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Gerrards Cross

Julian Hunt, David Thorpe

• Paperback | Engels
• Gerrards Cross , with its fine open common and picturesque Latchmore Pond, has been a place of resort ever since the Old Berkeley Hunt began to meet t... Lees meer

English Cathedral and Monastic Carpentry

Cecil A Hewett

• Paperback | Engels
• Well over a hundred great churches were build in the cathedral tradition in the middle ages. They are our most important group of historical monuments... Lees meer

The Story of Hull

Richard Gurnham

• Paperback | Engels
• Hull was first built as a port by the Cistercian monks of Meaux Abbey, to export wool from their rapidly expanding sheep flocks. Before the end of the... Lees meer

A History of Louth

Richard Gurnham

• Paperback | Engels
• Anglo-Saxon invaders first settled at the point where the ancient Barton Street trackway forded the river Lud in the late fifth or early sixth century... Lees meer

Colchester

Andrew Phillips

• Paperback | Engels
• Colchester boasts 2,000 years of history. Few towns in Britain can equal that. Yet this new book, by a local author, is the first full and concise his... Lees meer

A Basildon Plotlands

Deanna Walker

• Paperback | Engels
• In the late 19th century, due to the agricultural depression, farmland in several parts of Essex was divided into small plots and sold by auction. Mai... Lees meer

The Industrial Revolution in Shropshire

Barrie Trinder

• Paperback | Engels
• The first edition (1973) was acclaimed and it firmly established the Shropshire Coalfield as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. After several re... Lees meer

A History of Surrey

Peter Brandon

• Paperback | Engels
• Surrey reveals an indomitable character, in its life and scenery, which has survived the relentless advance of London. Dr Brandon's first edition of t... Lees meer

House Histories for Beginners

Colin Style, O-Lan Style

• Paperback | Engels
• Popular television programmes are highlighting the satisfaction that can be gained from investigating the history of houses, and interest in the subje... Lees meer

The Most Extraordinary District in the World

Barrie Trinder

• Paperback | Engels
• The Ironbridge Gorge, a cradle of the Industrial Revolution, in the late 18th century was a magnet for writers, artists and industrial spies. The late... Lees meer

Two Thousand Years in Exeter

W G Hoskins

• Paperback | Engels
• Exeter is one of the oldest cities in Britain. It was an inhabited place some two hundred years before the Romans came, and people have lived here wit... Lees meer

Cobham

David Taylor

• Paperback | Engels
• This Surrey village dates from Roman times, and was still only a small settlement on the River Mole when it was recorded by Domesday Book (1086). Road... Lees meer

Christchurch

Christine Taylor

• Paperback | Engels
• Christchurch owes its existence to natural features. The town is surrounded by large wide marshes at the confluence of its two rivers, the Stour and t... Lees meer

The South Downs

Peter Brandon

• Paperback | Engels
• The South Downs has throughout history been a focus of English popular culture. With chalkland, their river valleys and scarp-foot the Downs have been... Lees meer

A History of Amersham

Julian Hunt

• Paperback | Engels
• Amersham was described by John Leland in the 16th century as 'a right pretty market town, well built with timber'. Today, well over four hundred years... Lees meer

Gerrards Cross

Julian Hunt, David Thorpe

• Hardcover | Engels
• Gerrards Cross, with its fine open common and picturesque Latchmore Pond, has been a place of resort ever since the Old Berkeley Hunt began to meet th... Lees meer

A History of Worcestershire

David Lloyd

• Paperback | Engels | Phillimore Editions
• Worcestershire is a county of fertile valleys, drained by four rivers and ringed by the Malvern hills and the Cotswolds. It has seen many events such ... Lees meer

A History of Luton

Anne Allsopp

• Paperback | Engels
• IN THE PAST, Luton was a market town and, for many years, was also a centre for the brewing industry. In the 19th century it became famous for hat mak... Lees meer

Tavistock

Gerry Woodcock

• Paperback | Engels
• A fair amount has been written over the years on aspects of the history of Tavistock, much of it in recent times by Gerry Woodcock. There has, however... Lees meer

Stratford

Stephen Pewsey

• Paperback | Engels
• Stratford developed at the lowest crossing point of the River Lea and was a strategic gateway to London. Part of the Essex parish of West Ham, its nam... Lees meer

The Story of Manchester

Deborah Woodman

• Paperback | Engels
• This richly illustrated history explores every aspect of life in Manchester.Manchester is noted for the 'Industrial Revolution' - its factories, worki... Lees meer

Winchester

Tom Beaumont James

• Paperback | Engels
• A collection of historic photographs, many never previously published, by such important early photographers as William Savage and C.E.S. Beloe, and m... Lees meer

Norfolk in the Second World War

Frank Meeres

• Hardcover | Engels
• Norfolk was truly a 'front-line county' during the Second World War. Its men and women served in all branches of the forces, and, because of its proxi... Lees meer

Northumbria

• Paperback | Engels
• THE NORTH EAST is probably England's most distinctive region. A place of strong character with a very special sense of its past, it is, as William Hut... Lees meer