Local Interest, Family History & Nostalgia

Discover the rich and colourful history of Bristol with this collection of tales from across the city. Featuring a story for every day of the year,...

This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Doncaster during the 20th century. T...

The original editions of Curiosities of Bristol contained every surprising fact the Victorian reader could wish to know about the citys history. Fo...

Described in 1538 by John Leland as a pretty market town well occupied with clothiers, Wotton-under-Edge is tucked away in a picturesque location u...

A Grim Almanac of Lincolnshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 365 ghastly tales from around the county dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centu...

Perth in Old Photographs is the most comprehensive title on its subject ever published. Through a lively and intimate mixture of rare photographs g...

This is a vivid, contemporary account of the sights and sounds of the last two years of commercial steam on British Railways from the detailed diar...

This is a fascinating collection of many unpublished photographs showing Crewes development during the twentieth century. Illustrated with well ove...

This fascinating volume, the result of seventeen years of research by a Hillingdon historian, contains a comprehensive look at the Home Front in Ru...

This chilling follow-up to Devon Murders brings together more murderous tales that shocked not only the county but made headline news throughout th...

This book gives a fascinating insight into the dramatic changes that have taken place in Rotherham over the past 100 years. It recalls houses and p...

Winchester offers a veritable feast of history, much of it unrecognised by twenty-first century visitors. This history of the Saxon capital of Wess...

The county of Surrey may wear a face of suburban and rural normality, but lurking not far below the surface is an unequalled amount of paranormal a...

The area around Hoyland is very special indeed. Developed over 1,000 years, it is a microcosm of agricultural, architectural and industrial develop...

This is a hard-hitting account of growing up in Newcastle's West End during the uncertain years of the First World War and the Depression. Samuel H...

Rayleigh History Tour provides an insight into the illustrious history of this ancient market town. Mike and Sharon Davies guide us through its str...

Hyde Park is a London favourite. You can walk, lie in the grass, play games, take exercise and engage in sport. It has been a venue for mass celebr...

The 1980s were a time of turmoil and upheaval for Liverpool. Unemployment and economic instability led to widespread disquiet, culminating in publi...

Cardiff has an incredibly rich history, from its foundation as a Roman fort through its Norman occupation to its establishment as a county town fol...

This fascinating compilation of early Edinburgh photographs takes us on a tour of Scotlands historic capital city, but rather than picturing the hi...

This classic guide examines in detail the rolling landscape and the varied history of Staffordshire, from Wedgwoods pottery to Alton Towers. Also i...

The story of the River Tees is one that combines tales of Roman forts, mythical beings and manufacturing heartlands. Fascinating boom towns, brilli...

Trumpington, now part of Cambridge, is south-west of the city centre. It was a thriving community long before Cambridge became important. Archaeolo...

In September 1665, plague was inadvertently transported from London to Eyam in Derbyshire on a consignment of cloth. This small country village sub...

A stranger has come To share my room in the house not right in the head, A girl mad as birds Dylan Thomas, Love in the Asylum With the advent o...

Most of us now live in towns and cities, but until relatively recently the majority of English people were villagers. What was life like for our an...

This classic guide covers in detail the sweeping scenery and history of the Lake District, from abandoned churches to Wordsworths famous poetry. Al...

Ealing, once known as the Queen of the Suburbs, has had a long and varied history. Once a country town in Middlesex, the area became part of the Ci...

Manchester City is one of the foremost clubs in English football. In Manchester City: Player by Player, Tony Matthews presents the multitudinous, a...

The history of Glasgow extends back into the mists of legend, even beyond the sixth century AD when the citys patron saint, St Mungo, entered its s...

Famous for its golden sandy beaches and white chalk cliffs, East Kent is a region with huge appeal. From the cool and stylish delights of Whitstabl...

The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum in the citys historic docks contains a unique collection of objects spanning the centuries. In this book, th...

The A-side of Cheltenhams history as a fashionable Regency spa and subsequent reinvention as a town of colleges, churches and festivals is well doc...

The Eastern United States offers some of the best scenery in the country, and some of the most demanding for the railways. They must traverse treac...

This illustrated history of the City of London provides a nostalgic look at the Square Miles past and highlights the special character of some of i...