Local Interest, Family History & Nostalgia

This beautiful book is an exploration and celebration of modern Lancashires unspoilt and lesser-known corners. Full of fascinating facts, figures a...

This illustrated history portrays one of Englands finest cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Cambridges past and highlights the special charact...

This illustrated history portrays one of Englands finest cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Oxfords past and highlights the special character ...

Woking is a rather strange place. The Saxon village of Old Woking appears in the Domesday Book but new Woking is a nineteenth-century town. Over th...

Greater Manchester and Merseyside are built-up, urban areas, where the archaeology is often hidden under modern buildings and developments. There a...

A charming guide to the story of the English village, celebrating this beloved heart of the countryside.The village remains a quintessential and m...

Scottish Family Legends is a treasure trove of true tales written by people from all over Scotland. These stories were collected by Scottish Book T...

Kent is often referred to as the cradle of English Christianity. Canterbury is not only home to the Anglican Communion but also the location of St ...

Whitstable is a stirring little town, with strong business proclivities, and a history stretching far back into the remote past. So wrote a Kentish...

'Rich and moving' New York Times'A book that expands and breaks your heart' Adelle Waldman, author of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.A revelatory ...

Glasgow has long been an important settlement on the River Clyde but it grew rapidly in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to become one of th...

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 town of Dartmouth, lying on the River Dart estuary on Devons south coast, has long had close associations with the sea. It was an important por...

Medieval Kings Lynn (Bishops Lynn before 1537) was a premier English port, a position it retained until the Industrial Revolution. Its maritime eco...

Despite its size the Cheshire town of Knutsford is full of history, beautiful Italianate architecture and quirky buildings. It is also surrounded b...

Stephen Millar returns to explore Edinburgh, its neighbouring Leith and the tribes that reside there. In the book, he discusses how the groups came...

'Brilliantly written and researched . . . I loved it.' Rosie Goodwin The second book in an emotional and heartwarming WWII Series. For fans o...

So, what is the significance of the seventeenth-century Sir Thomas Abney to Loughborough, and what is the connection between the young Princess Ale...

The historical county of Suffolk has a host of strange and mysterious tales ranging from ancient legends and stories of the supernatural to more mo...