Local Interest, Family History & Nostalgia

Bridport is a thriving market town in western Dorset. It lies a short distance inland of a spectacular section of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage...

Originally authorised as a ship canal between Gloucester and Berkeley in 1793, the entrance on the Severn estuary was changed to Sharpness to provi...

Described by the poet John Betjeman as 'the handsomest suburb of Europe', Clifton stands overlooking the centre of the ancient maritime city of Bri...

The River Medway travels through the highly populated areas of Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone and Tonbridge, among a number of other smaller towns ...

Michael Rouses photographic tour of the West Norfolk coast takes us from the Victorian vision of Hunstanton with its spectacular coloured cliffs ...

There are many books on the cult phenomenon that bloomed in the wake of the social upheaval of the 1960s, and many discuss the abuses of cult leade...

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

The Derbyshire spa town of Buxton is probably best known as the source of Buxton Water and for its wide range of attractions for visitors, particul...

Once a relatively small rural settlement on the River Clyde, Glasgow expanded dramatically over the centuries to become the largest city in Scotlan...

Lichfield is in the heart of the rural county of Staffordshire and is a small cathedral city, but it has a fascinating history and retains many of ...

The Essex town of Brentwood has a long and interesting history. The earliest settlement was founded in a clearing in the dense forest that stretche...

The historic city of Chester in Cheshire, in the north-west of England, experienced tragedies and hardships during the two World Wars. In the First...

The recorded history of Wakefield goes back more than 1,000 years and the city has evolved and changed over the centuries. The extensive developmen...

From 1962 to 2009 Westbury Cement Works produced over 700,000 tonnes of cement a year. For thirty-seven years its iconic 400-foot-tall chimney brea...

Despite its remote location, surrounded by the high ground of the North York Moors, Whitby has featured significantly in history throughout the yea...

Witches, martyrs, bodysnatchers, Zulus and rioting peasants! The Black Death in Chelmsford! The horrible true stories of the Moat Farm Murder and t...