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Books Cumbria : History : Social

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Seaton Past and Present

Compiled by Ethel Fisher
£8.99

This book has been published to commemorate the 125th anniverary of the foundation stone being laid to build the lovely church of St. Paul, in 1882. There is no dialogue relying instead on the photographs to tell the history of Seaton in Cumbria.

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Published date : August 2007
Format : 210mm x 295mm softback

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Senhora Small Fry: Mary Barker and the Lake Poets

David Bradbury
£4.75

This book is a short introduction to the life of a woman who for over 150 years has existed largely as a series of footnotes, in works about a variety of great and goodish people who, for one reason or another, encountered her and whose lives were made

Published by : Past Presented
Published date : 2003
Format : Paperback.

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She Was Loved: Memories of Beatrix Potter

Josefina de Vasconcellos
£11.95

Josefina de Vasconcellos gives a fascinating insight into her great friendship with Beatrix Potter. Accompanying the text are works by Beatrix Potter herself, including previously unpublished paintings and a series of nature drawings from the Armitt Trust

Published by : Titus Wilson
Published date : 2003
Format : Large paperback.

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Ships Of West Cumberland

Desmond G Sythes
£10.00

Desmond G Sythes, the author of this remarkable series of articles is still remembered in the Whitehaven area from his time as the lighthouse keeper at St Bees Head from 1963 to 1969. The Friends of Whitehaven Museum are delighted to be able to make these articles available to a new generation of local history enthusiasts.

Published by : Francis Trevor Ward
Published date : 2006
Format : Small paperback

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Slate From Coniston

Alastair Cameron
£13.99

Second impression. A history of the Coniston slate industry, although the author makes no apologies for the fact that he occasionally strays from the topic of 'slate' to one of the village in general. The history of the industry is inseparable from the history of the village. The culture and personality of the village is as unique as the volcanic slate extracted from its hills.

Published by : Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society
Published date : 2005
Format : Large paperback.

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Solway Winds

John D. Wells
£12.99

This book is mainly focussed on the small seafaring town of Maryport, on the West Cumbrian coast of the Solway Firth. Compiled by John Wells, a native of the town, it is an affectionate tribute in stories, articles, poems and photographs.

Published by : Pitcairn Publishing
Published date : 2004
Format : Large paperback.

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St Cuthbert's Church & Parish - Great Salkeld

Ian Broadway
£9.50

In his second historical book set in Cumbria, Ian Broadway has researched and pieced together the fascinating history of St. Cuthbert's Church in Great Salkeld.

Published by : Friends of St Cuthbert's
Published date : August 2009
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Steam City - Carlisle

Howard Routledge
£18.95

The history of Carlisle as a major railway centre has been well documented over the years, the seven different railway companies that served the city prior to the 1923 Grouping leaving a legacy that lasted well into the 1960's.

Published by : Irwell Press
Published date : November 2007
Format : 215mm x 305mm hardback

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Strong Lad Wanted For Strong Lass: Growing Up In Carlisle

Hunter Davies
£8.99

Hunter Davies is one of the country's best known writers and journalists, author of over 30 books. This is his fascinating personal story of growing up in Carlisle in the 1950's.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback.

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The Autobiography of William Farish: The Struggles of a Hand-Loom Weaver

William Farish
£35.00

Born at Carlisle in 1818, William Farish first started work as bobbin wheel operative at the age of eight, graduating to the loom two years later. His autobiography was privately printed in 1889, adn includes an account of the hardship and poverty of his childhood.

Published by : Caliban Books
Published date : 1996
Format : Hardback.

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The Baroness of Belsfield by Windermere

Ian Jones
£8.00

This is the story of a remarkable lady, an off-comer of common but respectable birth who, by great fortune, inherited considerable wealth, espoused an aristocratic title, and built as her principle seat one of the finest houses to grace the shores of Windermere.

Published by : Ian Jones
Published date : June 2008
Format : 238mm x 160mm paperback

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The Beatles, Football and Me

Hunter Davies
£18.99

Hunter Davies has enthralled Beatles and football fans, been an influential journalist, and written ground-breaking books for over forty years. He wrote the only authorised biography of the Beatles and the seminal book about Tottenham Hotspur FC, 'The Glory Game', years before football writing became fashionable. His story starts on a Carlisle council estate in the 1950s and moves on to his early years in Fleet Street at the height and heart of the 1960s - which is when he wrote his first novel, 'Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush' later a cult film.

Published by : Headline Review
Published date : 2006
Format : Small hardback

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The Bowder Stone - A history

Liz Hodgson
£4.00

The Bowder Stone is really a legend in time which gives this huge lump of rock an added interest. It is no longer just a stone that has fallen from above.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : August 2007
Format : 146mm x 210mm

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The Carlisle Floods: A Photographic Record

David Ramshaw
£5.00

On Saturday 8th January 2005 the citizens of Carlisle woke up to the worst flooding seen in the city for almost 200 years. The weather had been exceptionally wet and windy for several days, but no one could have foreseen the extent of the flooding that occurred on that Saturday morning. In a very short space of time the city ground to a halt and by lunchtime the whole city had lost electrical power.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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The Carlisle Floods: One Story

Martin Daley
£7.99

The great Carlisle flood of January 2005 didn't just end when the waters subsided. Martin and Wendy Daley were left, like thousands of others, with a derelict house. They had to watch day by day as their home was taken apart and then reconstructed.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : 2006
Format : Paperback.

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The Carlisle State Management Scheme

Olive Seabury
£15.00

In 1916 the pubs and breweries in the Carlisle area were taken over by the Government. The aim was to civilize the drinking habits of this dissolute city.

Published by : Bookcase Carlisle
Published date : November 2007
Format : 168mm x 244mm paperback

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The Crazy World of Farming

Harry Harper
£10.00

A humorous account of life as a farmer, which was inspired by the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak. Harry looks back over his own life and the life of his father to give an insight into farming.

Published by : Harry Harper
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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The Cumberland Coast

Neil Curry
£10.00

From the marshes of the Solway to the cliffs of St. Bees, the Cumberland coast is an area rich in character and history. Neil Curry has walked the coast and met the people. He knows the beauty of this remote and unguarded country.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : October 2007
Format : 148 x 210mm paperback

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The English Lakes - Memories of Times Past

Colin Inman & Rosemary Anderson
£10.00

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This beautiful and informative volume, inspired by the pioneering 1905 colour book 'The English Lakes', offers a new way of looking at the landscape and social history of a much-loved region.

Published by : Worth Press
Published date : November 2006
Format : 250mm x 277mm

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The George

John Hurst
£9.95

A fascinating history of the George Hotel in Penrith, which has served an impressive range of roles in the spheres of public entertainment, law and order, local government, sport, agriculture, personal health and the property market.

Published by : Cumberland and Westmorland Herald
Published date : 2006
Format : Large paperback.

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The Ghosts of Cumbria

Laurie Kemp
£6.99

Ghosts inhabit every corner of the ancient counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. Laurie Kemp has ventured fearlessly among the lakes and fells to uncover the stories of the uneasy spirits that lurk in dark and eerie houses.

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

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The Great Flood

Dawn Robertson and Peter Koronka
£20.00

The exceptional weather which hit Cumbria so hard in January 2005 touched everyone in the county. Suddenly the focus of the international media was on Carlisle and people struggled to cope as the greatest ever flood hit the city. Feeling that this tragedy should be recorded, author Dawn Robertson and photographer Peter Koronka set out to interview and photograph those involved.

Published by : Hayloft Publishing Ltd
Published date : 2005
Format : Large paperback.

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The Heritage of the Solway Firth

James Irving Hawkins
£12.99

The Solway Firth is a major estuary and has been a communication route and a source of food for the inhabitants of its shores from the Mesolithic period to the present day. In times of war and border unrest the Firth and its major rivers have been used as natural lines of defence.
This book contains a collection of photographs and information gathered from many individuals and organisations.

Published by : Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums
Published date : 2006
Format : Large paperback.

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The History of Lead Mining in the North East of England

Les Turnbull
£8.99

This is an invaluable introduction to lead mining and smelting with fascinating period photographs. It also has two suggested tours of the region.

Published by : Ergo Press
Published date : 2006
Format : small paperback

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The History of the Coniston Foxhounds 1825 - 1925 - 'In The Steps Of Mighty Men'

Neil Salisbury
£25.00

Nowhere in the country has the sport of hunting been more associated with an area than in the Lake Counties of Westmorland, Cumberland and North Lancashire.

Published by : Ryelands
Published date : 2008
Format : 215mm x 300mm hardback

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