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The Creighton & Margaret Sewell Schools

Mary Scott-Parker
£12.00

The Creighton and Margaret Sewell Schools were well regarded educational institutions during their reign in Carlisle from 1940 until their merger in 1962 and final demise with the opening of Trinity School in 1968. . . . more

Published by : M & D Publications
Published date : October 2011
Format : 210mm x 148mm 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 . . . . more

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

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Cumbria's Lost Railways DVD - The End of the Line

Andrew Leitch
£9.95

Immerse yourself in the visual treasure trove of railway history in this unique programme. . . . more

Published by : Andrew Leitch
Published date : October 2011
Format : PAL dvd 1 hour 15 minutes approx.

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Black Wednesday - An Account of the Wellington Pit Disaster, Whitehaven, in the Year 1910

Gordon L. Routledge
£12.00

Wednesday, the 11th of May, 1910, still represents the blackest day in the history of the Coal Mining Industry of Whitehaven. . . . more

Published by : BOOKCASE
Published date : November 2011
Format : 146mm x 210mm paperback

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Edward 1 at Carlisle ; King and Parliament in 1307

Henry Summerson
£7.50

Edward 1 stayed in Carlisle for over three months in 1307, which proved to be the last year in the life of one of medieval England's greatest kings. . . . more

Published by : CWAAS
Published date : October 2011
Format : 148mm x 210mm stitched paperback

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Walking in Cumbria's Eden Valley - 30 Routes Between Source and Sea

Vivienne Crow
£12.95

This is a guide to 30 day walks in the Eden Valley, in the north of Cumbria, following the River Eden from Kirkby Stephen past Penrith and Carlisle to the Solway Firth. . . . more

Published by : Cicerone
Published date : June 2011
Format : 115mm x 172mm paperback

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

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Watching Over Carlisle - 140 Years of the Carlisle City Police Force 1827-1967

Bob Lowther
£15.00

Early nineteenth century Carlisle - a city which is suffering indescribable poverty; a desperate, starving population with many housed in insanitary sparsely furnished slums, deprived of the necessities of life and dependent upon charitable donations of food and clothing. . . . more

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : August 2011
Format : 210mm x 296mm paperback

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The Man Who Couldn't Stop Drawing - The Extraordinary Life of Percy Kelly

Chris Wadsworth
£35.00

Drawing is as natural as walking. A piece of charcoal or chalk is like an extension of my forefinger. . . . more

Published by : The Studio
Published date : 2011
Format : 248mm x 232mm Hardback

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Top 10 Walks - Walks to Tarns

Vivienne Crow
£4.99

This book is one of six books in the new "Lake District: Top 10 Walks" series. . . . more

Published by : Northern Eye Books
Published date : December 2011
Format : 105mm x 148mm paperback

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