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	Keswick Characters Volume one Keswick Historical Society £7.99 Very few small towns have played host to so many interesting, eccentric, eminent or worthy people as Keswick. Published by : Bookcase Published date : November 2006 Format : 150mm x 210mm small paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Keswick Then and Now Jeff Taylor £7.50 A nostalgic look at Keswick, showing many photographs 'old and new' to illustrate the changes to the town through the years. Published by : Published date : 2005 Format : 230mm x 165mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Published date : Format : DVD. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Letters, Papers and Journals of William Pearson Anne Pearson (ed) £25.00 This book has been out of print for almost 150 years. It was a rare book, even when first published, as it is believed only 50 copies were printed. The book is a memoir by Anne Pearson and an important collection of letters and articles by her husband, William Pearson of Borderside, a well known Westmorland man, who was buried at Crosthwaite Church. Published by : Hayloft Publishing Ltd. Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Life and Times of Nicholforest and Moat Carole Somerville £5.50 Nicholforest and its surrounding areas have a fascinating and exciting history.The aim of this book is to give a readableaccount of the area, history and happenings in Nicholforest. Published by : Nicholforest Heritage Society Published date : December 2006 Format : 150mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Life in Old Loweswater Roz Southey £8.95 Life in Old Loweswater is a collection of short sketches on the history of this Lakeland village and its people, written by Roz Southey, mostly in the 1980's, and now edited and illustrated for Lorton & Derwent Fells Local History Society by Derek Denman. Published by : L&DFLHS Published date : June 2008 Format : 234 x 156mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Linen and Liturgy: The Story of the Marshall Family and The Parish Church of Keswick St. John Margaret Armstrong £8.50 There is now none left of the distinguished Marshall family of the Lake District , but their story is fascinating reading for anyone who wishes to know more about the founding of St Johns Church. Published by : Peel Wyke Publications Published date : 2002 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Marchon: The Whitehaven Chemical Works Alan W. Routledge £12.99 For more than half a century the tall chimneys of Marchon dominated the skyline above Whitehaven. Whilst some people may not have considered them pretty, to those who worked in the factory the steam and smoke pouring out of the chimneys was a welcome sight. It meant their jobs were safe and at the end of the week they would pick up a decent pay packet. Published by : Tempus Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Maryport - The Passing Years John D. Wells £19.95 A follow up to 'Solway Winds', this book is a wonderfully evocative record of everything that was and is Maryport. Written for Maryport and its people, it is sure to be of interest to all who are familiar with this once importantly placed harbour town of West Cumbria. Published by : John Wells Published date : December 2006 Format : 300mm x 215mm Hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Memories of Carlisle £10.99 Reprinted from the 1999 hardback edition, this is a collection of photographs from a time not-so-long-ago. It is not a history book, rather a nostalgic look at life concentrating on that most eventful period in our recent past, centred around the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Published by : True North Books Published date : Reprinted November 2007 Format : 210mm x 297mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Memories of the Lanes Mary Scott Parker £8.99 The Lanes have always been at the centre of Carlisle life. Published by : Bookcase Published date : November 2006 Format : 150mm x 210mm small paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Millom Remembered Bill Myers £12.99 This fascinating and detailed book delves into some of the stories behind 150 years of growth and change in the town of Millom on the West Cumberland coast. It draws on contemporary newspaper reports to help tell the story, as Millom has been fortunate in having a number of newspapers which left a comprehensive record of its daily life. Published by : Tempus Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Misericords of North West England - their Nature and Significance John Dickinson £12.95 Misericords, carved into the underside of choir stall seats in major churches and cathedrals, reveal the otherwise lost skills of medieval craftsmen, together with important insights into the thought of the period. Published by : Centre for North- West Regional Studies Published date : April 2008 Format : 168mm x 243mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Moota - Camp 103: The Story of a Cumbrian Prisoner of War Camp Gloria Edwards £5.99 The story of Moota Prisoner of War Camp, and the men who lived there, is a part of West Cumbria's history. Many people may already have heard of the beautiful chapel and its artwork created by German POWs, but other aspects of life at the camp and the part it played in the life of the local area have been largely unexplored until now. Published by : Little Bird Publications Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	More Plain People Holme St. Cuthbert History Group £9.95 The coastal fringe of the Solway Plain, from Saltpans to Skinburness, is an area of outstanding natural beauty. Published by : Holme St. Cuthbert History Group Published date : October 2007 Format : 184mm x 270mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Murder in Cumbria Ian Ashbridge £8.95 A young Chinese woman is strangled by her husband in Borrowdale. A butler loads a body into the boot of a car in Newton Arlosh. Ian Ashbridge researches the murders that took place in the beautiful county of Cumbria in the twentieth century. Published by : Bookcase. Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Natland and Oxenholme Winifred Inglesfield £12.95 This is a comprehensive history of a Westmorland village stretching through the centuries to Roman times. The book brings to life the people who lived there, and is filled with many unpublished pictures, (though not from Roman times!). So read it and enjoy this delightful book about a wonderful old Westmorland village with its beautiful Green. Published by : Helm Press Published date : February 2007 Format : 164mm x 239mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Nella Last's War Nella Last £8.99 In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a regular diary that lasted for thirty years. Published by : Profile Books Published date : November 2006 Format : 195x130mm small paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Pages from Allonby's History David Bradbury £4.99 Not exactly a history of the Cumbrian seaside village of Allonby from the earliest times to the end of the 19th century, but possibly a history of the history of Allonby. How the village and its heritage were seen in the past. Published by : Past Presented Published date : 2006 Format : Small Paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Pages From Broughton & Ribton's History David Bradbury £4.99 In 2007 an official history of Broughton Primary School, and its place in the community, will be published. while your waiting here is a - not at all - official sample of sources for the history of Broughton and ribton before the school existed. Published by : PastPresented Published date : June 2008 Format : 145mm x 210mm stitched paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Parton: Party On D. Bradbury £3.99 This book, third in the series of Parton history books by D. Bradbury, attempts to give a flavour of village life from the 1920s to the 1970s, looking at one year from each decade. Published by : PastPresented Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Penrith & Eden: A Journey into the Past DVD Andrew Leitch £13.99 Travel back through the decades on an amazing journey of discovery to find out about Penrith and Eden in years gone by. Much rarely seen material captures the atmosphere of this unique area revealing how things have changed over the past two centuries. Published by : Andrew Leitch Published date : 2005 Format : DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Plain People - Bygone Times on the Cumbrian Solway Plain Holme St Cuthbert History Group £9.95 "In this book, we tell the story of the ordinary inhabitants of our small corner of the Solway Plain and their everyday life - Published by : Holme St Cuthbert History Group Published date : Reprinted 2008 (from 2004) Format : 185mm x 270mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Ploughing in Latin £12.00 In 1998 a parish meeting decided that Bampton would commemorate the forthcoming Millenium with a book about the history of the parish. Ploughing in Latin is that book. It went on to be a prizewinner in the Lakeland book of the Year awards. It celebrates the parish of Bampton, its people and its history. This book was written by Bampton people, for Bampton people and Bampton people enjoyed it. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 2003 Format : Large Paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Proud to be a Cumbrian Mick Mitchell £19.99 An affectionate and detailed tribute to Carlisle United FC, featuring many photographs and interviews with past and present players. Published by : Published date : 2006 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: