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Local history
This collection includes books on the history of localities in England, Wales, and Ireland.
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Fifty years of progress: being a description of the House of Davenport with illustrations from photographs of the organisation
Davenports
1935
A history of John Davenport & Sons Brewery Limited issued to mark their fiftieth year of business.
The four gentlemen of Westminster
Westminster Hospital
1924
A prospectus issued in support of funding for the Westminster Hospital.
The Ruskin Cross at Coniston described and illustrated
W. Holmes
1901
A description of the various artistic elements of the Ruskin Cross.
Walks in Wirral: a handbook for Liverpool and Birkenhead residents and others, describing some public footpaths in the Hundred of Wirral and shewing their connection with railways and towns
Littlebury Bros., for the Wirral Footpaths and Open Spaces Preservation Society
1910
A guide to walks on the Wirral with notes on important landmarks.
Filey official guide
Urban District Council of Filey
1956
A guide to the amenities offered by the seaside town of Filey in North Yorkshire.
Ulster
Ulster Tourist Development Association Ltd.
1938
A guide to the history and tourist attractions in Ulster.
Whitby, Yorkshire
Produced and published for the Whitby Publicity Committee by Nevin D. Hirst (Advertising) Ltd.
1950s
A guide to the amenities offered by Whitby, with numerous contemporary photographs.
Burrow's pointer guide map of St. Helens
Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd.
1950s
Published with the approval of St. Helen's Corporation.
Burrow's pointer guide map of Runcorn
Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd.
1950s
Published with the approval of the Urban District Council.
Map and street directory of Chorley
Chorley Guardian
1970s
A guide to locations in Chorley.
Geological survey of Great Britain LXXIIN
Ordnance Survey
1867
A map of the geology of the potteries, in colour. Retailed by Edward Stanford.
Cyclists' and ramblers' map of the Wirral
Geographia Ltd.
1960s
A guide to the roads of the Wirral.
The centenary of public railways at their birthplace, Stockton-on-Tees, with a brief history of the town prior to and since 1825
Stockton-on-Tees Railway Centenary Committee
1925
A celebration of the first commercial railway system.
The book of Bath
British Medical Association
1925
A collection of 24 contributions on the history of Bath.
Thaxted: an historical and architectural survey
County Council of Essex
1966
A guide to the buildings of the Essex town of Thaxted.
Sherlock Holmes in London : a photographic record of Conan Doyle's stories
Equation
1989
Contains over 200 photographs taken between 1874 and 1914, inked to events in the canon.
A pictorial guide to the Lakeland fells, being an illustrated account of a study and exploration of the mountains in the English Lake District. Book 3, The central fells
Henry Marshall
1958
The third of Wainwright's magisterial series of guides.
A pictorial guide to the Lakeland fells, being an illustrated account of a study and exploration of the mountains in the English Lake District. Book 5, The northern fells
Michael Joseph Ltd
1992
The fifth of Wainwright's magisterial series of guides.
The outlying fells of Lakeland, being a pictorial guide to the lesser fells around the perimeter of Lakeland
Michael Joseph Ltd
1992
The eighth of Wainwright's magisterial series of guides.
The life and times of Daniel Thwaites Brewery 1907-2007
Scotforth Books
2007
A history of the Blackburn-based brewing company.
At the sign of the ship: notes on the house of Longman, 1724-1974
Longman Group Limited
1974
A history of the House of Longman, later Longman Group Limited. Printed for private circulation.
