Reveals the history of Glenglassaugh Distillery, in full colour and including a facsimile reprint of Alfred Barnard's pamphlet.
Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are s…
Woking, the Conference Years
I norra Halland utvecklades sjöfarten under 1700- och 1800-talen. För sina förtjänster lät de framgångsrika redarna bygga bygdens övreståndshem. Vi har besökt ett flertal kaptensgårdar som ni får följa med till. Vi berättar historien bakom, om sjöka…
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Enstöringen Verner i sin stuga. Blinda Mina som drog plogen. Bikungen Hugo och bärdrottningen Hildur. Förnöjsamma Gertrud som bodde utan elektriskt ljus och rinnande vatten långt in på 1990-talet. Stefan Edman och Jan Töve berättar om dem och många…
Många landskap vill framstå som ett ?Sverige i miniatyr?. I Blekinge stämmer det bättre än på de flesta håll. I Blekinge är det nära till det mesta och författaren tar oss med på upptäcktsfärd till de många sevärdheterna.
A nostalgic look back at the county's pottery industry with first-hand accounts, anecdotes and stories. Includes chapters on Bottle Ovens, Life in a Pottery town, Smoky Stoke and Potbank Humour.
Krogsered - Jon i Slätthults hemtrakter och födelseplatsen för nuvarande Falkenbergsrevyn. Boken beskriver alla gårdar och de flesta som bott och verkat i socknen sedan 1600-talet fram till våra dagar. Släktforskaren får garanterat sitt lystmäte men…
Now available in a hardback edition with twice the number of pages of the first edition and a larger format.
This extensively illustrated work is a new edition of the first modern full-length history of Lancaster.
This stimulating collection of essays on issues raised by the concept of the "self-contained village" is published as the second volume in a new series of mid-length (40K -60K words) monographs on fresh and unusual subjects within local and regional…
The fascinating history of the Dorchester area, illustrated through old and modern pictures.
Containing humour, romance and drama, this book presents an illustrated collection of tales from Wiltshire's colourful past. It includes "Blackford - the Swindon Backsworder", "Penruddock's Rebellion", and "Savernake's Royal Bride".
The area around Alfreton was a typical mining district, but now the mines have gone. This collection shows how the surrounds have changed over the past one hundred years.
"I remember them as though they had happened yesterday." So writes author-naturalist Charles Sauriol in reference to his many memorable experiences within Toronto's Don River Valley. From Scout outings in 1920 to pioneer cottaging, train excursions,…
The fascinating history of East Dulwich illustrated through old and modern pictures.
Weston grew from a tiny fishing village into the largest town in the county, after Bath. The first hotel, The Royal, was built in 1810 and a coach service from Bristol brought wealthy patrons until, after 1841, Brunel's new railway opened the floodg…
Gloucester. 10.
Take a journey into the darker and unknown side of your area as you read 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield'.
The aim of this book is to place developments in the region of West Dunbartonshire, that is, the area covered by Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven running up to the southern end of Loch Lomond, in the context of the larger national - and in…
Mysteries of Ontario brings together, for the first time, some five hundred accounts of strange events and eerie experiences, each keyed to one of 250 places in the province. It turns out that, far from being a humdrum part of the planet in which to…
A comprehensive historical account of the development of the landscape making up The South West Peak District, this book relates to the area between Buxton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Macclesfield and Leek. It covers: Pre-history to the Normans; Medieval t…
I may be what you call a permanent touristno longer living beneath the sky that I was born under, but always on a quest or a journey, writes Angella Nazarian. As an eleven-year-old Iranian Jew, she was forced by increasing violence from her childhoo…
This charming collection of tales from Ripley miner Keith Staley evokes a world and a way of life that is now lost. From memories of childhood when no policeman was safe, to working life spent down the pits of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, to vaca…
Chatham grew from a tiny, medieval fishing village into one of the nation's most important military centres, but the arrival of the Army and Navy had a not altogether healthy influence. An unprecedented population explosion led to a downward spiral…
This series offers reprints of the first edition of the one-inch Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales, dating from 1805 to 1900. Detail includes villages, hamlets, farms, county boundaries, roads and railways.
A town with a well-recorded history stretching back well over a thousand years, and one of the five 'Danish Boroughs'. It was an important medieval town boasting 14 parish churches and numerous religious houses, after which there was decline till th…
A town of surprises, Worthing is often written off as 'God's Waiting Room' because of its popularity with the retired, but it is lively and has a long and more varied history. Dr. White brings more than sixteen years of research to this very full an…
150000 Historical Map. Enhanced reproductions of 1920s Ordnance Survey Popular Edition maps enlarged, combined and re-projected to match present-day OS Landrangers. Regular publicity in a wide range of national, local ans specialist newspapers and m…
The Lords of the Manor included members of important local families -- the Giffards, Norwoods and Tryes -- and this book relates some of their more interesting achievements. During the First World War the Court housed a Red Cross hospital, and in th…
From the earliest of times, ritual and superstition have been part of the lives of people everywhere. This book looks at the myths and legends that have grown up around the subject of witches and examines in detail cases of witchcraft that have been…
Mabel Barbee Lee has written a rousing tale of early days in Cripple Creek, Colorado. She speaks with authority because she arrived there as a child in 1892, and with wide-eyed wonder saw the whole place turn to gold. With his divining rod, Mabel's…
Manchester Large Scale. .
