Local History

The Derbyshire town of Chesterfield has a long and interesting history. It has been a market town for the surrounding area since receiving its char...

The town of Verulamium was one of the three most important Roman settlements in Britain and was also the site of the execution of the first British...

The Hertfordshire town of Harpenden experienced the tragedies and hardships of war first-hand during the two world wars. Illustrated by historic pi...

Jarrow has a rich history going back well over a thousand years, but the town is best known for its long-term association with shipbuilding. Charle...

From its days as the city of 'Jute, Jam and Journalism', through postindustrial decline and late twentieth-century regeneration, to its current sta...

Teesdale is the second largest designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales, and has a population of over 25,000. There is al...

This illustrated history portrays one of Englands most historically significant cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Bradfords past and highligh...

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

Gateshead has often been portrayed as the poor relative in comparison to its larger and more glamorous Tyneside neighbour, Newcastle. But Gateshead...

Situated on the 'Sunshine Coast' of Essex, the seaside towns of Walton-on-the- Naze and Frinton-on-Sea have a rich history. Beginning as just a sma...

Portsmouth is best known for its longterm association with the Royal Navy. Its naval dockyard was at one time the worlds largest employer of a ...

Over the course of the nineteenth century Folkestone was transformed from a little fishing village into a popular seaside resort, complete with lar...

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

Glasgow was once the second city of the Empire, producing ships, locomotives, cars and heavy engineering for the world. It was also a religious cen...

Warrington History Tour gives the reader a unique opportunity to take a walk through the historic heart of a twenty-first-century town that has cha...

Brecon History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this ancient Mid Wales market town, and shows just how much it has changed ...

The historic county of Lancashire holds many delights, from the vast seascapes and long sandy beaches of its west coast to the unspoiled beauty of ...

If you look up Welwyn you uncover a geographical confusion that began nearly 100 years ago, when Ebenezer Howard purchased an area of agricultural ...

The popular medieval town of Conwy in North Wales, dominated by its thirteenth-century castle, has a long and often violent history. There are many...

This is the story of Staffordshires First World War. Using a wide range of sources, including the Mid-Staffordshire Military Appeal Tribunal papers...

Harrogate History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous Yorkshire spa town. This new book guides us through the stre...

The 1950s proved to be a period of great change in South Shields, when residents were beginning to put their lives back together after the Second W...

As a child, I thought of my townas most children probably doas just an ordinary place. . . . Yet I have come to think that there were exceptional t...

Shortly before the First World War, Belfast was one of the most prosperous and vibrant cities in the world, boasting an impressive new City Hall an...