Books Cumbria : History : Architecture Architecture Cumbrian architecture, buildings and structures 1 | 2 | next>> A Guide to the Milestones, Mileposts and Toll Buildings of Cumbria Colin Smith £14.95 This guide is based on surveys of the milestones, mileposts and toll buildings to be found in Cumbria together with historical notes about the Cumberland and Westmorland turnpikes era from which most emanate. It also includes sections on the Roman and canal milestones in the county. Publisher : Brow Bottom Enterprises Published : June 2011 Pages : 208 Format : 168mm x 238mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Alston Moor, Cumbria Lucy Jessop, Matthew Whitfield & Andrew Davison £14.99 Buildings in a North Pennines Landscape. Alston Moor is a large rural parish in Cumbria which historically both depended upon and provided important services for the agricultural and mineral industries of the North Pennines. Publisher : English Heritage Published : July 2013 Pages : 140p. Format : Paperback; 210 x 210mm. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Brougham Castle, Cumbria H. Summerson; M. Trueman; S. Harrison £15.00 An academic, thorough study of the castle, including geological and historical surveys with many plans and maps. Publisher : CWAAS Published : 1998 Pages : 173p Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Carlisle and Cumbria: Roman and Medieval Architecture, Art and Archaeology Mike McCarthy & David Weston (eds) £32.00 Publisher : The British Archaeological Association/Maney Pub. Published : 2004 Pages : 292 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Carlisle Cathedral History David W.V. Weston £14.95 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. Publisher : Bookcase Published : 2000 Pages : 164 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Carlisle's First Learning Centre: Tullie House Denis Perriam & David Ramshaw £15.00 Regret was expressed by the Public Library and Museum Committee in 1943 because the war prevented the proper celebration of 50 years since Tullie House opened. There were events to mark 75 years and the centenary. Publisher : P3 Publications Published : April 2016 Pages : 144p Format : Paperback; 296 x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Churches of the Ancient Parish of Crosthwaite: A Brief History Betty Walker £8.00 Publisher : Crosthwaite Church Published : November 2018 Pages : 36p Format : Paperback; 210 x 150mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Cumbrian Curiosities Robert Woodhouse £12.99 "Cumbria Curiosities" brings together a series of unusual, intriguing and extraordinary buildings, structures, incidents and people from all parts of the county. Publisher : History Press Published : October 2009 Pages : 128 Format : 164mm x 234mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Dear Mr. Salvin : The Story of the Building of a 19th Century Ulverston Church John Marsh and Anne Bonney £6.99 On 5 June 1996, 'The Westmorland Gazette' newspaper in Kendal published a story outlining the discovery by John Marsh of an 1828 water colour of the Holy Trinity Church, Ulverston, reputedly by Miles Thompson, architect to the firm, Thompson and Webster of Kendal. Publisher : Helm Press Published : 1999 Pages : 84p Format : Paperback; 207 x 149mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Dry Stone Walls Lawrence Garner £5.99 A study of the dry stone walls of Britain, which tells the reason for their development, technical details of their construction, regional styles and the state of the craft today. An ideal introduction. Includes a section on the Lake District. Publisher : Shire Publications Published : 1984 Pages : 40 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Jaggermen's Bridges on Packhorse Trails Christine McEwen £24.95 Ever since ancient times man has been required to traverse the bleak mountainous regions of the North of England to barter or sell his wares, his animals; cattle, oxen, sheep and goats. Man has also moved his cattle on to better pastures, for the well-being of himself and his family depended on the milk, meat, hides and bones. Therefore, to enable him to live more profitably, man constructed bridges across the numerous fast flowing mountain streams and becks. Many of the pathways over the mountains and hills of Northern England had been trod by ancient Britons and also Roman soldiers. Publisher : Sledgehammer Engineering Press Ltd Published : April 2010 Pages : 200p Format : Hardback; 300 x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Misericords of North West England - their Nature and Significance John Dickinson £12.95 Misericords, carved into the underside of choir stall seats in major churches and cathedrals, reveal the otherwise lost skills of medieval craftsmen, together with important insights into the thought of the period. Publisher : Centre for North- West Regional Studies Published : April 2008 Pages : 136 Format : 168mm x 243mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Real Heritage Pubs of the North West Edited by Geoff Brandwood £7.99 Compiled by the Campaign for Real Ale's Pub Heritage Group, this is a guide to the rich pub heritage treasure of the North West. Publisher : CAMRA Published : August 2017 Pages : 126p Format : Paperback; 210 x 148mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Sarah Losh and Wreay Church Stephen Matthews £15.00 Sarah Losh built Wreay Church in 1842. It is one of the most delightful, unusual and inspired of all Victorian churches. 'Sarah Losh and Wreay Church' is the story of this remarkable woman and her visionary work. Publisher : BOOKCASE Published : May 2007 Pages : 208 Format : 170mm x 245mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Strongholds of the Border Reivers Keith Durham £11.99 In the year 1296, Edward I of England launched a series of vicious raids across the Anglo-Scottish Border in his attempt to annexe Scotland. Publisher : Osprey Published : March 2008 Pages : 64 Format : 182mm x 248mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Buildings of England - Cumbria, Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness Matthew Hyde & Sir Nikolaus Pevsner £60.00 This fully revised volume brings together the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland with the old Furness division of Lancashire, in a comprehensive architectural guide to one of England's most varied and rewarding regions. Publisher : Yale Published : October 2010 Pages : 776 Format : 126mm x 222mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Buildings of Georgian Lancaster Andrew J. White £6.95 A study of an exceptional range of houses and public buildings dating between 1715 and 1830, which up to now have not received the attention they deserve. Publisher : University of Lancaster Published : 2000 Pages : 76 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria Mike Salter £5.95 A detailed work featuring many local castles and tower houses. Publisher : Folly Publications Published : 1998 Pages : 104 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Chronicle of Lanercost Sir Herbert Maxwell £24.00 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 Publisher : Llanerch Published : 2001 Pages : 357 Format : 2 paperbacks. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne for Cumbria (1833-1872) Edited by Lawrence Butler £18.00 Sir Stephen Glynne (1807-1874) was one of the greatest church enthusiasts of his time, visiting over 5500 churches in England and Wales, making careful notes and sketches of their architecture, plans and furnishings. Publisher : CWAAS Published : June 2011 Pages : 144 Format : 174mm x 246mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Dambuilders - The Destruction of Mardale and the Building of the Haweswater Dam Norman Nicholson £10.00 Mardale was one of the most pastoral and remote of all lakeland valleys. Manchester Corporation bought the valley. They demolished the village and built the Haweswater dam. By 1941, the valley had become a reservoir and its water was being piped to Manchester. Publisher : Bookcase Published : November 2015 Pages : p164 Format : Paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Medieval Misericords in Carlisle Cathedral Thirlie Grundy £1.95 There have been many surveys and visitations about the carving and understanding of the misericords, and many photographs, but Thirlie Grundys is the first study by an artist who has used both her pencil to illustrate the subtleties of every detail, and also her hands and fingers to discover parts invisible to the eye - let alone the camera. Publisher : Thumbprint Published : Updated 2006 Pages : 20 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Old Parish Churches of Cumbria Mike Salter £5.95 A detailed work featuring many local parish churches. Publisher : Folly Publications Published : 1998 Pages : 104 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Paradise of Furness Sarah Elizabeth Holmes £14.99 This is the story of one of Great Britain's ancient houses. Conishead Priory, on the shores of Morecambe Bay, was founded as a place of healing and spirituality in the twelfth century and remains to this day a centre dedicated to world peace. Publisher : Handstand Press Published : September 2012 Pages : 178p. Format : Paperback; 245 x 172mm. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Sarah Losh Journal Volume Two Edited by Stephen Matthews £10.00 The Sarah Losh Journal publishes work on the Losh family, and on the church and village of Wreay. Publisher : Bookcase Published : 2012 Pages : 142p. Format : Paperback; 210 x 148mm. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  1 | 2 | next>> Back to Top