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This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary
transformation that has taken place in Leeds during the 20th century.
The ...
Thousands of barns are scattered among the villages, meadows and
pastures of the Yorkshire Dales and make the landscape like no other.
Stone struc...
Wentworth is in Yorkshire and was surrounded by 70 collieries employing
tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in
B...
Discover the extraordinary story of Blind Jack Metcalf in this carefully
researched and beautifully written biography. Jack Metcalf was blinded
by...
York, founded by the Romans as Eboracum, the capital of Britannia
Inferior, is considered one of Europe's best-loved cities. It boasts a
wealth of...
This work is a celebration of the dialect spoken in most parts of
Yorkshire. The amazing text and cartoon-like illustrations capture the
warmth an...
"Exploring North Yorkshire's History" is a journey through the
wonderfully varied landscape of North Yorkshire, and examines its rich
history thro...
Covers the feud between the houses of Lancaster and York in the period between Christmas 1460 and Palm Sunday 1461.
Drawing on a wide selection of sources and illustrated with more than
fifty images, this collection of grisly tales explores the shadier side
of H...
A guide to Harrogate that offers guided walking tours of: High
Harrogate; Low Harrogate; Central Harrogate; the Harrogate villages; and
Knaresboro...
Divided into four sections - West, North, South and East - with each
area yielding up its fair share of ghostly tales likely to unsettle even
the ...
This is a terrifying collection of true-life tales of ghosts,
poltergeists and spirits of all kinds in the streets, buildings and
graveyards of Yo...
Gervase Phinn, school inspector, begins his third year with a spring in
his step for in April he will marry Christine Bentley, head teacher of
Win...
This volume celebrates every aspect of Yorkshire's history. Including
subjects as diverse as Roman Yorkshire, Yorkshire castles and abbeys,
histor...
Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on an intriguing journey
through Britain's largest county, uncovering the hidden places, legends,
sec...
A Yorkshire Childhood
After ten years with the Metropolitan Police, Mike has returned to his
North Yorkshire roots. Working a rural beat in God's Own Country he
finds ...
Knaresborough has a fascinating history which goes back to the days of
King John and beyond, but this book concentrates on the last one hundred
ye...
For its size Knaresborough has enjoyed more than its fair share of
history; it has been home to some of England's most intriguing
characters and i...
Following his portraits of Dublin and Liverpool, photographer Paul
Barker turns his attention to Leeds, the largest and most important city
in Wes...
This is a new paperback version for 2011. Following the highly
successful first volume, it features even more nostalgic photos and
memories from t...
Biography Of Mother Shipton from Knaresborough.
This is the latest title from best-selling author Rupert Matthews. This
is a comprehensive look at strange phenomena, supernatural encounters
and ...
Mike Pannett used to work the beat in Central London - tackling drugs
and knife crime - so when he moved back to Yorkshire he was hoping for a
qui...
A true-life Heartbeat for the twenty-first century. Yorkshireman Mike
Pannett has just taken up a new posting as a local bobby in rural North
York...
A Toast to All Tykes
Known for his anecdotes about others, Gervase Phinn finally reveals his
own story in this autobiography. It is a snapshot of growing up in
Yorkshi...
"The Rough Guide to Yorkshire" is the first comprehensive guidebook to
England's largest county. It includes comprehensive coverage of the
county,...
Travel and nature writer Mike Bagshaw has lived in Yorkshire for over 25
years and in this, his unique guide to the area, he brings to life the
la...
This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of
the many ways in which Tadcaster has changed and developed over the last
ce...
The West Riding of Yorkshire was the largest of England's historic
counties. This volume, the first of two for the area, covers the
northern half ...
Gervase Phinn is back with his tales of life as a schools inspector in
Yorkshire. His colourful cast of characters have now become firm
favourites...
A beautifully illustrated guide that explores Yorkshire in a relaxed
narrative style. It contains a wealth of interesting information on
history, ...
The Life Of John Metcalf was first published in 1795. This text follows that of the first edition retaining it's spelling, punctuation
and ...
Travel back in time to village life in rural Edwardian England; a time
when children wore starched white pinafores and enjoyed such innocent
pleas...
Palm Sunday 1461 was the date of a ruthless and bitterly contested
battle, fought by two massive medieval armies on an exposed Yorkshire
plateau f...
The Origins of the West Yorkshire Road Car Company Ltd including the
histories of Harrogate Road Car Company Ltd, Harrogate & District
Road Ca...
From the "Sunday Times" bestselling author Gervase Phinn comes a fourth
book of reminiscences about life as a Yorkshire Dales school inspector
tha...
The North Riding of Yorkshire is a fortunate land - favoured by some of
the most magnificent scenery in England and with a number of the
country's...
This book tells the fascinating stories of five villages situated to the
north of the city of York. Spanning events from the eighteenth and
ninete...
Wetherby Photographic History
Yorkshire is well known for its miners, pudding and cricket, but
Yorkshire: A Very Peculiar History scrapes beyond the surface and past
the cliche...
This new activity guide from the AA tells you the best places to visit
in the Yorkshire Dales and includes mapped walks, cycle rides and car
tours...
Landmark Visitor's Guide
An Anthology of the Best Yorkshire Poems, Stories and Sayings.
Policing rural Yorkshire is a far cry from Mike's old job hunting down
drug gangs and knife crime in Central London. Settled back in his native
Yo...
The historic county of Yorkshire lasted for about 1,000 years. Its
administrative structure was swept away in 1974, but its distinctive
identity i...
A revised and updated edition of the late Arnold Kellett's A to Z of
Knaresborough History, his intriguing and popular guide to this truly
histori...
In recent years David Hockney has returned to England to paint the East Yorkshire landscape remembered from
his youth. Executed in watercolour and in...
This is the story of the shaping, over several millennia, of a valley
community of the Yorkshire Dales. The valley is Nidderdale, a brooding
and w...
Within the stunning 18th-century landscaped park of Studley Royal in
Yorkshire, lies the ruins of Fountains Abbey, one of the finest examples
of C...
Harrogate Through Time is a wonderful collection of old and new
photographs of Harrogate. The older images are printed alongside a
contemporary fu...
The beautiful, rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales have long been a
haven for holiday makers. However, the area also harbours some
disturbing sec...
Yorkshire remains the largest county in England, and to those born
within its boundaries it is unquestionably the greatest; whether this
pride is ...
A fascinating and informative look at one of Europe's finest cities and
some of the delightful villages which surround it. The book uniquely
featu...
This title includes a selection of images taken by staff photographers
showing the physical and social changes in the city during the 1980s and
19...
Who was Mother Shipton? Some people consider her the most famous prophet
in the last 1000 years, after Nostradamus. Probably she is even the
most ...
North Yorkshire Railway Stations follows on from Peter Tuffrey's two
previous publications: South Yorkshire Railway Stations and West
Yorkshire Ra...
For those interested in an autobiography that spans the 1930s to the
1970s, Nothing Easy will strike a special chord, portraying a boy
growing up ...
Fred Carslake has written a book about his army days. The book embraces the lives of a
group of waifs and strays who joined the army as 15 year ol...
I am sure there is nobody more competent to write a book about threshing days than my brother William. He has a lifetime of experience,
fro...
Of all the cities of Britain, Leeds was one of the most important to
Turner. He had important friends and patrons in the area and Leeds
served as ...
Vale of York Through Time takes the reader on a fascinating journey
through this most beautiful part of Britain. It takes in the market
towns of T...
The historic market town of Wetherby, a former staging post on the Great
North Road between London and Edinburgh, lies on the banks of the River
W...
The Illustrated History Of Leeds Bradford Airport.
Many parish churches and chapels are the oldest building in their town
or village; some of them may be over a thousand years old. Throughout
their...
An up-to-date illustrated account of the 540 million years of its known geological past has long been overdue.
Yorkshire has a rich variety of l...
Discover the darker side of Yorkshire with this remarkable collection of
true-life crimes from across the county. Featuring tales of highwaymen,
c...
Behind The Scenes
A detailed, lively fully illustrated account of Yorkshire's seaside pleasure piers.
Features Coatham, Redcard, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Scarborough, H...