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Illustrated Tales of Cornwall
Cornwall's landscape is intertwined with the county's folklore and legends. In Illustrated Tales of Cornwall, author John Husband explores a multitude of mysterious happenings, …
Cork: A Potted History
Place matters in Cork. From its marshy foundations at the lowest crossing point of the River Lee, the city spread across its steep suburban hillsides. Journeying from the south of …
Fifteen Guinea Special
The Fifteen Guinea Special was the last steam-hauled British Rail passenger service on 11 August 1968. A day later, the once living and breathing steam locomotives fell silent, …
Abandoned Derbyshire
Derbyshire is home to a myriad of places and buildings that have been left behind by history - from well-known castles and stately houses to more obscure family homes, air-raid …
Line to the Stars
From the very first filming contract in 1961, the Bluebell Railway in Sussex has hosted myriad film and TV stars over more than six decades. We have travelled the world, visited …
Fairground Lorries
The days of the fairground operating with steam traction engines have long since gone - the next vehicles to enter the tobers were the internal combustion engine, lorries with both …
Railroads around Chicago
In his 1914 ode to Chicago, Carl Sandburg referred to the city as the 'Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and Freight Handler to the …
Celebrating Eastbourne
The Sussex seaside town of Eastbourne was developed as a resort from a collection of villages in the nineteenth century by the Duke of Devonshire. The new town grew rapidly and by …
Britain's DMUs: 1986-2022
By the 1980s, earlier DMUs were coming to the end of their useful lives and BR were introducing the first of the next generation. The replacements started with Class 141 Pacers, …
Archaeology of Worcester in 20 Digs
Worcester is one of England's great historic cities, with a history of occupation that goes back to the Iron Age. It was a Roman ironworking and industrial centre, though some …
Jane Austen's Men
The society in which Jane Austen lived and set her novels was a patriarchal one. Men ran the country nationally and locally, and had professional or business careers. Women were …
North Staffordshire Through Time
The area of North Staffordshire combines urban and rural areas, from Stoke-on-Trent and the Potteries, the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, the moorland and Peak District towns and …