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1. The Coniston Railway
£12.95
Robert Weston
New edition with minor revisions of this popular Cumbrian title which has been unavailable for some time. The Coniston Railway was not built for tourists but to transport the copper mined at Coniston in the 19th century. . . . more
Published by: Oakwood Press   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

2. A Walker's Guide to the Border Reivers
£9.99
Andrew Lowes
Today the Anglo-Scottish Border is a tranquil and beautiful place. But it hasn't always been this way,between the 11th and 16th centuries it was a lawless frontline between two rival and insecure kingdoms. This book looks into the struggles and rivalries of the reivers and the men sent to control them, the Wardens. . . . more
Published by: Sigma Leisure   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

3. A Canon in Keswick - A Keswick Anthology by Canon Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley
£12.00
Introduced and edited by Stephen Matthews
Canon Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley (1851-1920) was vicar of Crosthwaite for 34 years. He established the Keswick School of Industrial Arts. He was one of the founders of the National Trsut and was directly responsible for the Trust owning vast tracts of land in the area. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

4. **PRE ORDER** SIGNED The Curator
£16.99
M. W. Craven
It's Christmas and a serial killer is leaving displayed body parts all over Cumbria. A strange message is left at each scene: #BSC6 Called in to investigate, the National Crime Agency's Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw are faced with a case that makes no sense. Why were some victims anaesthetized, while others died in appalling agony? Why is their only suspect denying what they can irrefutably prove but admitting to things they weren't even aware of? And why did the victims all take the same two weeks off work three years earlier? And when a disgraced FBI agent gets in touch things take an even darker turn. . . . more
Published by: Little, Brown   Format: 156mm

5. Max The Miracle Dog - The Heart-Warming Tale of a Life-Saving Friendship
£12.99
Kerry Irving
'Are you ready, Max? If anyone's going to help me do this, it's you.' The heart-warming tale of a life-saving friendship. In 2006, a traumatic car accident changed Kerry Irving's life forever. Suffering from severe neck and back injuries, Kerry was unemployed and housebound, struggling with depression and even thoughts of suicide. . . . more
Published by: Harper Element   Format: Hardback; 223 x 140mm

6. Livin' in the outside lane: Working for Ribble and Standerwick - Reflections of a 1970s Bus and Coach Driver
£14.99
Paul Kirkham
Founded in Preston in 1919, Ribble Motor Services grew to be the largest and best known bus and coach operator in north-west England, its operating area stretching from the Solway Firth to the River Mersey. Following the break-up and privatisation in the late 1980s, it gradually disappeared from view. In its heyday between the 1950s and 1970s there are likely to have been few people in Lancashire, Westmorland and Cumberland who had not at some time travelled on its buses or coaches. The company operated from some 30 garages. . . . more
Published by: Ribwick Books   Format: Paperback; 234 x 155mm

7. A New History of Penrith Book V: Penrith in the Nineteenth Century - Chapters on the Victorian Town
£15.00
Michael A. Mullett
'Penrith in the Nineteenth Century: Chapters on the Victorian Town' is the fifth volume in a ground-breaking, long-range history of a quintessential English market town. In this collection of essays Michael Mullett, an Internationally acclaimed historian of early modern Europe, explores the transformation of Penrith from a manorial possession into a self-governing urban community and a flagship in Cumbria of the heroic Victorian 'Age of Improvement'. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

8. A Peopled Landscape: A Lakes Anthology by Canon Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley
£15.00
Introduced and Edited by Stephen Matthews
Canon Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley (1851-1920) left his mark on the Lake District. He founded the National Trust and he fought for the conservation of the landscape. He erected monuments and resurrected festivals and established the Keswick School of Industrial Arts. And he was a very energetic, opinionated and influential clergyman and parish priest. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

9. The Cumberland Bard: Robert Anderson of Carlisle 1770-1833
£15.00
Sue Allan
Together with a facsimile copy of the 1828 'Ballads in the Cumberland Dialect'. Robert Anderson of Carlisle was the most prolific of the 'multiplication of dialect versifiers' to be found in Cumberland in the nineteenth century. Popularly known as 'The Cumberland Bard', he was born into poverty and he had little formal education. Nonetheless, he went on to publish a collection of poetry in standard English and popular editions of Cumberland Ballads in dialect. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

10. The Pastry School: Sweet and Savoury Pies, Tarts and Treats to Bake at Home
£25.00
Julie Jones
A masterclass in preparing, baking and decorating pastry, from delicate tarts to comforting pies. Julie Jones is renowned for her highly decorative bakes packed with bold layers of flavour and texture. She is leading the pastry revival, believing that with a bit of patience and a love for food, anyone can create delicious, beautiful bakes. . . . more
Published by: Kyle Books   Format: Hardback; 267 x 206mm

11. Thomas Smith 1614-1702
£10.00
David W.V. Weston
Thomas Smith, bishop of Carlisle from 1614 to 1702, is worthy of particular attention. Born in 1614, he lived through a tumultuous period that included nine years of Civil War, the abolition of both the monarchy and the Church of England, and eleven years of republican government. He died aged 87. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

12. Get Lost: In The Ancient Trackways of the Lake District and Cumbria
£10.00
Alan Cleaver and Lesley Park
Parson's Passage, Bloody Bones Lane, Ticklebelly Alley, Lovers Lonning, Giggle Alley...Cumbria has some wonderful paths but not all of them appear on maps; many are only known to local villagers. . . . more
Published by: Chitty Mouse Press   Format: Paperback; 210 x 150mm

13. Mountain Rescue in Wasdale
£10.00
Wasdale Mountain Rescue
Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team has been assisting people in the western fells for 50 years, since its formation in 1968, and is one of the twelve teams in the Lake District Search and Rescue Association. . . . more
Published by: Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

14. The Kentigern Way: A Life and Lakeland Pilgrimage
£9.99
Stephen G Wright
The Kentigern Way is a guide to a pilgrimage route in one of the most majestic landscapes in the UK, that of the Lake District, which is rich in beauty, nature and history. More than this, it provides an historical backdrop to St Kentigern and the region, cutting through myths and assumptions to examine the reality of emerging 6th-century Christianity in ‘Britannia’. Kentigern is also known as St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow, although his influence goes far beyond that city. . . . more
Published by: Wild Goose Publications   Format: Paperback; 190 x 155mm

15. Knockupworth - The Story of a Family
£12.99
John Bainbridge
For almost two centuries, the gravestones of the Graham family stood side by side in Grinsdale's quiet, lonely churchyeard. The Grahams had once owned the nearby Knockupworth Hall and its adjacent farm. In some ways, they might seem a typical family of their class: an assortment of landowners, farmers and professionals. . . . more
Published by: Kentigern Press   Format: Paperback; 234 x 154mm

16. Happy Old Me
£9.99
Hunter Davies
'As long as I'm alive, I'll be with her, and she'll be with me.' Hunter Davies on Margaret Forster. Happy Old Me is a moving yet uplifting account of one year in Hunter Davies' life, navigating bereavement and finding hope in the future. On 8th February 2016, Margaret Forster lost her life to cancer of the spine. . . . more
Published by: Simon and Schuster   Format: Paperback; 198 x 130mm

17. The Pilgrimages of Hadrian's Wall 1849-2019: A History
£10.00
David J. Breeze
David Breeze has attended every Pilgrimage (and Congress of Roman Frontier Studies) since 1969. He chaired the organising committee for the 1989, 1999, 2009 and 2019 Pilgrimages, latterly serving as Cheif Pilgrim. David had been President of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle and the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society as well as Chairman of the Congress of Roman Frontier Studies. He has excavated on both Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall and has written several books on both frontiers as well as a general book on Roman frontiers. . . . more
Published by: CWAAS   Format: Paperback; 245 x 170mm

18. The Footplate to the Boardroom : Part 1 - The Footplate Years
£17.00
Richard Maclennan
The memories and anecdotes of a 40 year service career railwayman. This book covers the footplate years in Scotland in the 1980's at the zenith of diesel locomotive workings and variety when the author was second-man and driver on all of the classic Scottish regions locomotive types working over some of the most scenic lines in the country. Come and join him for a honest and at times highly amusing insight into railway life in the 1980's . . . more
Published by: Richard Maclennan   Format: Paperback; 297 x 210mm

19. Trace
£8.00
Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson's poetry publications include 'The Art of Gardening', her recent 'Alphabet Poems' and two pamphlets 'Uist Waulking Song' and 'Out of Time'. . . . more
Published by: Oversteps Books   Format: Paperback; 210 x 135mm

20. SpeakEasy Magazine: Issue No 3
£6.00
SpeakEasy Contributors
Words and Poetry and Stories from SpeakEasy. . . . more
Published by: Caldew Press   Format: Paperback; 254 x 178mm

21. Mind Trees of the Urban Forest
£6.00
SpeakEasy Contributors
This anthology uses trees, and the path through the forest, to explore our connection to our own psyche, and that of those around us. . . . more
Published by: Caldew Press   Format: Paperback; 254 x 175mm

22. SpeakEasy Magazine: Freiraum
£7.50
SpeakEasy Contributors
Poets and writers from the monthly ‘SpeakEasy’ spoken word event in Carlisle, collaborated with other local writers and artists, presented a live event to showcase Carlisle’s ‘Sphere of Freedom’. . . . more
Published by: Caldew Press   Format: Paperback; 253 x 172mm

23. Theodore Bayley Hardy VC DSO MC
£19.99
David Raw
In 1916, at the age of fifty-four, a slight, short sighted, unassuming country vicar and local school master became an Army Chaplain. Theodore Bayley Hardy was destined to become the most decorated non-combatant in the First World War. . . . more
Published by: Pen and Sword   Format: Hardback; 160 x 240mm

24. Black Hallows: Cradle of Darkness
£13.95
Tom G. H. Adams and Andrew Naisbitt
A cataract of evil has fallen over the planet Varchal as its orbit enters the influence of Sol-Ar, stirring up tectonic upheavals called Black Hallows. . . . more
Published by: Writing in Starlight   Format: Paperback; 228 x 150mm

25. The Will to Succeed: Lady Anne Clifford's Battle for her Rights
£10.00
Christine Raafat
Christine Raafat grew up in the Eden Valley, in what was then Westmorland. An early fascination with Ancient Egypt led to an ambition to be an archaeologist; instead she became a Clinical Psychologist and married an Egyptian Psychiatrist. . . . more
Published by: Unicorn Publishing   Format: Paperback; 198 x 130mm

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