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Local history
This collection includes books on the history of localities in England, Wales, and Ireland.
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History of the Tower Brewery Tadcaster
Bass
1991
A history of the Tadcaster Tower Brewery Company, nicknamed the Snobs' Brewery after its wealthy and aristocratic owners.
Inns of Leicestershire
Chamberlain Music and Books
1976
A guide to heritage inns in Leicestershire.
Nature's byepaths: a series of recreative papers in natural history
W.H. Allen & Co.
1884
A collection of magazine contributions and lectures on natural history, mostly geology and botany, but including one chapter on pike fishing in Norfolk.
Natural history in Northumberland and Durham
Frank Graham
1972
A comprehensive account of fauna of Northumberland and Durham, with a brief discussion of geology and botany.
Grand alliance: a chapter of industrial history
Published for Allied Ironfounders Limited by Chantry Publications Limited
1951
A history of Allied Ironfounders Limited from its origins as the Coalbrookdale Company.
Whitbread's brewery, incorporating the brewer's art
Whitbread & Co Ltd
1951
A history of Whitbread and Company.
A short history of the London and South Western Bank Limited: issued in commemoration of the celebration of the jubilee year 1862-1912
London and South Western Bank, Limited
1913
A history of the London bank established to link London with the South-Western parts of England.
The New Forest and the Strong country: this lovely and historical corner of England and some of its famous inns
Published for Strong and Co. of Romsey, Ltd. by Ed J. Burrow & Co. Ltd.
1950s
An introduction to Strong and Company and the Romsey Brewery, with a gazetteer and directory of its tied estate.
Hook Norton : a heritage brewery
Pendyke Publications
1990s
An introduction to the famous Oxfordshire brewer.
Burtonwood Brewery 1867-1967
Burtonwood Burtonwood Brewery Co (Forshaws) Ltd
1967
An introduction to the Burtonwood Brewery with a directory of public houses serving its beer.
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.
Stonehenge and its environs: monuments and land use
Edinburgh University Press
1979
Based on a review of ancient monuments in an area of around 13 square miles around Stonehenge.
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.
