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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.
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Bookcase
Published date :
November 2006
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150mm x 210mm small paperback
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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.
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Published date :
2005
Format :
230mm x 165mm
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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.
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Kingfisher Productions.
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DVD.
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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.
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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
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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.
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L&DFLHS
Published date :
June 2008
Format :
234 x 156mm paperback
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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.
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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.
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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.
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John Wells
Published date :
December 2006
Format :
300mm x 215mm Hardback
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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.
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True North Books
Published date :
Reprinted November 2007
Format :
210mm x 297mm paperback
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Memories of the Lanes
Mary Scott Parker
£8.99
The Lanes have always been at the centre of Carlisle life.
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Bookcase
Published date :
November 2006
Format :
150mm x 210mm small paperback
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Holme St. Cuthbert History Group
Published date :
October 2007
Format :
184mm x 270mm paperback
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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.
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Bookcase.
Published date :
2004
Format :
Paperback.
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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
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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
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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.
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Past Presented
Published date :
2006
Format :
Small Paperback
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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.
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PastPresented
Published date :
June 2008
Format :
145mm x 210mm stitched paperback
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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.
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PastPresented
Published date :
2004
Format :
Paperback.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Published date :
2006
Format :
Paperback.
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