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100 Years of Leicester Cinema (Book)

Brian Johnson

ISBN:9780752444987

Through the medium of old photographs, programs, and advertisements, this book provides a fascinating look at the history of movie-going in Leicester and its adjacent towns and villages over the last century. Including insights into the technology behind the silver screen...more details
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Archaeology and Early History of Angus (Book)

Andrew J Dunwell

ISBN:9780752441146

Popular views of Scottish archaeology are dominated by images of the great stone monuments of the west and north such as chambered tombs and brochs. For the first time this book provides an overview of a part of Lowland Scotland...more details
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Birmingham and the Chamberlains (Book)

Peter Drake

ISBN:9780752444925

For almost a century Joseph Chamberlain and his two famous sons, Neville and Austen, were prominent in national politics. From the 1880s to the 1940s...more details
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Breweries and Bottlers of Wellington (Book)

Allan Frost

ISBN:9780752446318

Mention breweries and pop works in Wellington and almost everyone will remember the Murphy family who owned the Wrekin Brewery and O.D. Murphy's Wrekin Mineral Water Works for some 50 years. But that's only half the story. With a full account from medieval times until brewing and bottling ceased in 1969...more details
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Buckland Abbey (Book)

Tempus

ISBN:9781843590637

This book is part of a series of National Trust guidebook for visitors to National Trust Properties. They cover history, horticulture, garden history...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:48

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Burnley Cotton Mills (Book)

Jack Nadin

ISBN:9780752446592

Burnley was once the cotton weaving capital of the world; in 1929, 63 percent of the working population of Burnley was involved in the industry. This fascinating work...more details
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Canterbury: History You Can See (Book)

Marjorie Lyle

ISBN:9780752445380

A day trip to Canterbury is often overwhelming due to the large number of sites to visit. Great buildings like cathedrals can dwarf their neighbors and smother the memory of their various builders...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:127

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Captain Vancouver: North-West Navigator (Book)

E C Coleman

ISBN:9780752438924

When Captain Cook set out to seek a western entrance to the fabled North West Passage, his instructions allowed him no more than the briefest contact with the coast of northwest America. The burden of that survey was to fall on George Vancouver...more details
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Coatbridge (Book)

Helen Moir

ISBN:9780752421322

This book is part of the Images of Scotland series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in Scotland...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:128

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Crewe (Book)

Peter E Ollerhead

ISBN:9780752446547

This comprehensive work, illustrated with more than 130 images, provides a fascinating guide to the rich and varied history of one of the Midlands's youngest towns. In the early 19th century...more details
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Croydon and Waddon (Book)

Raymond Wheeler

ISBN:9780752443010

This fascinating new book contains more than 200 vintage photographs of Croydon and one of its larger suburbs, Waddon. The images are assembled and annotated by local historian Ray Wheeler and provide an important insight into local life over the years. All aspects of everyday life are recorded...more details
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Ghost-Hunter's Casebook: The Investigations of Andrew Green Revisited (Book)

Bowen Pearse

ISBN:9780752445007

For 60 years Andrew Green was one of Britain's most active and best-known ghost-hunters. "The Daily Telegraph" famously christened him "the Specter Inspector." He investigated hundreds of reported hauntings during his career...more details
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Growing Up in Wartime Uxbridge (Book)

James Skinner

ISBN:9780752445434

From a child's viewpoint, the prewar years of the 1930s were full of carefree, halcyon days when the sun always used to shine, but for many people the 1930s were...more details
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Hadrian's Coastal Route: Ravenglass to Bowness-On-Solway (Book)

Clifford Jones

ISBN:9780752446103

Hadrian's Wall, running from Wallsend to Bowness, is a much visited attraction and an iconic landmark with more than 200 years of serious research behind it. The Western Frontier of the Wall--running from Ravenglass to Bowness on Solway--is punctuated by Roman forts...more details
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Historic Clapham (Book)

Michael Green

ISBN:9780752441221

Clapham has a particularly rich history. Local resident Michael Green traces the development of the area from prehistoric times down to the 18th century...more details
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Home Guard Manual 1941 (Book)

Campbell McCutcheon

ISBN:9780752438870

This book is a reprint of an actual handbook from 1941 for the World War II British Home Guard. It includes tips such as dealing with traffic and civilians...more details
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Iceland Saga (Book)

Magnus Magnusson

ISBN:9780752433424

Magnus Magnusson relates the world-famous Icelandic sagas to the spectacular living landscapes of today, taking the reader on a literary tour of the mountains...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:320

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Insurance Fire Brigades 1680-1929: The Birth of the British Fire Service (Book)

Brian Wright

ISBN:9780752445090

Founded in 1216, Penryn stands in a sheltered position at the head of the Penryn River and was--through the end of the 16th century--one of the principal ports in Cornwall...more details
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James Brindley: The First Canal Builder (Book)

Nick Corble

ISBN:9780752432595

James Brindley essentially invented the canal in Britain, engineering the Bridgewater Canal in 1761 and creating the spark for the industrial revolution...more details
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Killerton House: Devon (Book)

National Trust

ISBN:9781843591207

This book is part of a series of National Trust guidebook for visitors to National Trust Properties. They cover history, horticulture, garden history...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:48

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King Lucius of Britain (Book)

David J Knight

ISBN:9780752445724

While everyone knows the story of King Arthur, few have heard of King Lucius, a figure who has been consigned to myth and largely forgotten in the annals of British history. Examining the primary sources as well as the archaeological evidence for this second century king...more details
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Lindisfarne Castle (Book)

National Trust

ISBN:9781843591177

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Liverpool John Lennon Airport: An Illustrated History (Book)

Phil Butler

ISBN:9780752445113

From the airport's opening in July 1933 to recent developments, including the official renaming as Liverpool John Lennon Airport, the opening of the new terminal building and the current expansion plans that could see an additional five million passengers over the next ten years...more details
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Liverpool Sailing Ships (Book)

Michael Stammers

ISBN:9780752442433

This study tells the history of the many Liverpool sailing ships from the age of slavery to the 1930s. Even after the advent of steam propulsion...more details
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Liverpool to Belfast (Book)

Malcolm McRonald

ISBN:9780752442358

This study looks at the Irish Sea Ferries from Liverpool, the ships that sailed to Belfast. Covering Coast Lines, the Belfast Steamship Company...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:256

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Marriage: Before & After (Book)

A Dennison Light

ISBN:9780752446301

""At what age ought I to marry?" This is an important question that you ought to settle before you allow yourself to fall in love. "The age at which it is proper for a man to marry is indicated by that at which he attains maturity."" Chock full of useful advice...more details
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Medway (Book)

Janet Cameron

ISBN:9780752445410

This unnerving collection of tales of crimes and misdemeanors reveals dark secrets from Medway's history. The historic towns of Rochester--with its castle and cathedral--and Chatham--with its naval dockyard--have seen many crimes over the years. Typical stories feature poor souls like Richard Dadd (1817-1886)...more details
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New Light on the Black Death (Book)

Mike Baillie

ISBN:9780752435985

Over the years doubts have been expressed about the accepted view that the Black Death was caused by bubonic plague. By looking at the evidence of tree-rings and ice cores...more details
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Paras: The Birth of British Airborne Forces from Churchill's Raiders to 1st Parachute Brigade (Book)

William F Buckingham

ISBN:9780752445946

The British Airborne Forces began life as a small handful of parachute raiders in 1940. Prompted by the groundbreaking German use of airborne troops in the Low Countries in May 1940...more details
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Penhall: World Speedway Champion (Book)

Steve Johnson

ISBN:9780752434001

This book tells the story of Bruce Penhall, who went from British League novice rider to World Speedway Champion in only a few years. He went on to act in the television series CHiPs...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:223

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Prehistoric Rock Art in the Northern Dales (Book)

Paul Brown

ISBN:9780752442464

This study brings together a wealth of information about the rock art of the Northern Dales, an area spanning no fewer than seven dales in three counties. On a journey that begins in Wensleydale in the south and ends with Weardale in the north...more details
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Project Emily: Thor Irbm and the RAF (Book)

John Boyes

ISBN:9780752446110

This is a history of the period from 1959 to 1963 when RAF bomber command operated 60 Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles as part of the UK nuclear deterrent force. In 1956...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:160

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R.J. Mitchell: Schooldays to Spitfire (Book)

Gordon Mitchell

ISBN:9780752437279

This book tells the definitive story of how the Spitfire, Britain's WWII single-seat fighter plane, was designed, built, and tested, and how close it came to not happening at all....more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:382

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Red Rover Bus Company (Book)

Robert Cook

ISBN:9780752444420

There are fond memories of Red Rover in Buckinghamshire. Like many of the small independent bus companies, people remember the personal service...more details
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Rock Art and Ritual: Interpreting the Prehistoric Landscapes of the North York Moors (Book)

Brian A Smith

ISBN:9780752446349

Focusing on the North York Moors, this book presents a series of multidisciplinary studies of the carved prehistoric monuments in that area, some already known and some exposed by a devastating fire in 2003...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:160

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Royal Leamington Spa Revisited (Book)

Jeff Watkin

ISBN:9780752443348

The history of the beautiful spa town that grew from a tiny village is portrayed with more than 200 photographs and supporting captions in this new book. Following on from Jacquline Cameron's successful book on Leamington Spa...more details
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Scottish Odysseys: The Archaeology of Islands (Book)

Gordon Noble

ISBN:9780752441689

This study is based on a conference held by the Scottish Archaeological Forum to discuss and assess new discoveries and reinterpretations of material relating to the island archaeology of western Europe...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:190

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Snowshill Manor: Gloucestershire (Book)

National Trust

ISBN:9781843590736

This book is part of a series of National Trust guidebook for visitors to National Trust Properties. They cover history, horticulture, garden history...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:48

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The Anglo-Saxons: The Verdict of History (Book)

Paul Hill

ISBN:9780752436043

In the last of his trilogy on the Anglo-Saxons, Paul Hill explores their legacy, as interpreted over the last millennium. Not long after the Norman invasion...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:223

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The Bankers of Puteoli: Finance, Trade and Industry in the Roman World (Book)

David Jones

ISBN:9780752435947

This case study of a business that operated in the port of Puteoli on the bay of Naples in the first century AD draws on an archive of wax tablets published in Italy in 1999. The documents record banking...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:288

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The Guide to Mysterious Arran (Book)

Geoff Holder

ISBN:9780752447209

This is a guide to everything supernatural, paranormal, folkloric, eccentric, and mysterious that has occurred on the small, windswept isle of Arran and is a fascinating introduction to the heritage of this spectacular part of Scotland...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:159

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The Heritage Obsession: The Battle for England's Past (Book)

Ben Cowell

ISBN:9780752440965

The concept of heritage has become a national obsession; how and when did this passion for the past become a collective fixation? Ben Cowell...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:160

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The Old Paths of Gloucestershire (Book)

Alan Pilbeam

ISBN:9780752445403

A walk around the old paths of Gloucestershire is, in many ways, a walk through the history of Gloucestershire itself. In this fascinating account...more details
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The Romans in the East of England: Settlement and Landscape in the Lower Nene Valley (Book)

Stephen Upex

ISBN:9780752441184

The Nene valley and East Midlands area have always been recognized as being of major importance within the Roman province of Britannia, but almost nothing has been published about the area. This study shows how this area provides an ideal case study of the Roman occupation of Britain. It deals with the region's Iron Age origins...more details
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The Second Scottish Wars of Independence (Book)

Chris Brown

ISBN:9780752438122

The wars of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce cast a long shadow in Scottish history. The collapse and recovery of the Bruce cause in the reign of his son...more details
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Tintagel Old Post Office: Cornwall (Book)

National Trust

ISBN:9781843590606

This book is part of a series of National Trust guidebook for visitors to National Trust Properties. They cover history, horticulture, garden history...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:16

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Walsall: An Illustrated History (Book)

Geoff Marshall

ISBN:9780752446561

Richly illustrated with more than 90 photographs, this is a comprehensive history of Walsall, "the town of 100 trades." All aspects of the town's history are here...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:128

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Wellingtons Doctors: The British Army Medical Services in the Napleonic Wars (Book)

Martin Howard

ISBN:9781862271432

This is the first and only comprehensive account of the crucial role played by British Army doctors in the Napoleonic Wars. Wellington himself was the first British general to praise doctors in dispatches but the medical contributions to these British campaigns has been largely overlooked until now. This definitive book...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:276

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Wheels to Disaster!: The Oxford Train Wreck of Christmas Eve 1874 (Book)

Peter R Lewis

ISBN:9780752445120

The development of railways in Britain came in the 1830s as a result of the needs of industry and of a public eager for the novelty and cheapness of rail travel. These early railways were beset by accidents caused by collisions and mechanical failure...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:222

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Woods, Hedgerows & Leafy Lanes (Book)

Richard Muir

ISBN:9780752446158

The landscapes of Britain have been shaped by hundreds of generations, each molding the countryside to fit with their own ideals, through the planting of hedgerows and wooded pastures. This type of scenery has been long in the making...more details
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