Local History

Yorkshire People & Coal is the third title in Peter Tuffrey's Yorkshire People series, featuring photographs from the Yorkshire Post's picture ...

Published by the Salish Kootenai College Press Peter Ronan (183993) was the government agent for the Salish and Kootenai tribes of the Flathead Ind...

From the famous castle to St Georges Quay, Jon Sparks takes us on a tour of Lancaster, explaining the history behind the well-known landmarks of th...

Illustrated with 200 photographs, this book depicts the rich scenery and history of the old Western Dunbartonshire railway, which stretched from Cl...

Western Isles Folk Tales is a representative collection of stories from the geographical span of the long chain of islands known as the Outer Hebri...

Felixstowe owes its existence to the 19th-century fashion for seaside holidays when the gentry and businessmen chose to build their summer residenc...

The story of Hartlepool is, of course, the story of three towns: the ancient Hartlepool clustered around the Headland, the thriving new Victorian t...

From the momentous to the outlandish, this little book brings together past and present to offer a taste of York. Learn about the movers and shaker...

Daniel Vickery, the editor of the Western Flying Post, wrote in A Sketch of the Town of Yeovil (1856) that The town is surrounded on the South East...

Hebburn History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this South Tyneside town. This is an exciting guided walk around the well-...

The photographs in this book capture the gritty reality of life in East London during the Swinging Sixties. As the images graphically illustrate, t...

The Centenary of the First World War and discovering more about the fates of two great uncles inspired the author of this book, Jane Ainsworth, to ...

Founded in 1421, the Collegiate Church of Manchester, which became a cathedral in 1847, is of outstanding historical and architectural importance. ...

As an archaeologist, Steven Mithen has worked on the Hebridean island of Islay over a period of many years. In this book he introduces the sites an...

Newcastle has a long and distinguished history through two millennia: a Roman fortress at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall; an important centre of...

Victorian and Edwardian Jarrow was a boom town but it also had a dark side. The nineteenth century brought heavy industry to the town, transforming...

Idyllic and breathtaking, the Yorkshire Dales is one of the most popular and well-known national parks not only in Britain, but throughout the worl...

Having been granted city status during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002, Stirling is Scotlands smallest city, but has an enthralling wealth ...

Liverpool was a small port on the River Mersey in the medieval period, but started to grow rapidly in the eighteenth century, benefitting from the ...

In this book, author Robert Bard guides readers on a spine-tingling journey to discover the paranormal and unexplained happenings that have occurre...

In the quiet countryside or by the sea - and always very close to London - Sussex has offered a creative space for writers for centuries, from Lord...

Although within close proximity to London, the county of Surrey is blessed with green open spaces, including the North Downs, the Weald and the Sur...

Situated a mile from the Hertfordshire village of Welwyn, the Garden City was founded in 1920. It was the vision of Ebenezer Howard, founder of the...