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Books Cumbria : History : Social

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Discovering Northern lakeland

Charlie Emett & James Templeton
£12.99

The Cumbrian Mountains with their sixteen lakes radiating from a central point like the spokes of a wheel and their numerous smaller tarns have become today's lakeland, renowned for its great natural beauty.

Published by : The History Press
Published date : July 2009
Format : 170mm x 247mm paperback

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Discovering the Eden Valley

Charlie Emett
£12.99

This book explores 100 aspects of the Eden Valley's history, from ancient castles and pele towers to ten modern sculptures along the river, from famous sons and daughters of the area, such as Lady Anne Clifford, to local eccentrics. Curiosities such as the beck that runs uphill, the only wind in Britain that has a name (the Helm) and the Eden Gorge rock carvings are not forgotten.

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

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Dorothy Wordsworth - An Anthology


£5.50

This is a pocket-sized anthology produced by the Wordsworth Trust and sure to bring enjoyment to anyone interested in Dorothy Wordsworth's life and times.

Published by : Wordsworth Trust
Published date : April 2007
Format : 100mm x 142mm hardback

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Encore! - Ten Years of Theatre By The Lake

David Ward
£6.00

Theatre By The Lake opened on the shores of Derwentwater on time (only just) and on budget in August 1999.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : August 2009
Format : 210mm x 148mm paperback

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Ennerdale 100 - DVD - A Century of Ennerdale Shows

Lamplugh & District Heritage Society
£12.00

The Ennerdale Show started in 1895, as a flower and vegetable show in aid of the village school.

Published by : Lamplugh & District Heritage Society
Published date : 2008
Format : PAL DVD

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Eskdale & Ravenglass - a 1920's Album


£4.20

This is a little album of 1920's photographs including the Eskdale & Ravenglass railway and a selection of postcards of the time.

Published by : PastPresented
Published date : April 2007
Format : 150mm x 210mm stitched paperback

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Eskdale & Ravenglass An Edwardian Album


£4.20

Another collection of photographs and postcards from Eskdale & Ravenglass for those interested in bygone times.

Published by : PastPresented
Published date : 2007
Format : 150mm x 210mm

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Exploring Solway Firth History

Philip Nixon & Hugh Dias
£11.99

REDUCED BY £5.00................

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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Farfield Mill - The Restoration

Maureen Lamb
£11.95

Why did a group of people set about the massive task of renovating a derelicy 4 story Victorian woollen mill?

Published by : Maureen Lamb
Published date : June 2008
Format : 156mm x 240mm paperback

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Farm Life in the Lakeland Dales

W.R. Mitchell
£8.99

Fifty years ago, when the author first ventured into the Lake District, as Editor of the magazine Cumbria, he was befriended by the farm folk who scratched a living against the backdrop of high fells. This book is a popular account of how such a life evolved over the centuries, from the first settlers and the colonising Norsemen whose names for places and natural features are spread densely across the Lakeland map.

Published by : DalesCountry
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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Farm Life on Field and Fell

Alfred Hall
£12.00

Alfred Hall, MBE, founded the World Ploughing Organisation and was its General Secretary for 40 years. He was also involved in many other activities and spent twenty five of his years as a free-lance broadcaster on radio and television, talking about all things farming. This book is a collection of his stories based on some of those original talks broadcast by the BBC.

Published by : Hayloft
Published date : January 2007
Format : 150mm x 210mm paperback

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Fate's Ingenuity 2

David Bradbury
£4.99

Two and a half centuries ago nobody died in motorway pile-ups, nobody got carried away by their heelies, nobody got killed changing a light bulb, but people did find a variety of ways to die by accident.

Published by : Past Presented
Published date : February
Format : 145mm x 215mm

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Fate's Ingenuity 3 - Accidental Deaths in Cumberland 1771-1780

David Bradbury
£4.35

This, the third volume in the series, covers an even shorter time-span than the second. for that you must (as usual) blame the newspapers.

Published by : PastPresented
Published date : June 2008
Format : 115mm x 210mm stitched paperback

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Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In & Around Carlisle

Ian Ashbridge
£10.99

Included are the barbaric execution of Andrew de Harcla in 1323, and the truth behind the Croglin vampire some 362 years later, the frenzied murder of Mary Brown in St Nicholas in 1826 and that of William Horsley in 1861, strangled by his possessive lady friend who also happened to be his mother-in-law.

Published by : Wharncliffe Books
Published date : October 2006
Format : 155mm x 233mm paperback

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Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Cumbria

Nicholas Corder
£10.99

The criminal cases vividly described by Nicholas Corder in this gripping book take the reader on a journey into the dark secret side of Cumbria's long history.

Published by : Wharncliffe Books
Published date : July 2008
Format : 156mm x 234mm paperback

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From Cotton Mills to Lakeland Hills

Keith Holland
£11.95

One of 12 children, Keith tells a story of how his 'townie' life in Manchester changed when the family got their little holiday cottage in the Lake District in the early 1930s. He tells of these early years spent enjoying country life and escaping for weekends and school holidays.

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

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Furness & Cartmel Peninsulas

Robert Swain
£10.99

Francis Frith enthralls us once more with his photographic record of the Furness & Cartmel Peninsulas in South West Cumbria.

Published by : Frith Book Company
Published date : March 2004
Format : 245 x 185mm Large paperback

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Gretna FC - Living the Dream

Andrew Ross
£14.99

Gretna FC: Living the Dream is a fly-on-the-wall diary of the trials and tribulations, the highs and lows and the tears and laughter of Gretna FC – the small club with big ambitions that is aiming for promotion to the SPL at the first attempt. From the makeshift stands at Gretna’s rundown Raydale Park – Scotland’s southernmost league stadium – to the frozen terraces at Ross County’s Victoria Park – the nation’s most northerly league stadium – Andrew Ross traverses the country taking in every game as the Black & Whites seek a historic third promotion in three seasons. In his six months following the team, Ross faces blizzards, floods, gales, cancelled trains, hostile away fans and killer meat pies.



Published by : Black & White
Published date : August 2007
Format : 164mm x 240mm hardback

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Hark For'ard! The Life of a Lakeland Huntsman

Anthony Chapman and Anne Bonney (ed)
£12.50

In the last few years of his life in the early 1980s, Anthony sat down and penned the seasons of his hunting life - filled with hounds, terriers, foxes, supporters, farmers, dalesmen, inn-keepers and his beloved fells around Ambleside and Coniston.

Published by : Helm Press
Published date : 2004
Format : Large paperback.

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Harrington Through the Years

Harrington Local History Group
£10.00


This is book 5 in the series of 'Harrington through the Years' and as before, submitted photographs and articles have been used in a way that connects with previous publications.

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Published date : December 2006
Format : 210mm x 295mm large paperback

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Harrington through the Years - Book 6

Harrington History Group
£0.00

This is the 6th book in the series of Harrington, Cumbria, brought to us from the archives of the Harrington History Group.

Published by : Harrington History Group
Published date : December 2007
Format : 210mm x 297mm paperback

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Heart of Lakeland

Lehmann J Oppenheimer
£4.95

These classic tales written at the beginning of the last century are widely recognised as capturing the essence of rock-climbing's infancy as it was nurtured at Wasdale Head.



Published by : Ernest Press
Published date : 1988
Format : 122mm x 200mm paperback

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History & Traditions of Ravenstonedale Westmorland

Rev. W. Nicholls
£5.00

William Nicholls was the Minister of High Chapel Congregational Church, Ravenstonedale, from 1869 to 1833, where he is now buried. He had a keen interest in local history, writing five books on various localities. This is his first book, reprinted from the original 1877 edition.

Published by : The Book House
Published date : 1996
Format : Paperback.

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History of Leadgate in Alston Schol

Brian Edge
£10.99

This is the fascinating history of Leadgate-in-Alston School built by the Rodderup Fell Lead Mining Company in 1850 to enable the children of its workers to have a proper education.


Published by : Brian Edge
Published date : December 2009
Format : 170mm x 250mm hardback

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Hurry, Hurry, While Stocks Last

Hunter Davies
£7.95

Reduced to £5.00, a sideways look at the economic, social and shopping history of Cumbria as seen through local advertisements 1850-1940. Hunter Davies traces the changes in Cumbrian life, in attitudes and activities, trends and fashions. He observes the social and

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : 2001
Format : Paperback.

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