Local Interest, Family History & Nostalgia

This book seeks to explore the River Tyne as it runs from source to sea, using old and contemporary photographs together with postcards to explore ...

Brycgstowe, 'the place at the bridge', as the Saxon founders of Bristol once called it, is a city of destiny. Once the second port in the country a...

This book explores in selective detail postcards from Cork City Museum of the region of West Cork from 100 years ago. It takes the reader from Band...

East Anglia has charmed visitors for centuries, and this collection of intricate illustrations is a celebration of the countys unique appeal. Featu...

The Glasgow District Subway was second only to London in the UK and was the third underground system to be built anywhere in the world. Originally ...

Maldon stands on relatively high ground for Essex. Its strategic position overlooking the River Blackwater was an important consideration for the e...

This is a unique and visual companion to the best-known and most spectacular monument to the Roman Empire in Britain. A fascinating look at Hadrian...

Beyond Greenock, the River Clyde turns a corner both metaphorically and physically, leaving behind the industrial past of its upper reaches and vee...

Christened by the Vikings 'the village by the cross', Crosby was a remote farming settlement until the advent of the railway. Little Crosby is stil...

In the 1850s the area consisted of three villages - Turnham Green along the main road to the west and the riverside hamlets of Chiswick and Strand ...

One of the most famous and popular road circuits for tourists in the southwest of Ireland, the Ring of Kerry traverses the coastline of the Iveragh...

Ipswich lies on the estuary of the River Orwell in East Anglia. The town has a rich and varied histroy with continued human habitation dating back ...

Ipswich, the largest and county town of Suffolk, takes its name from the medieval name Gippeswic. Over its more than 1,000-year history, Ipswich ha...

When you ask most people about Liverpool, you could be forgiven for thinking that the city is only famous for its maritime history, its two success...

Discover Beatrix Potter's lovely farmhouse and cottage garden and see how her surroundings inspired many scenes in her books, and how, in later lif...

Archaeology is understanding people in the past from what they have left behind. Objects inform us about how people lived, what they made and the t...

Wallsend History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Complete with a map of the towns most notable p...

Bolton was the centre of the Lancashire cotton industry, and experienced rapid expansion and population growth in the nineteenth century. The twent...

Lymington has long been in need of an illustrated history worthy of its past. From a Saxon settlement onwards as an internationally famous yachting...

Guildford History Tour provides a unique insight into the country town of Surrey. Complete with a map of the towns most notable places, readers are...

Dumfries, a market town in south-west Scotland known as the Queen of the South, is the administrative capital of the Dumfries and Galloway region a...

Richmond upon Thames was the first borough to be known as the Queen of the Suburbs, before Ealing or Surbiton were known by this sobriquet. With ar...

The Forth packs more interesting historical and geographical attractions into its relatively short length than any other river in Britain. It rises...

The work that launched the picturesque movement and changed our ways of looking at landscape forever. A witty, elegant, opinionated pilgrimage of t...

Designed to enchant and inspire, Rievaulx Terrace is one of Yorkshires finest 18th-century landscape gardens. Built by Thomas Duncombe II, it offer...

Powis Castle in Wales is home to an outstanding collection of portraits. Most depict members of the Herbert family who have lived in the house for ...