Local History
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Local History
Paperback. Tells the story of how Manchester built the world's first municipal water supply in the Longendale Valley in the 1840s - 70s. This title demonstrates how the city helped beat cholera, typhoid and other water-borne diseases, factories and cotton mills in the valleys around Manchester. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752431987
- ISBN
- 9780752431987
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Includes collection of over 200 old photographs of Ely that shows the changing life in the city and nearby villages over a period of more than one hundred years. This title offers an interesting view of the development of a place of charm and distinction and will be enjoyed by all who know and love popular Cambridgeshire town. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752410074
- ISBN
- 9780752410074
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.17
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Paperback. Richly illustrated with over seventy-five photographs and ephemera, Haunted Aberdeen is sure to appeal to all everyone interested in finding out more about Aberdeen's haunted heritage. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; VXQG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455334
- ISBN
- 9780752455334
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.22
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Paperback. The Cornish Coast is justly famous for its grand cliffs, lovely harbours and sandy bays. It is beautiful but dangerous, and hundreds of ships have been wrecked here over the years. Series: Pocket Images. Num Pages: 128 pages, chiefly Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845884123
- ISBN
- 9781845884123
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Using contributions from five primary schools, this photographic guide to Basildon offers a unique perspective on this town created after the Second World War. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; WQH; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752445519
- ISBN
- 9780752445519
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Condition: New
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Paperback. This fascinating volume takes a look at some of the strange and unexplained hauntings reported across Britain's canal and waterways network: echoes in dark tunnels; stone steps stained red with blood spilled long ago; ghostly footsteps accompanying barges beneath a bridge. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; VXQG; WGGN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455921
- ISBN
- 9780752455921
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Paperback. The nineteenth century saw Weston-super-Mare grow from a tiny village of about 100 inhabitants to a thriving Victorian seaside resort of nearly 20,000 people. Series: Past & Present. Num Pages: 144 pages, 244 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750940658
- ISBN
- 9780750940658
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Features a collection of true-life tales that takes the reader on a tour of the streets, alehouses, cemeteries and city walls of Chester. Drawing on contemporary and historical sources, this title contains accounts of spirits, spectres and poltergeists including 'Sarah'. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 6. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752447810
- ISBN
- 9780752447810
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Condition: New
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Paperback. The result is a portrait of the battle between men and the sea. In many cases it was the sea that won. It is also a tribute to those of the lifeboat service who risked their lives so that others in distress might be saved. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBTM; WGG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752417202
- ISBN
- 9780752417202
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.10
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Paperback. CAMRA at 40 is a collection of essays by beer writers, brewing industry representatives and a host of others involved with the Campaign for Real Ale. The book charts the campaigns four decades of history and looks forward to the future of real beer in Britain. Editor(s): Protz, Roger. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WBXD2; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152. 128 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Protz, Roger. CAMRA at 40 is a collection of essays by beer writers, brewing industry representatives and a host of others involved with the Campaign for Real Ale. The book charts the campaigns four decades of history and looks forward to the future of real beer in Britain. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; WBXD2; WQH. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight: 152.
- Publisher
- Camra Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852493004
- ISBN
- 9781852493004
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Condition: New
€ 11.17
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Paperback. Explores Sunderland's darkest secrets. This collection of true-life tales from a ghost-hunter unearths a chilling range of supernatural phenomena, from the Ryhope Poltergeist and the White Lady of Washington Hall to the glowing grave at Wingate and a spectral talking cat. It is illustrated with more than eighty photographs. Series: Haunted. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; VXQG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 6. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446639
- ISBN
- 9780752446639
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Presenting a collection of approximately 270 archive photographs accompanied by captions, this book offers a pictorial history of the mining community of Cannock Chase - miners and their families - work and at play, at school and at prayer, at moments of celebration and of tragedy. Emphasis has been placed on naming the people and places depicted. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 270. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752438153
- ISBN
- 9780752438153
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Basingstoke has been established for over 1,000 years and yet even by the 1920s the town already considered itself to be the commercial capital of north Hampshire and rarely has it been static in its development and modernisation. This book focuses on that gradual development over the past two centuries. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, approx 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752430829
- ISBN
- 9780752430829
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A collection of 200 archive images that traces some of the changes that have taken place in Cleveland, as many old agricultural communities were swallowed up by the development of modern industry. With historical insight and local reminiscences, it presents the story of this development through chapters on schools, worship, leisure and work. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451367
- ISBN
- 9780752451367
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Born in 1871, the brainchild of Victorian entrepreneur Peter Bruff, Clacton-on-Sea was created from nothing to become one of the country's leading seaside resorts. This book deals with the growth of the town's lusty offspring from its earliest days to its height as a seaside resort from the 1920s to the 1970s. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752418575
- ISBN
- 9780752418575
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A collection of unusual, curious and downright extraordinary events, people and phenomena from around the Durham county. Series: In Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750937313
- ISBN
- 9780750937313
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Brings together 200 photographs, which illustrate the history of Shire Green, the much-changed district of Sheffield. This book aims to attract a readership - in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and further afield. Series: In Old Photographs. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944144
- ISBN
- 9780750944144
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Since early times, Essex has been on England's military front line and has protected the rest of the country from European invaders. This book helps us learn about Essex's distinguished military history since Roman times, taking in the Napoleonic Wars, the First and Second World Wars and the Cold War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 126
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750949514
- ISBN
- 9780750949514
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A collection of some of the strangest, most despicable and comical crimes that took place on the Wirral peninsula throughout the Victorian era and the early twentieth century. It features tales that uncover many cases that have been long forgotten and are supported by illustrations which describe these events and the people featured in them. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450070
- ISBN
- 9780752450070
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Best known nowadays for the annual University boat race, Putney is a riverside town with a venerable heritage. Its existence arises from its position on a major route to the South West. This title includes photographs that bring some of the last one hundred years of Putney and Roehampton history to life. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752406329
- ISBN
- 9780752406329
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Condition: New
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Paperback. This book is part of the Images ofWales series, which uses old photographs and archived images toshow the history ofvarious local areas in Wales, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people." Series: Archive Photographs: Images of Wales. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752426150
- ISBN
- 9780752426150
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.21
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Paperback. Explores the darker side of the Cheshire county, where murders in sleepy villages, royal scandals ancient and modern and the antics of showbiz personalities reveal that all is not as tranquil as it may seem. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944250
- ISBN
- 9780750944250
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Condition: New
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Paperback. The story of the Crossley Heath School is ongoing and is one of significant academic success, which is fitting because the school is the product of the amalgamation of two rival establishments. This title provides an insight into the histories of the former schools and the modern success story of Crossley Heath. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, Approx 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JNL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752438665
- ISBN
- 9780752438665
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A compilation of over 220 pictures of bygone Folkestone. It encompasses nearly a century and a half of the town's history, starting with a chapter dedicated to watercolours of the town painted by the artist Joshua Marsh in the 1820s. It chronicles the effects of the Second World War and subsequent new developments. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752411804
- ISBN
- 9780752411804
Paperback
Condition: New
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