Local Interest, Family History & Nostalgia

Northallerton is the county town of North Yorkshire, and its location - situated in James Herriot Country and between the two national parks of the...

Buffalo at the Crossroads is a diverse set of cutting-edge essays. Twelve authors highlight the outsized importance of Buffalo, New York, within th...

Jersey is the largest of the British Channel Islands and is just 14 miles away from the French coast. Once part of the Duchy of Normandy, it became...

As one of the earliest recorded towns in Britain, St Albans has had a long, colourful and distinguished history. Dominated by the great Abbey Churc...

'There is some deep satisfaction in being born in a place like Chard', said Margaret Bondfield the UK's first female cabinet minister, in her book ...

Pontypridd Through Time portrays the history of this iconic market town that sits at the gateway to three historic valleys of the South Wales coalf...

Epsom and Ewell have been attracting visitors since Henry VIII built his lost Palace of Nonsuch in the Surrey countryside. Known worldwide as the h...

Less than a decade ago, a warlock sat in a cloud of incense in the car park at Rotherham United's tatty old Millmoor Ground, chanting incantations ...

The importance of the attractive town of Hexham began when St Wifrid built his great monastery there in the 7th Century, of which only the unique c...

Greenwichs position on the River Thames has drawn many people to this fascinating area of south-east London over the years. This book delves into t...

The much-visited city of Winchester will be well known for King Alfreds statue, the Great Hall and Jane Austens final resting place. However, woven...

The history of the Somerset town of Yeovil goes back to the Middle Ages. Long a centre for the leather industry, in the nineteenth century it becam...

When Greyfriars Graveyard opened in Edinburgh in the sixteenth century, built on the site of a Franciscan monastery on the edge of the Old Town bel...

Gloucestershire''s majestic Forest of Dean lies within a triangle between the River Severn on its east side and the famous Wye Valley on its west. ...

The earliest mention of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, was in the twelfth century when monks built a priory there and established a ferry cro...

The county of Norfolk has a great diversity of beautiful landscapes. Photographer Jamie Skipper has captured the countys essence in this collection...

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

In medieval Edinburgh the dead were buried in the citys churchyards, with internment in the church reserved for the wealthy, but in the post-Reform...

It is no understatement to say that Lincolns story is told in its buildings. This is at its most obvious in the cathedral quarter, where the citys ...

This is an illustrated history of Englands largest and most historically diverse county. It provides a nostalgic look at Yorkshires ancient, mediev...

Continuing his series of regional books reviewing the industrial railways of England, Wales and Scotland, author Gordon Edgar looks at the railways...

St Andrews History Tour is a unique insight into the extensive history of this beautiful town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. Local author H...

Belfast History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of the capital city of Northern Ireland. Author Aidan Campbell guides us around...

This illustrated history portrays one of Englands most fascinating cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Kingston upon Hulls past and highlights ...