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Supernatural Cumbria

Supernatural Cumbria

H C Ivison
£12.99

The first book to explore, in depth, the complete range of paranormal phenomena reported in Cumbria.

Publisher : Amberley
Published : September
Pages : 128
Format : 164mm x 232mm paperback

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Telling it Like it Was Dent, Sedbergh and District in Living Memory Volume 1

Telling it Like it Was Dent, Sedbergh and District in Living Memory Volume 1

Boulton, Anthea; Whymant, Veronica
£14.95

What was life like in the Dales just two or three generations ago,in the days of the horse and cart, candles and Tilley lamps, milking, shearing and gathering hay by hand?

Publisher : Dales Historical Monographs
Published : 09/2015
Pages : 208p.
Format : Paperback; H:238; W:168;

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The Biscuit Girls

The Biscuit Girls

Hunter Davies
£8.99

Ivy, Dulcie, Barbara, Ann, Dorothy and Jean all had different reasons for applying for work at Carr's of Carlisle, but once they had put on their overalls and walked through the factory gates they discovered a community where they worked hard, gossiped, got into scrapes and made lifelong friends.

Publisher : Ebury Press
Published : August 2014
Pages : 345
Format : Paperback; 200mm x 127mm

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The Cockpit of Conscience: Society, Politics, and Religion in Stuart Lancashire 1603 - 1714

The Cockpit of Conscience: Society, Politics, and Religion in Stuart Lancashire 1603 - 1714

J.A. Hilton
£15.00

Seventeenth-century Lancashire, stretching from the Mersey to Coniston Water, seemed a county of religious extremes. Religion was seen as the glue that held society together, so religious uniformity was essential, and attendance at the Sunday services of the Protestant Church of England was compulsory. In Lancashire, however, an obstinate minority remained Roman Catholic. Moreover, some Protestant ministers were Puritans, who believed that the Church of England was not Protestant enough.

Publisher : Bookcase
Published : October 2020
Pages : 205p
Format : Paperback; 210 x 148mm

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The Cumberland Bard: Robert Anderson of Carlisle 1770-1833

The Cumberland Bard: Robert Anderson of Carlisle 1770-1833

Sue Allan
£15.00

LONGLISTED for LAKELAND BOOK OF YEAR 2020
Together with a facsimile copy of the 1828 'Ballads in the Cumberland Dialect'.

Robert Anderson of Carlisle was the most prolific of the 'multiplication of dialect versifiers' to be found in Cumberland in the nineteenth century. Popularly known as 'The Cumberland Bard', he was born into poverty and he had little formal education. Nonetheless, he went on to publish a collection of poetry in standard English and popular editions of Cumberland Ballads in dialect.

Publisher : Bookcase
Published : February 2020
Pages : 166p
Format : Paperback; 210 x 148mm

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The Cumberland Coast

The Cumberland Coast

Neil Curry
£10.00

From the marshes of the Solway to the cliffs of St. Bees, the Cumberland coast is an area rich in character and history. Neil Curry has walked the coast and met the people. He knows the beauty of this remote and unguarded country.

Publisher : Bookcase
Published : October 2007
Pages : 192
Format : 148 x 210mm paperback

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The George

The George

John Hurst
£9.95

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.

Publisher : Cumberland and Westmorland Herald
Published : 2006
Pages : 88
Format : Large paperback.

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The Ghosts of Cumbria

The Ghosts of Cumbria

Laurie Kemp
£6.99

Ghosts inhabit every corner of the ancient counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. Laurie Kemp has ventured fearlessly among the lakes and fells to uncover the stories of the uneasy spirits that lurk in dark and eerie houses.

Publisher : Bookcase
Published : 2005
Pages : 89
Format : Paperback.

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The Great Flood

The Great Flood

Dawn Robertson and Peter Koronka
£20.00

The exceptional weather which hit Cumbria so hard in January 2005 touched everyone in the county. Suddenly the focus of the international media was on Carlisle and people struggled to cope as the greatest ever flood hit the city. Feeling that this tragedy should be recorded, author Dawn Robertson and photographer Peter Koronka set out to interview and photograph those involved.

Publisher : Hayloft Publishing Ltd
Published : 2005
Pages : 168
Format : Large paperback.

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The Heritage of the Solway Firth

The Heritage of the Solway Firth

James Irving Hawkins
POA

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.

Publisher : Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums
Published : 2006
Pages : 128
Format : Large paperback.

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The History of the Coniston Foxhounds 1825 - 1925 - 'In The Steps Of Mighty Men'

The History of the Coniston Foxhounds 1825 - 1925 - 'In The Steps Of Mighty Men'

Neil Salisbury
£25.00

Nowhere in the country has the sport of hunting been more associated with an area than in the Lake Counties of Westmorland, Cumberland and North Lancashire.

Publisher : Ryelands
Published : 2008
Pages : 256
Format : 215mm x 300mm hardback

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The Horses of Appleby Fair

The Horses of Appleby Fair

Heidi M Sands
£9.95

Each June the gypsy, Romany, and travelling community converges on the sleepy Cumbrian town of Appleby where for a few days the horse is king.

Publisher : Old Pond
Published : May 2011
Pages : 128
Format : 147mm x 210mm paperback

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The Kentigern Way: A Life and Lakeland Pilgrimage

The Kentigern Way: A Life and Lakeland Pilgrimage

Stephen G Wright
£9.99

The Kentigern Way is a guide to a pilgrimage route in one of the most majestic landscapes in the UK, that of the Lake District, which is rich in beauty, nature and history.

More than this, it provides an historical backdrop to St Kentigern and the region, cutting through myths and assumptions to examine the reality of emerging 6th-century Christianity in ‘Britannia’. Kentigern is also known as St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow, although his influence goes far beyond that city.

Publisher : Wild Goose Publications
Published : December 2019
Pages : 143p
Format : Paperback; 190 x 155mm

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The Keswick Painting

The Keswick Painting

Ros Roberts
£12.00

In 1870 Joseph Brown painted a picture showing 45 named inhabitants of Keswick standing in front of their Moot hall.

Publisher : Bookcase
Published : March 2015
Pages : 272p
Format : Paperback; 210mm x 145mm

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The Loving Eye and Skilful Hand: The Keswick School of Industrial Arts

The Loving Eye and Skilful Hand: The Keswick School of Industrial Arts

Ian Bruce
£15.00

The Keswick School of Industrial Arts occupies an important place in the Arts and Crafts movement. Inspired by John Ruskin and founded by Canon and Edith Rawnsley, it revivified old craft traditions in the Lake District. Craftsmen such as Harold Stabler, Isobel McBean and Herbert Maryon became leading figures in English Arts and Crafts. This is the first detailed study of the School. It will be of interest to local and art historians and collectors.

Publisher : Bookcase
Published : 2001
Pages : 152p
Format : Paperback

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The Memoirs of Lizzie Adams - The Life and Times of a Victorian Prostitute - Sex in the Victorian City of Carlisle

The Memoirs of Lizzie Adams - The Life and Times of a Victorian Prostitute - Sex in the Victorian City of Carlisle

Marie K Dickens
£14.99

In seeking to bring back to life the streets of Carlisle from a bygone era, The Memoirs of Elizabeth, 'Lizzie' Adams combines both fact and fiction to follow the life and times of a Victorian Carlisle Prostitute.

Publisher : Cats Whiskers Publications
Published : November 2009
Pages : 192
Format : 210mm x 297mm paperback

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The New Railway to Scotland : The story of building the Settle to Carlisle Railway from newspapers of the time

The New Railway to Scotland : The story of building the Settle to Carlisle Railway from newspapers of the time

David Occomore
£15.00

Building the Settle and Carlisle Railway was without doubt an enormous civil engineering project for late Victorian engineers. Even today with all our advanced techniques and equipment it would still be a major undertaking. The very terrain that this railway crossed ensured that there would be bridges, tunnels, and viaducts every few miles.


Publisher : Hayloft Publishing Ltd
Published : March 2020
Pages : 190p
Format : Paperback; 245 x 185mm

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The Oxenholme Hounds - , When, Where and How They Hunted  - Season 1934-5 - The Illustrated Diary of Hermione Drew

The Oxenholme Hounds - , When, Where and How They Hunted - Season 1934-5 - The Illustrated Diary of Hermione Drew

Hermione Drew
£16.99

The Oxenholme Hounds is a fascinating narrative of The Oxenholme Stag Hounds.

Publisher : Amberley
Published : December 2009
Pages : 112
Format : 178mm x 252mm hardback

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The Rule Book

The Rule Book

Martin Peter Kielty
£10.00

Welcome to the Golen Rule - it's been 'just a country pub' for three centuries, nestled in the oldest part of Ambleside in the picturesque Lake District.

Publisher : Sennachie Press
Published : March 2016
Pages : 127p
Format : Paperback; 148 x 210mm

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The Terrors, Pains and Early Miseries

The Terrors, Pains and Early Miseries

Compiled by June Barnes
£8.00

An Anthology of Childhood in the Lake Counties

Publisher : Bookcase
Published : February 2013
Pages : 136p.
Format : Paperback; 210 x 148mm.

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The Understanding: The Shepherd, the Poacher, the Molecatcher - Rural Tales of Northumberland

The Understanding: The Shepherd, the Poacher, the Molecatcher - Rural Tales of Northumberland

Roger Robson
£10.00

LONGLISTED FOR LAKELAND BOOK OF YEAR 2020
Roger Robson grew up in another world, one‘of paraffin lamps, earth closets, Clydesdale horses, fresh laid eggs…’

Publisher : Bookcase
Published : August 2019
Pages : 136p
Format : Paperback; 210 x 148mm

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The War Years - Life in Cockermouth and at Moota POW Camp

The War Years - Life in Cockermouth and at Moota POW Camp

Gloria Edwards
£8.99

This book looks at everyday life in Cockermouth during the years of World War 11 through first hand accounts, official records, photographs and newspaper extracts.



Publisher : Little Bird Publications
Published : November 2009
Pages : 148
Format : 200mm x 248mm paperback

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The Will to Succeed: Lady Anne Clifford's Battle for her Rights

The Will to Succeed: Lady Anne Clifford's Battle for her Rights

Christine Raafat
£10.00

Christine Raafat grew up in the Eden Valley, in what was then Westmorland. An early fascination with Ancient Egypt led to an ambition to be an archaeologist; instead she became a Clinical Psychologist and married an Egyptian Psychiatrist.

Publisher : Unicorn Publishing
Published : January 2020
Pages : 343p
Format : Paperback; 198 x 130mm

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There'll Always Be Appleby - Appleby Gypsy Horse Fair: History, Mythology, Evaluation

There'll Always Be Appleby - Appleby Gypsy Horse Fair: History, Mythology, Evaluation

Andrew Connell
£12.99

This book is a substantially revised and expanded second edition of 'Appleby Gypsy Horse Fair' (2015).

Publisher : CWAAS
Published : May 2019
Pages : 124p
Format : Paperback; 245 x 174mm

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Thomas Irving's Journal The Memoirs of a Cumbrian Farmer 1851 - 1917

Thomas Irving's Journal The Memoirs of a Cumbrian Farmer 1851 - 1917

Edited by Hilary Kristensen
£9.99

Thomas Irving's journal gives a fascinating first-hand account of farming & rural life in Victorian and Edwardian Cumbria.

Publisher : Wagtail Press
Published : November 2008
Pages : 96
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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