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	Hadrian's Wall £9.99 A unique way to view every aspect of Hadrians Wall. Features include videos, slide shows, scrolling panoramas, scrolling maps, diagrams, animations, hotspots, background music and internet links. Published by : RotherRoms Software Published date : 2003 Format : CD Rom Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hadrian's Wall - Z Guide £1.99 This handy Z-guide (which is a pop-up folded double-sided sheet) measures approximately 11x8cm when closed and41x30cm when open, It features a map and gazetteer showing the key sites, a timeline of Roman occupation, the story of the Wall from its birth to Published by : Albatross Publishing/English Heritage Published date : 2004 Format : Folded sheet. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hadrian's Wall from the air G.D.B. Jones; D.J. Wooliscroft £14.99 The late Prof. Jones spent 20 years taking aerial photographs of Hadrians Wall. Not only do they illustrate the history, development , topography and surviving remains, but they give an entirely new perspective that cannot be appreciated at ground level. Published by : Tempus Published date : 2001 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hadrian's Wall in the Days of the Romans Ronald Embleton and Frank Graham £8.50 Reduced from £16.99.With well over 400 illustrations, 71 of them in colour, this book describes what the Roman Wall was like when in use. It tells us about the soldiers who built and garrisoned it and the civilians who lived in the towns and villages along the length. Published by : Wrens Park Publishing Published date : 2003 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hadrian's Wall: A Journey Back in Time DVD English Heritage £10.99 Using atmospheric reconstructions and re-enactments, plus state-of-the-art 3D computer graphics, you can watch the wall unravel before you and see the splendour of one of the Great Lost Treasures of the Ancient World. This DVD also features scene selection and special features. Published by : Cromwell Productions Ltd Published date : 1998 Format : DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hadrian's Wall: A Social and Cultural History Alison Ewin £8.50 This timely book provides a social study of the changing patterns of interest in this great Roman monument. Illustrated throughout with many line drawings and photographs, it recaptures the atmosphere of the wall now. Published by : University of Lancaster Published date : 2000 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hadrian's Wall: History & Guide Guy de la Bedoyere £9.99 An essential guide with a list of dates, a glossary and almost 100 sketch maps, drawings and photographs. The author provides practical visitor information as well as a history of the wall. Published by : Tempus Published date : 1998 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hardknott Roman Fort, Cumbria Paul T. Bidwell £20.00 Volume 8 in the Research series. Including an account of the excavations by the late Dorothy Charlesworth. An important reference work. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 1999 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hatchments in Britain: The Northern Counties Peter Summers (ed) £14.99 This is the third volume of a series of ten in which hatchments still surviving in Britain are recorded for the first time. Covers the counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, Durham, Northumberland, Lancashire and Yorkshire. Published by : Phillimore Published date : 1980 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Highway to the World - The People and Their Little Wooden Ships of Cumberland in the 18th and 19th Centuries Alan Forsyth £18.00 For three centures Workington,Maryport and other ports on the coast provided a highway to the world. Published by : BOOKCASE Published date : October 2011 Format : 210mm x 297mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	History and Directory of West Cumberland 1901 T. Bulmer £30.00 A facsimile reprint of an invaluable reference work for any family historian, with lists of inhabitants of towns and villages, of tradesmen, farmers and lost professions. With a new introduction and an index of towns and villages. Published by : Michael Moon Published date : 1994 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	History of the County of Cumberland Volume One H. Arthur Doubleday £60.00 A facsimile of the 1901 edition, the standard reference work on the history of the county. Published by : University of London Published date : 1968 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	History of the County of Cumberland Volume Two H. Arthur Doubleday £60.00 A facsimile of the original 1901 edition. Published by : University of London Published date : 1968 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Housesteads: A Fort and Garrison on Hadrian's Wall James Crow £17.99 Housesteads is the best-known fort on Hadrians Wall and the most popular monument along the whole line. This book outlines the major structures of the fort which have made it one of the most celebrated military monuments anywhere in the Roman world. Published by : Tempus Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hurry, Hurry, While Stocks Last Hunter Davies £7.95 Reduced to £5.00, a sideways look at the economic, social and shopping history of Cumbria as seen through local advertisements 1850-1940. Hunter Davies traces the changes in Cumbrian life, in attitudes and activities, trends and fashions. He observes the social and Published by : Bookcase Published date : 2001 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Index to the Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society James Cherry (ed); Joyce Cherry (ed) £12.00 Volume 5, 1960-89. New series. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 1992 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	John Denton's History of Cumberland Edited by R H Britnell & M M Harvey £50.00 John Denton's history of Cumberland, compiled in the first decade of the seventeenth century, formed the basis of almost all antiquarian writing on Cumberland for some two hundred years, and continues to be cited. Published by : The Surtees Society & Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeology Society Published date : April 2010 Format : 144mm x 220mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	John Paul Jones - Maverick Hero Frank Walker £20.00 An associate of Benjamin Franklin and hero of the American War of Independence, John Paul Jones was the first captain to sail an Ameican warship under an American flag and was instrumental in the creation of a coordinated naval force for the new republic. Published by : Spellmount Limited Published date : 2007 Format : 164mm x 240mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Lakeland Bobbin Makers - The Philipson Mills Douglas Philipson £6.99 At the height of production more than seventy Lakeland bobbin mills poured out millions of wooden bobbins for the giant cotton mills of industrial Lancashire. Published by : Handstand Press Published date : November 2010 Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Lakeland Monuments: Book 1 - North Bob Orrell; Margaret Vincent £8.00 The historical background to a fascinating selection of North Cumbrian monuments. Published by : Bob Orrell Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Lakeland Towns Jim Watson £10.00 Reduced from £14.95, a comprehensive at seven towns; Ambleside, Bowness, Cockermouth, Keswick, Kendal, Penrith and Windermere. Published by : Cicerone Published date : 1992 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Life and Letters of the Roman Frontier: Vindolanda and its People Alan K. Bowman £12.99 Over 300 letters and documents have been discovered at the fort of Vindolanda. The accounts testify to the lifestyle and activities of the officers and their wives, and the soldiers. Most fascinating is the high level of literacy in the Roman army. Published by : The British Museum Press Published date : 2003 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Lions and Dragons - Illustrated History of The King's Own Royal Border Regiment 1956-2006 Stuart Eastwood £30.00 This is the story of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment from 1945 when the regiment's origins were infact the King's Own Royal Regiment and the Border Regiment, through 1959 (when they amalgamated) 'til today, 2006. Published by : Silver Link Published date : January 2007 Format : 220mm x 285mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Lost Railways of Cumbria Gordon Suggitt £10.99 From the very beginning, the geography of Cumbria conspired to prevent the spread of railways. Published by : Countryside Books Published date : September 2008 Format : 150mm x 215mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Marchon: The Whitehaven Chemical Works Alan W. Routledge £12.99 For more than half a century the tall chimneys of Marchon dominated the skyline above Whitehaven. Whilst some people may not have considered them pretty, to those who worked in the factory the steam and smoke pouring out of the chimneys was a welcome sight. It meant their jobs were safe and at the end of the week they would pick up a decent pay packet. Published by : Tempus Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: