Local history

The Official History of Britain: Our Story in Numbers as Told by the Office for National Statistics [9780008412197]

A wonderfully written and entertaining book which places Britain under the microscope and asks who we are today and how we've changed as a nation. …

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A Century of Hull [9780750948944]

This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Hull during the 20th century. The book …

Waterford Harbour: Tides and Tales [9780750993685]

The Irish have an old phrase for the passing along of local culture and lore: 'O Ghluin go Gluin', or from knee to knee. In short, that stories told …

Chesterton [9780752418612]

Through the medium of an absorbing collection of over 200 old photographs we have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of Chesterton as it was in days g…

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Prague in Black and Gold: The History of a City [9780140268881]

From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devastation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and …

Thames: Sacred River [9780099422556]

Just as Peter Ackroyd's bestselling London is the biography of the city, Thames: Sacred River is the biography of the river, from sea to source. Explo…

Tyne and Weird [9780750992503]

Folklore, urban legends, strange happenings and eccentric characters from history are all brought to life in this new book. Presented as a gazetteer, …

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20 Football Towns [9781912235919]

In our world of global superstar footballers, it's easy to forget the grassroots of a sport where loyalty to a hometown club is often rock solid - and…

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Bristol & Clifton Slave Trade Trails [9780857101044]

Buxton History Tour [9781398102415]

Buxton History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this Derbyshire spa town. Author Alan Roberts guides us around its well-known st…

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Holy Trinity, Sutton Coldfield: The Story of a Parish Church and its People, 1250-2020 [9780750992527]

For the first time in its 750-year existence, a full history of Holy Trinity is available to the general public. One of only a small number of parish …

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London's Lost Rivers [9781847945976]

From the sources of the Fleet in Hampstead's ponds to the mouth of the Effra in Vauxhall, via the meander of the Westbourne through 'Knight's Bridge' …

The A-Z of Curious Lincolnshire: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics [9780752460277]

Curious Tales from Lincolnshire is filled with hilarious and surprising examples of folklore, eccentrics, historical and literary events, and popular …

The Fens: Discovering England's Ancient Depths [9781786692221]

The Fens are a distinctive, complex, man-made and little understood landscape. Francis Pryor has lived in, excavated, farmed, walked - and loved - the…

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A Schoolboy's War in Essex [9780752455174]

Although only children at the time, the Second World War had a permanent effect on the schoolboys who lived through the conflict. Watching a country p…

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Around Chard [9781845881382]

Around Chard takes the reader back in time, to Chard and its neighbouring villages from the turn of the century. We see the town decked out with flag…

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Birmingham Theatres and Entertainment [9780752446608]

Through the medium of old photographs, programmes and advertisements, this splendid collection provides a fascinating look at the history of theatre a…

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Bloody British History: Camden [9780752487380]

Black Death! The horrors of the plague in Camden! My wife is under the floor! The true story of Camden murderer Doctor Crippen! The elephant stampede!…

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Central Birmingham Pubs [9780752438733]

Illustrated with over 100 images, this book presents the history of central Birmingham's public houses, the people who ran them, the customers who fre…

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City of Coventry [9781845110345]

The image of Coventry in flames was one of the most haunting of the Second World War. Yet the excitement and optimism of the 1950s and 1960s were succ…

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