Local History

Like many towns and cities throughout the United Kingdom, Wakefield has evolved and changed over the last 1,000 years. Wakefield had long been rega...

This compact book reproduces fifty-two memorials in Latin taken from churches situated largely in the West Country.  Each memorial is accompanied b...

Not all of Edinburghs history is well known; some of it has remained a secret, lost behind the façades of the familiar and hidden from view until ...

As soon as we set foot in Chester we are taken back to the Middle Ages; time seems to have slipped backwards. Is it a dream? Or are these decorated...

Ivor Gurney is perhaps best known as a musician and First World War poet but he also wrote vividly and prolifically about his native Gloucestershir...

The route covered by this book dates from 1849 onwards. It ran from Manchester to Altrincham, utilising the infrastructure of the Manchester South ...

The significant historical and social differences between these two neighbouring towns are vividly brought into focus by the variation in pubs and ...

Derbys history goes back almost 2,000 years, despite a refoundation on a revised site in the tenth century. It is a county town but in the seventee...

Since Arkansass creation as an independent territory in 1819, its legislature has officially designated a wide assortment of symbols. Some of these...

Fleetwood and Thornton Cleveleys are well known for their proximity to the coast. Developed during the Victorian era, Fleetwood retains a lot of th...

The story of the building of an iconic mid-century housing estate, that is often seen as the model for housing architecture. Fully illustrated with...

The London districts of Islington and Clerkenwell are charming to explore. Within their streets are the greatest variety of architectural styles, r...

From the Victorian cloth mills to contemporary studios, the people of Stroud have a long and noble history of making things by hand. All around the...

Join the nation's favourite puzzle brand as we take a journey through landscape and history. In this brand new puzzle book in the bestselling Ordna...

Between early 2020 and spring 2021, Oxford - like the rest of the UK - was subject to a series of restrictions to combat the spread of the Covid-19...

Take a trip along the Dodder and see the two suburbs nestling on its banks. The growth and development of both Rathgar and Churchtown, on opposite ...

Dorking has long been a popular market town in the Surrey Hills. Lying on a number of major routes, in the eighteenth century the town became an im...

Bolton has its roots in Lancashire where it was established as a textile town from the Middle Ages, but it was during the Industrial Revolution tha...

Wolverhampton was a Staffordshire market town in the Middle Ages but became a major industrial town during the Industrial Revolution, renowned for ...

Central Leeds History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this Yorkshire city. Author Paul Chrystal guides us around its well-kn...

Having provided the setting for many royal and historic events, Windsor Castle attracts millions of visitors from around the world and continues to...

For many the vibrant seaside village of Mumbles is the gateway to the beautiful Gower Peninsula, and both have fascinating history and fine scenery...

The Portable Antiquities Scheme celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in 2018, and has been operating in Buckinghamshire since 2003 when the scheme ...