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Settle & Carlisle Revival

Brian Sharpe
£6.99

Heritage Railway deputy editor Brian Sharpe tells the story of one of Britain’s favourite railway lines since it was reprieved from closure for the second time in 1989.

Published by : Mortons Media Group
Published date : February 2013
Format : Paperback; 297 x 210mm.

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Grace and Mary

Melvyn Bragg
£18.99

John visits his ageing mother, Mary in her nursing home and mourns the slow fading of her mind. Hoping to shore up her memory, he prompts her with songs, photographs and questions about the 1940s, when she was a young woman and he a child in a small Cumbrian town.

Published by : Hodder & Stoughton
Published date : May 2013
Format : Hardback; 222 x 141mm.

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Rucksack Readers Adventurous Walk - Cumbria Way

Paddy Dillon
£10.99

This Rucksack Readers guide to the Cumbrian Way contains all that a walker needs to plan and enjoy their holiday.

Published by : Rucksack Readers
Published date : March 2013
Format : Spiral bound; 220 x 145mm.

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Wainwright's Way

Nick Burton
£13.99

Wainwright's Way is a journey on foot through Wainwright's life from Lancashire to the Lakes. This walking guide charts a 126-mile long-distance route linking the place where Wainwright was born - a Victorian terraced house in Audley Range, Blackburn - with his final resting place on Haystacks, his heavenly corner of Lakeland.

Published by : Frances Lincoln Publishers
Published date : March 2013
Format : Hardback; 170 x 112mm.

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The Lake District - Paintings

Peter Symonds
£19.99

The Lake District is one of Britain's finest areas of natural beauty and Peter Symonds, one of Britain's best known and most admired landscape artists, holds a deep affinity for the area.

Published by : Jeremy Mills Publishing
Published date : October 2012
Format : Paperback; 297 x 227mm.

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Riding By Moonlight

Julia A Hickey
£8.00

Reiving Tales from Carlisle and the West March Retold.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : March 2013
Format : Paperback; 209 x 146mm.

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Thirlmere and the Emergence of the Landscape Protection Movement

Ian O. Brodie
£12.00

In 1894 Manchester Corporation created Thirlmere. In 1894 the National Trust was founded. Ian Brodie examines the original conservation debate and the continuing battle over this important landscape.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : 2012
Format : Paperback; 210 x 148mm.

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River Derwent - From Sea to Source

H. C. Ivison
£14.99

River Derwent - From Sea to Source is essential reading for anyone who knows this river well, and also for those who are visiting the River Derwent for the first time.

Published by : Amberley Publishing
Published date : March 2013
Format : Paperback; 235 x 165mm.

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The Unknown Bridesmaid

Margaret Forster
£16.99

When Julia was eight, she was asked to be a bridesmaid at her beautiful cousin Iris' wedding. Her mother saw this as a chore - expensive, inconvenient - but Julia was thrilled. When the time came, even the fact that her bridesmaid's dress didn't fit, and was plain cream rather than the pink she'd hoped for, couldn't ruin the day. But after this, things began to go wrong for Julia, starting with an episode involving her cousin's baby, a pram and a secret trip round the block.

Published by : Vintage
Published date : February 2013
Format : Hardback; 240 x 161mm.

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Keswick Characters - Volume Three

Keswick History Group
£10.00

This is the third volume of a selection of characters that have enhanced the social history of Keswick. Includes a forward by Keith Richardson.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : 2012
Format : Paperback; 210 x 148mm.

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In Search of Arctic Wonders - Cumbria and the Arctic in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Rob David
£18.00

In this illustrated book, Dr Rob David explores the connections between Cumbria and the Arctic during one of the great eras of polar exploration.

Published by : CWAAS
Published date : February 2013
Format : Paperback; 245 x 174mm.

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The Cockermouth Poets 1700-2012

Anthology
£8.50

The Cockermouth Poets Anthology is a collection of poems about a small riverside town in Cumbria. These are composed by men, women and children who have walked its streets, residents, workers and visitors.

Published by : Octogenary Press
Published date : 2012
Format : Paperback; 196 x 124mm.

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Annan - People and Places, 1830s to 1970s

John A. Thomson
£8.00

John Thomson completes his History of Annan and District with this self contained volume covering the period from the 1830s up to the 1970s.

Published by : John A. Thomson
Published date : November 2012
Format : Paperback; 210 x 148mm.

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Hine Brothers of Maryport

Robert Peel
£25.00

The Sailing Fleet, based in Liverpool then Maryport - Volume 1. This story follows the sailing vessels founded by Wilfrid Hine in Liverpool.

Published by : Cooil Publishing
Published date : December 2012
Format : Paperback; 280 x 216mm.

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Learning to Tie a Bow

Sarah Hampton
£7.99

The events of 1939 change Julia's life. Passions, loyalties and misunderstandings divert her down unexpected paths as she moves from childish innocence to adulthood against a backdrop of momentous political and social change.

Published by : 2QT Publishing
Published date : September 2012
Format : Paperback; 198 x 129mm.

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Casserole

Brian Campbell
£10.00

A collection of illustrated poems by local poet and artist Brian Campbell.

Published by : Willow End Publication
Published date : November 2012
Format : Paperback; 300 x 210mm.

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Britain's Lost Breweries and Beers

Chris Arnot
£25.00

Fully illustrated with stunning photographs of dray horses, coopers and grand Victorian architecture, an elegy for the loss of so many of our classic homes of beer.

Published by : Aurum Press
Published date : November 2012
Format : Hardback; 284 x 216mm.

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The Havocs

Jacob Polley
£9.99

Little Gods established Jacob Polley as one of the leading talents of the younger generation; his third collection sees him extend that gift in often wholly unexpected directions. As before, Polley's work is often unashamedly lyric, and displays a virtuosic range of form and address.

Published by : Picador
Published date : November 2012
Format : Paperback; 197 x 130mm.

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The First Souvenirs Enamelled Vessels from Hadrian's Wall

Edited by David J. Breeze
£15.00

The Rudge Cup, Amiens Patera and Ilam Pan recording the names of some of the forts on Hadrian’s Wall are the subject of this beautifully illustrated volume, pefect for those interested in Roman History, Hadrian's Wall and ancient artefacts.


Published by : Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society
Published date : October 2012
Format : Paperback; 245 x 174mm.

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A Century Around Silloth

Peter Ostle & Stephen Wright
£12.00

A Century Around Silloth covers the history of the local people of Silloth and the surrounding villages from 1900 to the present day.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : October 2012
Format : Paperback; 270 x 180mm.

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The Greta

Keith Richardson
£25.00

The story of a Lakeland river as it flows through the life and times of Keswick and its people, from the author of the ever popular Joss, Keith Richardson.

Published by : River Greta Writer
Published date : October 2012
Format : Hardback; 290 x 220mm.

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Eddie Stobart: The Ultimate Guide to the British Trucking Legends

Martin Roach
£18.99

This is truly an irresistible book for Stobart fans of all ages, featuring astonishing facts, stats and the history of the Stobart fleet, illustrated throughout with amazing photographs.

Published by : Virgin Books
Published date : October 2012
Format : Hardback; 254 x 200mm.

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The Cockermouth Congregational Church Book (1651 - c.1765)

Edited by R.B. Wordsworth
£30.00

The 'church book' of the Independent congregation at Cckermouth is a remarkable document charting the origins and life of a nonconformist church from its foundation in 1651 through to the eighteenth century.

Published by : CWAAS
Published date : June 2012
Format : Paperback 247 x 174mm.

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The Pinecone - The Story of Sarah Losh

Jenny Uglow
£20.00

Jenny Uglow's critically acclaimed biography of Sarah Losh, the Cumbrian visionary and architect responsible for Wreay Church.

Published by : Faber
Published date : September 2012
Format : Hardback; 223 x143mm

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Walking Home

Simon Armitage
£16.99

A travel memoir of Simon Armitage's walk through the Pennines as a penniless poet, relying on poetry performances to pay his way.

Published by : Faber
Published date : 218 x 140mm
Format : Hardback

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Fourth, First and Fulham: The Golden Era of Carlisle United

Martin Daley
£12.99

The story of a twelve year period during the 1960s and 1970s when Carlisle United rose through the Football League, winning promotions and titles, performing heroic giant-killing acts, and taking part in its one and only European competition.

Published by : DB Publishing
Published date : July 2012
Format : Paperback; 234 x 156mm

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Alistair Morton and the Edinburgh Weavers - Visionary Textiles and Modern Art

Lesley Jackson
£40.00

The Carlisle based company,Edinburgh Weavers, was one of the most important textile companies of the twentieth century.

Published by : V & A publishing
Published date : February 2012
Format : 225mm x 280mm hardback

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The Foreigners in the Hills

Alastair F Robertson
£9.95

This book tells the story of Belgian mining company 'Vieille Montagne' who arrived in the North Pennines in 1896 to extract zinc and lead ore.

Published by : Hundy Publications
Published date : April 2012
Format : Paperback. 147mm x 210mm

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The Coast to Coast Walk

Karen Frenkel
£16.99

It's now nearly 40 years since Alfred Wainwright devised the elegant concept of a 190-mile walk across the north of England, linking the west and east coasts and covering some of the most spectacular scenery in the country.

Published by : Francis Lincoln
Published date : March 2012
Format : 258mm x 274mm hardback

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The Furness Railway - A History

Michael Andrews
£25.00

A thorough account of the Furness Railway. Fully illustrated with half tone and colour photographs with a range of maps and drawings from archive resources.
Detailed research undertaken by railway enthusiast Dr Michael Andrews before his death in 2010 has been prepared for publication by a group of his friends.



Published by : Barrai Books
Published date : February 2012
Format : 212mm x 302mm hardback

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Dear Mary, Love Percy - A Creative Thread

edited by David A. Cross
£30.00

This is an extraordinary record of the 25-year friendship and exchange of letters between two of Cumbria’s leading cultural figures, Mary Burkett, author, biographer, and Arts patron and Percy Kelly, West Cumbrian artist, now acclaimed worldwide.


Published by : Skiddaw Press
Published date : November 2011
Format : 210mm x 304mm hardback

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The Beautiful Indifference

Sarah Hall
£12.99

From the heathered fells and lowlands of Cumbria with their history of smouldering violence, to the speed and heat of summer London, to an eerily still lake in the Finnish wilderness, Sarah Hall evokes landscapes with extraordinary precision and grace. The characters within these territories are real-life survivors, but whether it's a frustrated housewife seeking extreme experience or a young woman contemplating the death of her lover, dark devices and desires rise to the surface. And the human body, too - flawed, visceral, and full of emotional conflict - provides a sensuous frame for each unfolding drama. Uniquely disturbing and deeply erotic, this collection confirms Sarah Hall as one of the greatest writers of her generation. "The Beautiful Indifference", includes "Butcher's Perfume", which was short-listed for the BBC National Short Story Prize in 2010.

Published by : Faber
Published date : November 2011
Format : 135mm x 215mm paperback

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The History of Scotby - Volume 2

P J Bullock
£8.00

This is an updated version of 'History of Scotby, Cumberland' published in the 1970's.

Published by : Reuben Books
Published date : October 2011
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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A Cumbrian Railway Album from the Cameras of Ian & Alan Pearsall

Leslie R Gilpin
£14.50

The 1950's are reckoned to be the golden age of the steam railway in Britain and this album focuses largely on that period from a Cumbrian perspective .

Published by : Cumbrian Railways Association
Published date : September 2011
Format : Large hardback

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Against the Grade - Working on the Settle - Carlisle Railway

Bob Swallow
£18.00

'This book is not just an invaluable piece of social history and railway folklore, it is a treasure trove of tales and a joy to read'.

Published by : Great Northern Books
Published date : July 2011
Format : 200mm x 255mm hardback

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A Walk Around Our Village of Caldbeck, Cumberland

Richard Greenup
£8.99

For several years Kathleen Ashbridge led group walks through Caldbeck using, as a reference point, this account of a walk through the village on the first day of the twentieth century.

Published by : Caldbeck & District Local History Society 2011
Published date : May 2011
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Across the Oceans - Emigration From Cumberland and Westmorland before 1914

Margaret E. Shepherd
£15.00

For centuries Cumbrian migrants left all that they knew and travelled to a new life.

Published by : BOOKCASE
Published date : May 2011
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Tubular Fells Poster

Peter Burgess & Harry Beck
£8.99

A great new map of The English Lake District, called Tubular Fells, based upon the iconic work of Alfred Wainwright, The Lakeland author and Harry Beck, the draughtsman for London Underground. By blending their concepts, Peter Burgess has produced his map for the modern era.

Published by : Tubular fells
Published date : April 2011
Format : 42cms x 59cms poster (16.5 x 23.25 inches)

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The Book of Books - The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011

Melvyn Bragg
£20.00

The King James Bible has often been called the Book of Books both in itself and in what it stands for.

Published by : Hodder & Stoughton
Published date : April 2011
Format : 160mm x 240mm hardback

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The Making of Carlisle - From Romans to Railways

Edited by Mark Brennand & Keith J Stringer
£15.00

Much of Carlisle's 2,000-year history has been based on its military and political importance, thanks especially to the colonising power of the Romans and the Normans, and the needs of national defence against the Scots during the later Middle Ages.

Published by : CWAAS
Published date : March 2011
Format : 174mm x 244mm paperback

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Border City Blues - The Story of Carlisle Rugby League

Alan Tucker
£13.99

Border City Blues is the previously untold story of rugby league football in the proud city of Carlisle.

Published by : Scratching Shed Publishing
Published date : November 2010
Format : 140mm x 216mm paperback

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Nella Last in the 1950's

Nella Last
£8.99

'I can never understand how the scribbles of such an ordinary person, leading a shut-in, dull life, can possibly have value'.

Published by : Profile Books
Published date : October 2010
Format : 128mm x 196mm paperback

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The Buildings of England - Cumbria, Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness

Matthew Hyde & Sir Nikolaus Pevsner
£35.00

This fully revised volume brings together the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland with the old Furness division of Lancashire, in a comprehensive architectural guide to one of England's most varied and rewarding regions.

Published by : Yale
Published date : October 2010
Format : 126mm x 222mm hardback

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Cumbrian Railways DVD


£9.95

Capture the past in this unique film that takes you on a fascinating journey from the very early days of the railways.

Published by : Andrew Leitch
Published date : November 2010
Format : DVD ; 1 hour 15 minutes approx

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Sheila Fell - A Passion For Paint

Cate Haste
£30.00

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Born into a mining family in rural Cumberland, British painter Sheila Fell (1931-79) studied at Carlisle College of Art, then at St Martin's School of Art in London.

Published by : Lund Humphries
Published date : September 2010
Format : 230mm x 265mm hardback

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Winter in the Lake District

Val Corbett
£20.00

Crisp snow in deep valleys, high peaks bright in winter sun, sheep huddled under a stone wall, waterfalls frozen into long glistening fingers and then scones by the log fire. Winter is photographer Val Corbett's favourite time of year and this wonderful book show why.



Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : October 2010
Format : 258mm x 296mm hardback

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Simply Good Taste

Peter Sidwell
£14.99

Peter's ambition is to give the Lake District the same profile as Padstow (Rick Stein).

Published by : Simon Schuster
Published date : 2007 reprinted April 2009
Format : 210mm x 210mm hardback

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Settle - Carlisle Steam : From Lineside to Footplate

Howard Routledge
£14.95

This book takes a detailed look at steam operations on the Settle to Carlisle Railway during the 30 year period following Green Arrow's ground breaking ventureto return steam to the line in 1978.

Published by : Peter K Jordan
Published date : May 2010
Format : 205mm x 275mm paperback

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Wigton Through Time

Trevor Grahamslaw
£14.99

Wigton Through Time contains 180 photographs of Wigton, of which 90 are old photographs.

Published by : Amberley
Published date : May 2010
Format : 165mm x 234mm paperback

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Carlisle Through Time

Charlie Emett & Jim Templeton
£14.99

Carlisle Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Cumbria.

Published by : Amberley
Published date : March 2010
Format : 165mm x 232mm paperback

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Carlisle - Steam Memories ; 1950's - 1960's

David Dunn
£9.99

Carlisle has always been a Mecca for railway enthusiasts, from pre-grouping days right through to almost the end of steam on British Railways.

Published by : Booklaw
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Format : 210mm x 200mm paperback

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Monty and Tyler Take to the Road

Desmond P A Feely
£10.99

Published in memory of his daughter,Corporal Sarah Louise Bryant who was killed in action in Helmand, Afghanistan in 2008, Des Feely of Cotehill, Carlisle tells the story of Sarah's pets in words and photos.

Published by : Margon Press
Published date : November 2009
Format : 180mm x 255mm paperback

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Carlisle & County High School For Girls

Mary Scott Parker
£12.00

"The High School first opened its doors at 19 Castle Street in January 1884, to admit thirty six pupils...."


Published by : M & D publications
Published date : September 2008
Format : 147mm x 210mm paperback

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JOSS - The Life and Times of the Legendary Lake District Fell Runner and Shepherd Joss Naylor

Keith Richardson
£25.00

Olympic Gold medal winner Chris Brasher described Joss Naylor as 'The Greatest of Them All', a title he bestowed on Joss when he ran 72 Lake District mountains in 24 hours.

Published by : River Greta Writer
Published date : September 2009
Format : 224mm x 285mm hardback

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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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Herdwicks - Herdwick Sheep and the Lake District

Geoff Brown
£14.00

Herdwicks are the native sheep of the Lake District, England's only mountain area.

Published by : Hayloft
Published date : July 2009
Format : 155mm 215mm paperback

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Cumbria's Weather - Your Complete Guide

Peter Johnson
£5.99

This book is your essential guide to Cumbria's weather: past present and (possibly) the future.

Published by : Cinderbarrow Publishing
Published date : May 2009
Format : 124mm x 174mm paperback

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North West Coast From The Air

Ronny Mitchell
£14.99

The coast of NorthWest England has seen great changes over the centuries.

Published by : Halsgrove
Published date : April 2009
Format : 235mm x 220mm hardback

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A Year in the Life of Buttermere

Bill Birkett
£16.99

This photographic essay, the fourth Lake District volume in Bill Birkett's prize-winning and widely praised valley portraits, captures all the facets of the delightful Buttermere Valley throughout the seasons, from the ever-changing mood of its lakes and tarns to its inspirational high fells.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : April 2009
Format : 267mm x 250mm hardback

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A Year in the Life of Buttermere
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The Lake District

William Fricker
£12.99

The author (photographer and publisher) of this publication has made it more than just an ordinary guidebook.

Published by : Goldeneye Guidebooks
Published date : March 2009
Format : 130mm x 220mm

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The Lake District
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Lakeland in the 1830's - Based on the Journal of a Gentleman Traveller Isaac Simpson

Wendy M Stuart
£17.50

From the faded ink of the Lake District journal of a pre-Victorian gentleman traveller Isaac Simpson, direct descendant Wendy Stuart has brought to life a fascinating and charming account of the changing Lakes of the 1830s.


Published by : Hayloft
Published date : March 2009
Format : 234mm x 165mm hardback

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Another Country - A Guide to the Children's Books of the Lake District and Cumbria

James Mackenzie
£15.00

'Another Country' invites you to take a journey into the landscape of the Lake District and discover the wonderful books it has transpired.


Published by : Girls Gone By
Published date : 2008
Format : 175mm x 247mm paperback

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Carlisle Grammar School - An Entertaining History

Mary Scott - Parker
£12.00

This book has come about because of the determination of one man, Malcolm Ward, to preserve as much of Carlisle Grammar School's history as possible.

Published by : Parker-Leigh Publishing
Published date : September 2008
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Wetheral and Great Corby - an Illustrated History

Denis Perriam & David Ramshaw
£6.00

REDUCED FROM £13.00.........

Previous local history books published by P3 Publications, such as Linton Holme and Smithfield & Kirklinton Parish History, have proved popular so a new illustrated history of the villages of Wetheral and Great Corby, just outside the city of Carlisle, was worthy of fresh endeavour.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : October 2008
Format : 210mm x 295mm paperback

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Birdwatching in the Solway Coast - Area of Outstanding beauty

Brian Irving
£3.00

This book is not about the birds of the solway Coast area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB), it is about where when and how to see them.

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Published date : May 2008
Format : 150mm 210mm stitched paperback

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Great Mountain Days in the Lake District - 50 Classic Routes Exploring the Lakeland Fells

Mark Richards
£16.99

This is an inspirational and detailed guide to fifty memorable expeditions on the high fells of Lakeland.

Published by : Cicerone
Published date : April 2008
Format : 170mm x 240mm paperback

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The Eden Valley and the North Pennines

W R Mitchell
£15.99

The north-south valley of the Eden is a broad fertile strip between Lakeland and the high moors of the Pennine uplift. The river rises at Mallerstang, where Wild Boar Fell forms a magnificent backdrop, and is noted for its run of salmon and for the trout fishing enjoyed in the upper reaches. In its course of 67 miles to the marshes of Solway Firth it passes two historic towns, Kirkby Stephen and Appleby, and the city of Carlisle, the entry point for Scottish raiders in a more turbulent past. Presiding over the northern Pennines is Alston, one of the highest market towns in the land.



Published by : Phillimore
Published date : September 2007
Format : 175mm x 252mm hardback

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The Passion for Painting Pattern

Raymond Honeynman
£10.00

Raymond Honeyman’s rich tapestry of life has turned the Carlisle designer into one of the country’s leading designers of pattern.


Published by : Unipress Cumbria
Published date : December 2007
Format : 218mm x 222mm paperback

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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

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Whatt Fettle, Mun!

Tim Barker
£6.99

HOD THI PIE! CUSH MUN, AA NIVVER SEED OOT LIKE IT. HESTA IVVER SIN A CUDDY LOWP A FIVE-BARRED YAT? IT TEKS AW MAKS TO MEK A WURLD. Can people in Cumbria really be speaking the English language?

Published by : Countryside Books
Published date : September 2007
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Nature's Engraver

Jenny Uglow
£11.99

At the end of the eighteenth-century Britain fell in love with nature. Thomas Bewick's "History of British Birds" marked the moment: the first 'field-guide' for ordinary people, illustrated by woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty. But it was far more than that, for in the vivid vignettes scattered through the book Bewick drew the vanishing way of life of the country people of the North East. In this superbly illustrated biography, Jenny Uglow tells a story of violent change, radical politics, lost ways of life and the beauty of the wild - a journey to the beginning of our lasting obsession with the natural world.

Published by : Faber
Published date : September 2007
Format : 135mm x 198mm paperback

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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

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Carlisle United - Blueseason 2006/2007

Neil Nixon
£10.00

'Blueseason' is the story of one season in the life of Cumbria's only football league club.

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

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Walking With Beatrix Potter

Norman & June Buckley
£7.99

For many visitors, especially young ones, Beatrix Potter is the most interesting of the many Lake District writers, and the fact that so many of her stories have clear Lake District locations is here used as the basis of a series of short easy walks.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : May 2007
Format : 112mm x 170mm softback

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The Cumbria Coastal Way

Ian & Krysia Brodie
£12.00

The Cumbria Coastal Way links two of England's great estuaries - Morecambe Bay and the Solway Firth - and provides 298km (182 miles) of walking.

Published by : Cicerone
Published date : 2007
Format : 115mm x 170mm softback

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The Lakeland Ospreys

David Ramshaw
£5.00

Ospreys have bred at Bassenthwaite since 2001 and have successfully produced chicks every year.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : March 2007
Format : 148mm x 210mm stitched paperback

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The Lakeland Ospreys
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A Carlisle Lad - The Story of James Parker Templeton

Jim Temleton
£12.00

James Templeton is a memorable man with a wonderful tale to tell. His words leap from the page as he transports you back to a less frenetic world, where people who were usually financially poorer than they are today were much richer in every other respect.

Published by : Ink Truck
Published date : March 2007
Format : 297mm x 210mm 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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Lions and Dragons - Illustrated History of The King's Own Royal Border Regiment 1956-2006

Stuart Eastwood
£30.00

This is the story of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment from 1945 when the regiment's origins were infact the King's Own Royal Regiment and the Border Regiment, through 1959 (when they amalgamated) 'til today, 2006.

Published by : Silver Link
Published date : January 2007
Format : 220mm x 285mm hardback

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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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Mr Mullett Owns a Cloud

Angela Locke
£9.95

The magical story of a Cumbrian farmer and his adventures with the mischievous cloud, Napoleon.

Published by : Cumbria Life Books
Published date : October 2006
Format : 210mm x 150mm small paperback

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A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names

Diana Whaley
£20.00

This book is a guide to the place names of the English Lake District from the earliest times to the twentieth century. It is based on previous scholarship and fresh research and combines detail and authoritative commentary on the names with insights onto the setting, languages and history which gave rise to them.

Published by : English Place Name Society
Published date : 2006
Format : Small Hardback

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A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells: Book 3, The Central Fells SECOND EDITION

A. Wainwright revised by Chris Jesty
£12.99

A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells have been best-sellers for the past fifty years. Now, for the first time, a comprehensive programme of revision and updating, authorised and approved by the Wainwright Estate, has begun, and this is the third of the revised editions. Every word of text has been checked. Maps and diagrams have been meticulously corrected and every footpath has been re-walked, and every ascent re-visited.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : 2006
Format : Small Hardback

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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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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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Raiders & Reivers

John Sadler
£7.99

This is a book about the turbulent history of the Anglo-Scottish border - three hundred years of strife and mayhem that shaped the character of both nations. This is a book guaranteed to excite the reader with its vivid descriptions and fascinating historical detail, and will appeal to the general reader and to young people.

Published by : Ergo Press
Published date : 2006
Format : Large paperback.

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