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Cumberland and Westmorland AAS Transactions
A Roman, Anglian & Medieval Site at Blackfriars Street
Michael R. McCarthy
£27.00
With microfiche.
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CWAAS
Published date :
1990
Format :
Large paperback.
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Bewcastle and Old Penrith: A Roman Outpost and a Frontier Vicus
Paul S. Austen
£15.00
A comprehensive reference work with many drawings and diagrams to illustrate the informative text.
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
1991
Format :
Large paperback.
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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.
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CWAAS
Published date :
1998
Format :
Large paperback.
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Clay Dabbins: Vernacular Buildings of the Solway Plain
Nina Jennings
£20.00
The mud buildings of the English Solway Plain known locally as Dabbins or Daubins are little known outside the immediate area. This book traces their history forwards from their possible origins in Viking days.
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CWAAS
Published date :
2003
Format :
Large paperback.
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Cumbrian Parishes 1714 - 1725 from Bishop Gastrell's Notitia
Dr Lawrence A.S. Butler
£20.00
This volume contains the material collected by the Bishop of Chester about the Cumbrian parishes within his diocese. His notitia (notebook) is a mine of information about parishes, townships, schools and charities. A full list of clergy is included.
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CWAAS
Published date :
1998
Format :
Large hardback.
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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.
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CWAAS
Published date :
1999
Format :
Large paperback.
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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.
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CWAAS
Published date :
1992
Format :
Paperback.
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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.
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The Surtees Society & Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeology Society
Published date :
April 2010
Format :
144mm x 220mm hardback
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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.
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CWAAS
Published date :
2006
Format :
Paperback.
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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.
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Records of Kendale Vol 1
William Farrer
£25.00
Volume one.
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
1998
Format :
Hardback.
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Records of Kendale Vol 2
William Farrer
£25.00
Volume two.
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
1999
Format :
Hardback.
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Roman Waterlogged Remains and Later Features at Castle Street, Carlisle
Michael R. McCarthy; E. Allison
£14.00
Written by two authors from the Carlisle Archaeological Unit, this volume contains details of excavations in 1981 and 1982. Complete with 6 microfische, which are also available as four separate fascicule books. E.mail us for details.
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
1991
Format :
Paperback.
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Romans on the Solway: Essays in Honour of Richard Bellhouse
R.J.A. Wilson and I.D. Caruana (eds)
£30.00
This book examines the Solway frontier in detail, with a new complete schedule of the Roman coastal installations, and presents much other recent research. Published here for the first time are the results of extensive geophysical survey at Maryport which has revolutionised our knowledge of its civilian settlement; the discoveries made at the cemetary of the Roman fort at Beckfoot, one of few military Roman burial grounds to have been investigated in northern Britain; and a topographical survey of the Roman fort at Ravenglass.
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CWAAS
Published date :
2004
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Hardback.
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The Boke of Records of the Burgh of Kirkby Kendal
Richard S. Ferguson (ed)
£25.00
This book is the major source for the history of Kendal and an important collection of evidence about the town, and its place in south Westmorland society.
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CWAAS
Published date :
2001
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Hardback.
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The Building of Hadrian's Wall
C.E. Stevens
£6.00
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
1963
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Paperback.
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The Diary of Isaac Fletcher of Underwood, Cumberland 1756 - 1781
Angus J.L. Winchester (ed)
£36.00
The daily record of a Quaker yeoman, lawyer and merchants activities over a quarter of a century.
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
1994
Format :
Large hardback.
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The Estate and Household Accounts of Sir Daniel Fleming of Rydal Hall, Westmorland 1688-1701
Blake Tyson (ed)
£40.00
Sir Daniel Fleming was a major figure in the public life of late 17th century Westmorland. His manuscripts are a treasure trove of material for the history of Westmorland, none more so than his estate and household account books.
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CWAAS
Published date :
2001
Format :
Large hardback.
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The Medieval Cross Slab Grave Covers in Cumbria
Peter Ryder
£20.00
This is a complete illustrated and annotated list of the extant grave-covers, bearing a cross not an effigy, in Cumbria. Widely distributed, often misunderstood, frequently neglected, and sometimes wilfully destroyed, such grave covers are an important class among medieval memorials.
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
2005
Format :
Large hardback.
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The Parish Registers of St James, Burton in Kendal 1653-1837
Peter Gaskins
£15.00
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
2004
Format :
Paperback.
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The Roman Bath-House at Bewcastle, Cumbria
J.P. Gillam; I.M. Jobey; D.A. Welsby
£12.00
Illustrated throughout with plates, tables and line drawings, as well as detailed photographs, this is an important reference work with details on the anatomy of the bath house, the finds, and the pottery, chaplets and the brick and tile.
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
1993
Format :
Large paperback.
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The Websters of Kendal: A North-Western Architectural Dynasty
Angus Taylor; Janet Martin (ed)
£45.00
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
2004
Format :
Large hardback.
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The Westmorland Protestation Returns 1641/2
M.A. Faraday (ed)
£4.00
Published by :
CWAAS
Published date :
1971
Format :
Paperback.
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