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251. Racing the Wind: A Cumbrian Childhood
£12.00
Patricia Nolan
This powerful and beautifully-written account is the memoir of Patricia Nolan who lived in a tiny community in Cumbria and it captures the end of an era in the 1950s. . . . more
Published by: Merlin Unwin Books   Format: Hardback; 223 x 143mm

252. Hadrian's Wall 2009-2019
£15.00
Rob Collins and Matthew Symonds
The last decade has seen remarkable discoveries along Hadrian's Wall. Excavations and survey have overturned long-held beliefs and set new questions for the future. Such advantages are invigorating longstanding debate about the nature of life in the shadow of the Wall. . . . more
Published by: CWAAS   Format: Hardback; 215 x 151mm

253. Settle-Carlisle Revival DVD
£12.95

The full story behind the re-opening of the line following the flooding and landslip at Eden Brows. . . . more
Published by: Kingfisher Productions   Format: DVD; 50 minutes duration

254. Alphabet Poems
£6.00
Mary Robinson
Alphabet Poems consists of 26 poems, one for each letter of the English alphabet. The starting point for each poem is the shape of the capital letter. . . . more
Published by: Mariscat Press   Format: Pamphlet; 207 x 148mm

255. Yorkshire's North-West Frontier 2019: Walking the old County Boundary
£12.00
Terry Ashby
The county boundary changes of 1974 caused a great deal of resentment which is still felt today even after almost half a century. To celebrate the traditional counties' continuing existence (they were never abolished), Terry Ashby tramps the Yorkshire-Westmorland border, following in the footsteps of Lakeland writer William Palmer who walked this ancient line in 1936. . . . more
Published by: Hayloft   Format: Paperback; 210 x 144mm

256. Denton Holme
£15.00
Dennis Perriam
Denton Holme was the Roman route in and out of Carlisle from the west with associated burials alongside the road. Medieval times saw the cutting of a millrace which powered corn mills in a farming area liable to flood. . . . more
Published by: P3 Publications   Format: Paperback; 296 x 210mm

257. Two Days in May: A story based on the Quintinshill Disaster
£12.00
David Clemson
On 22 May 1915 three trains collided outside the signal box at Quintinshill near Gretna Green. A local commuter train known as the Parliamentary, a Scotch Express and a train carrying troops were those involved. Hundreds of people died or were injured. Most of the casualties were soldiers of the Royal Scots, on their way to Liverpool to board ship destined for Gallipoli. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

258. Life in Cotehill & Cumwhinton
£10.00
Tessa White, Mary Martin, Margaret Johnston and Mandy Kennedy
There is a richness in the history of both Cotehill and Cumwhinton that has so brilliantly been researched and written by Mrs. Tessa White, Mrs. Mary Martin, Miss. Margaret Johnston and Mrs. Mandy Kennedy. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

259. The Understanding: The Shepherd, the Poacher, the Molecatcher - Rural Tales of Northumberland
£10.00
Roger Robson
LONGLISTED FOR LAKELAND BOOK OF YEAR 2020 Roger Robson grew up in another world, one‘of paraffin lamps, earth closets, Clydesdale horses, fresh laid eggs…’ . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 210 x 148mm

260. Gone Feral: Wild in the Woods and Fells of the Lake District
£10.00
Steven Freeman
Homeless, though not jobless, Freeman camps out in a wood for a season and celebrates the wild in Nature, as against the tamed, domesticated and commodified of modern society. . . . more
Published by: Outgate Press   Format: Paperback; 203 x 127mm

261. Hadrian's Wall: A Journey Through Time
£15.00
David Breeze
Hadrian's Wall reflects the power of the Roman empire. This book explains the surviving remains of the frontier. It tells the story of the building of the Wall and how the frontier worked. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 295 x 210mm

262. Morph
£9.99
Jill Clough
Teenager Joey is struggling to work out who she is. She feels good when she's fell-running - leaping over rocks in the mountains - and when she's at home online, because in both places, in totally different ways, she can be privately free to explore her identity. . . . more
Published by: Swallow Books   Format: Paperback; 196 x 138mm

263. Secret Barrow-In-Furness
£14.99
Gill Jepson
Barrow-in-Furness has many secrets hidden in plain sight, from its earliest history to the present day. The land where `the lakes meet the sea' provides an ancient rural backdrop revealing mysteries and tales wrapped in the mists of time, from mysterious monastic murder to raids by Robert the Bruce. It was a place popular with the Romantics; William Wordsworth visited Furness Abbey and allegedly carved his initials into the sandstone. . . . more
Published by: Amberley   Format: Paperback; 232 x 165mm

264. Secret Kendal
£14.99
Andrew Graham Stables
Secret Kendal offers a unique insight into the `Gateway to the Lakes' through a series of little-known and forgotten stories, facts and anecdotes from its past. Local author Andrew Graham Stables takes the reader on a fascinating journey from pre-Roman times to the present day. He tells how a mistake in the preparation of peppermint creams led to the town's most famous export, as well as introducing the reader to nefarious characters and telling tales of dark deeds from its long and often grisly history. . . . more
Published by: Amberley   Format: Paperback; 233 x 167mm

265. My Autobiography : A Real Football Life
£20.00
Grant Holt
Grant Holt’s path to the Premier Leaguewas far from conventional. Non-league stalwart. Semi-pro in Australia. Unlikely Singapore soccer star. Holt tried it all, before a series of rejections made him give up football at the age of 21. He was done with it. Nine years later, he was bullying Premier League defenders and scoring at Anfield, the Emirates and Stamford Bridge on his way to becoming England’s second highest scorer behind Wayne Rooney in the 2011-12 season. . . . more
Published by: Twocan   Format: Hardback; 240 x 163mm

266. Hows & Knotts: A Guide to Lakeland Views
£20.00
Guy Richardson
In 2017 the English Lake District was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO as a cultural landscape of global significance; a landscape gifted by Nature and modified by the activities of humankind to create a very distinctive and special place. . . . more
Published by: Middlesex University Press   Format: Paperback; 244 x 170mm

267. Secrets of the Flock
£9.99
J B Browne
In a remote Lake District valley, an elderly shepherdess struggles to help a ewe give birth to her lambs. In the East End of London, a family flee the violence of an abusive stepfather to a small Lakeland village, and the teenage boy starts to run the fells. In a prison in the Western Fells, an inmate begins to earn his freedom by helping a local farmer. . . . more
Published by: Amolibros   Format: Hardback; 205 x 137mm

268. The Old Ways of Cumbria: History and Landscape
£14.99
Beth & Steve Pipe
This unique book explores the history of Cumbria via ten ancient routes that wind through some of the most spectacular parts of the Lake District and the rest of the county. . . . more
Published by: Amberley   Format: Paperback; 165 x 235mm

269. Hadrian's Wall: A study in archaeological exploration and interpretation
£19.99
David J. Breeze
The lectures on which this publication is based were delivered as the Rhind Lectures to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in May 2019. The annual Rhind Lectures commemorate Alexander Henry Rhind (1833-1863), a Fellow of the Society renowned for his excavations (finds from which are now in the National Museum of Scotland) and publications. The 2019 lectures were generously sponsored by AOC Archaeology Group. . . . more
Published by: Archaeopress   Format: Paperback; 245 x 175mm

270. The Last Years of North West Steam
£19.99
Ben Brooksbank and Peter Tuffrey
The Last Years of North West Steam contains over 250 stunning colour and black and white pictures that document the steam era drawing to a close in North West England. The area is taken as Crewe to Chester in the south and Carlisle in the north, visiting places in between such as Manchester, Liverpool, Stockport, Warrington, Wigan, Southport, Bolton, Bury, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Blackpool, Fleetwood, Lancaster and Carnforth. Beautiful scenes have been captured across the area by a number of highly-skilled amateur photographers. . . . more
Published by: Great Northern Books   Format: Hardback; 187 x 253mm

271. There'll Always Be Appleby - Appleby Gypsy Horse Fair: History, Mythology, Evaluation
£12.99
Andrew Connell
This book is a substantially revised and expanded second edition of 'Appleby Gypsy Horse Fair' (2015). . . . more
Published by: CWAAS   Format: Paperback; 245 x 174mm

272. Bid Up Now! Livestock Markets in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cheshire
£12.95
John A Thomson F.I.A. Scot.
Following at least five generations of livestock salesmen and with some sixty years as an auctioneer, John Thomson, with his lifetime experience, is well placed to tell the story of the development of marts and livestock auctioneering over two centuries. . . . more
Published by: C. and D. Rural   Format: Paperback; 240 x 164mm

273. Cells, Clean and Clear: The Story of Kendal Borough Police Force 1836 to 1947
£13.95
Phillip Bonney
Much has been written over the years of the formation of the Metropolitan Police and the struggles they had being introduced in the capital and the major industrial towns. . . . more
Published by: Helm Press   Format: Paperback; 296 x 210mm

274. A Wander to Wonder: A Short Walk in Borrowdale
£10.00
David Woodthorpe
David Woodthorpe is a fortunate man. He considers this walk to be the most wonderful in the world and he walks it every day. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 210 x 147mm

275. Cumbrian Railways - Railways at War: Cumbria and its Adjacent Counties
£8.00
John M Hammond
A Special Edition of Cumbrian Railways. . . . more
Published by: Cumbrian Railways Association   Format: Paperback; 298 x 210mm

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