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A HISTORY OF CHELTENHAM - By Gwen Hart - Hardback Book Cheltenham is an ancient market town, which has a long and interesting history, starting centuries before it became ... |
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A PICTURE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE - By Elizabeth Cull - Hardback Book Illustrated by Elizabeth Ogan. The lovely manor houses of the northern villages and towns set the scene for ... |
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A PROSPECT OF RICHMOND - By Janet Dunbar - Hardback Book Richmond upon Thames is a town that is well loved for its significant historical association, its well-preserved natural ... |
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A SLICE OF SUFFOLK - By Bob Roberts - Softback Book The Cambria was the last sailing barge carrying cargo along the East Coast, and she and her skipper, ... |
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A TRAVELLERS COMPANION TO THE WEST COUNTRY - By Michael Jenner - Hardback Book A Traveller's Companion to the West Country. This superbly illustrated book takes the reader on an intriguing journey ... |
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ASHDOWN FOREST - By Garth Christian - Hardback Book Garth Christian went to Sussex to convalesce after a serious illness and this enforced inactivity that gave him ... |
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AVALONIAN QUEST - By Geoffrey Ashe - Hardback Books Glastonbury in Somerset - England's 'ancient Avalon' - attracts ever-increasing interest. This wide-ranging discussion never loses touch ... |
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AYLESBURY TOWN YESTERDAYS - By Hayward Parrott - Hardback Book An anthology which highlights many rare and unusual items of Aylesbury, capturing for future generations a rich tapestry ... |
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BEATRIX POTTER'S LAKELAND - By David Hunter, C Pemberton-Pigott- Hardback Book - ISBN: 0723245460 Breathtaking colour photographs taken throughout the four seasons of the years are combined here with Beatrix Potter illustrations. ... |
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BRITAIN THEN AND NOW - By Edmund Swinglehurst - Hardback Book A unique visual record of Britain over the last 100 years. With an illuminating text and through 340 ... |
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BRITAIN'S MOST AMAZING PLACES - Ed. John Andrews - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0276425774 A Reader's Digest Book. Nowhere in the world is there such a concentration of natural beauty, rich history, ... |
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BROMLEY YESTERDAYS - By Murial V. Searle - Hardback Book A miscellany of short articles on the rare and unusual aspects of Bromley, highlighting many aspects of its ... |
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COUNTRYSIDE - By Geoffrey Grigson - Hardback Book The Classic Companion to Rural Britain - A unique alphabetical source book for all those interested in their ... |
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CURIOSITIES OF CORNWALL - By Michael Williams - Softback Book The author delves into the curiosities of Cornwall - eccentric architecture, strange sporting facts, customs and curiosities. ... |
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DAVID PEACOCK'S BRIGHTON SKETCHBOOK - Described by J Montgomery - ISBN: 0906484014 An artist and a writer combine their talents to take a new look at the scenes that reflect ... |
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EDWARDIAN ENGLAND The Waz Things Were - Ed. Andrew Pagett - Hardback Book - ISBN: 1860199445 The Way Things Were In Edwardian England. This beautifully illustrated book offers historical documentation and a nostalgic record ... |
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ENGLISH COUNTRY CHURCHES - By Derry Brabbs - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0297786849 A celebration of English churches, grouped into five sections: early churches, regional styles and materials, estate and abbey ... |
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ESSEX YESTERDAYS - Holidays into History - By George Caunt OBE - Hardback Book A major collection of the writings of the late George Caunt who devoted much of his life to ... |
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FACETS OF THE ENGLISH SCENE - By Garry Hogg - Hardback Book Toll houses; lych gates; signposts and milestones; churchyard crosses and tombstones: these are some of the facets of ... |
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FELLWALKING WITH WAINWRIGHT - By A. Wainwright - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0718124286 Although maintaining that every walk in the Lake District was a personal favourite, Wainwright has selected here eighteen ... |
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FORMER NORWICH - By Andrew Clue & Michael Shaw - Hardback Book The aim of this book is to present as nearly as possible a complete photographic record of the ... |
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FRED TRUEMAN'S YORKSHIRE - By Fred Trueman & Don Mosey - Hardback Book In words and pictures this book attempts to capture some of the essence of Yorkshire and its people ... |
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GLASTONBURY TALES - By John A. Greed - Softback Book - ISBN 095038190X Glastonbury is a pleasant Somerset town of about 6,500 inhabitants some twenty miles from Bristol. The town enjoys ... |
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GREENFORD NORTHOLT AND PERIVALE PAST - By Frances Hounsell - Hardback Book Hounsell describes three west London parishes which, although with a long history, remained in rural seclusion until the ... |
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HANNAH'S NORTH COUNTRY - By Hannah Hauxwell with Barry Cockroft - Hardback Book After a fling in foreign parts, Hannah Hauxwell now embarks on a glorious circumnavigation of the place she ... |
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HEART OF ENGLAND - BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN SERIES - Hardback Book Breathtaking views, fascinating stories, historical and archaeological treasures, links with famous characters - this guide book captures the ... |
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HEARTBEAT OF YORKSHIRE - By Nicholas Rhea - Softback Book Inspired by the television series Heartbeat, this book takes a look at the real-life Yorkshire Moors with all ... |
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HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS IN OXFORD & THE COTSWOLDS - By Herbert A. Evans - Hardback Book - With Illustrations by Frederick L. Griggs. This is not 'another book about Oxford' it is a summer ... |
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HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN OXFORD AND THE COTSWOLDS - By H. A. Evans - Softback Book - ISBN: 0951858963 First published as part of the Highways and Byways series in 1905. Herbert Arthur Evans, a Balliol man, ... |
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HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN SHAKESPEARE'S COUNTRY - By W. H. Hutton - Softback Book - ISBN: 0951858971 Edwardian Warwickshire- covering the area from Solihull and Coventry in the north to Moreton-in-marsh and chipping Norton in ... |
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HISTORIC TOWNS OF HAMPSHIRE & SURREY - By David W. Lloyd - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0575053909 A wealth of information about the history and development of thirty-eight towns in the two counties of Hampshire ... |
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HOME AT GRANSMERE - By Penelope Hughes-Hallett - Hardback Book - ISBN: 1855851113 THE WORDSWORTHS AND THE LAKES. In 1799 William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy returned to the lakes and ... |
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IMAGES OF GUILDFORD - By Graham Collyer & David Rose - Hardback Book - Surrey Advertiser Images of Guildford contains more than 350 illustrations which graphically demonstrate the ever-changing scene in the town and ... |
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IN SHAKESPEARE'S LAND - By A.L. Rowse & J. Hedgecoe - Hardback Book A JOURNEY THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE OF ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND. Hedgecoe and Dr. Rowse portray this sometimes idyllic, sometimes ... |
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IRONBRIGE AND COALBROOKDALE - By Barrie Trinder - Hardback Book The Most Extraordinary District In The World. First published in 1977, this revised and better illustrated edition includes ... |
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ISLAND BRITAIN - Edited by Peter Crookston - Hardback Book A richly illustrated guide to Britain's offshore islands. This book has been adapted from the popular series published ... |
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JARROW THEN AND NOW - By Paul Perry - Softback Book - ISBN: 0752415883 From his unique personal collection, the author has selected over 80 photographs of Jarrow from years gone by. ... |
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JOURNEY THROUGH BRITAIN - By David St John Thomas - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0711223696 |
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KENT - By Bob Ogley - Softback Book - ISBN 1872337899 A Chronicle of the Century. Volume Two: 1925 - 1949. This volume begins with the 'roaring twenties' ... |
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KENT HISTORY ILLUSTRATED - By Frank W Jessup This book was written at the request of the Kent Education Committee and designed mainly for educational use ... |
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LAVENHAM - PAST PRESENT FUTURE - By Donald Insall - Softback Book This report is a pioneer study made possible by the imagination and initiative of the County of West ... |
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LOCAL HISTORY IN ENGLAND - By W. G. Hoskins - Hardback Book A book of advice and guidance for local historians, whether they are studying a town or a rural ... |
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MEDIEVAL BRITAIN FROM THE AIR - By Colin Platt - Hardback Book The social history of Britain, from the Norman Conquest to its fading out under the Tudors, told primarily ... |
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MEN OF LAKELAND - By W. R. Mitchell - Hardback Book A book for all who love the Lake District. The author tells of the history of the land, ... |
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MIDDLESEX - By - Softback Book - ISBN: 1860772692 First published in 1953, at the time this book was the most comprehensive history and description of an ... |
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MIDDLESEX - By Philip Scoones - Hardback Book England in Cameracolour. Photographs by John Bethell. MIDDLESEX contains all that is best in what is ... |
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NORWICH IN PICTURES - By Arnold Kent - Hardback Book Full of superb black and white photographs and plates, many full page, this is a beautiful book depicting ... |
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OLD ENGLISH TOWNS - By W. Andrews & Elsie M. Lang - Hardback Book Here in one volume is a concise, illustrated introduction to the principal towns of England, describing their origins, ... |
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PELTON'S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO TURNBRIDGE WELLS - By J. R. Thompson - Book Hardback - ISBN: 0854095985 Illustrated Guide to Tunbridge Wells. This is the first time that an early guide to Turnbridge Wells has ... |
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PICTURE BOOK OF EAST ANGLIA - COUNTRY LIFE - Hardback Book Picture Book of East Anglia, the region regarded as being 'that part of England lying between the Thames ... |
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PORTRAIT OF CANTERBURY - By John Boyle - Hardback Book The author traces the city's history from the earliest times, including its continued record of growth since the ... |
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PORTRAIT OF YORK - By Ronald Willis - Hardback Book York is a truly medieval town, almost enclosed by the white limestone ribbon of the city wall, entered ... |
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PROSPECTS OF ENGLAND - By Adam Nicolson & Peter Morter - Hardback Book Travelling together, author Adam Nicolson and illustrator Peter Morter have visited twelve small towns across the breadth of ... |
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PROSPECTS OF ENGLAND - By Adam Nicolson & Peter Morter - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0297795783 Travelling together, author ADAM NICOLSON and illustrator PETER MORTER have visited twelve small towns across the breadth of ... |
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RICHMOND - By Kathleen Courlander - Hardback Book From Kew Green to Ham Common is the area covered by this book. There are over 50 ... |
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RURAL KENT - By John Boyle - Hardback Book Beautifully illustrated by John Berbiers. The metropolitan districts and the industrial tract along the Thames are excluded from ... |
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SHORT WALKS IN ENGLISH TOWNS - By Bryn Frank - Hardback Book en of the most charming and picturesque towns and cities of England are included here. In addition to ... |
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STORIES OF INNS AND THEIR SIGNS - By Eric Delderfield - Hardback Book STORIES OF INNS AND THEIR SIGNS is illustrated with over 180 black-and-white photographs of inn signs in all ... |
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SUMMER WINE COUNTRY - By Roy Clarke - Hardback Book - ISBN: 1854714724 Written by two Yorkshire men who know the area well. Roy Clarke provides the text and Paul Barker ... |
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SURREY - ORDNANCE SURVEY - HISTORICAL GUIDES - By Dennis Turner - Hardback Book A fascinating summary to the background of Surrey, explaining the historical and geological events and characteristics which combined ... |
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THE ARCHEOLOGY OF WARRINGTON`S PAST - By Shelagh Grealey - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0950077739 Warrington lies astride the Mersey crossing that lent it importance in the prehistoric and Roman periods. Its position ... |
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THE BOOK OF COBHAM - By - David C Taylor - Hardback Book - ISBN: 086231712 Cobham in Surrey traces its origins to the first century AD - Romans, Saxons and Normans have left ... |
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THE BOOK OF SONNING - By Angela Perkins - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0860236595 Revised and updated with material by Armine Edmonds. Number 1356 of a Limited Edition. This is the story ... |
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THE BOOK OF WATFORD - 2nd Edition - By J.B. Nunn - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0953691810 A PORTRAIT OF OUR TOWN. A remarkably wide and varied picture of the life of the small market ... |
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THE BOOK OF WINDSOR - By Raymond South - Hardback Book Windsor is where the Crown and Town have been closest for over 900 years. Here William of ... |
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THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND VOL. 1-2-3 - By Nikolaus Pevsner - Hardback Book VOL 1.: THE SOUTH EAST VOL 2.: THE NORTH & EAST ANGLIA VOL 3.: THE WEST & MIDLANDS |
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THE CHANNEL - By Shirley Harrison - Hardback Book - ISBN: 000447385X In THE CHANNEL Shirley Harrison looks at the lives of all the communities which have lived or died, ... |
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THE COTSWOLDS - A NEW STUDY Edited - By Charles & Alice Mary Hadfield - Hardback Book Since Englishmen began to discover their country, the Cotswolds have been among the best loved of English regions. ... |
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THE COTSWOLDS AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY - By Hugh Newbury - Hardback Book The Country Life Picture book ofThe Cotswold's - an area considered to be the essence of the English ... |
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THE COUNTRYSIDE LIES SLEEPING - Signed Copy - By Alan W. Ball - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0902119273 1685 - 1950. Paintings, prints and drawings of Pinner, Stanmore and other former villages now in the London ... |
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THE DALES OF YORKSHIRE - A PORTRAIT - By Richard Muir - Hardback Book More than a pleasant wander across North Yorkshire's hills and valleys, this volume is a lucid and fascinating ... |
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THE DURHAM BOOK - By James Wilson - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0902178156 This is not merely a collection of photographs of Durham's architectural heritage and landscape beauty, but also a ... |
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THE ENGLISH MARKET TOWN - By Jonathan Brown - Hardback Book To the casual visitor or tourist, the traditional English Market town might appear to be peaceful and unhurried, ... |
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THE GREAT PAINTINGS OF ENGLAND - THE SHELL GUIDE - Compiled by Nigel Viney - Hardback Book This shell guide demonstrates what abundance of artistic riches exists in England, accessible to all who seek them ... |
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THE LAKE DISTRICT AN ANTHOLOGY - By Norman Nicholson - Hardback Book The Lake District is well known for being one of the most beautiful areas of Great Britain, and ... |
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THE LAKE DISTRICT AND LANCASHIRE - BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN - Hardback Book Breathtaking views, fascinating stories, historical and archaeological treasures, links with famous characters - this guide book captures the ... |
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THE MAKING OF THE CENTRAL PENNINES - By John Porter - Hardback Book The Pennine scene has been many millions of years in the making, but much of it is the ... |
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THE MIDDLE MARCHES - By Harry Baker - Hardback Book This book is beautifully illustrated by Mike Morris. Between the Severn & Wye (the Wye's southernmost ... |
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THE OLD TOWNS OF ENGLAND - By Clive Rouse - Hardback Book A thousand years of monarchy has given English towns a continuity. An attempt has been made to divide ... |
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THE SOUTH-EAST - Down and Weald: Kent, Surrey and Sussex - By John Talbot White Hardback Book The region comprising the south-east counties of Kent, Surry, East and West Sussex lies between London and the ... |
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THE SPAS OF ENGLAND - By Peter J. Neville Havins - Hardback Book THE SPAS OF ENGLAND deals with all of England's major spa towns - and many of its lesser ... |
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THE STORY OF CORNWALL - By A. K. Hamilton Jenkins - Hardback Book With 35 illustrations, most of which are full page, and endpaper maps. The contents include chapters on: History ... |
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THE STORY OF GREENWICH - By Clive Aslet - Hardback Book - ISBN: 185613556X A beguiling and charismatic portrait of Greenwich and a history of England through the story of this unique ... |
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THE STORY OF STAMFORD - By - Softback Book - ISBN: 1899141227 The Definitive account of Stamford's history which takes the reader on a 1,000 year journey, always explaining local ... |
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THE STORY OF WHERE YOU LIVE - Ed. John Andrews - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0276429591 The three main sections of this volume, 'Landscape', 'Community' and 'Home', show how Britain's rural and urban landscapes ... |
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THE THAMES VALLEY - By Frank Martin - Hardback Book History, People and Places. The author travels from Staines to Oxford, visiting and recording the many historic and ... |
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THE TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO MEDIEVAL ENGLAND - By Colin Platt - Hardback Book Medieval England was rural, rooted in green trackways and market villages. Accordingly, it is into the counrtyside ... |
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THE WEST COUNTRY - By Crispin Gill - Hardback Book It is not the scenery alone which makes The West Country so charming. The area is in a ... |
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THIRTY KENT CHURCHES - By H.C & L.T Hopper - SIGNED COPY - Hardback Book Number 413 of limited of 750 copies, signed by both authors. This is a team effort by ... |
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TIMPSON'S ADAPTABLES - By John Timpson - Hardback Book Travels through England's hidden heritage. There is something special about buildings which have survived despite the odds, after ... |
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TIMPSON'S ENGLAND - By John Timpson - Hardback Book Timpsons England - A Look Beyond the Obvious. The author has a knack of finding those little known, ... |
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TIMPSON'S ENGLAND - By John Timpson - Hardback Book Timpsons England - A Look Beyond the Obvious. The author has a knack of finding those little known, ... |
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TIMPSON'S TIMEPATHS - By John Timpson - Hardback Book Eight journeys through history, from Stone Age to Steam. John Timpson, whose voice became nationally recognised as ... |
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TIMPSON'S TOWNS OF ENGLAD AND WALES - By John Timpson - Hardback Book John Timpson is a past master of searching out the unusual, the eccentric and the Bizarre. In this ... |
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TIMPSON'S TRAVELS IN EAST ANGLIA - By John Timpson - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0434780847 When John Timpson moved to Norfolk as a young journalist in the 1950s, he started a love affair ... |
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TIMPSON'S TRAVELS IN EAST ANGLIA - By John Timpson - Softback Book When John Timpson moved to Norfolk as a young journalist in the 1950's he started a love affair ... |
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VIEW FROM THE SEA - BY RICHARD WOODMAN - Hardback book The journey of an Artist and a Seaman's tour around the British coastline. Guided by seaman Richard Woodman, ... |
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VILAGE ENGLAND - By Peter Crookston - Hardbcak Book A companion book to the highly successful Observer Magazine series Village England. Twenty-four of the best loved country ... |
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VINTAGE WORTHING - IMAGES OF A LIFEBOAT TOWN 1914 -1945 - By Bob Blann - Softback Book Illustrated with 276 authentic period photographs - many previously unpublished, and numerous 'then and now' photographs to demonstrate ... |
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WAINWRIGHT - On The Pennine Way - By A. Wainwright - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0718124294 The Pennine Way was the first continuous long-distance footpath to be opened in Britain. Now, in this superb ... |
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WAINWRIGHT IN THE LIMESTONE DALES - Hardback Book - Photographs by Ed Geldard Britain's most famous fellwalker, A Wainwright walked the Limestone Dales as a young man and has returned there ... |
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WAINWRIGHT'S COAST TO COAST WALK - By A. Wainwright - Hardback Book - ISBN: 071812662X In 1973, following the lead of Tom Stephenson, A. Wainwright devised a walk over rights of way and ... |
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WAINWRIGHT'S FAVOURITE LAKELAND MOUNTAINS - By A. Wainwright - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0718133706 A. Wainwright completed this book shortly before he died in 1991. In the tradition of his outstandingly successful ... |
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WATCHING THE ENGLISH - By Kate Fox - Softback Book - ISBN: 0340834455 In this thorough study, social anthropologist Kate Fox dissects and explains the quirks and habits of the English ... |
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WESSEX - BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN - Hardback Book Breathtaking views, fascinating stories, historical and archaeological treasures, links with famous characters - this guide book captures the ... |
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WEST SUSSEX VILLAGES - By John Batten - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0946286000 Every fortnight for nearly ten years The West Sussex Gazette had taken its readers on a fascinating trip ... |
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YESTERDAY'S TOWN: LAUNCESTON - By Arthur Bate Venning & Arthur Wills - Hardback Book - ISBN: 086023410X Here are the vanished buildings and events of long ago, the people of our past, and their celebrations; ... |
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YORK - By John Shannon - Hardback Book Cameracolour Cameo Cameracolour Cameo York.The city has emerged into the 20th century largely unscathed - a medieval city built on ... |
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