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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.
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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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Thirlmere Mines and The Drowning of The Valley
Ian Tyler
£17.99
A history of the mines of Thirlmere and the Manchester water scheme at the turn of the century. A Lakeland Book of the Year category winner in 2000.
Published by :
Blue Rock Publications
Published date :
1999
Format :
Large paperback.
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Trains to Keswick: The Story of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Allan Cartner
£12.99
This 36 minute video tells the story of English Lakelands best-loved railway in its last years of operation. Taking a nostalgic trip by diesel multiple unit from Penrith to Keswick and back, it also documents the last day of operation of the line in 1972
Published by :
Lapwing Productions
Published date :
2003
Format :
Video.
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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
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Paperback.
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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.
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Victorian Terraced Houses in Lancaster
Andrew White; Michael Winstanley
£6.95
A social history of terraced houses in this area in the nineteenth century. With a gazetteer of streets and roads.
Published by :
University of Lancaster
Published date :
1996
Format :
Paperback.
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Victorian Town Maps: Carlisle 1865
£9.50
A fascinating glimpse of Carlisle almost 150 years ago.
Published by :
Heritage Cartography
Published date :
2006
Format :
Folded map.
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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.
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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 :
Tempus
Published date :
November 2003
Format :
170mm x 234mm paperback
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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.
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Windermere in the Nineteenth Century
Oliver M. Westall (ed)
£4.95
A fascinating history of the town of Windermere: from the isolation of the fells to the crowded promedades of Bowness.
Published by :
University of Lancaster
Published date :
1991
Format :
Paperback.
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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
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Workington Association Football Club
Paul Eade
£11.99
This book contains over 200 images recording the history of the club. From the early days in the North Eastern League, it charts Workingtons entry into the Football League in 1951, the 26 years spent there, and the Reds fortunes since their return to
Published by :
Tempus
Published date :
2003
Format :
Large paperback.
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Workington: Iron and Steel
Richard L.M. Byers
£12.99
During the latter half of the nineteenth century, Workington became a major centre for the production of iron and steel. It was an industry which rapidly grew from humble beginnings to employ many thousands of people on seven specific sites across town,
Published by :
Tempus Publishing
Published date :
2004
Format :
Large paperback.
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Wreay 2000: A Village and its People
£5.00
A book which records a snapshot of Wreay in the year 2000, for future generations to look back at the village as it was.
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Published date :
2000
Format :
Paperback.
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