Local interest, family history & nostalgia
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Local interest, family history & nostalgia
Paperback. From the arrival of James Ross & Co. in 1883 until the departure of BP in 1962, the fate of the West Lothian village of Philpstoun was inextricably linked to the shale industry. Hail Philpstoun's Queen and other tales from the shale, however, is more than just a tale of mines and oil works. Num Pages: 128 pages, Line Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842820957
- ISBN
- 9781842820957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.67
€ 9.99
€ 8.67
Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Hailsham has changed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 234 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445637662
- ISBN
- 9781445637662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.55
€ 28.55
Paperback. A guided tour of this historic town, showing how the areas you know and love have transformed over the centuries. Series: History Tour. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 169 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445641799
- ISBN
- 9781445641799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. A history of Halifax pubs Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752448114
- ISBN
- 9780752448114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Halifax has changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445602417
- ISBN
- 9781445602417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Brash Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895208023
- ISBN
- 9781895208023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.62
€ 36.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. Featuring dark tales of murderous kings and commoners, wild women, screaming skulls, galloping plague coaches, dragons dancing themselves to death, giants, and wandering corpses, combined with humorous stories and evocative tales of love, lust and passion, this book reveals the wonders that lie within the Hampshire landscape. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 1DBKESW; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461236
- ISBN
- 9780752461236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.35
€ 17.99
€ 14.35
Paperback. Illustrator(s): O'Leary, Ruth. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750963664
- ISBN
- 9780750963664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.60
€ 15.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. From the historic county town of Winchester to the coastal ports of Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire is a unique county with a cultural heritage. This title contrasts a selection of 100 old photographs alongside modern ones taken from similar locations, to demonstrate the changes that have occurred in a scene over the intervening years. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 7. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458168
- ISBN
- 9780752458168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.35
€ 17.99
€ 14.35
Paperback. Features photographs that take the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of Hampstead, Kilburn, Belsize Park, Swiss Cottage, Primrose Hill and Chalk Farm. This work offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of the residents in the early years of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451206
- ISBN
- 9780752451206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.65
€ 19.99
€ 18.65
Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Surrey. BIC Classification: 1DBKESR; 3JJC; WQH; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 119 x 2. Weight in Grams: 24. Surrey Sheet 12.13. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Surrey. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESR; 3JJC; WQH; WTRM. Dimension: 164 x 119 x 2. Weight: 24.
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841519012
- ISBN
- 9781841519012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.03
€ 7.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 95 pages, 40+ b&w illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 190 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Hampton Court Association
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953870004
- ISBN
- 9780953870004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 6.71
€ 11.99
€ 6.71
Paperback. Hancox is the Tudor hall house in rural Sussex where the author grew up, and where she lives. It's been in the family since her ancestor Milicent Ludlow, young, single and an orphan, took it on in 1891 and began to enlarge the house and manage the farm. This title tells the story of the house and the family. Num Pages: 528 pages, 3 x 8pp photographic insets. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; BGH; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021751
- ISBN
- 9780141021751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Y Lolfa
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Bilingual edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847719003
- ISBN
- 9781847719003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.75
€ 10.75
Paperback. Features each of the forty cases. This volume is illustrated with photographs, documents, news cuttings and engravings. It is of interest to everyone interested in the shadier side of the region's history. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452609
- ISBN
- 9780752452609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Seventeen men, who paid for their crimes on the gallows, have been buried at Crumlin Road Gaol between 1854 and 1961. This is the story of execution in Belfast and of the men who were prepared to take a life; of the men, women and children who were their victims; and the hangmen. Often sad and gruesome, but fascinating true crime stories. Num Pages: 160 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Creative Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780730493
- ISBN
- 9781780730493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 7.00
€ 13.99
€ 7.00
Paperback. For decades the walls of Durham Gaol have contained some of the country's most infamous criminals. Until hanging was abolished in the 1960s it was also the main centre of execution for convicted killers from all over the north east. A total of 76 people took the short walk to the gallows here. This book features each of the 76 cases. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 3. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947503
- ISBN
- 9780750947503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.56
€ 21.99
€ 19.56
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.66
€ 24.99
€ 18.66
Paperback. For years, the high walls of Leeds' Armley Gaol have contained many infamous criminals. Until hanging was abolished in the 1960s Armley was also the main centre of execution for convicted killers from all parts of Yorkshire and the east coast. This title is suitable for those who are interested in the shadier side of Yorkshire's history. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750950930
- ISBN
- 9780750950930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.03
€ 19.99
€ 16.03