著者:Roy Douglas
出版社: Amberley Publishing
発売日: 2016年03月15日
Redhill, a commuter town in Surrey, is located close to the North Downs, a ridge of chalk hills stretching from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. As a quiet, picturesque getawa……続きを見る
In its early years Kendal was well known for wool and cloth making, hence the motto on the town coat of arms ‘Pannus Mihi Panis’, which translates as ‘Wool Is My Bread’. The first indication of a co……続きを見る
The teeming nature of life in eighteenth-century Edinburgh elevated the Old Town’s taverns to a critical role in the city’s social life, and there was ‘no superabundance of sobriety in the town’. Mu……続きを見る
Traveling is something people do on a regular basis. However, if you are not sure how to take great travel digital pictures, you stand a good chance of missing out on some great memories of the trip……続きを見る
Traveling to an exotic location or just down the road is always a time to be remembered. The issue for some people is over time the memory can start to fade or their friends may not believe what hap……続きを見る
A journey across Taiwan, through the eyes of a novice traveller. Taipei, Shilin Night Market, Jiufen, Shifen, Green Island, Taidong. A journey that took three years to select and compile, reminises ……続きを見る
Secret Penrith goes behind the façades of the familiar to discover the lesser-known aspects of the town’s fascinating past. Penrith has many secrets, and as you walk along the streets, you are walki……続きを見る
Straddling the Derwent River, the cathedral city of Derby, its foundations in the Roman occupation of Britain, can directly attribute its contemporary status to the Industrial Revolution. Spinning m……続きを見る
Belfast (Irish: Beal Feirste ‘mouth of the sandbank ford’) is the capital city of Northern Ireland. The site of Belfast has been described as ‘not built on a perfect site’ given that the original se……続きを見る
Seventies Spotting Days in the Western Region is a full-colour photographic album depicting the 1970s with coverage of both diesel-electric and diesel-hydraulics from that great period of change on ……続きを見る
著者:Gordon Edgar
出版社: Amberley Publishing
発売日: 2016年03月15日
The industrial and minor railways of the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland are neglected topics deserving of greater attention. West Cumberland has traditionally been a mining, steel-mak……続きを見る
Before the emergence of the steam railway rocketed the likes of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Robert Stephenson – the great Victorian engineers – into the limelight, there was a ‘Colossus’ who dominat……続きを見る
The story of beer and brewing in Britain is a diverse tale. Like a deep, amber ale, the development of the brewing industry is rich and full of depth. The history of brewing in Britain is a cornerst……続きを見る
Lincolnshire is a diverse county. Its landscape ranges from Chalk Wold to Limestone plateau, to Fen and Coastal Marsh. The archaeology contained within it is equally dramatic, with thousands of year……続きを見る
Ipswich is a brewery town. The administrative centre of the agricultural county of Suffolk, world famous for its barley and brewing, Ipswich was for decades the home of the Cobbold (later Tolly Cobb……続きを見る
著者:Johnny Homer
出版社: Amberley Publishing
発売日: 2016年04月15日
The City of London, the fabled ‘Square Mile’, is the financial hub of world trade. It is also an area with a rich and almost tangible history, a history that is reflected in its colourful and varied……続きを見る
The remnants of slate mining and quarrying form as much a part of the Lakeland historic landscape as the stone walls, heathered moorlands and Lakeland farms do. A significant number of local familie……続きを見る
Despite its Anglo-Saxon origins, history has not always been kind to Southampton, especially during the twentieth century when extensive Second World War bombing and (sometimes) misguided town plann……続きを見る
Full of archaic charm, St Andrews has plenty to offer with its breathtaking coastal scenery and beautiful ruins. Not just a pretty face, this Fife settlement is also home to the third oldest univers……続きを見る
Seventies Spotting Days Around the Southern Region is a full-colour photographic album depicting the 1970s with coverage of both diesel and electric traction from that great period of change on our ……続きを見る
The main role of the tug is to assist vessels in the river or within the dock system by moving them by pushing or towing. They are also used to tow barges or platforms which have no engines or metho……続きを見る
Seen together for the first time, this fascinating collection of nearly 200 images illustrates Dorset’s rich and varied brewing history. The brewing industry of the county is explored from the ninet……続きを見る
Yorkshire is not only the largest county in England, it is also the most beautiful; just ask anyone living there. If there is a heaven then it must surely look like this and landscape photographer, ……続きを見る
From a water-laden bog in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales to the mighty Bristol Channel, the River Severn carves its way through some of the most picturesque and varied landscapes in the country. Ri……続きを見る
This is the much anticipated third volume of Dorothy Bentley Smith’s highly successful series of Past Times books. This title covers a period of five years and, like the previous two, is a collectio……続きを見る
Bucknall to Cellarhead Through Time follows a short stretch of the A52 from the ancient village of Bucknall, at the edge of the Stoke-on-Trent conurbation, to Cellarhead in the Staffordshire Moorlan……続きを見る
Evesham is a picturesque market town that sits within a loop of the River Avon roughly halfway between Stratford-upon-Avon and Tewkesbury. The name of the town (from Eof’s homme) evokes the Legend o……続きを見る
Barnstaple, the main town in North Devon, is quite possibly the oldest borough in the United Kingdom and is home to a community rich in history, ambition and achievement. The town still preserves it……続きを見る
Early one spring morning, disaster struck San Francisco, and a young man grabbed his camera and started documenting the destruction and death surrounding him. Fearlessly going to the center of the d……続きを見る