Local Interest, Family History & Nostalgia

Liverpool was once the epitome of the city with a pub on every corner, but no longer. As social habits and communities continue to radically change...

Hereford History Tour takes the reader on an exciting journey through the citys long history, which began with the establishment of the Saxon St Gu...

LONDON needed rebuilding after the great fire of 1666. Eighty-eight churches had been destroyed and a grand plan to rebuild them was started by Sir...

For this, the third book in a series on the area of Walworth, we let the people, old and new, speak first-hand about SE17. A few of those you will ...

Inverness, known as the capital of the Highlands, was designated a Millennium city in 2000. This Royal and Ancient Burgh is recorded going back tho...

Founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, Bournemouth was originally a deserted heathland, home to fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a heal...

On 4 August 1914 the people of Preston received news that war had been declared. Local newspapers printed explosive headlines stating this fact, an...

Every town and city has great stories to tell. They all have local heroes and terrific tales about the people and industries of the area. In this b...

Renowned throughout the world as a centre for engineering excellence, the Swindon Works of the former Great Western Railway hold a special place in...

Duddingston is less than two miles from central Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.  Yet it has its own identity, and in 2019 it celebrates 60 year...

The Farne Islands may be just a few miles off the Northumberland Coast but they feel a world away. In spring and summer, they are home to over 20 s...

Bodiam is everyone''s idea of the perfect ''bucket and spade'' castle. But for the man who built it, Sir Edward Dallingridge, Bodiam was deadly ser...

A personal account of a boyhood spent in a typical English village in the Cotswolds.  The text is generously illustrated with photographs from the ...

In 1898, female doctors were a rare species. But, in that year, not one but two young female doctors, Helen Boyle and Mabel Jones, arrived in Hove ...

Harry Potter, A Fish Called Wanda, Inspector Morse, Downton Abbey and X Men are just a few of the films that have become synonymous with the world ...

The history of Florida State University's Marching Chiefs is chronicled, from early efforts to found a band before the program's 1939 establishm...

Covering as much as 2,000 hectares (4,942 acres) of heather-covered hills with stunning views of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural B...