These books specifically relate to aspects of history of a single town or city.
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History of Boston Series. No. 11 – Published in 1974. This is a First Edition. This work is not intended as an academic text-book history of Boston’s Newspapers, although I…
This ninth volume in the Survey of Lincoln’s booklet series explores the growth of the district and is plotted here from the 16th century into the early years of the…
Who was Captain Christopher Newport? What part did he play in the founding of the Jamestown Colony in 1607? What happened to him after Jamestown? We hope that you enjoy…
When I grew up in Hull during the 1950s and 60s, the city was a major seaport and home to the largest deep-sea fishing port in the country. As a…
No 42 (2014) in the series of WW2 Occupation reviews, features: Escape From Paris – a series of letters translated from French illustrated with numerous photos of Les Fontenelles; Trevor…
No 44 in the series of WW2 Occupation reviews and features include: Franz Hofmann, Organisation Todt, Alderney 1942, by Trevor Davenport. Following receipt of a package containing photographs of his…
No 46 in the series of WW2 Occupation reviews and features include: Roadstead 70: The sinking of the Oost Vlaanderen by Simon Hamon and John Goodwin. Roadstead was the RAF codename…
An unsophisticated guide to Jamaican Food and Cooking. Ralph served in the Royal Airforce during WWII and married an English lady. One of the early mixed marriages. They settled in…
A delightful, well illustrated, diary of Andrew Mitchell’s fortnight’s holiday in the Channel Islands in 1866. Edited by Susan Ilie and John Le Dain. A total of 96 pages (160…
Cholera threatened Lincoln during the national epidemic of 1848-49. The book reproduces the street by street report by George Giles, an eminent engineer, on the insanitary condition of the city, as…
This book enables you to record your own pilgrimage to all forty four of our magnificent Anglican Cathedrals, becoming your personal keepsake – journal, reference and souvenir. The twenty eight…
Lincolnshire Archaeology and Heritage reports Series: No. 1 Promotional Price for the summer £10.95 – please select ‘clearance’ copy. A series of unexpected events led to the survey (during the…
We all want to remain healthy and enjoy a long life. Exercise plays a vital part – but it doesn’t have to become a trial or chore. Walking is one…
This edited collection investigates one notable 19th century Lincoln inhabitant, George Boole, often described today as the ‘grandfather of the digital age’. He was much associated with the city from…
Grantham has a rich industrial past – from malting and brewing to machine making and engineering. Richard Hornsby took the name of the town across the world and many other…
According to the Imperial War Museum the town of Grantham has something of its history not possessed by most other towns of comparable size, namely a pictorial diary of its…
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