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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 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A History of Cumberland & Westmorland William Rollinson £15.95 In the Darwen County History series, a revised second edition of the comprehensive survey of these two counties written in a lucid, readable style. Published by : Phillimore Published date : 1996 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Captain Jones's Irish Sea Cruize David Bradbury £4.75 April 1778....Captain John Paul Jones takes a nostalgic cruise to the Irish Sea and the Solway Firth, where he learned the art of seamanship. Published by : PastPresented Published date : June 2008 Format : 145mm x 210mm stitched paperbacks Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Children of the Pits: Child Labour and Child Fatality in the Coal Mines of Whitehaven & District Ray Devlin £8.00 A poignant history of the children employed in local pits, their job descriptions, their homes, the mining community, and the disasters which killed many of them. Published by : The Friends of Whitehaven Museum Published date : 1999 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Coast to Coast (West) - St Bees to Keld £11.95 This map features the entire western half of the Coast to Coast walk from St. Bees to Keld, passing through and by Whitehaven, Rosthwaite, Grasmere, Glenridding, Shap, Tebay and Kirkby Stephen. Published by : Harvey Maps Published date : 2008 Format : Folded map. 1:40000 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Lamplugh Church: Heritage and Traditions of a Cumbrian Parish Betty Marshall £9.50 This is not only a history of Lamplugh church, but includes customs and traditions of the parish heritage. With a foreword by Melvyn Bragg. Published by : Lamplugh & District Heritage Society Published date : 2004 Format : 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:

	Old John and I : Whitehaven As It Was, Is And Ought To Be Ray Devlin (compiler) £5.00 Compiled from articles published in the Whitehaven Herald during the years 1850 and 1851 the reader will take a stroll through Whitehaven and the local countryside during those times many years ago.. Published by : Whitehaven Herald Published date : Format : 210mm x 146mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Cumberland: Whitehaven 1923 (South) £2.50 A facsimile reprint of the 1923 edition, showing the area as it was in the early years of the 20th century. With notes. Published by : Godfrey Published date : 1990 Format : Folded map. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Cumbrian Coast H.E. Winter £2.65 This amazingly concise booklet takes us on a tour of the coastline, beginning at Rockliffe on the Solway marshes and travelling along to Cargo, Drumburgh, Port Carlisle, Anthorn, Kirkbride, Newton Arlosh, Silloth, Beckfoot, Allonby, Maryport, Seaton, Published by : H.E. Winter Published date : 1996 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Most Dangerous Pit in the Kingdom Ray Devlin; Harry Fancy £11.99 A revised edition of a fascinating book. Harry Fancy has provided the historical context, the planning, sinking working and final closure of the pit, whilst Ray Devlin has compiled what is by far the most complete account of all the disasters and other Published by : The Friends of Whitehaven Museum Published date : 2003 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Visitor's Guide to St Bees Donald Brownrigg £15.00 This is a facsimile edition, with additional material. One of the delights of this book is to read the marvellous advertisements, with their huge variety of elegant and eye-catching typefaces, which give us a snapshot of what people bought in those days. Published by : Donald Brownrigg Published date : 2005 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Whitehaven - Railways & Waggonways of a Unique Cumberland Port Howard Quayle £13.50 This is the first publication to focus on the area's railways and industrial waggonways. Published by : Cumbrian Railways Association Published date : December 2007 Format : 210mm x 297mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Whitehaven Harbour Through Time Alan Routledge £14.99 Whitehaven Harbour Through Time captures the changing face of the town through a series of spectacular old photographs, each paired with their modern equivalent. Published by : Amberley Publishing Published date : October 2012 Format : Paperback; 235 x 165mm. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Whitehaven Then & Now - Volume 11 Alan W. Routledge £12.99 Whitehaven has seen many changes over the years, but has escaped the modernisation some towns faced during the post-war years due to a report by the royal Commission which ledto much of the area becoming a scheduled historical monument. Published by : The History Press Published date : reprinted 2009 Format : 165mm x 234mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Whitehaven Then and Now: In Colour Alan W Routledge £12.99 Whitehaven Then & Now captures the changing face of Whitehaven through a series of spectacular old photographs, each paired with their modern equivalent. Published by : The History Press Published date : April 2012 Format : Hardback; H:235mm; W:165mm; Click here to read the reviews Quantity: