Nostalgia: General

Standing in Line is a humorous memoir, based on a variety of experiences in The Queue, one of sport's most fascinating traditions. Told through the...

In this revealing memoir of childhood, the author shows not only what affected his family, but also reveals a large slice of social history concern...

The 1950s. The mid-point of the twentieth century. When those born in the nineteenth century met their grandchildren who would live in the twenty-f...

Conscription, a feature of the British Army in wartime, did not cease with the end of the Second World War. For almost another two decades, men wer...

Follow the story of the static caravan from post-war Britain all the way to the present day. Expert author Andrew Jenkinson collects a wealth of im...

Since its completion in 1811, the Bell Rock Lighthouse has been revered as an industrial wonder of the world. The iconic tower was built on the Inc...

Shopping in Newcastle? Well surely there’s not much to say about that... My sentiments exactly until I started writing this book! There’s our marke...

The year is 1969 and Jack Sheffield is a young teacher in need of a job. In a room full of twenty-nine other newly qualified teachers, he's overjoy...

Feed a family of 4 for under £5 in this essential new cookbook – no fancy equipment, skills or ingredients required! Feed Your Family for...

Cooking homemade, soul-satisfying, and plant based fast food has never been easier! With 80 amazing recipes, this book celebrates easy, s...

For fifty years, Britain made the best toy cars in the world, expertly shrinking every kind of reallife vehicle and producing them in their countle...

Perhaps more so than any other decade, the sixties had the broadest impact on the twentieth-century Western world. Across society, culture and the ...

A celebration of all the weird and wonderful books to be found at an antiquarian bookshop. Books have the power t...

INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH BERTIE AHERN, MARY KENNEDY, SEAN O'ROUKE, MARY COUGHLAN AND MANY OTHERS. What was life like for Ireland's grandparents whe...

Sixty diverse cars, sixty fascinating stories, sixty contrasting specifications, just one uniting factor: they’re all forgotten, neglected or misun...

In May 1967, Scotland became the third of the six British Railways regions to dispense with the steam locomotive, bringing an iconic era of Britain...

This fascinating book charts the history of Bournemouth through a variety of images depicting scenes of yesteryear along with contrasting images of...

The suburbs – long sneered at for being dreary and stultifying – have always been far livelier and more entertaining than they’re given credit for....

A collection of Eleanor Crow’s beautiful watercolours of classic shopfronts. Published in partnership with Spitalfields Life Books, this timely vol...

Great Western Railway Stars, Castles and Kings examines the history and workings of these legendary classes of passenger steam locomotives, the fir...

We take summer holidays for granted but, back in the 1940s, the picture was very different. War had gripped Britain. Wave after wave of bombs fell,...

This is a unique collection of strange laws, heroic deeds, surprising revelations and other quirky stories that have shaped the unique history of I...

Sunday, 3 September 1939: the dawn of a new conflict that would engulf the world, following the words of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain: 'This ...

The lines, circles, ticks, hooks, dots and dashes of Pitman shorthand used by some postcard writers during the early twentieth century are obscure ...

Over 60 delicious recipes inspired by salted caramel. Everyone’s favourite sweet and salty treat! Salted caramel is the perfect addition ...

The year is 1976 and Jack Sheffield never wants to leave his job.Jack has been the deputy head teacher at Newbridge Primary School for six years no...

TikTok sensation Chef Daniel Lambert leads the pack of a new generation of social media chefs with 100 feel-good recipes. En...

Mexico City, 1988. Long before iTunes or MP3s, you said "I love you" with a mixtape. Meche, awkward and fifteen, discovers how to cast spells using...

The perfect book to get kids out and about. 60 Classic Outdoor Games is a beautifully illustrated and wonderfully...

Brierley Hill is one of the heavily industrialised towns that make up the region known as the Black Country. Like many such towns it can easily be ...

Few decades are as momentous, and memorable, as the 1970s. The years 1970–79 were rich, exciting and, for today’s fifty and sixty-somethings, a for...

A baby record journal for parents with a sense of humour. Parenthood is filled with heart-warming milestone momen...

'an Indian household can no more be governed peacefully, without dignity and prestige, than an Indian Empire' InThe Complete Indian Housekeeper an...

Until the publication of the first edition of Dr John A. Hargreaves's acclaimed history of Halifax in 1999, no full-length history of the town had ...

1966 was an iconic year in an incredible decade. The Beatles were at the height of their fame, programmes such as Ready Steady Go! and Top of the P...