Local interest, family history & nostalgia
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Local interest, family history & nostalgia
Paperback. This book gathers together the stories of the 121 prisoners who were executed at Gloucester between 1792, when the first prisoner was hanged on the roof over the entrance gate of the newly-built prison, and 1939, when the last convict was executed within the prison's walls. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458182
- ISBN
- 9780752458182
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.62
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Paperback. Explores the history of this town in a selection of historic and modern images. This book documents changes which include road developments, trade and industry, pubs and Inns and leisure and entertainment. It also takes a look at the neighbouring settlements of Hillingdon and Cowley. It is suitable for those who live in or knows the town. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 6. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947947
- ISBN
- 9780750947947
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
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Paperback. The town of Maidstone became indelibly associated with revolution and riot between the 14th and 16th centuries when it experienced the Peasants' Revolt, Cade's Rebellion and the Wyatt Revolt. This illustrated account helps explain why Maidstone has been such an important town in south-east England for over a thousand years. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860776489
- ISBN
- 9781860776489
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. A history of Bellingham, North Tynedale & Redesdale Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 171 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752410890
- ISBN
- 9780752410890
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Condition: New
€ 19.56
€ 19.56
Paperback. A history of Newquay Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; HBJD1; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752418278
- ISBN
- 9780752418278
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
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Paperback. This fascinating volume of archive pictures recalls life as it once was on Dartmoor: the towns, the villages and the local people who lived and worked on the moor between the 1860s and 1950s. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752431468
- ISBN
- 9780752431468
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
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Paperback. Featuring over 200 old photographs, this book depicts people, scenes and events from everyday life in the villages of Countesthorpe, Willoughby, Waterleys, Peatling Magna, Foston, Kilby, Newton Harcourt and Wistow. It illustrates the changing face of these villages during the past 100 years with the use of many photographs. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752415567
- ISBN
- 9780752415567
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
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Paperback. A collection of over 200 archive postcards and images that illustrates the history of Halifax from around the mid-eighteenth century. It details how the town has developed over a long period of extensive and lasting change. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752430478
- ISBN
- 9780752430478
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. After the British defeat at Dunkirk and the fall of France, Hitler's Luftwaffe was within easy reach of London. The East End and the docks were in the front line during the Blitz, and for years the local people faced direct threat of German air attack. This book looks at the effect of wartime on the lives of the inhabitants of the East End. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750949132
- ISBN
- 9780750949132
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
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Paperback. Hampshire is proud host to traditions, customs and legends that may seem strange to the people of the twenty-first century but were very real to the Hampshire folk of yesteryear. From Abbotts Ann and the Maiden's Garlands to the Tichborne Dole and St Swithun's forty days of rain, this looks at the folklore of Hampshire. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451794
- ISBN
- 9780752451794
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
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Paperback. Stowmarket is an old market town, which in the course of the nineteenth century became a minor industrial centre amid the fields of rural Suffolk. This book provides a record of the changes in a country town over more than a century. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451954
- ISBN
- 9780752451954
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
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Paperback. A history of Witham Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752415581
- ISBN
- 9780752415581
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
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Paperback. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 9. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752415109
- ISBN
- 9780752415109
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
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Paperback. Penarth was an agricultural community but the Industrial Revolution brought a great change. The town owes its early development to the success of the South Wales coalfields and the necessity for additional port facilities to accommodate the industry that followed. A tidal harbour was planned, which became a dock. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKWS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752406138
- ISBN
- 9780752406138
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
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Paperback. A history of Hyde Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752424583
- ISBN
- 9780752424583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
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Paperback. Around Somerset Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750946773
- ISBN
- 9780750946773
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
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Paperback. Features a selection of over two hundred photographs that documents the ways of life in Ely from the 1860s to the 1960s. This book focuses on the area's development during the Edwardian and Victorian period and into the twentieth century. It is suitable for those interested in the memories Ely has to offer. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449449
- ISBN
- 9780752449449
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
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Paperback. A guide to everything supernatural, paranormal, folkloric, eccentric and, above all, mysterious that has occurred in the Scottish county of Stirlingshire. It features entries covering Stirlingshire's historic sites, ruins, churches, tombstones and archaeological curiosities are complemented by more than 100 photographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; VXQG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752447681
- ISBN
- 9780752447681
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Condition: New
€ 19.46
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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
€ 17.99€ 16.57
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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
€ 17.99€ 16.45
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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
€ 17.99€ 16.54
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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€ 16.53
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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. 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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54