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Books Cumbria : History : General

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104 Men

Amanda M. Garraway
£14.00

This stunning new book documents the disastrous explosion at the William Pit, Whitehaven, in August 1947, in which 104 Men lost their lives.


Published by : Hayloft
Published date : September 2007
Format : 190mm x 248mm paperback

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A Canny History of Carlisle

Jim Eldridge
£7.99

Caught on the cusp between England and Scotland, Carlisle has a better story to tell than most cities. Our canny historian, Jim Eldridge, is just the chap to tell the tale of the Great Border City - from the days of the Celts and Romans right up to the floods and the football team.
Jim Eldridge is the creator of the hit Radio 4 series 'King Street Junior' and the author of over 50 books.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : November
Format : 210mm x 150mm paperback

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A Century of Barrow Built Boats 1901 - 2001

Alec Dancer
£6.00

This book covers the submarines built for the Royal Navy in Barrow, ranging from the No. 1 Torpedo Boat Holland in 1901 to Vegeance in 1999, the last of the Trident-carrying missile submarines.

Published by : Alec Dancer
Published date : 2002
Format : Large paperback.

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A Guide to the Lakes

Thomas West
£22.00

A modern edition of 'A Guide to the Lakes' by Thomas West.
Unspoilt. Unvisited. Until Thomas West wrote his guidebook, the Lake District was unknown and unloved. No poets came, no tourists toured and the average nymph or shepherd saw nothing worth a second look. Yet, before Wordsworth was born, one man was showing people the beauty of this wildernness - through a camera, no less!


Published by : Unipress Cumbria
Published date : June 2008
Format : 190mm x 250mm paperback

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A Guide to the Milestones, Mileposts and Toll Buildings of Cumbria

Colin Smith
£14.95

This guide is based on surveys of the milestones, mileposts and toll buildings to be found in Cumbria together with historical notes about the Cumberland and Westmorland turnpikes era from which most emanate. It also includes sections on the Roman and canal milestones in the county.

Published by : Brow Bottom Enterprises
Published date : June 2011
Format : 168mm x 238mm paperback

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A History of Alston Moor - 2nd Enlarged edition

Alastair Robertson
£13.50

Alston Moor is home to the source of the river South Tyne; it is part of the Church of England diocese of Newcastle Upon Tyne; it has other associations with the easy rather than the west, yet Alston Moor sits uncomfortably, like a square peg in a round hole, within the county of Cumbria.


Published by : Hundy Publications
Published date : January 2011
Format : 148mm x 206mm paperback

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A History of Catholicism in the Furness Peninsula 1127 - 1997

Anne C. Parkinson
£6.95

This book fills a gap in the history of Catholicism in what was Lancashire and is now Cumbria.

Published by : University of Lancaster
Published date : 1998
Format : Paperback.

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A History of Cumberland & Westmorland

William Rollinson
£15.95

In the Darwen County History series, a revised second edition of the comprehensive survey of these two counties written in a lucid, readable style.

Published by : Phillimore
Published date : 1996
Format : Large hardback.

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A History of Linen in the North West

Elizabeth Roberts (ed)
£6.95

This book brings together five essays on various aspects of the industry from medieval times to the twentieth century, from local to international trade, from rise and expansion to decline and fall.

Published by : University of Lancaster
Published date : 1999
Format : Large paperback.

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A List of the Cumberland Shipping

William Sawyers
£10.00

Corrected up to February 1840. Reprinted edition.

Published by : Michael Moon
Published date : 1975
Format : Paperback.

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A Passionate Sisterhood: The Sisters, Wives and Daughters of the Lake Poets

Kathleen Jones
£10.99

A revealing account of life behind the scenes in the families of Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey, looking at the lives of the women in their lives.

Published by : Virago
Published date : 1998
Format : Paperback.

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A Roman, Anglian & Medieval Site at Blackfriars Street

Michael R. McCarthy
£27.00

With microfiche.

Published by : CWAAS
Published date : 1990
Format : Large paperback.

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A Stone Cross Among the Fells

John Repath
£6.50

The background, history and relevance of the Ruthwell Stone Cross in North East Cumbria set within a fictional account.

Published by : J. Repath
Published date : 1999
Format : Paperback

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A Sunlit, Intimate Gift... Low Wood on Windermere: Three Hundred Years of Lakeland History

Michael Berry; Reid Yuen; R. Braithwaite (ed)
£15.00

A tribute to the tri-centenary of the Low Wood Hotel, 1702-2002. A story which commenced 300 years ago as a watering hole for travellers heading between Kendal and Keswick, a resting place with unparalleled views.

Published by : English Lakes Hotels Ltd
Published date : 2002
Format : Hardback.

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A Time to Plant: Life and Gardening at Holker

Hugh Cavendish
£25.00

Hugh Cavendish reflects on forty years of gardening at Holker Hall in Cumbria in this rich history which explores the story of a family, a life and a community.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : June 2012
Format : Hardback; 230mm x 170mm

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A Tour in the Lakes 1797

William Gell; William Rollinson (ed)
£9.95

A reproduction of William Gells private journal which provides us with a fascinating glimpse of late eighteenth-century life in Lakeland.

Published by : Smith Settle
Published date : 2000
Format : Paperback.

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A Window onto Late Medieval Cumbria

John M. Todd
£3.50

This popular book, now back in print, is a study of the drawings in the Lanercost Cartulary.

Published by : CWAAS
Published date : 2000
Format : Paperback.

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An Ancient Squires Family - The History of the Aglionbys c. 1130-2002

Henry Summerson
£25.00

The Aglionbys owed their importance to the fact that they became, and remained for nine hundred years, a solid abiding presence in the squirearchy of Cumberland, a section of local society that there, as everywhere else, played a vital part in the structures of local government and social organisation.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : November 2007
Format : 176mm x 250mm hardback

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An Illustrated Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of the Lake District

Michael Hartwell
£6.95

This is a collection of delightful line illustrations by the author of 21 Lakeland packhorse bridges. He also provides simple route descriptions and maps for the short walks to the bridges and includes further illustrations of the fauna and flora to be

Published by : Ernest Press
Published date : 1994
Format : Paperback.

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Annals of the Solway Until A.D. 1307

George Neilson
£15.00

One of only 200 copies produced. Regarded as the definitive work on the subject.

Published by : Michael Moon
Published date : 1974
Format : Large hardback.

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Antique Engravings of Keswick, Derwentwater and District 1760 - 1860


£5.00

This CD contains illustrations of some 65 antique engravings of Keswick, Derwentwater, Borrowdale, Newlands, etc., together with some maps and plans. Most of these can be examined on your computer in larger than life detail.

Published by : John Higham
Published date : 2003
Format : CD Rom

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Antique Engravings of the City of Carlisle c1630 - c1880


£5.00

This CD contains illustrations (many in colour) of over 100 engravings of Carlisle, covering the period from the early 17th century to the late 19th century. They can be examined on your computer in larger than life detail.

Published by : John Higham
Published date : 2002
Format : CD Rom

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Around Skiddaw: A Miscellany

H.E. Winter
£1.65

A history of the Skiddaw area, dating back to the Stone Age.

Published by : H.E. Winter
Published date : 1995
Format : Paperback.

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Bastles

Julia Grint
£7.99

Bastle houses are an enduring feature of the landscape of upland Northumberland, evoking a troublesome past in one sense and yet forming an integral part of the character of the rural landscape.

Published by : Ergo
Published date : June 2008
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Battlefield Walks - Northumberland

Rupert Matthews
£8.99

Northumberland is one of the most beautiful counties in England, but also one of the most fought over.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : April 2008
Format : 112mm x 170mm paperback

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