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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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Borderland Castles & Peles Robert Hugill £10.00 REDUCED FROM £14.95 A unique and fascinating study of over 100 strongholds on the Anglo-Scottish border. Published by : Sandhill Press Published date : 1996 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Brougham Castle, Cumbria H. Summerson; M. Trueman; S. Harrison £30.00 An academic, thorough study of the castle, including geological and historical surveys with many plans and maps. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 1998 Format : Large paperback. 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 £3.50 A lavishly illustrated guide to the breathtaking beauty of Carlisle Cathedral, inside and out. Published by : Pitkin Published date : 2000 Format : 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:

	Cumberland and Westmorland Nikolaus Pevsner £19.95 The definitive work on the architecture of the county, in the Buildings of England series. Published by : Penguin Published date : 1967 Format : Hardback. 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:

	Cumbrian Abbeys Carl Richardson £3.00 A review of Cumbrias medieval abbeys and priories set against their historical background. Published by : North Cumbria Imprint Published date : 1999 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Dear Mr Salvin: The Story of the Building of a 19th Century Ulverston Church John Marsh (ed) £9.99 This book gives a picture of the building of a 19th century Commissioners Church and the many problems encountered. Published by : Helm Press Published date : 1999 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	England's Thousand Best Houses Simon Jenkins £18.99 Jenkins has travelled throughout England, from Cumbria to Cornwall, to choose its most impressive, interesting and unusual houses. He includes castles, halls, abbeys, cottages and even prisons, amongst many others in his rich and varied selection. Published by : Penguin Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Farfield Mill - The Restoration Maureen Lamb £11.95 Why did a group of people set about the massive task of renovating a derelicy 4 story Victorian woollen mill? Published by : Maureen Lamb Published date : June 2008 Format : 156mm x 240mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Going in Search of The Green Man In Cumbria Thirlie Grundy £2.99 A search for the almost forgotten pagan god, carved by many medieval sculptors into the wood and stone of Christian buildings in all areas of Cumbria. Published by : Thumbprint Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback spiral bound. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Heritage Unlocked: Guide to free sites in the North West Srah Yates (ed) £3.50 The North West contains a wealth of fascinating English Heritage sites to which entry is free. This new guidebook provides a concise but informative introduction to each of these sites. Published by : English Heritage Published date : 2002 Format : Small paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Holme Eden Abbey: The Nuns of Fort Augustus Moira Butler £25.00 Moira Butler has put together a fascinating story in this book, which is an important contribution to the history of the Religious life in Scotland and England in the 19th and 20th centuries. Published by : PBK Publishing Published date : 2006 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Lanercost Priory Graham D. Keevill £2.95 This guidebook provides a full tour of all the buildings, and traces the evolution of the priory and the history of its inhabitants from medieval times to the present day. Published by : English Heritage Published date : 2003 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott: An Architectural History Gregory John Slater £5.95 A new Arts and Crafts house has recently been unveiled at Blackwell, Windermere, of which Baillie Scott was the architect. Published by : Amulree Publications Published date : 1995 Format : Large 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:

	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:

	Sarah Losh and Wreay Church Stephen Matthews £15.00 Sarah Losh built Wreay Church in 1842. It is one of the most delightful, unusual and inspired of all Victorian churches. 'Sarah Losh and Wreay Church' is the story of this remarkable woman and her visionary work. Published by : BOOKCASE Published date : May 2007 Format : 170mm x 245mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836 - 1942 James Price £6.95 An historical study of a firm of architects in Lancaster. Published by : University of Lancaster Published date : 1998 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	St Martin's - -The Making of a Masterpiece Arthur Penn £12.50 'The time will come when strangers will seek Brampton, not for the sake of the town itself, but for the windows in St Martin's Church - the work of the honoured and world-famed Burne-Jones.'......Vicar Whitehead, of Brampton in Cumbria, spoke prophetically towards the end of the 19th century of the astounding achievement that is St Martins. Published by : David Penn Published date : May 2008 Format : 220mm x 183mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Buildings of Georgian Lancaster Andrew J. White £6.95 A study of an exceptional range of houses and public buildings dating between 1715 and 1830, which up to now have not received the attention they deserve. Published by : University of Lancaster Published date : 2000 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Buildings of Roman Britain Guy de la Bedoyere £17.99 This book covers the whole range of building types: from the great public and commercial structures to intimate private villas; temples dedicated to various religions, roads, drains, aqueducts and lighthouses - and, of course, the forts of the army. Published by : Tempus Published date : 2001 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Buildings of Scotland: Borders Kitty Cruft, John Dunbar and Richard Fawcett £29.95 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. Published by : Yale University Press Published date : 2006 Format : Large hardback, Click here to read the reviews Quantity: