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501. 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

502. Lakeland Dialect 2018
£2.00

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

503. 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

504. 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

505. 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

506. 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

507. 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

508. 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

509. 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

510. 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

511. 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

512. 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

513. 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:

514. 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

515. 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

516. 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

517. An Introduction to Cumbrian Railways
£9.95
David Joy
Authored by David Joy, the well-known railway historian and writer, the book is aimed at those who want to learn more about the railways in the County of Cumbria. With its comprehensive coverage of the history of Cumbrian railways, it will also be of interest to the more knowledgeable student of our local railways. . . . more
Published by: Cumbrian Railways Association   Format: Paperback; 290 x 210mm

518. The Time Tunnel
£8.00
Bill Brown
A journey to Keswick and the Lakes 200 years ago... . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 198 x 139mm

519. Norman Cornish Behind The Scenes
£25.00
Dorothy Cornish (Editor)
There are four themes in the book covering: Mining, Observations of People, Bar Scenes and Street Scenes. The previously unseen sketches reveal the initial work developed to create his iconic images so typical of life in his era. . . . more
Published by: Parkerfold Ltd   Format: Paperback; 245 x 310mm

520. William Tyndale: A Very Brief History
£12.99
Melvyn Bragg
This brief historical introduction to William Tyndale explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of his life and writings, and considers how those factors affected the way he was initially received. . . . more
Published by: SPCK   Format: Hardback; 200 x 137mm

521. Running Hard - The Story of a Rivalry
£9.99
Steve Chilton
For one brilliant season in 1983 the sport of fell running was dominated by the two huge talents of John Wild and Kenny Stuart. . . . more
Published by: Sandstone Press   Format: Paperback; 199 x 129mm

522. Rich Desserts And Captain's Thin
£9.99
Margaret Forster
In 1831 John Dodgson Carr, son of a Quaker grocer, set off to walk from his home in Kendal to Carlisle, determined to launch a great enterprise. Within 15 years, Carr's of Carlisle had become one of the largest baking businesses in the world - and is a by-word for biscuits to this day. . . . more
Published by: Vintage   Format: Paperback; 198 x 128mm

523. A New History of Penrith Book 2 - Penrith Under the Tudors
£12.00
Michael A. Mullett
Penrith under the Tudors is the second volume in a new and comprehensive history of Penrith from the earliest times to the present. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 211 x 148mm

524. The Sun Shines Fair on Carlisle Wall, Volume Two: Walter Scott to John Ruskin
£12.00
Stephen Matthews
Carlisle, with its troubled Border history, has played a larger role in English literature than most English cities. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 211 x 148mm

525. The Sun Shines Fair on Carlisle Wall, Volume One: King Arthur to Walter Scott
£12.00
Stephen Matthews
Carlisle, with its troubled Border history, has played a larger role in English literature than most English cities. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Paperback; 211 x 148mm

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