Stone Witness
£6.99Richard Fleming is an Ulster-born poet and short story writer who moved to the Channel Islands in 1994 and lives in Guernsey with his wife, Jane. His work has been…
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Richard Fleming is an Ulster-born poet and short story writer who moved to the Channel Islands in 1994 and lives in Guernsey with his wife, Jane. His work has been…
Sutton Bridge has a far more important place in history and industrial archaeology than many people realise. Two hundred years ago the name did not exist and in 2009 the…
A collection of some 1200 words and phrases gathered over many years in and around the village of Kirton, four miles South of Boston, in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire dialects vary considerably…
Cased book 270mm x 270mm A collection of 120 aerial photographs depicting the Channel Island’s Bailiwick of Guernsey (Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and Jethou) captured by local newspaper (The Guernsey…
History of Boston Series. No. 15 – Published in 1977. This is a First Edition. Legend has it that Christianity came to Boston before there was even a town here….
This booklet gives the reader a better understanding and back-ground to the production of the murals, the identity of the models the artist used and the theological and philosophical beliefs…
From momentary teenage bravado followed by an unwillingness to withdraw from his assumed adult status this charming book of reminiscences describes some of the experiences of one man in one…
This is a brief account of the history of Fydell house to which John Fydell gave his name in 1726. It follows the occupation of the house from its first…
Author, John Reed, was born in 1937 and raised in Ruskington, Lincolnshire. Whilst researching his family tree he discovered several references to Nathaniel Thorold. This book follows Nathaniel’s rise from…
This trail is laid out in a suggested sequence – but as it balances the fictional with the real life story – the sequence is neither chronological nor in the…
This is the story of the family whose famous sons, John and Charles Wesley, founded the Methodist Church and provided that church with wonderful hymns. It is also the story…
This book is set and written in the island of Guernsey and was a bestseller on its publication in 1866. The story concerns a reclusive fisherman, Gilliatt, who is secretly…
This, the sixth booklet in the series, focuses upon the buildings and structures which have featured from the middle Iron Age to the early 21stcentury. The area explored includes Eastgate,…
Victor Hugo is often portrayed as a lonely figure, isolated on his balcony. But far from being an introverted recluse, he regularly went to town and enjoyed the company of…
Waltham Memories is the unique and fascinating result of many conversations and interview with local people, together with written contributions, recalling life in the village over the past century. Mentioned…
How did Lincoln develop? What were its medieval houses like? Why was the river Witham so important to the city? Where did its workers live and when were the houses…
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