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1601. Changing the Face of Carlisle: The Life and Times of Percy Dalton City Engineer and Surveyor
£9.99
Marie K. Dickens
A compelling insight into the life of a unique man, who quite literally changed Carlisle for ever. He was put in charge of the citys housing programme in 1919, he designed five bridges carrying traffic into Carlisle, he erected the Turkish Baths . . . more
Published by: Hayloft   Format: Paperback.

1602. Cumbrian Railway Photographer: The William Nash Collection
£9.95
Kate Robinson; Robert Forsythe
William Nash, from St Bees in Cumbria, became a railway photographer in his teens. This collection has been produced to mark the 50th anniversary of his death, with photographs compiled by his youngest daughter Kate and transport historian Robert Forsythe . . . more
Published by: Oakwood Press   Format: Paperback.

1603. Good Wives? Mary, Fanny, Jennie and me, 1845 - 2001
£11.99
Margaret Forster
The bestselling author of Hidden Lives explores four marriages, including her own, in different times and societies to find the answer. Why does a woman still want to be a wife today? What is the value of marriage today? Why do couples still marry in church? . . . more
Published by: Vintage   Format: Paperback.

1604. Josefina de Vasconcellos: Her Life and Art
£10.99
Margaret Lewis
Josefina de Vasconcellos has been active as a sculptor since the early 1920s. This biography, which contains 32 pages of photographs from a unique collection, charts the extraordinary life of a woman who faced many challenges and disappointments, . . . more
Published by: Flambard   Format: Large paperback.

1605. The Hired Man
£8.99
Melvyn Bragg
Set in Cumbria and covering the period from 1898 to the early twenties, this is the powerful saga of John Tallentire, first farm labourer, then coal miner, and his wife Emily . . . more
Published by: Sceptre   Format: Paperback.

1606. Parton Part One
£4.50
D. Bradbury
A short history of the village of Parton, near Whitehaven. . . . more
Published by: Past Presented   Format: Paperback.

1607. Superwalker - Lakeland South East
£13.50

A detailed waterproof map with tourist information. Scale 1:25,000. Detailed map of the south eastern Lake District for walking, cycling, scrambling and climbing This map for hillwalkers covers the fells of the South Eastern part of the Lake District. Lake Windermere is in the centre, with Kendal on the east and Coniston on the west. Grizedale forest (a superb mountain biking area) and Newby Bridge are also included. . . . more
Published by: Harvey Map Services   Format: Folded map.

1608. Gone to Blazes: Life as a Cumbrian Fireman
£9.95
David Stubbings
A humorous account of life as a fireman, which shows the lighter side of a job which can otherwise be bleak. All profits from the sale of this book go to the Cumbria Branch Fire Service National Benevolent Fund. . . . more
Published by: Hayloft   Format: Paperback.

1609. Old Egremont
£10.00
E. Alan Read
A short history of the ancient market town Egremont, lovingly compiled by Ernest Alan Read, who has lived there all his life. Illustrated with many black and white photographs, some dating back to the beginning of the 1900s. . . . more
Published by: Stenlake Publishing   Format: Large paperback.

1610. The Quakers of Mosedale
£6.50
Mollie Grubb
2002 is the 300th anniversary of the settling of the meeting in Mosedale Meeting House. It is an appropriate time to bring out this second edition, which was first published in 1976. . . . more
Published by: Mosedale Preparative Meeting   Format: Paperback.

1611. Cumbria's Lost Railways
£10.95
Peter W. Robinson
A fascinating history of railways past in the county, with information on Alston - Haltwhistle, Carlisle - Edinburgh, Gretna - Longtown, Penrith - Workington, and many more, with lists of all stations now closed. . . . more
Published by: Stenlake Publishing   Format: Large paperback.

1612. The Funny Farm: The Laughter, Tears and Wacky World of One Woman's Farm in Cumbria
£8.99
Jackie Moffat
Jackie Moffat lived on the outskirts of London until 1982, when she and her husband decided to move to a small stockrearing and dairy farm in the Eden Valley. . . . more
Published by: Transworld Publishers   Format: Paperback..

1613. Haweswater
£8.99
Sarah Hall
A first novel of love, obsession and the destruction of a community, set in a remote dale of Westmorland in 1936. Told in luminous prose by Cumbrian-born author Sarah Hall. . . . more
Published by: Faber and Faber   Format: Paperback.

1614. Eoliths
£6.95
Peter Rafferty
A collection of poems by Carlisle poet Peter Rafferty. . . . more
Published by: Arrowhead Press   Format: Paperback.

1615. A Bewcastle Miscellany
£7.50
Ian James (ed)
A collection of articles, stories, memories and anecdotes about Bewcastle, contributed by members of the Heritage Society. Each individual story gives a different view of life past and present, and shows the bond between people in the area. . . . more
Published by: The Bewcastle Heritage Society   Format: Large paperback.

1616. Coast to Coast in the Middle Ages
£4.99
Lesley Bell
This book is not a guide to the Coast to Coast walk, it is a humorous account of the experiences of one middle aged couple who did the walk during the wettest October in living memory, 1998. The author describes the trials, tribulations and pleasures . . . more
Published by: P3 Publications   Format: Paperback.

1617. The Chronicle of Lanercost
£24.00
Sir Herbert Maxwell
This is a two-volume facsimile reprint of the 1913 edition. The Chronicle of Lanercost was probably compiled from oral and written material in Lanercost Priory, and put together in a form making it suitable as an appendix or continuation of the . . . more
Published by: Llanerch   Format: 2 paperbacks.

1618. The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals
£8.99
Dorothy Wordsworth; Pamela Woof (ed)
Dorothy Wordsworths journals are a unique record of her life with her brother William, at the time when he was at the height of his poetic powers. Invaluable for the insight they give into the daily life of the poet and his friendship with Coleridge. . . . more
Published by: Oxford   Format: Paperback.

1619. Hadrian's Wall from the air
£17.99
G.D.B. Jones; D.J. Wooliscroft
The late Prof. Jones spent 20 years taking aerial photographs of Hadrians Wall. Not only do they illustrate the history, development , topography and surviving remains, but they give an entirely new perspective that cannot be appreciated at ground level. . . . more
Published by: History Press   Format: Large paperback.

1620. Wainwright: The Biography
£9.99
Hunter Davies
Alfred Wainwrights unique hand-drawn and hand-written Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells have been an inspiration to walkers for years. Yet, despite many bestselling books and three television series, Wainwright remained an intensely private person. . . . more
Published by: Orion   Format: Paperback.

1621. Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Cumberland: Barrow in Furness (North-West)
£3.00

A facsimile reprint of the 1911 edition, showing the area as it was in the early years of the 20th century. With notes. . . . more
Published by: Godfrey   Format: Folded map.

1622. Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Cumberland: Barrow in Furness (West) 1911
£3.00

A facsimile reprint of the 1911 edition, showing the area as it was in the early years of the 20th century. With notes. . . . more
Published by: Godfrey   Format: Folded map.

1623. Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Cumberland: Barrow in Furness (North-east)
£3.00

A facsimile reprint of the 1911 edition, showing the area as it was in the early years of the 20th century. With notes. . . . more
Published by: Godfrey   Format: Folded map.

1624. A Son of War
£8.99
Melvyn Bragg
A formidable successor to his widely praised and award-winning novel, The Soldiers Return. We enter again into the lives of Sam and Ellen, trying to make a better life for themselves, and between them their young son Joe who is striving to fulfil their . . . more
Published by: Sceptre   Format: Paperback

1625. The Estate and Household Accounts of Sir Daniel Fleming of Rydal Hall, Westmorland 1688-1701
£40.00
Blake Tyson (ed)
Sir Daniel Fleming was a major figure in the public life of late 17th century Westmorland. His manuscripts are a treasure trove of material for the history of Westmorland, none more so than his estate and household account books. . . . more
Published by: CWAAS   Format: Large hardback.

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