped to inform its distinctive identity: fourteenth-century Flemish weavers; nineteenth-century Irish immigrants and Jewish refugees; and, more recently, ‘New Lancastrians’ from Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. This long-overdue book explores contemporary Lancastrian culture, following modern upheavals and Lancashire’s fragmentation compared with its old rival Yorkshire. What future awaits the 6 million people of this rich historic region?Trade Review'An important account of Labour's traditional, community-based values with many lessons for today'. -- John Prescott, former MP, on Paul Salveson's 'Socialism with a Northern Accent''As Paul Salveson shows throughout this book, love of our Lancashire countryside has always been at the heart of progressive working class politics.' -- Maxine Peake on Paul Salveson's 'Moorlands, Memories and Reflections''The strength of the Lancashire people is within me. You get on and do it. There are no airs and graces.' -- Jane Horrocks, 'The Guardian''Salveson is strong, and offers an alternative history … his meticulous research provides a rich vein for future local amateur and professional historians.' -- Northwest Bylines'In the early morning the mill girls clumping down the cobbled street, all in clogs, making a curiously formidable sound, like an army hurrying into battle. I suppose this is the typical sound of Lancashire.' -- George Orwell, 'The Road to Wigan Pier''Put Lancashire right and you put England right. Settle the factory system, and you solve the social problem of the century. Wash the drooping Red Rose, clear the soot off its polluted petals, give it more soil and more fresh air to grow in, and when the flower of Lancashire is once more blooming England will become a flourishing garden of delight.' -- Allen Clarke, 'The Effects of the Factory System', 1895
£23.75
John Blake Publishing Ltd No Free Parking: The Curious History of London's
Book Synopsis'Highly entertaining' - The Times'A hymn book to the London street' - TLSFrom the Roman marching along the ancient Old Kent Road to the rattling newspaper presses of Fleet Street, from Dickensian iron and fog to the neon lights of the twenty-first century, the game of Monopoly has painted London's story across cheerful coloured tiles. But those Monopoly streets live and breathe - they open up whole new ways of thinking about our history. The mobs have taken to our streets. The overlords have taken them back. Wars have spilled out into them. Lovers have snuck around them, and fires have raged through them. In a city of rags and riches, where folk hero Dick Whittington believed the streets were paved with gold, anything could happen - and everything has. You may think you know the history of London. You don't. Or at least, not entirely. This is the story of the capital as you've never, quite, heard it before.
£9.49
The History Press Ltd The Little History of Worcestershire
Book SynopsisHere in the pages of this compact little book are thousands of years history about a county which has many stories to tell, all laid out in an informative but easy-to-read way. From Roman times when three roads traversed its landscape, to its involvement in the Civil War, Worcestershire has seen it all.The county’s people, who were employed in the coal mines and iron foundries of the north, in the salt works of Droitwich, who made nails in Bromsgrove, needles in Redditch and carpets in Kidderminster, all have tales to share. Some played a part in historic events: two brothers travelled to a new life on the Mayflower and three brothers were involved in the Gunpowder Plot. Worcestershire is also home to well-known politicians, musicians and poets. They all contributed to the story of Worcestershire and can be found in the pages of this ‘little history’.Trade Review"Vanessa Morgan has lived in Worcestershire all her life and as a genealogist worked for 34 years researching family and local history in the county as well as in Birmingham and Warwickshire." * Worcester News *
£13.49
The History Press Ltd Glorious Gloucestershire
Book SynopsisUniquely well-informed, all-encompassing and loving.' - Pam Ayres, poetAmazing revelations about my home county.' - Adam Henson, Countryfile presenterDid you know that Sir Peter Scott was named after Peter Pan; a Stroud man invented instant custard; and a Cotswold manor house is designed to look exactly like the Palace of Westminster?Gloucestershire has been at the forefront of world-changing innovation throughout history, has inspired great works of literature and even has its own rhyming slang.Join broadcaster Mark Cummings on a joyful journey exploring the Gloucestershire streets that gave us Scrooge and Long John Silver, find out where classic TV and movie scenes were filmed and feast on delicious nuggets about royalty, rock stars and rugby legends.Walk with Mark to London in the footsteps of Dick Whittington, discover the true meaning behind Gloucestershire's quirky place names, take
£15.29
Birlinn General Bath Curiosities
Book SynopsisLurking beneath Bath's genteel spa town facade is a tangle of hidden quirky lives and unusual events. Take Lola Montez, siren, harpy, courtesan, Royal mistress and Spanish dancer, born in County Sligo as Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. Her flamboyant lifestyle and turbulent private life had their roots in her time at a demure finishing school in Bath. Then there's the eerie tale of 'Lady Betty Cobbe's ghost', a bizarre Regency fable surrounding a spirit, a mysterious black ribbon, and accurate premonitions of death. A host of other strange people, such as Dr James Graham, who practised electrotherapy and advocated earth baths, and William Oliver the Viper Catcher, make up Bath's colourful cast of characters. Delving into Bath's peculiar history, Michael Raffael has gathered together a rich collection of stories about these weird individuals and their duels, telescopes, cakes, fizzy drinks, Bath Buns, Sally Lunns and plasticene. The result is a highly readable, eclectic compendium of curiosities that will appeal to Bath residents and visitors alike.
£10.99
Birlinn General Argyll Curiosities
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£10.44
Stenlake Publishing Bygone Peterhead
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£11.35
Stenlake Publishing Aberdeen Remembered: By Aberdeen City Libraries
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£11.35
Stenlake Publishing Old Larne
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£10.95
Stenlake Publishing Pictorial History of Paisley
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£20.85
Stenlake Publishing Old Lowestoft
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£13.25
Stenlake Publishing The Pentland Hills
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£9.36
Stenlake Publishing Old Belfast
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£17.10
Stenlake Publishing Old Dufftown, Glenrinnes and the Cabrach
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£10.95
Stenlake Publishing Old Forres
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£11.35
Batsford Ltd The Loch Ness Monster
Book SynopsisStep behind the scenes of the biggest mystery of the British Isles Loch Ness is one of the most popular visitor sites in the world. Its stunning beauty draws many, but far more come to experience the mystery of the monster that may lurk in its waters. Known affectionately as 'Nessie', this elusive creature has been chased with great zeal for over a century (it has been seen by over 1000 people) and this enthusiasm shows no sign of diminishing. A new edition, rewritten and with fresh new images, of a Pitkin classic that examines the evidence and the various sitings on this perennial mystery.Trade Review'a classic book from the Pitkin stable.' * Talk Radio Europe *
£6.00
Vintage Publishing A Little History Of The English Country Church
Book SynopsisBeautifully illustrated narrative history of the English country church In his engaging account, Sir Roy Strong celebrates the life of the English parish churchFrom the arrival of the missionaries from Ireland and Rome, to the beautiful architecture and rich spirituality of medieval Catholicism; from the cataclysm of the Reformation, to the gentrified cleric we meet in Jane Austen novels, Roy Strong takes us on a journey - historical, social and spiritual - to explore what men and women experienced through the age when they went to church on Sunday.‘Anyone with the slightest interest in the English parish church, of its life today, or its history will be intrigued, informed and enchanted by this lucid, and occasionally provocative, account’ Country LifeTrade Review[A] treasure of a book...riveting... If the loss of our lovely country churches strikes you as tragic then I urge you to read Strong's passionately penned book and to pass it around among your friends -- Val Hennessy * Daily Mail *Riveting... Strong tells this story with expertise and a highly readable style. He always shows the physical presence of the church as a building in the context of its time. Anyone who ever enters a church and wonders why it has come to look exactly as it does will find an answer within these pages * Literary Review *Anyone with the slightest interest in the English parish church, of its life today, or its history - or who is only conscious of the same draw of curiosity they give out- will be intrigued, informed and enchanted by this lucid, and occasionally provocative, account * Country Life *A charmingly produced book... Roy Strong's style, too, is gentle while erudite, affectionate but realistic... His intimate knowledge of one of England's most neglected institutions is profound * Sunday Express *Strong's short but rich history of the country church will be a great help in understanding the changes to the physical fabric of our churches over the last five centuries * Daily Telegraph *
£999.99
Historical Images Ltd A Guide to Birmingham 1924
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£17.99
The History Press Ltd Blackrock: Ireland in Old Photographs
Book SynopsisBlackrock is well known as an affluent and well-loved suburb of Dublin, situated on the picturesque east coast of the city. It was once an independent township, complete with Town Hall, and boasted a thriving hosiery industry, teacher training college, in addition to numerous schools, churches of all denominations, convents, hospitals, orphanages, and local shops. The spacious houses and villas catered for the professional classes who commuted to Dublin city centre by train and tram. Blackrock never fully achieved the status of a seaside resort, but still boasted outdoor swimming baths, and the banks of the railway track afforded sunbathing perches for our pale-faced city dwellers. And, of course, there was always rugby. Nowadays, Blackrock is a bustling and vibrant suburb with every modern amenity and, in this book, author Joe Curtis explores the rich history that has shaped it over time.
£15.29
The History Press Ltd Rathgar: A History
Book SynopsisRathgar may well be the most fascinating area of Dublin. Its red-brick Georgian and Victorian terraces, the fruits of the architectural experimentation of the nineteenth century, are home to some of the most impressive houses, churches and schools in Ireland. Rathgar’s residents have also proved to be some of the most influential in Irish political, social and cultural life, with at least four Nobel Prizewinners boasting strong ties with the area. A unique district with a rich and august history, this book serves as a timely record of an area that has had a profound influence on so many people.
£16.19
