Local History

From an obscure, misty archipelago on the fringes of the Roman world to history's largest empire and originator of the world's mongrel, magpie lang...

A gravestone, a mention in local archives, stories still handed down around Oyster Bay: the outline of a woman begins to emerge and with her the wo...

The Borough of Trafford includes Flixton, Urmston, Davyhulme, Stretford, Old Trafford, Ashton-on-Mersey, Sale, Bowdon, Hale, Hale Barns and Altrinc...

The historic county of Norfolk has more than its fair share of strange tales. From ancient legends, through stories of the supernatural to more mod...

Macclesfield Forest had long been a favourite hunting ground of royalty. But it was Edward III who first appreciated how skilled the town's longbow...

Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and at the mouth of the River Exe, Exmouth is one of the largest seaside towns in Devon and is regarde...

Originally in Kent, Orpington is now a town in the south-east corner of Greater London. The town grew rapidly in the nineteenth century following t...

Ripon History Tour offers a fascinating insight into the history of this city in Yorkshire. Author Maurice Taylor guides us around its well-known s...

Deal and the adjoining Walmer have long been important towns on the Kent coast. Walmer was the probable landing point for Julius Caesars invasion o...

Hell with the Lid Off looks at the ferocious five-year war waged by Pittsburgh and Oakland for NFL supremacy during the turbulent seventies.The roo...

Located on the north bank of the River Thames opposite Gravesend, with which there has been a ferry link for centuries, Tilbury Landing Stage is a ...

This illustrated history portrays one of Englands finest counties. It provides a nostalgic look at Somersets past and highlights the special charac...

Almost the entire network of the former Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway system closed at the end of February 1959. Some short sections o...

Every year thousands of archaeological artefacts are discovered by the public, mostly through metal detecting but also while digging in the garden ...

The ancient city of Bath in Somerset was founded on the site of hot springs, which the Romans named Aquae Sulis, and their magnificent Bath House b...

Situated halfway along the EnglandWales border, Ludlow in Shropshire was described by Sir John Betjeman as probably the loveliest town in England. ...

Whitley Bay & Seaton Sluice History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of these popular north-east seaside towns. This new b...

The market town of Petersfield lies on the edge of the beautiful South Downs, and it has much to thank its idyllic location for. From medieval orig...

Liverpool was founded by King John in 1207 as a military base on the River Mersey. From his new town the king planned to invade Ireland, Scotland, ...

Workington has long been a producer of coal and steel. The huge Cumbrian iron ore field lies to the south of the town and with the local coalfield ...

Storyteller Tim Porteus brings together stories from the rugged coastlines, golden beaches, rolling countryside and dramatic Lammermuir Hills of th...