Local History

In this engaging book, Wendy Hughes takes you on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Sussexs past. Read about...

What happened on the first Scout camp in 1907? How do you spot a rare red squirrel? And why did one person, the reclusive Mrs Bonham-Christie, turn...

First impressions of the political landscape in South Dakota tend towards an assumption of hard-line conservatism, and yet such a conclusion barely...

Melbournes trams are more than a mode of transport. They are a symbol of the city.This fully updated new edition of The Melbourne Tram Book is a co...

this book charts the experiences of those working in Yorkshire's hush-hush occupations, such as silk map making, radar components and machine guns,...

A richly illustrated celebration of Cleveland history and culture.Cities around the globe, whether large or small, have characteristics that create...

This is a fascinating portrait of royal life at Sandringham, from the early life of Albert Edward to the modern day. Drawing on letters, diaries an...

The Isle of Wight has a fiercely proud history with monarchs, merchants, militiamen, smugglers, soldiers and sons of the plough all leaving their i...

The North East is probably Englands most distinctive region. A place of strong character with a very special sense of its past, it is, as William H...