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Local history
This collection includes books on the history of localities in England, Wales, and Ireland.
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A pictorial record of Sherlock Holmes's London
Kyuryudo Co. Ltd
1984
A sumptuously illustrated review of Sherlockian locations, old and modern, with Japanese and English text.
Quality pays: the story of Joshua Tetley & Son
Springwood Books
1985
A history of the Leeds brewer.
Victorian Ilfracombe: origin and architecture of a North Devon holiday resort
Devon Books
1997
A survey of architecture in what became a prestigious holiday resort.
The pubs of Ramsgate
John Land
2000s
A facsimile of a directory of over 50 public houses in Ramsgate first published in the 1980s.
Buxton: a people's history
Carnegie Publishing Ltd
2001
A history of the Derbyshire spa town of Buxton.
Bicester military railway
Oxford Publishing Co.
1992
A history of the Bicester Military Railway which served the large ordnance depot in Oxfordshire.
Around Keswick
Saint Catherine Press Ltd.
1947
A guide to footpaths and walking routes around Keswick in Cumbria.
The Western Lakes Cumberland
Saint Catherine Press Ltd.
1947
A guide to footpaths and walking routes the western lakes in Cumbria.
Sherlock Holmes in the Midlands
Brewin Books
1992
A discussion of Doyle's and Holmes' links with the Midlands.
The salterns of the Lymington area
Bucklands Trust
1996
A history of coastal salt production in the Lymington area.
The Highgate Brewery
Black Country Society
1980s
A history of the Highgate-Walsall Brewery Company.
Historical guide to Berkhamsted
A. E. Loosley
1939
A guide to the development of Berkhamsted and its notable buildings and personages.
A history of brewing in Warwickshire
Campaign for Real Ale
1980s
A history of the breweries and public houses that brewed their own beer in Warwickshire.
Dorking chalk country
Saint Catherine Press Ltd.
1947
A guide to footpaths and walking routes Around Dorking in Surrey.
A history of Royton's pubs
Neil Richardson
1987
A survey of pubs in the area with contributions from numerous locals.
250 years of brewing in Ipswich: the story of Tollemache and Cobbold's Cliff Brewery, 1746-1996
Malthouse Press in Association with Tollemache & Cobbold Brewery Ltd.
1996
A history of Tollemache and Cobbold Brewery Limited and the Cliff Brewery.
Old Lakeland: some Cumbrian social history
David & Charles
1971
Vivid close-ups of twelve aspects of the life, history, and work of Lakeland people.
The lake counties from 1830 to the mid-twentieth century
Manchester University Press
1981
A discussion of rural and urban life during a period of significant social and economic change in the Lake District.
Local pubs past and present: a nostalgic journey round Takeley's public houses
Takeley Local History Society
2004
A description of public houses in an Essex hamlet.
The light is dark enough: the Sherlock Holmes Society of London Cambridge expedition 1989
Sherlock Holmes Society of London
1989
A handbook for a Sherlock Holmes Society of London expedition to Cambridge.
The Giant's Causeway tramway
Oakwood Press
1964
A history of the pioneer hydro-electric railway.
Warwickshire breweries
Tempus
2006
A history of brewing in Warwickshire from 1801, excluding Birmingham
Birmingham breweries
Brewin Books
2005
A history of brewing in Birmingham from the twelfth century to modern times.
