Colchester in Old Photographs Compiled by Andrew Phillips Andrew Phillips presents a fascinating collection of photographs chosen to illustrate the social life of Colchester between 1850 and 1950. Attention is paid to the impact of rail and river, civil life and municipal enterprise, shops, pubs and the Industries of the town, the local garrison, sport,…
It Happened in Brewood by Paul Robinson This collection of stories from 19th century Brewood tells of the accidents, crime, drunkenness, poverty and brutality that affected the lives of hundreds of ordinary people. It covers a wide range of crimes from minor thefts and assaults, to the most serious offences – with those found guilty…
A Canal People – The Photographs of Robert Longden Introduction by Sonia Rolt During a few brief years in the late 1940s and early 1950s Robert Longden took a remarkable set of photographs of the narrow boat community at Hawkesbury Stop – the main meeting point for those who worked the Midlands canals. The images…
The Parish of Lapley by Michael Albutt Lapley Stretton Wheaton Aston Paperback handbook has 48 pages and is in good used condition… staples a bit rusted on centre page (see photos)
City of Edinburgh Pitkin Pictorial Famous Places Guide Book Paperback Paperback guide book has 24 pages… has a crease across the top left corner on the back cover, also the staples show a small amount of rust… otherwise good. (see photos)
Britain’s Lost Commercial Waterways by Michael E. Ware Paperback Book A comprehensive look at our commercial waterways in their Heyday and prior to cargoes giving way to cruising. Michael Ware sets the scene with nearly 300 photographs and extended captions. Paperback book is in good used condition
Colchester 1940-1990 A Changing Town by Andrew Phillips Paperback book This is the first book of photographs to chart the often controversial, always changing, rise of modern Colchester in the second half of the twentieth century BRITAIN in Old Photographs Paperback book has 126 pages and is in good used condition
Fired by a long enthusiasm for all things Greek, Edward Enfield mounts his trusty Raleigh to follow in the footsteps of such notable travellers to Greece as Benjamin Disraeli, Edward Lear and the Romantic poet Lord Byron. An enchanting travelogue that combines wit, charm and scholarship, Greece on My Wheels is a superb example of…
Francis Frith’s Ludlow This evocative collection of archive photographs from the world famous Francis frith Collection shows Ludlow from mid-Victorian times, and depicts the considerable changes the town has under undergone during the twentieth century. Travel back in time and revisit the landmarks and places that are so characteristic of Ludlow in the era before…
Terry Barker is a widely recognised artist and author living and working on British Columbia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast. His workshop is the strip of land that runs along the shoreline from Port Mellon to Earl’s Cove and Egmont. He draws the fascinating buildings and sites that can still be found in what is even today…