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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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Battle Of Hexham In Its Place John Sadler & Alex Speirs £8.99 The Battle of Hexham took place on 15th May 1464. Although not the bloodiest or best known of engagements, it was nonetheless a decisive event in the series of complex medieval conflicts known as the Wars of the Roses. Published by : Ergo Press Published date : September 2007 Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Bentley Motors 1945 - 1964 £7.95 This informative book tells the history of the Bentley, bringing back memories of the days when vehicles were individual and distinctive, and when a road journey was a grand adventure! Illustrated throughout with predominently period photographs. Published by : Nostalgia Road Publications Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Better by Far a Cumberland Hussar Colin Bardgett £26.95 Anyone interested in local, military or family history will find this book a mine of information. From the early days of the Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomantry in the 18th century this book traces the story of some of the north's finest young men. Published by : Hayloft Publishing Published date : 2001 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Better by Far a Cumberland Hussar Colin Bardgett £16.95 Anyone interested in local, military or family history will find this book a mine of information. From the early days of the Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomantry in the 18th century this book traces the story of some of the north's finest young men. Published by : Hayloft Publishing Published date : 2001 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Biographical List of Clockmakers Susan E. Stuart £15.95 A list of the clockmakers of North Lancashire and South Westmorland from 1680 to 1900. Published by : University of Lancaster Published date : 1996 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Birdoswald Roman Fort:1800 Years on Hadrian's Wall Tony Wilmott £17.99 This is the story of 1800 years in the life of a fort on Hadrians Wall, from its construction in a boggy wood as part of the Emperor Hadrians frontier in the AD 120s to the lottery-funded study centre opened in 1999. Published by : Tempus Published date : 2001 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Call Out - Keswick Mountain Rescue Team - The First 60 Years £9.99 A Lake District mountain rescue team’s members have produced a special DVD to commemorate their 60th anniversary. Call-Out — The First 60 Years, publicises the work of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team. Published by : Fluid Productions Published date : September 2007 Format : DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Captain Jones's Irish Sea Cruize David Bradbury £4.75 April 1778....Captain John Paul Jones takes a nostalgic cruise to the Irish Sea and the Solway Firth, where he learned the art of seamanship. Published by : PastPresented Published date : June 2008 Format : 145mm x 210mm stitched paperbacks Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle and Cumbria: Roman and Medieval Architecture, Art and Archaeology Mike McCarthy & David Weston (eds) £32.00 Published by : The British Archaeological Association/Maney Pub. Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle Cathedral History David W.V. Weston £14.95 David Weston's history is the first detailed account of how the cathedral buildings have developed and changed over the centuries. This authoratitive and scholarly study will prove invaluable to historians. The closely illustrated text provides a comprehensive record of a wonderful building. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 2000 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle Millenium Project: Excavations in Carlisle 1998-2001 £6.49 This lavishly illustrated booklet tells the story of the development of the Roman fort in front of Carlisle Castle, from its wooden origins during the Roman conquest of North-West England, through its rebuilding in stone around AD 200, to its decline and eventual abandonment shortly after AD 400. Published by : Oxford Archaeology North Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle's Cathedral - Builders Thirlie Grundie £1.99 Although much has been written about carlisle Cathedral, little is known about its medieval builders. Published by : Thumbprint Published date : March 2008 Format : 150mm x 210mm stitched booklet Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Children of the Pits: Child Labour and Child Fatality in the Coal Mines of Whitehaven & District Ray Devlin £5.99 A poignant history of the children employed in local pits, their job descriptions, their homes, the mining community, and the disasters which killed many of them. Published by : The Friends of Whitehaven Museum Published date : 1999 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumberland and Westmorland Nikolaus Pevsner £19.95 The definitive work on the architecture of the county, in the Buildings of England series. Published by : Yale Published date : 1967 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling Roger Robson £8.95 A modern history of Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 1999 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumberland Shipping H.E. Winter £2.50 A history in photographs of the ships of Maryport, Whitehaven, Workington and Harrington, from 1815 to 1938. Published by : H.E. Winter Published date : Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumbria John A. Nettleton £5.99 A brief survey and history of Cumbria indicating main places of interest. Published by : Shire Publications Published date : 1996 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumbria Airfields in the Second World War ( Including the Isle of Man ) Martyn Chorlton £12.99 This book describes the history of each airfield in Cumbria and the Isle of Man and the varied but vital roles they played in Britain's air war between 1939 and 1945. It also records the lives of the people caught up in the titanic struggle - both military and civilian. Published by : Countryside Books Aviation Published date : Sept 2006 Format : 150mm x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumbria at War: The Home Front DVD Andrew Leitch £13.99 Narrated by local broadcaster Eric Wallace, this film captures the spirit of wartime Cumbria. Using rarely seen material, Cumbria at War takes the armchair historian into another world, with POW camps, devastation caused by the Blitz and much more. Published by : Andrew Leitch Published date : 2005 Format : DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumbria Murders Paul Heslop £12.99 Cumbria Murders brings together numerous tales that shocked not only the county but also made headlines throughout the country. Published by : Sutton Published date : November 2007 Format : 170mm x 248mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumbria to Kwai T. Stewart £10.00 An autobiography of Skymaster Tom Stewart, who recently passed away. An honest and at times disturbing account of life fighting in the Second World War. Published by : National Ex-Services News Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumbria: The Lake District and Its Counties John Wyatt £50.00 This monumental work, completed by some 200 magnificent illustrations mainly in full colour, covers every aspect of Cumbria. Whether it be the history, the people, the architecture, the topography, the arts or the tourist attractions, all is expertly and lovingly described. Based upon a deep knowledge of almost every valley and fell the book comprehensively embraces all that is noteworthy from Morecambe Bay in the south to Solway Firth and the Scottish border in the north, and from the Irish Sea coast in the west to the Pennines in the east. Published by : Robert Hale Limited Published date : 2004 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: