Local History

Shoreditch, including neighbouring Hoxton, has a fascinating history, and contains a magnificent variety of buildings. Many have been turned into w...

Christchurch developed in Saxon and Norman England as a trading port on the south coast of the country and its harbour, beaches and nature reserves...

The only city in West Sussex, Chichesters history dates back to the Roman era when Noviomagus Reginorum was founded as a military garrison shortly ...

A collection of stories and fascinating facets of theater history in Philadelphia. From the founding of The Walnut Street Theatre and the beginnin...

Plymouths history has been strongly defined by its position on a natural harbour on Englands south coast. It was a trading port before the Romans a...

The town of Gillingham in Kent grew up around the Royal Navys Chatham Dockyard. By the River Medway, this had been an important maritime area for c...

In 1636 the poet and traveller John Taylor wrote, Hertfordshire is a County that surpasseth all other Countries and Counties for making the best ma...

A personal narrative, an examination of literary texts, and a history of the Lackawanna Valley region, Bill Conlogues Working Watersheds explores h...

A personal narrative, an examination of literary texts, and a history of the Lackawanna Valley region, Bill Conlogues Working Watersheds explores h...