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Books Cumbria : History : Social

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'It Were Like This, Me Lass!' - Kendalians tell us about life in Kendal from the 1900s

Joan Humphreys & Ann Nelson
£12.95

This book informs us of what life was actually like for the ordinary working person, from schooldays, living, working, playing and socialising in the old grey town. This is a book about Kendal from its very heart - the true characters that will never be forgotten.

Published by : Helm Press
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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104 Men

Amanda M. Garraway
£14.00

This stunning new book documents the disastrous explosion at the William Pit, Whitehaven, in August 1947, in which 104 Men lost their lives.


Published by : Hayloft
Published date : September 2007
Format : 190mm x 248mm paperback

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A Canny History of Carlisle

Jim Eldridge
£7.99

Caught on the cusp between England and Scotland, Carlisle has a better story to tell than most cities. Our canny historian, Jim Eldridge, is just the chap to tell the tale of the Great Border City - from the days of the Celts and Romans right up to the floods and the football team.
Jim Eldridge is the creator of the hit Radio 4 series 'King Street Junior' and the author of over 50 books.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : November
Format : 210mm x 150mm paperback

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A Carlisle Lad - The Story of James Parker Templeton

Jim Temleton
£12.00

James Templeton is a memorable man with a wonderful tale to tell. His words leap from the page as he transports you back to a less frenetic world, where people who were usually financially poorer than they are today were much richer in every other respect.

Published by : Ink Truck
Published date : March 2007
Format : 297mm x 210mm paperback

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A Century of Carlisle

Charlie Emett & J.P. Templeton
£9.99

This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Carlisle during the 20th century.

Published by : Sutton
Published date : November 2007
Format : 148mm x 234mm paperback

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A Cumberland Vicar's Daughter 1822-1898: The Eliza Lynn Linton Story

Elizabeth Kissack
£3.00

This is a story to remind people of Eliza Lynn Linton, the first lady journalist to be paid for her writing, and draw a fixed salary. She became an important and well respected person in her day, and now seems to be completely forgotten.

Published by : Elizabeth Kissack
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names

Diana Whaley
£20.00

This book is a guide to the place names of the English Lake District from the earliest times to the twentieth century. It is based on previous scholarship and fresh research and combines detail and authoritative commentary on the names with insights onto the setting, languages and history which gave rise to them.

Published by : English Place Name Society
Published date : 2006
Format : Small Hardback

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A Gleaming Landscape - A Hundred Years of the Guardian's Country Diary

Martin Wainwright
£8.99

Martin Wainwright's sparkling compilation of a hundred years of the "Guardian's" much-loved Country Diary column was a critical and sales success in hardback.

Published by : Aurum
Published date : July 2008
Format : 130mm x 198mm paperback

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A Lifetime in the Mountains

Harry Griffin
£7.99

Second only to Alistair Cooke's Letter from America, Harry Griffin's 'Country Diary' column for the "Guardian" was the longest-running regular feature in the British media, running uninterrupted for some 52 years until his death in 2004.

Published by : Aurum
Published date : September 2007
Format : 130mm x 196mm paperback

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Abel Heywood's Guide Books - Keswick & Derwentwater Illustrated


£3.30

Here is a guide book originally published in the 1890's by a Manchester firm, reprinted almost page for page (except for a few non-Lakeland advert}, complete with all the original spelling mistakes. To tell the truth, there is one major difference - back then it only cost a penny....

Published by : PastPresented
Published date : March 2007 reprinted
Format : 145mm x 210mm stitched paperback

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Abel Heywood's Guide Books - Windermere & Grasmere Illustrated


£2.99

Here is a guide book originally published in the 1890's by a Manchester firm, reprinted almost page for page (except for a few non-Lakeland advert}, complete with all the original spelling mistakes. To tell the truth, there is one major difference - back then it only cost a penny....

Published by : PastPresented
Published date : March 2007 reprinted
Format : 145mm x 210mm stitched paperback

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Along the River Kent

Catherine Rothwell
£12.99

The River Kent is born at the head of Kentmere, a wide glacial valley in Cumbria. Flowing through Kentmere, Staveley, Burneside, Kendal, Sedgwick and out into Morecambe Bay, the river takes a varied course - passing through rural landscapes and once-industrial regions.

Published by : Sutton Publishing
Published date : 2005
Format : Large paperback.

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An Independent Woman's Lake District Writings

Harriet Martineau
£12.00

This book brings together a collection of Harriet Martineau's writing about the English Lake District where she lived from the 1840s through the 1870s.

Published by : Humanity Books
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback.

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Annie O' The Mill: A Cumbrian Life Remembered

Anne Dawes
£12.99

This is the story of Anne Dawes' maternal grandmother, Annie Irving. She spent most of her life in the north Cumbrian village of Walton. It is a story of a life, spirit and character that reflect the independence and fortitude of many of her generation.

Published by : Lilma Press
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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Bastles

Julia Grint
£7.99

Bastle houses are an enduring feature of the landscape of upland Northumberland, evoking a troublesome past in one sense and yet forming an integral part of the character of the rural landscape.

Published by : Ergo
Published date : June 2008
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Behind the Scenery - Farmer Diaries From England's Lake District - Winter 2007

Paul Harper Rural Management Consultants
£9.99

This is the first of a series of short films from working farmers in England's Lake District, with one produced for each season of the year. Purchase of this DVD helps to sustain the Cumbrian landscape and the guardians of the Lake District - the local farmers.

Published by : Cumbria Farmer Network
Published date : March 2007
Format : PAL DVD

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Behind the Scenery - Spring - Farmer Diaries From England's Lake District


£9.99

This is part of a series of short films from working farmers in England's Lake District, with one produced for each season of the year.

Published by : Cumbria Farmer Network
Published date : August 2007
Format : 135mm x 190mm DVD

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Blennerhasset

Geoffrey Bremner
£10.00

Blennerhasset is a small village on the edge of the Solway Plain. People have lived there for at least a thousand years

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : November 2006
Format : 210mm x 150mm small paperback

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Brampton As It Was

Iain Parsons
£14.00

The townsfolk of Brampton, Cumbria, have yet again come forward with enough material to produce a fourth book in this popular series.

Published by : Netherhay Books
Published date : November 2006
Format : A4 Large paperback

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Capturing the Mountains - The Lake district through the Lens of the Abraham Brothers


£25.00

The photographs displayed in this grand book have come from many sources to produce a fine collection as celebration of the famous climbers and photographers, the Abraham Brothers of Keswick.

Published by : abraham photographic
Published date : May 2008
Format : 248mm x 340mm paperback

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Carlisle 2 DVD

Andrew Leitch
£13.99

The second Carlisle DVD produced by Andrew Leitch, this time bringing us forward in time from the Octocentenary in 1958 through the invasion of the Beatles in the sixties and showing the devastating effects of the massive flood of 2005. A feast for followers of Carlisle's social history

Published by : Andrew Leitch
Published date : November 2006
Format : DVD

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Carlisle Breweries and Public Houses 1894-1916

Steven Davidson
£12.99

This is a comprehensive and unique study of Carlisle's breweries and public houses in the late Victorian area, inspired by the author's interest in collecting Carlisle Victorian bottles.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : 2004
Format : Large paperback.

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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.

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Carlisle Grammar School - An Entertaining History

Mary Scott - Parker
£12.00

This book has come about because of the determination of one man, Malcolm Ward, to preserve as much of Carlisle Grammar School's history as possible.

Published by : Parker-Leigh Publishing
Published date : September 2008
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Carlisle to Canada - A Family Chronicle

Cathy Smith
£8.99

Cathy Smith discovered a bundle of old letters in her grandmother's house in Melbourne Street, Carlisle that spanned 50 years.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : November 2006
Format : 150mm x 210mm small paperback

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