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Local history
This collection includes books on the history of localities in England, Wales, and Ireland.
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The red barrel: a history of Watney Mann
John Murray
1963
A history of London brewer Watney Mann and the Stag Brewery.
Hall & Woodhouse 1777-1977: independent family brewers
Henry Melland
1977
A history of the Dorset brewing company.
Consett Iron Company Limited: description of the works
Mawson, Swan, & Morgan
1893
A well illustrated history of the iron works built in Consett, County Durham. With compliments slip from Mr William Jenkins.
Hertfordshire inns: a handbook of old Hertfordshire inns and beer houses. Part two, West Herts
Letchworth Printers Ltd.
1963
Provides brief historical notes on over 400 West Hertfordshire inns and beer houses over 150 years old.
Around Llangollen
Saint Catherine Press Ltd.
1947
A guide to the footpaths and walking routes around Llangollen in Denbighshire.
The glory that was Bristol
St. Stephen's Bristol Press, Limited
1946
A history of the city of Bristol.
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.
