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276. Frizington - From Iron Ore to Hats Galore!
£13.00
Arlecdon History Group
Following on from 'Frizington - Much More Than One Long Street', this book concentrates on occupations showing the variety and diversity of the village in the early days until more recent times. It highlights how Frizington was transformed from a small rural village to a prosperous 'boom' town. . . . more
Published by: Whitehaven Hospital WEA Research Group   Format: Paperback; 270 x 185mm

277. Ribble under Nationalisation 1969 -1989
£22.50
Mike Rhodes
Ribble Motor Services was formed in 1919 with its headquarters based in Preston. During the 1920s and 1930s the company rapidly expanded with the takeover of many smaller operators. . . . more
Published by: Venture Publications   Format: Paperback; 295 x 210mm

278. The Riddle in the Tale: Riddles and Riddle Folk Tales
£9.99
Taffy Thomas
We have been fascinated by riddles for as long as we have had language - think of the legend of the sphinx in Greek mythology. . . . more
Published by: The History Press   Format: Paperback; 130 x 198mm

279. Mrs Mullett and the Cloak of Gaia
£9.00
Angela Locke
Magic and divine mayhem in the Cumbrian fells! Mister Zeus, King of the Gods, returns to the valley, where he once lent a mischievous cloud, Napoleon, to old Farmer Mullett to help him with his Weather. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format:

280. Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl
£10.99
Margaret Forster
In 1954 in Carlisle lived an ordinary 15-year-old schoolgirl called Margaret. She would go on to become an acclaimed writer, the author of the novels Georgy Girl and Diary of an Ordinary Woman as well as biographies and memoirs. But this is her diary from that year; her life. Hers might be a lost world, but her daily observations bring it back in vivid, irresistible detail. . . . more
Published by: Vintage   Format: Hardback; 184 x 119mm

281. Workington at Work: People and Industries Through the Years
£14.99
Derek Woodruff
Workington has long been a producer of coal and steel. The huge Cumbrian iron ore field lies to the south of the town and with the local coalfield providing energy for steel production, the world's first large-scale steelworks was opened in the Moss Bay area of the town. The Moss Bay Steelworks closed in 1982, followed by the closure of the last local coal mine in 1986. . . . more
Published by: Amberley   Format: Paperback; 234 x 164mm

282. Lakeland Dialect 2018
£2.00

The 2018 journal of the Lakeland Dialect Society. . . . more
Published by: Lakeland Dialect Society   Format: Paperback; 148 x 210mm

283. Landscapes Around Keswick
£2.99
Alan Smith
The booklet briefly explains the geology of the Keswick area illustrating the main features with a simple geological map and cross sectional diagram of the area. It then gives details of a series of walks and excursions around Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake, Derwentwater and Borrowdale describing the rocks and landscape features of important sites and viewpoints. All sites are accessible on foot using public rights of way. . . . more
Published by: Rigg Side Publications   Format: Paperback; 148 x 210mm

284. In the Eye of Storms
£5.95
H.G. Wills
In The Eye of Storms follows the history of Cumbria from the earliest times to the end of the Dark Ages. This is history without the boring bits and with a generous sprinkling of humour, legend, whimsy, satire and surrealism. . . . more
Published by: Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd   Format: 210 x 148mm

285. Workington, Whitehaven, Maryport and Seascale Lifeboats: An Illustrated History
£12.99
Nicholas Leach
The Workington lifeboat station in Cumbria has a fine record of gallantry. The volunteer lifeboat crews have undertaken hundreds of rescues, and continue the tradition of saving lives at sea in the Solway Firth begun by the Whitehaven lifeboat station, which dates from 1803, and by the lifeboat crews at Maryport and Seascale. . . . more
Published by: Foxglove Publishing   Format: Paperback; 156 x 232mm

286. The Frontiers of Imperial Rome
£30.00
David J. Breeze
At its height, the Roman Empire was the greatest empire yet seen with borders stretching from the rain-swept highlands of Scotland in the north to the sun-scorched Nubian desert in the south. But how were the vast and varied stretches of frontier defined and defended? . . . more
Published by: Pen and Sword   Format: Hardback; 240 x 160mm

287. Alan Hinkes - The first Briton to Climb the World's Highest Mountains
£14.99
Terry Abraham
NEW DVD: ALAN HINKES - The first Briton to Climb the World's Highest Mountains (A Terry Abraham film) From award-winning and critically acclaimed filmmaker Terry Abraham ('Life of a Mountain: Scafell Pike' and 'Life of a Mountain: Blencathra') comes this epic documentary featuring legendary mountaineer Alan Hinkes OBE; the first and only Briton to have climbed all fourteen 8000m peaks. Alan is Britain's greatest living mountaineer having climbed more big mountains than any other Brit by a mile. . . . more
Published by: Striding Edge   Format: PAL DVD; running time 106 mins

288. The Yards of Kendal
£14.99
Trevor Hughes and Arthur Nicholls
Yards, crofts ginnels and lanes are found in many northern towns. Kendal's yards are special and are fascinating to residents and visitors alike. . . . more
Published by: Fonthill   Format: Paperback; 156 x 235mm

289. A Country Doctor: A Lifetime in General Practice
£18.00
Brian Frost-Smith
This book explains what it was like working as a GP sixty years ago compared with being a doctor today. . . . more
Published by: Hayloft Publishing   Format: Hardback; 205 x 144mm

290. Barrow-in-Furness at Work: People and Industries Through the Years
£14.99
Gill Jepson
In the early nineteenth century Barrow-in-Furness was a small village of 200 people, but within forty years its population had risen to almost 50,000. . . . more
Published by: Amberley   Format: Paperback; 166 x 235mm

291. Percy Kelly Line of Beauty: A Retrospective
£20.00
Chris Wadsworth
A catalogue with an introduction by Chris Wadsworth, that explores the development of Percy Kelly’s work from the age of 9 to the end of his extraordinary life. . . . more
Published by: Tullie House   Format: Paperback; 243 x 225mm

292. Against All Odds: The Stories of 25 Remarkable Adventurers
£15.00
Roger Bunyan
Adventurers of yesteryear had a far more arduous and challenging time. With that, it's quite remarkable that such impressive achievements were made...There are dozens of fascinating stories of hardy, pioneering men and women venturing to all corners of this globe that have been forgotten. . . . more
Published by: Hayloft   Format: Paperback; 200 x 130mm

293. The Ogre: Biography of a mountain and the dramatic story of the first ascent
£14.95
Doug Scott
Some mountains are high; some mountains are hard. Few are both. On the afternoon of 13 July 1977, having become the first climbers to reach the summit of the Ogre, Doug Scott and Chris Bonington began their long descent. In the minutes that followed, any feeling of success from their achievement would be overwhelmed by the start of a desperate fight for survival. . . . more
Published by: Vertebrate Publishing   Format: Paperback; 234 x 158mm

294. The Hefted Farmer
£10.00
Susan Haywood and Barbara Crossley
This book acts as a good example of hefted work as it is written, edited and published within a hefted community. The Hefted Farmer is jointly authored by Susan Haywood and Barbara Crossley - the actual title comes from a champion of rural causes, HRH The Prince of Wales. . . . more
Published by: Hayloft Publishing   Format: Paperback; 210 x 149mm

295. Police With a Dog Stop!
£9.99
David Ryan
Major is a German Shepherd Dog. Like most police dogs he is arrogant and more than a little self-centred, with a strong sense of natural justice and a stronger sense of humour. He enjoys nothing more than taking down his criminal prey, and knows that selling meaty lumps in tins is a diabolical conspiracy. . . . more
Published by: Dog Secrets Publishing   Format: Paperback; 149 x 210mm

296. Wainwright Revealed
£19.99
Richard Else
It was the most unlikely of relationships. Britain's most distinguished guidebook writer was in his late seventies and a young, inexperienced documentary film maker who was less than half his age. Yet Richard Else persuaded Wainwright out of the shadows and onto the nations television screens. . . . more
Published by: Mountain Media   Format:

297. Ore Mining in the Lake District
£14.99
Alastair Cameron and Liz Withey
The Lake District mountains are full of mineral veins. Many have been discovered and worked over the past 1,000 years. Many still remain to be discovered. The last working metal-ore mine in the Lake District, the Force Crag Mine, closed in 1986. . . . more
Published by: Amberley   Format: Paperback; 165 x 234mm

298. Ascent
£20.00
Chris Bonington
Sir Chris Bonington memoir Ascent will chart not only his many triumphs in the climbing world - such as the Eiger, and the Himalaya - but also the struggles he has faced in his life bringing up a family, and maintaining a successful and loving marriage over the decades of travelling the world to conquer mountains. . . . more
Published by: Simon & Schuster   Format: Hardback; 240 x 160mm

299. The Coast-to-Coast Walk
£14.50
Barry Butler
The Coast to-Coast Walk from St Bees to Robin Hoods Bay, journeys through rocks and scenery shaped during the last 500 million years in many different environments. Its a story of tropical seas and coastal plains, landslides and deserts, glaciers and exploding volcanoes, enlivened by climate change, and by continental collisions and mountain building on a Himalayan scale. . . . more
Published by: 2QT Limited   Format: Paperback; 130 x 200mm

300. In My Boots - A Year on a Lake District Farm
£12.00
Andrea Meanwell
This is Andrea Meanwell’s eagerly anticipated second book and follows a year in the life of the animals, people and countryside of a Lake District farm. . . . more
Published by: Hayloft Publishing   Format: Paperback; 120 x 180mm

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