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1051. Raiders & Reivers
£7.99
John Sadler
This is a book about the turbulent history of the Anglo-Scottish border - three hundred years of strife and mayhem that shaped the character of both nations. This is a book guaranteed to excite the reader with its vivid descriptions and fascinating historical detail, and will appeal to the general reader and to young people. . . . more
Published by: Ergo Press Format: Large paperback.
1052. Wordsworth: A Life in Letters
£5.00
Juliet Barker
Reduced from £9.99. Here, in his own words and in those of his closest friends and family, is William Wordsworth. From his childhood to his death in 1850, this striking portrait, taken from letters adn autobiographical fragments carefully selected by Juliet Barker, reveals the revelious schoolboy who became a supporter of the French Revolution, the radical young poet who rose to be a revered patriarch, and the intensely private man who loved adn cared deeply for his family. At long last, Wordsworth is allowed to speak for himself. . . . more
Published by: Penguin Format: Paperback.
1053. Steam on the Settle & Carlisle + Railway City: The Story of the Railways in Carlisle
£12.99
Two features in one: Steam on the Settle & Carlise, which recaptures the golden age of steam and provides a lasting record of the famous railway: and Railway City, which traces the story of the railways in Carlisle, from the construction of Citadel Station in 1847, through the golden age to the decline of the post war period. . . . more
Published by: Striding Edge Format: DVD.
1054. The Stranger House
£6.99
Reginald Hill
For over 500 years, the Stranger House has stood in the village of Illthwaite, offering refuge to all manner of travellers. People like Sam Flood, a brilliant young Australian mathemetician, and Miguel Madero, a Spanish historian who sees ghosts. . . . more
Published by: HarperCollins Format: Paperback.
1055. Fishing With Father
£12.99
Bruce I. Cawthra
Bruce Cawthra's father started fishing when he was aged just ten. It would be a passion that would influence his life for the next seventy years. When he died one month before his 80th birthday, he left one ambition unfulfilled - to catch a salmon on a Scottish loch. . . . more
Published by: Melrose Books Format: Hardback.
1056. Teashop Walks in the Lake District
£6.99
Ron Freethy
This book features twenty walks exploring the varied landscape of the Lake District, from moorland and mountains to waterfalls, rivers, lakes and coastline. Each route is carefully described and accompanied by a sketch map, and has a refreshing teashop stop along the way. . . . more
Published by: Countryside Books Format: Paperback.
1057. Best Walks in the Lake District
£12.99
Frank Duerden
This selection of forty best walks, ranging from easy strolls right up to challenging fell walks, takes in every area of the spectacular Lake District National Park. Most of the routes are circular and all visit fine viewpoints or features of interest such as old mines, stone circles or waterfalls. . . . more
Published by: Frances Lincoln Format: Small paperback.
1058. The Buildings of Scotland: Borders
£29.95
Kitty Cruft, John Dunbar and Richard Fawcett
This is a beautifully written and presented guide to the Scottish Borders and its buildings, including the ruins of the great Borders abbeys, small parish churches, mills and factories, country houses, little-known shooting and fishing lodges, farm steadings, Art Deco schools and much more. . . . more
Published by: Yale University Press Format: Large hardback,
1059. A Window onto Late Medieval Cumbria
£3.50
John M. Todd
This popular book, now back in print, is a study of the drawings in the Lanercost Cartulary. . . . more
Published by: CWAAS Format: Paperback.
1060. Scottish Mountain Drawings: The Western Highlands
£9.99
A. Wainwright
This classic collection of A. Wainwright's distinctive Scottish mountain drawings is now reissued for the first time in paperback. . . . more
Published by: Frances Lincoln Format: Large paperback
1061. Scottish Mountain Drawings: The Islands
£9.99
A. Wainwright
This classic collection of A. Wainwright's distinctive Scottish mountain drawings is now reissued for the first time in paperback. . . . more
Published by: Frances Lincoln Format: Large paperback
1062. The Castles of South-West Scotland
£11.00
Mike Salter
New edition. A detailed study of the castles in the region, richly illustrated and including an introduction and four gazetteers, giving details of the architectural features and history of all these buildings. . . . more
Published by: Folly Publications Format: Paperback.
1063. The Three Peaks and the Howgill Fells
£8.99
Sheila Bowker
This well-illustrated guide contains directions and Ordnance Survey maps for twelve new walks through the Three Peaks and the Howgill Fells. Rejecting well-worn routes in favour of the open moors, the guide ventures into previously forbidden landscapes, providing full details of the wildlife, dramatic rock formations and historic settlements to be encountered along the way. . . . more
Published by: Frances Lincoln Format: Small paperback.
1064. Support in the Sky
£5.00
A history of No 14 Maintenance Unit, or 14MU, Royal Air Force Carlisle. . . . more
Published by: Format: Large paperback.
1065. Norman Rule in Cumbria 1092-1136
£5.00
Richard Sharpe
A lecture delivered to Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society on 9th April 2005 at Carlisle. . . . more
Published by: CWAAS Format: Paperback.
1066. Tyneside: A History of Newcastle and Gateshead from Earliest Times
£20.00
Alistair Moffat & George Rosie
A glittering tale of how Tyneside was made and how it came to look, sound and behave the way it does. From the retreat of the icefields 10,000 years ago to the renewals of the twenty-first century, this is the intriguing story of a unique, magical and dynamic place. . . . more
Published by: Mainstream Publishing Format: Hardback.
1067. Goldscope and the Mines of Derwent Fells
£18.99
Ian Tyler
In Ian Tyler's tenth book of the Lake District Mining Series, he takes us back to the 16th century and the birth of mining in this country. . . . more
Published by: Blue Rock Publications Format: Large paperback.
1068. Flashman on the March
£7.99
George Macdonald Fraser
The Flashman Papers XII. Who better to undertake a perilous mission into deepest Abyssinia to rescue Britons held hostage by a mad emperor than the ever reluctant Sir Harry Flashman, V.C.? . . . more
Published by: HarperCollins Format: Paperback.
1069. Home Grown in Cumbria
£17.00
Annette Gibbons
Annette Gibbons explores traditional methods of food production and explains why small scale methods create food full of character and flavour. She has compiled a range of recipes that are designed to be cooked in a home kitchen using traditional natural ingredients. . . . more
Published by: Zymurgy Publishing Format: Large hardback.
1070. Heritage Cartography - Victorian Town Maps: Carlisle 1865
£9.50
A fascinating glimpse of Carlisle almost 150 years ago. The map is Authoritatively based on the early large scale surveys by the Ordnance Survey, which commenced in the 1840's and produced the cartographic style of the period. . . . more
Published by: Heritage Cartography Format: Folded map.
1071. Farm Life in the Lakeland Dales
£8.99
W.R. Mitchell
Fifty years ago, when the author first ventured into the Lake District, as Editor of the magazine Cumbria, he was befriended by the farm folk who scratched a living against the backdrop of high fells. This book is a popular account of how such a life evolved over the centuries, from the first settlers and the colonising Norsemen whose names for places and natural features are spread densely across the Lakeland map. . . . more
Published by: DalesCountry Format: Paperback.
1072. Great Walks 1: Lake District DVD
£14.99
Eric Robson and Bob Allen
This DVD features three walks - Helvellyn by the Edges, Haystacks and the High Stile Ridge and High Street from Kentmere. Running time approx. 90 minutes. . . . more
Published by: Striding Edge Format: DVD.
1073. Lake District in the Past DVD
£12.99
W.R. Mitchell
A rare look at this wonderful area through colour film from the 1940s and 50s, plus some early 1930s footage of village life. . . . more
Published by: Kingfisher Productions. Format: DVD.
1074. Debateable Lands: In Search of the Border Reivers DVD
£14.99
George MacDonald Fraser and Eric Robson
Inspired by George MacDonald Frasers book The Steel Bonnets, a journey through the turbulent 16th century borderlands of England and Scotland in search of the Reivers. First broadcast on Border TV. . . . more
Published by: Striding Edge Format: DVD.
1075. The Borders
£14.99
Alistair Moffat
This superb DVD accompanies the book, and has been shown on television. Alistair Moffat takes us on a visual journey through 8,000 turbulent years into the crucible where the United Kingdom was forged.
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