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	Mardale - Echoes and Reflections of a Lost Lakeland Community Shap Local History Society £14.95 Mardale has had a long and living history, the marks of which stretch from stone-age monoliths to the developing and vibrant farming community of the early 20th century when the farms of the valley supplied the local area with milk and butter, wool for clothing, mutton for the table, grain for bread and malt for the beer. Published by : Shap Local History Society Published date : October 2011 Format : 145mm x 205mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Miracles and Munitions Gordon L Routledge £7.95 In 1866 Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and patented it in various countries throughout the world where it was used extensively in mining and engineering. Published by : Arthuret Publishers Published date : 2003 reprinted 2009 Format : 148mm x 204mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Misericords of North West England - their Nature and Significance John Dickinson £12.95 Misericords, carved into the underside of choir stall seats in major churches and cathedrals, reveal the otherwise lost skills of medieval craftsmen, together with important insights into the thought of the period. Published by : Centre for North- West Regional Studies Published date : April 2008 Format : 168mm x 243mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Moota - Camp 103: The Story of a Cumbrian Prisoner of War Camp Gloria Edwards £5.99 The story of Moota Prisoner of War Camp, and the men who lived there, is a part of West Cumbria's history. Many people may already have heard of the beautiful chapel and its artwork created by German POWs, but other aspects of life at the camp and the part it played in the life of the local area have been largely unexplored until now. Published by : Little Bird Publications Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Murder & Crime Series : Lake District Martin Baggoley £9.99 Drawing on a wide selection of sources and illustrated with more than fifty images, this collection of grisly tales explores the shadier side of the Lake District's past. Published by : The History Press Published date : August 2009 Format : 166mm x 234mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Murus ille famosus - (that famous wall) William D. Shannon £7.50 This illustrated booklet shows depictions and descriptions of Hadrian's Wall before William Camden's first edition of Britannia in 1588. It brings together a number of ancient maps and observations of the Wall through history. This is a very useful tool for all those interested in furthering their knowledge of one of our most famous monuments. Published by : C&WAAS Published date : Novenber 2007 Format : 145mm x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Norman Rule in Cumbria 1092-1136 Richard Sharpe £5.00 A lecture delivered to Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society on 9th April 2005 at Carlisle. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 2006 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Northern Pride John Grundy £7.99 The north of England is often neglected by experts of English architecture. John Grundy has set out to correct this oversight as the takes us on a tour to reveal the richness of its history and the beautiful, bizarre and occasionally useless buildings that have sprung up over the centuries. Published by : Granada Media Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Northumberland & Cumberland Mining Disasters Maureen Anderson £12.99 Part One includes an overview of early disasters, multiple fatalities, from 1710. Published by : Wharncliffe Books Published date : October 2009 Format : 168mm x 234mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Observations on Cumberland and Westmoreland (1786) William Gilpin £75.00 Published by : Woodstock Books Published date : 1996 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Please allow 10 days for delivery

	Observations on Cumberland and Westmorland (1786) William Gilpin £75.00 A new facsimile edition, previously titled Observations Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty on the Mountains and Lakes of Cumberland and Westmorland. Published by : Woodstock Books Published date : 1996 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Please allow 10 days for delivery

	Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Cumberland: Alston £2.50 A facsimile reprint of the 1898 edition, showing the area as it was at the turn of the 20th century. Published by : Godfrey Published date : 2005 Format : Folded map. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Cumberland: Brampton £2.50 A facsimile reprint of the 1924 edition, showing the area as it was at the turn of the 20th century. Published by : Godfrey Published date : 2005 Format : Folded map. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Outpost Forts of Hadrian's Wall in the days of the Romans Frank Graham £1.20 Illustrated by Ronald Embleton, this short study gives an insight into the outpost forts around the wall, and many artefacts discovered. Published by : Frank Graham Published date : 1983 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Over the Fells Bob Orrell £8.00 In former times, pack-horses were part of the everyday scene on the Lakeland fells. Lakeland author Bob Orrell takes a trip with two young friends and his border collie, using his fell pony Thor to carry the tent and provisions. Published by : Bob Orrell Publications Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Parton Part Off D. Bradbury £4.50 This is a sequal to Parton Part One, continuting the story of the Cumbrian coastal village. It tells of its reshaping from the 1920s to the 1970s. Published by : PastPresented Published date : 2003 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Ploughing, Politics and Fellowship Alfred Hall £12.00 A history and celebration of the importance of ploughing and ploughmen. Published by : Alfred Hall Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Ports and Harbours of the North-West Coast Catherine Rothwell £14.99 Who now would link such varied cargoes as slaves, stone, slate, cheese and wine - even shipbuilding itself - with Wardleys, Skippool, Sunderland Point, Silloth, Conishead or Bardsea? Published by : The History Press Published date : January 2011 Format : 165mmx 235mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Prehistoric and Romano-British Settlement in the Solway Plain Cumbria Robert Howard Bewley £18.00 Published by : Oxbow Books Published date : 1994 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Prehistoric Habitation Sites on the Limestone Uplands of Eastern Cumbria J. Cherry; P.J. Cherry £12.00 A survey of the area between Shap and Kirkby Stephen. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 1987 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Prehistoric Monuments of the Lake District Tom Clare £17.99 Anyone who lives in the Lake district or who is a regular visitor will be familiar with such striking prehistoric monuments as the stone circles of Swinside, Long Meg or Castlerigg. Published by : Tempus Published date : November 2007 Format : 170mm x 248mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Prehistoric Stone Circles Aubrey Burl £4.99 This book describes the mystery of stone circles since the seventeenth century, explaining their history and what we know about them, and attempts to show how we are coming to an understanding about the significance they had to their builders. Published by : Shire Publications Published date : 1997 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Prince Charlie and the Borderland David Johnstone Beattie £16.99 This re-publication of the 1928 edition is to mark the 250th anniversary of the rebellion of 1745. A new section has been added to the back of the book which shows articles with Jacobite associations in the Tullie House Museum in Carlisle. Published by : Charles Thurnam & Sons Ltd. Published date : 1995 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Raiders & Reivers John Sadler £7.99 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. Published by : Ergo Press Published date : 2006 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway W.J.K. Davies £12.99 This is a revised edition of the railways classic history, published to coincide with its 125th anniversary. Published by : Atlantic Publishers Published date : 2000 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: