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Books Cumbria : History : Pictorial

Pictorial

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A Postcard from the Lake District

Keith turner & Jan Dobrzynski
£12.99

The rocks of the Lake District were laid down over millions of years of volcanic activity and sub-marine sedimentation, eroded by wind, rain, and ice age glaciers, which scoured the river valleys, widened them, and formed the lakes we know today.

Published by : The History Press
Published date : April 2011
Format : 170mm x 248mm paperback

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A Tour of the English Lakes With Thomas Gray & Joseph Farington RA

John R Murray
£25.00

In 1769 Thomas Gray (best known for his 'Elegy in a Country Chuchyard') made a tour of the English Lakes, and recorded it in a journal that is now widely accepted as the first example of modern travel writing.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : October 2011
Format : 238mm x 280mm hardback

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A Walk Around Our Village of Caldbeck, Cumberland

Richard Greenup
£8.99

For several years Kathleen Ashbridge led group walks through Caldbeck using, as a reference point, this account of a walk through the village on the first day of the twentieth century.

Published by : Caldbeck & District Local History Society 2011
Published date : May 2011
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Around Carlisle - Britain in Old Photographs

Elizabeth Nelson
£9.99

A collection of late 19th and early 20th century black and white photographs of the areas around Carlisle gathered from family albums, local collections and professional photographers.

Published by : Sutton
Published date : 1997
Format : 168mm x 242mm paperback

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Barrow: The Story so Far DVD

Andrew Leitch
£9.95

Take a journey into the past in this unique film to discover what life was like in Barrow in the old days. Narrated by Eric Wallace.


Published by : Andrew Leitch
Published date : 2005
Format : DVD

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Battle Valleys: A Portrait of the Border

Ronald Turnbull
£16.99

This book explores the beauty of the historically turbulant Borders in words and pictures.

Published by : Francis Lincoln
Published date : June 2012
Format : Hardback 267mm x 250mm

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Brampton Then and Now

Iain Parsons
£15.00

Another fascinating insight into Brampton, through photographs and observations.

Published by : Netherhay Books
Published date : 2002
Format : Large paperback.

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Bygone Whitehaven - Volume Nine

Michael Moon
£10.00

A photographic look at life in Whitehaven over the last hundred years.

Published by : Michael Moon
Published date : December 2010
Format : 174mm x 234mm paperback

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Carlisle in Camera

Denis R. Perriam
£4.50

A photographic guide, showing the changes in the city over the last century.

Published by : Carel Press
Published date : 1988
Format : Paperback.

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Carlisle: The Great Border City DVD

Andrew Leitch
£9.95

The story of how Carlisle has grown and developed into the Great Border City is fascinating. This film, which includes rarely seen material, tells how Carlisle emerged from war, rebellion and pestilance to become known and respected all over the county.


Published by : Andrew Leitch
Published date : 2005
Format : DVD

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Cockermouth Floods - 19 November 2009

David Ramshaw
£5.00

Cockermouth was badly affected by the floods which hit Carlisle in 2005, but little was heard in the media at the time as the flooding in Carlisle was so devastating.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : December 2009
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Cumbria's Lost Railways

Peter W. Robinson
£7.99

A fascinating history of railways past in the county, with information on Alston - Haltwhistle, Carlisle - Edinburgh, Gretna - Longtown, Penrith - Workington, and many more, with lists of all stations now closed.

Published by : Stenlake Publishing
Published date : 2002
Format : Large paperback.

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Cumbria: True to the Land - The Hill Farming Photographs of Tony Hopkins

Tony Hopkins
£9.99

Photographs tell stories. The collection of images at the heart of this book capture a defining moment in the uplands, and in the lives of people who make a living from the land, on the hill farms and hamlets of the Lake District, the Pennines and the Eden Valley.

Published by : Halsgrove
Published date : 2004
Format : Large hardback.

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Cumbrian Curiosities

Robert Woodhouse
£12.99

"Cumbria Curiosities" brings together a series of unusual, intriguing and extraordinary buildings, structures, incidents and people from all parts of the county.

Published by : History Press
Published date : October 2009
Format : 164mm x 234mm paperback

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Exploring Solway Firth History

Philip Nixon & Hugh Dias
£11.99

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Exploring Solway Firth History is a celebration of an area of outstanding natural beauty, blending contemporary photography with historical fact.

Published by : Breedon Books
Published date : October 2007
Format : 195mm x 276mm hardback

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Francis Frith's Cumbria

Francis Frith
£9.99

An evocative collection of 150 archive photographs from this famous collection.

Published by : Frith Book Company
Published date : 2002
Format : Large paperback.

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Great Churches of the North West

Matthew Byrne
£14.99

Twenty-five churches in Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside are here featured in a series of captivating photographic portraits by Matthew Byrne.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : November 2008
Format : 258mm x 273mm hardback

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Hadrian's Wall from the air

G.D.B. Jones; D.J. Wooliscroft
£17.99

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 : History Press
Published date : 2001
Format : Large paperback.

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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

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Hexham to Carlisle: including Alston and Brampton branches

Roger R. Darsley
£15.95

This very historic route runs close to Hadrian's Wall, traversing superb upland scenery. Its many closed stations are illustrated, along with those on the long-lost branches. Details are also included of the Earl of Carlisle's Railway, which once carried minerals between Lambley and Brampton.

Published by : Middleton Press
Published date : 2006
Format : Large hardback.

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Houses of the Lake District

Christopher Holliday
£30.00

The houses and castles of the Lake District, secreted among the lakes and fells, are inextricably linked with their dramatic setting.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : October 2011
Format : 295mm x 250mm hardback

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Images of Carlisle


£12.99

This is a reprint of the 1999 original back due to popular demand. It includes over 400 captivating photographs chronicling Carlisle throughout the 20th Century.

Published by : Cumberland News
Published date : February 2011
Format : 156mm x 232mm paperback

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Images of England: Carlisle from the Kendall Collection

Denis Perriam
£10.99

This collection of over 200 old photographs covers all aspects of Carlisles rich history, from its crowded market place and city centre streets to the most obscure courts and alleys.

Published by : Tempus
Published date : 2002
Format : Large paperback.

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Jack's Yak

Keith Richardson - colour photography, Val Corbett
£25.00

'Jack's Yak is far more than a book about trees. It is also a fascinating, informative and amusing book about life and is beautifully illustrated throughout with the work of the highly acclaimed photographer Val Corbett'.

Published by : River Greta Writer
Published date : March 2011
Format : 220mm x 287mm hardback

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Lake District in the Past DVD

W.R. Mitchell
£12.99

A rare look at this wonderful area through colour film from the 1940s and 50s, plus some early 1930s footage of village life.

Published by : Kingfisher Productions.
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