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	The Memoirs of Lizzie Adams - The Life and Times of a Victorian Prostitute - Sex in the Victorian City of Carlisle Marie K Dickens £14.99 In seeking to bring back to life the streets of Carlisle from a bygone era, The Memoirs of Elizabeth, 'Lizzie' Adams combines both fact and fiction to follow the life and times of a Victorian Carlisle Prostitute. Published by : Cats Whiskers Publications Published date : November 2009 Format : 210mm x 297mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Most Dangerous Pit in the Kingdom Ray Devlin; Harry Fancy £11.99 A revised edition of a fascinating book. Harry Fancy has provided the historical context, the planning, sinking working and final closure of the pit, whilst Ray Devlin has compiled what is by far the most complete account of all the disasters and other Published by : The Friends of Whitehaven Museum Published date : 2003 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Northern Counties from AD 1000 Norman McCord: Richard Thompson £33.99 Informative, vivid and richly illustrated, this volume in the Regional History of England series explores the history of Englands northern borders - the counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Westmoreland and the Furness area of Lancashire. Published by : Addison Wesley Longman Limited Published date : 1998 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Other Ambleside Barbara Crossley £9.50 The Other Ambleside covers the period from the 1870s to the 1960s, and is a comprehensive study and presentation of the Ambleside parishes magazines. Published by : Barbara Crossley Published date : 2000 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Parish of Lamplugh Betty Marshall and Ann Lister (eds) £7.50 This is an affectionate history of the Parish of Lamplugh, with a foreword by Melvyn Bragg. Published by : Lamplugh Parish Council Published date : 1993 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Parish Registers of St James, Burton in Kendal 1653-1837 Peter Gaskins £15.00 Published by : CWAAS Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Place-Names of Cumberland Part One A.M Armstrong, A. Mawer, F.M Stenton & Bruce Dickens £40.00 This first part covers Eskdale, Cumberland and Leath Wards. Volume XXX in the English Place-Name Society series. Published by : Cambridge University Press Published date : 1971 Format : Small Hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Place-Names of Cumberland Part Three A.M Armstrong, A. Mawer, F.M Stenton & Bruce Dickens £40.00 This third volume includes an introduction, bibliography and abbreviations and place-name elements. It is Volume XXII in the English Place-Name Society Series. Published by : Cambridge University Press Published date : 1971 Format : Small Hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Place-Names of Cumberland Part Two A.M. Armstrong; A. Mawer; F.M. Stenton; B. Dickens £40.00 This second part covers Allerdale Below Derwent and Allerdale Above Derwent Wards. Volume XXI in the English Place-Name Society series. Published by : Cambridge University Press Published date : 1971 Format : Small Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Place-Names of Westmorland Part One A.H. Smith £40.00 This first part deals with the place names of the southern half of the county (Kendal Barony) and includes an historical and linguistic bibliography. Volume XLII in the English Place-Name Society series. Published by : Cambridge University Press Published date : 1967 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Place-Names of Westmorland Part Two A.H. Smith £40.00 This second part deals with the northern half of the county (Westmorland Barony) and provides analyses of the elements and personal names found in the place names, the index, and distribution maps. Volume XLIII in the English Place-Name Society series. Published by : Cambridge University Press Published date : 1967 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Story of Appleby in Westmorland Martin Holdgate £15.95 To the casual visitor, the appearance of the little town of Appleby in Westmorland as a typical little English county town is deceptive. From Danish settlers a thousand years ago, through English and Scottish kingdoms and a Norman baronacy it has a rich and varied history. Until 1974 it was England's smallest County Town, never more than 3000 inhabitants, but for all that it produced Archbishops, Generals, Lord Mayors and MP's, including William Pitt. This book describes it all - clearly , simply and with good humour! Published by : Hayloft Published date : January 2007 Format : 155mm x 215mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Story of Brough-under-Stainmore Margaret E Gowling £17.50 This deeply-researched book illustrates how much detail about the everyday lives of ordinary people can be recaptured Published by : Hayloft Published date : June 2011 Format : 235mm x 155mm Hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Story of Hudson Scott and Sons Kevin A. Rafferty £9.95 The history of the Metal Box factory on James Street in Carlisle, with many reproductions of advertising tablets and manufactured tins, and pictures of workers. Published by : Charles Thurnam & Sons Ltd. Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Visitor's Guide to St Bees Donald Brownrigg £15.00 This is a facsimile edition, with additional material. One of the delights of this book is to read the marvellous advertisements, with their huge variety of elegant and eye-catching typefaces, which give us a snapshot of what people bought in those days. Published by : Donald Brownrigg Published date : 2005 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Twixt Solway and Pennines H.E. Winter £2.75 A concise study of the history of various villages around Cumbria, including Bothel, Torpenhow, Ireby, Langwathby and Kirkoswald. Published by : H.E. Winter Published date : 1997 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Tyneside: A History of Newcastle and Gateshead from Earliest Times Alistair Moffat & George Rosie £20.00 A glittering tale of how Tyneside was made and how it came to look, sound and behave the way it does. From the retreat of the icefields 10,000 years ago to the renewals of the twenty-first century, this is the intriguing story of a unique, magical and dynamic place. Published by : Mainstream Publishing Published date : 2005 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Weathering the Storm - The Keswick Floods of 2009 £10.00 This book is a collection of stories and pictures of the Keswick Flood of 2009. Published by : Keswick Flood Action Group Published date : 2010 Format : 210mm x 295mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Westmorland Heritage A. Wainwright £35.00 Wainwright said this is a book for those who have their roots in Westmorland. Each parish is recorded in drawings and accompanied by notes illustrating the area. It includes Ambleside, Bampton, Newby, Milnthorpe, Kendal, Shap, Grasmere, Heversham, Kirkby Lonsdale and Clifton to name but a few. Published by : Frances Lincoln Published date : 2004 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Whitehaven Then & Now - Volume 11 Alan W. Routledge £12.99 Whitehaven has seen many changes over the years, but has escaped the modernisation some towns faced during the post-war years due to a report by the royal Commission which ledto much of the area becoming a scheduled historical monument. Published by : The History Press Published date : reprinted 2009 Format : 165mm x 234mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Whitehaven United Reformed Church Anne Dick £9.99 This book tells the story of Whitehaven United Reformed Church. Although parts of the history of the Church can be found in other books and publications, this is the first time an entire history has been written and, in this, Anne has done a valuable service not only for the Church but for the town. Published by : Bellevue Studios Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Wigton Through Time Trevor Grahamslaw £14.99 Wigton Through Time contains 180 photographs of Wigton, of which 90 are old photographs. Published by : Amberley Published date : May 2010 Format : 165mm x 234mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Workington - Then & Now Richard L M Byers £12.99 This fascinating collection of 'Then & Now' images looks at a variety of aspects of life in Workington over the last hundred years. Published by : Tempus Published date : November 2006 Format : 235mm x 160mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity: