Allison, K. J. (Editor)

The Victoria History of the County of York East Riding. Volume I: The City of Kingston upon Hull

Oxford University Press for the University of London Institute of Historical Research, London, 1969. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. 9781872167084 title page in red & black; b/w. photo. frontis.; volume contents list; lists of illustrations & of maps & plans; editorial note; members of East Riding of Yorkshire Victoria County History Committee; List of Classes of Documents in the Public Records Office used (with their class numbers); records of the Corporation of Kingston Upon Hull; notes on abbreviations; fold-out b/w. map of central Hull. This volume, the first to be published dealing with the East Riding, is entirely devoted to the City of Kingston upon Hull. Established as a 'new town' in the twelfth century, Hull has ever since been one of the leading ports in the kingdom, and particular attention is given here to its trade, shipping, and commerce. The Baltic trade gives a distinctive flavour to this story, which is diversified by whaling and by the still important deep-sea fishing. The development of the docks is examined in detail, and there are accounts of the Hull Trinity House and of some outstanding surviving buildings, including a number of warehouses. Size: Small Folio (over 12" -19" tall). xx + 498. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Bookseller's small label inside front cover. Gilt titles spine with gilt ruling at spine ends; Gilt (three lions) Royal coat of arms of England to front cover. red cloth. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Yorkshire; East Riding; Kingston upon Hull; England; History. ISBN: 187216708X. ISBN/EAN: 9781872167084. Inventory No: 4661.

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anon

A Guide to Glastonbury and its Abbey. A Short History of the Abbey Ruins and other Notable Buildings; together with Ground Plan.

Printed by T.O. Elworthy & Sons for the Abbey Bookstall, Glastonbury, Bristol, Circa 1960's. Presumed First Edn. Softcover. Very Good Condition. undated; grey card covers with silk stitched spine; Glastonbury; The Isle of Avalon, illustrated guide containing a concise history of the Abbey and other places of interest; illustrated by b/w. photo's. with ground plan of the abbey & b/w. drawing of the King Arthur cross. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. no Dust Jacket as published.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Glastonbury; Glastonbury Abbey; Somerset; England; History. Inventory No: 4361.

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Armstrong, A M; A. Mawer; F. M. Stenton; & Bruce Dickins,

The Place-Names of Cumberland, Part I: Eskdale, Cumberland and Leath Wards (English Place-Name Society. Volume XX.)

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1950. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. volume XX in the 'English Place-Name Society' series, this, part 1 ( the first of three volumes), covering the wards of Eskdale, Cumberland and Leath. Contents are arranged by Baronies; River-names; Lake names; Forests; Miscellaneous names & the three wards. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vi + 258. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. & spine is slightly browned with age. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. blue cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Place Names; Cumbria; Language & Linguistics; England; History. Inventory No: 4435.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Local History/Place Names/Cumberland/English Place-Name Society/History/Cumbria/Language & Linguistics Genealogy & Local History; Place Names; Cumbria; Language & Linguistics; England; History. Unbranded A M; A. Mawer; F. M. Stenton; & Bruce Dic

No Author

The City of Cambridge : Official Guide 1957

City of Cambridge Council, Cambridge, 1957. First Thus, Paperback, Illustrated by: Photo's. Very Good/N/A. official guide to the City of Cambridge illustrated by b/w. photo's. of buildings, people & events in that city during the year including University events such as Rag Week & Degree processions; at each end of the guide are lots of adverts. many illustrated, for local businesses with an index to them at rear; fold-out b/w. map of the city; light creasing to outer corners of covers with light wear at spine base; previous owner has written a 'phone number inside front cover & some notes on the history of Midsummer Fair on the blank page at rear of map; 132 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrator: Photo's. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Guide Books; Recent Uploads; East Anglia; England; Genealogy & Local History. Inventory No: MAP00033.

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Bagot, Annette & Julian Munby (editors)

'All Things is Well Here' Letters From Hugh James of Levens to James Grahme, 1692-95 (CWAAS Record Series Vol. X)

Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, Cumbria, 1988. First Edition, Softcover. Fine Condition. 9780950077987 Inscribed by Author. inscription on pre-title page reads "from the author New Year 1988"; Colonel James Grahme, one-time Privy Purse to James II and Master of the King's Buckhounds, man about Court, friend of the Monarch and also of the Monarch's mistress, found life difficult on the accession of William and Mary. Suddenly he became a suspected traitor, Catholic, and plotter. That he was none of these things, or only in a very small way, did nothing to make his circumstances more comfortable. He bought Levens from his cousin Alan Bellingham in 1689, and prepared to make this house in Westmorland fit for a civilised man to inhabit with his wife and family. Grahme spent much of his time away from Levens so corresponded with the men left to further his interests & direct his works. Hundreds of these letters survive & those printed here, from his steward Hugh James, are of especial interest for their vividness & quality of information. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 205 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Black titles spine. illustrated by b/w. photo's.; maps & plans. Includes appendices, glossary & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Cumbria; Lake District; Letters; England; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; History. Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0950077984. ISBN/EAN: 9780950077987. Inventory No: 3830.

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Batcheler, Kenneth C.

A Century of Cambridgeshire Parish Councils, 1894-1994

Cambridgeshire Libraries Publications, March, Cambridgeshire, 1994. First Edition, Softcover. As New. 9781870724685 On the eve of another local government re-organisation, parish councils celebrate 100 years of their history. The Local Government Act 1894, which set up parish councils, was hailed as the "Charter of the Peasants' Liberty". It would abolish patronage and banish privilege. For the rule of the few, it would substitute the responsibility of the many. How far have these high hopes been justified in practice? In this book Kenneth Batcheler shows what really happened, the serious and some of the funny moments, in one county Cambridgeshire. He begins by looking at the early years in the life of parish councils and then turns his attention to particular aspects of their work, such as fire, drainage and sanitation, water supply, lighting and transport. Although all the high romantic hopes may not have been fully realised, Mr. Batcheler shows that parish councils have grown through the years in importance and in influence, as an essential part of our democratic system of government. The text is enlivened by photographs, cartoons and posters from the Cambridgeshire Collection. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 106 pages. no Dust Jacket as published.. Blue titles spine. illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Includes bibliography, index & appendices;. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Parish Councils; Cambridgeshire; East Anglia; England; Twentieth Century; Politics & Government. ISBN: 1870724682. ISBN/EAN: 9781870724685. Inventory No: 3080.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Local History/History/Politics/Government/Parish Councils/Cambridgeshire/East Anglia Genealogy & Local History; Parish Councils; Cambridgeshire; East Anglia; England; Twentieth Century; Politics & Government. Unbranded ISBN: 1870724682 EAN: 9781

Beckett, John

The Urgent Hour: The Drainage of the Burnt Fen District in the South Level of the Fens, 1760-1981

Ely Local History Publications Board, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1983. Reprint, Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Near Fine Condition. 9780904463880 Titles, contents list & preface to front. Burnt Fen is located near the eastern borders of the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, although parts of it are also located in Suffolk and Norfolk. It is an area of prime agricultural land, which is mostly below sea level, and all of it is below the normal flood levels of the rivers which surround it on three sides and is therefore totally reliant on pumped drainage for its existence as it has been for many years. This informative & well illustrated booklet covers the history of this district, its drainage & its commissioners with appendices on pumping machinery & a listing of commissioner's names. Revised & Updated Edition. Size: Oblong 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 53 pages. No Dust Jacket as published. illustrated by b/w. drawings, maps & photo's.. Includes appendices. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Fens ; East Anglia; Fenland; England; History. ISBN: 0904463885. ISBN/EAN: 9780904463880. Inventory No: 5093.

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Bell, Robert

Wisbech: Town and City Memories

The Francis Frith Collection, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 2005. First Thus, Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9781845890315 Wisbech is located around ninety miles to the north of London, at the coming together of the three counties of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Despite being several miles from the sea, Wisbech is the only seaport in Cambridgeshire. The town's former importance as an administrative and commercial centre is sometimes overlooked, prompting queries as to why the town is referred to as the 'Capital of the Fens'. The rise of Peterborough over me last hundred years or so, and the relative prosperity of Wisbech's other important neighbour, King's Lynn, as well as the stripping away of most of its municipal powers in the 1970s, has seen a decline in the town's status. The sense of isolation has been compounded by the reduction of me town's rail links to a single freight line. Revised Edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 92 pages. no Dust Jacket as published.. White titles spine. slight bump to outer bottom corner. illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; History; Wisbech; England; Photography. ISBN: 1845890310. ISBN/EAN: 9781845890315. Inventory No: 2832.

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Keywords: BZDB227 History/Wisbech/Cambridgeshire/Photography/East Anglia/Local History/Francis Frith/The Fens/Capital of the Fens/Wisbech Port Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; History; Wisbech; England; Photography. Unbranded ISBN: 1845890310 EAN: 97818458

Bevis, Trevor Allen

The Fens and West Norfolk: Selected Places of Interest Incorporating a History of Wisbech Castles

Trevor A. Bevis, March, Cambridgeshire, 1969. First Edition, Laminated Boards, Illustrated by: Photo's & Drawings. Very Good/No Jacket. an illustrated booklet privately published by the author & illustrated by photographs & drawings depicting various structures in East Anglia including Castle Rising, Castle Acre, Tattershall Castle, Boston, Stretham Old Engine, Peckover House, Wisbech & Fenland Museum, & a History of the Wisbech Castles; Library hardback binding with 'withdrawn' stamp on fep. & ref. No. to spine & first page; 33 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrator: Photo's & Drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; The Fens; Norfolk; England; Architecture. Inventory No: TOP00045.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Topography/Local History/East Anglia/The Fens/Norfolk/Wisbech/Castles Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; The Fens; Norfolk; England; Architecture. Photo's & Drawings Unbranded Trevor Allen Bevis The Fens and West Norfolk: Selected Places of

Bishop, Peter

The Sacred and Profane History of Bury St. Edmunds

Unicorn Press, London, 1998. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780906290255 St. Edmund had been 30 years dead when they brought his remains to Bury 1100 years ago. His sometimes savage miracles and the many riots against his Abbey endowed the town not only with riches but with both neurosis and notoriety. Its central streets. unchanged to this day, were laid out by a couple of Norman abbots and modernised by the genteel taste of the 18th. century, the two periods of its greatest fame. A remarkable story of frivolity and conflict, brutality and charity, religious fervour and secular greed. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 168 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Gilt titles spine. black cloth; Colour, b/w. & monochrome illustrations;. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; England; History. ISBN: 0906290252. ISBN/EAN: 9780906290255. Inventory No: 3734.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Local History/East Anglia/History/Suffolk/Bury St. Edmunds Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; England; History. Unbranded ISBN: 0906290252 EAN: 9780906290255 Peter Bishop The Sacred and Profane History of Bury St.

Brooks, Pamela

Norwich: Stories of a City (SIGNED COPY)

Fort Publishing Ltd. Ayr, Scotland, 2003. First Edition, Softcover. Near Fine Condition. 9780954446109 Signed by Author. The most easterly city in Britain has a fascinating past that echoes today in ancient buildings and household names such as Colman and Start-rite. Have you ever wondered what the connection was between chocolate and crackers? Do you know what caused naked blue men to work in the city's cellars, or why the whole of Norwich was once excommunicated? And what's Death Knelly and how did she beat Lord Haw-Haw? Local author Pamela Brooks answers all these questions and more in this outstanding collection of thirty stories, which include fire and flood, murder and mystery, riot and rebellion, sporting superstars, Delia Smith, Stephen Fry and the stories behind the city's street names. It's a must-read for anyone who knows and loves Norwich. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 220 pages. no Dust Jacket as published.. Black titles spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; Norfolk; Norwich; England; History. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0954446100. ISBN/EAN: 9780954446109. Inventory No: 3214.

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Brown, Shirley/Trumpington Local History Group

Trumpington Past and Present (Britain in Old Photographs)

Sutton Publishing Ltd. Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2003. First Edition, Softcover. As New. 9780750931564 Trumpington today is a prosperous village. Though it has been part of Cambridge since 1912, it still retains a village feel and its own identity. As such, it has a long history - there is evidence of Roman occupation and an Iron Age settlement, and it also receives a mention in the Domesday Book. This book compares old and new images of the village, illustrating the many changes which have taken place over the years. Photographs are accompanied by informative captions which help to tell the story of the village's development. Size: Large Octavo. 144 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Black titles spine. illustrated by b/w. photo's. drawings & maps. erratta slip with corrected photo. loosely inserted page 91. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Trumpington; Cambridgeshire; East Anglia; England; History. ISBN: 0750931566. ISBN/EAN: 9780750931564. Inventory No: 4041.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Local History/History/Trumpington/Britain in Old Photographs/Cambridge/Cambridgeshire/East Anglia Genealogy & Local History; Trumpington; Cambridgeshire; East Anglia; England; History. Unbranded ISBN: 0750931566 EAN: 9780750931564 Shirley/Trumpi

Calvert, E. M.

The History of Hunstanton Lighthouse

Jarrold & Sons Ltd. Norwich, Norfolk, 1939. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. b/w. frontis illustration (Landing of St. Edmund at Hunstanton); preface; contents; list of illustrations; With thirteen illustrations & a fold-out pedigree showing the relationship to each other of the persons interested successively in the patents & leases granted by the crown in respect of the Hunstanton lighthouse; starting with the traditions & early history, this book charts the progression of the four patents, the crown lease & the changing ownerships from 1664 through the following 257 years of its life. The three appendices at the rear list the names of the signatories to the various petitions for patents. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ix + 65. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. some wear to top edge, now in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine & blind-stamped on front board. illustrated by b/w. drawings & photo's. (2 fold-0ut). Includes appendices & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Norfolk; Lighthouses; East Anglia; England; History. Inventory No: 4691.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Genealogy & Local History/History/Lighthouses/East Anglia/Norfolk/Hunstanton Genealogy & Local History; Norfolk; Lighthouses; East Anglia; England; History. Unbranded E. M. Calvert The History of Hunstanton Lighthouse Norfolk Lighthouses East An

Carnie, T. West

In Quaint East Anglia

Greening & Co. London, 1899. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: W. S. Rogers. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. b/w. frontis. sketches of Woodbridge Market Place, Framlingham Castle & Walberswick Railway Station; front endpaper b/w. illustrated tobacco advert.; rear cover medicines advert.; Birkbeck Bank Advert inside rear cover; Great Eastern Railway advert. with ticket prices & destinations opposite contents page; further local adverts to rear pages plus 15 pages publisher's adverts.; Excerpt from the introduction: "It is difficult to analyse the fascination of East Anglia, to discover exactly what it is that gives the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk the charm they undoubtedly possess. And yet, when once you have yielded to that charm, what a sway it holds over you! I have toured all over England, and fallen in love with a thousand places, but I love East Anglia most of all. Perhaps it is because it is still so old­fashioned, so out of the world, and yet within such easy reach of it. Two hours after you leave Liverpool Street you can be on a farm where they plough with bullocks, or on a common where you meet shepherds with long smocks and hooks, looking for all the world like overgrown and antiquated Little Boy Blues; or I could deposit you in an out-of-the­way corner on the sea-coast where there are fishermen who still use wooden fish-hooks, and this at the end of the nineteenth century, when in London we are hearing of flying machines and submarine boats, where we have mutoscopes and motor cars at our doors, and where the Rontgen rays are ready to reveal our innermost selves to the outside world." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 132 pages. Round-cut outer corners to pages & covers;. Red titles spine with pictorial front cover in red, black & white on green cloth binding with rounded outer corners;. Small brown marks to blank reverse of illustrated frontis. page from removal of large label (possibly previous owner's ex-libris sticker). Illustrator: W. S. Rogers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; Norfolk/Suffolk; Railways; England; 19th century; History. Inventory No: 2588.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Topography/Great Britain/East Anglia/Suffolk/Norfolk/Local History/Railways Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; Norfolk/Suffolk; Railways; England; 19th century; History. W. S. Rogers Unbranded T. West Carnie In Quaint East Anglia East Angli

Cave, E. (editor) (City Librarian)

The City of Cambridge : Official Guide 1963

City of Cambridge Council, Cambridge, 1963. First Thus, Paperback, Illustrated by: Photo's. Very Good/N/A. black titles spine; official guide to the City of Cambridge illustrated by one colour picture of the City Arms & numerous b/w. photo's. of buildings, people & events in the city during the year including University events such as Rag Week & Madrigals at Trinity; at each end of the guide are lots of adverts. many illustrated, for local businesses with an index to them at rear; fold-out b/w. maps of the city; 148 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrator: Photo's. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Guide Books; Recent Uploads; East Anglia; England; Genealogy & Local History. Inventory No: MAP00034.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Maps & Guides/Guide Book/East Anglia/Cambridge Genealogy & Local History; Guide Books; Recent Uploads; East Anglia; England; Genealogy & Local History. Photo's Unbranded Cave, E. (editor) (City Librarian) The City of Cambridge : Official Guide 1