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1476. Hide and Seek
£8.99
Clare Sambrook
Hide and Seek is the story of Harry Pickles who tells it like it really was when he was nine, and his little brother disappeared. This book is startingly real, achingly sad, unexpectedly funny, Hide and Seek tells the fresh and gripping story of a family whose world is shattered by loss. . . . more
Published by: Canongate   Format: Paperback

1477. The Beatles, Football and Me
£10.99
Hunter Davies
Hunter Davies has enthralled Beatles and football fans, been an influential journalist, and written ground-breaking books for over forty years. He wrote the only authorised biography of the Beatles and the seminal book about Tottenham Hotspur FC, 'The Glory Game', years before football writing became fashionable. His story starts on a Carlisle council estate in the 1950s and moves on to his early years in Fleet Street at the height and heart of the 1960s - which is when he wrote his first novel, 'Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush' later a cult film. . . . more
Published by: Headline Review   Format: Small hardback

1478. A Year of Ullswater
£4.99
David Bradbury
This is a daffodil-free zone! There is so much beauty and interest around Ullswater at all seasons that the place has really no need for cliches. This book contains beautiful photographs of Ullswater throughout the whole year. . . . more
Published by: Past Presented   Format: Small Paperback

1479. A Year of the Scafells
£4.99
David Bradbury
"In the Alps, these so-called 'mountains' would be mere foothills" - perhaps so, but if you chose to explore, just occasionally you will chance upon a little Cumbrian mountain with an Alp cunningly hidden on the top. This book shows beautiful photographs of the Scafells throughout the year. . . . more
Published by: Past Presented   Format: Small Paperback

1480. A Year of Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite
£4.99
David Bradbury
If you only visit Keswick in July each year, here are some clues to what you are missing, as a camera meanders around two of Cumbria's beautiful lakes at all seasons and in all weathers. Just the way the Lake District should be. . . . more
Published by: Past Presented   Format: Small Paerback

1481. Fate's Ingenuity
£2.99
David Bradbury
Three hundred years ago, nobody died in plane crashes, nobody got hit by trains, and the only way to get electrocuted was to be struck by lightning, but people did find a variety of ways to die by accident! This book is not concerned with the (very few) murders, or the more numerous suicides, or the inevitable heart attacks etc. Instead it gathers together all the stories of fatal accidents from the first century of Cumberland coroners' records. . . . more
Published by: Past Presented   Format: Small Paperback

1482. Pages from Allonby's History
£4.99
David Bradbury
Not exactly a history of the Cumbrian seaside village of Allonby from the earliest times to the end of the 19th century, but possibly a history of the history of Allonby. How the village and its heritage were seen in the past. . . . more
Published by: Past Presented   Format: Small Paperback

1483. Relief Map of the Lake District
£95.00

Only available in UK This unique relief map of the North West Lake District shows the valleys and mountains to scale. The map is modelled out of plastic and moulded to match the contours of the mountains and hills. It shows that area of the Lake District in a new perspective, from a bird's eye view. The map comes framed in either DARK or LIGHT wood and measures 80cm wide x 71cm high. . . . more
Published by: Dorrigo   Format: Large Framed Relief Map

1484. Conrad Atkinson Landscapes
£26.99
Conrad Atkinson
Conrad Atkinson was born in Cleator Moor and studied art at what was then Carlisle College of Art. His work has been displayed in galleries all over the world. This book shows a collection of his work from the last 25 years. . . . more
Published by: John Isaacs Books   Format: Large Paperback

1485. The Place-Names of Cumberland Part Three
£40.00
A.M Armstrong, A. Mawer, F.M Stenton & Bruce Dickens
This third volume includes an introduction, bibliography and abbreviations and place-name elements. It is Volume XXII in the English Place-Name Society Series. . . . more
Published by: Cambridge University Press   Format: Small Hardback

1486. The Place-Names of Cumberland Part One
£40.00
A.M Armstrong, A. Mawer, F.M Stenton & Bruce Dickens
This first part covers Eskdale, Cumberland and Leath Wards. Volume XXX in the English Place-Name Society series. . . . more
Published by: Cambridge University Press   Format: Small Hardback

1487. A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names
£20.00
Diana Whaley
This book is a guide to the place names of the English Lake District from the earliest times to the twentieth century. It is based on previous scholarship and fresh research and combines detail and authoritative commentary on the names with insights onto the setting, languages and history which gave rise to them. . . . more
Published by: English Place Name Society   Format: Small Hardback

1488. The Jacobite Invasion of 1745 in North West England
£12.95
Jonathan D Oates
The last armed invasion of England began in the autumn of 1745 when the Jacobites marched through the northern counties. It included the 'Battle of Clifton Moor' and the siege of Carlisle. This book is the first in-depth study of the invasion from a North-West perspective, and it places the people of the region at centre stage. The text is supported by 43 contemporary and modern illustrations and 5 maps. . . . more
Published by: CNWRS   Format: Small Paperback

1489. Roman Britain A New History
£18.95
Guy De La Bedoyere
An illuminating new account of Britain as a Roman Province. This book reassesses the period in the combined light of archaeological and textual evidence. It describes the very latest discoveries, including new mosaics and the only stadium found in Britain. . . . more
Published by: Thames and Hudson   Format: Large paperbback

1490. North-West England Panoramas
£6.99
Simon Kirwan
Reduced from £12.99 to £6.99 this book captures some of North West Englands most beautiful landscapes. The photographs are in the dramatic, wide-angled style of Simon Kirwan. . . . more
Published by: Myriad Books   Format: Small Hardback

1491. Lakeland Views
£4.99
Val Corbett
Reduced from £12.99 to £4.99 this book is full of beautiful photographs of the Lake District. All captured in the dramatic wide-angle style of Val Corbett. . . . more
Published by: Myriad Books   Format: Small Hardback

1492. Exploring Wild Flowers of the Solway Coast
£3.50
Rose Wolfe
The Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was designated in 1964 and covers 118 square kilometres of the Solway Plain. It is a unique landscape shaped by the sea, wind and the people who have lived there. This book identifies the many different plants and flowers which grow along the coast. There are colour photographs to help identify them as well as information as to when they are in bloom . . . more
Published by: Countryside Agency   Format: Small Paperback

1493. The Wainwright Memorial Walk
£14.99

In 1938 the pioneering fell-walker, Alfred Wainwright, devised a walking tour in the English Lake District. For almost sixty years it was one of Lakeland's best kept secrets, yet in its 102 miles and almost 35,000 feet of ascent it would visit and enjoy every major summit, valley and lake. In this DVD, Wainwright's fell-walking companion Eric Robson has reconstructed the walk in eleven day stages. . . . more
Published by: Striding Edge   Format: DVD

1494. AZ Lake District Visitors' Map
£5.95

A detailed visitors map with a 1" to 1 mile scale. It includes town plans, places of interest, information centres, caravan and camping sites and golf courses. . . . more
Published by: Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd   Format: Folded Sheet Map

1495. The Heritage of the Solway Firth
£13.99
James Irving Hawkins
The Solway Firth is a major estuary and has been a communication route and a source of food for the inhabitants of its shores from the Mesolithic period to the present day. In times of war and border unrest the Firth and its major rivers have been used as natural lines of defence. This book contains a collection of photographs and information gathered from many individuals and organisations. . . . more
Published by: Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums   Format: Large paperback.

1496. A Gentleman's Relish
£8.99
John Murray
George Geraghty, the notorious satirical cartoonist, ought to be enjoying his retirement to the wilds of North Cumbria. Instead he cannot shake off the legacy of his long dead father Bill, who spoke some fifty-five languages and had at least fifty-five mistresses. John Murray's latest wild extravaganza characteristically concerns itself with love, linguistics, familial rivalry and other contentious matters....... . . . more
Published by: Flambard Press Fiction   Format: Small paperback.

1497. The George
£9.95
John Hurst
A fascinating history of the George Hotel in Penrith, which has served an impressive range of roles in the spheres of public entertainment, law and order, local government, sport, agriculture, personal health and the property market. . . . more
Published by: Cumberland and Westmorland Herald   Format: Large paperback.

1498. Carlisle Cathedral History
£14.95
David W.V. Weston
David Weston's history is the first detailed account of how the cathedral buildings have developed and changed over the centuries. This authoratitive and scholarly study will prove invaluable to historians. The closely illustrated text provides a comprehensive record of a wonderful building. . . . more
Published by: Bookcase   Format: Large paperback.

1499. The Cipher Garden
£7.99
Martin Edwards
In the peaceful village of Old Sawrey, set in the idyllic Lake District, a murderer strikes. . . . more
Published by: Allison & Busby Limited   Format: 110mm x 176mm paperback

1500. The Coffin Trail
£7.99
Martin Edwards
Oxford historian, Daniel Kind, and his partner, Miranda, both want to escape to a new life. On impulse they buy a cottage in Brackdale, an idyllic valley in the Lake District. . . . more
Published by: Allison & Busby Limited   Format: Paperback.

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