Local history

A revised and updated edition of the late Arnold Kellett's A to Z of Knaresborough History, his intriguing and popular guide to this truly historical town.

WATFORD has witnessed an unprecedented number of changes over the years.

Situated two and a half miles from the sprawl of Birmingham City, it might seem strange today to think of Moseley as the possession of royal favourites and the country retreat of entrepreneurs and the upper middle class alike; yet it was.

This fascinating survey of the public houses of Northamptonshire from the earliest times to the present is culled from a variety of sources and records.

In common with the rest of Britain's counties, Northamptonshire has a rich heritage of social history in its churches and churchyards.

Famous as a seaside holiday resort, Scarborough was believed to have been established by Norsemen around 966 ad, although the area had been attacked several times before the Norman Conquest.

The Scarborough & Whitby Railway was opened in July 1885.

Saltash has seen many changes over the years.

This wonderful new book by local author Malcolm Hitt and local historian Gary Firth, takes a comparative peep into how Titus Salt's model industrial village has changed since acquiring the status of a World Heritage site.

The fascinating town of Sale in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, historically a part of Cheshire, has a rich and diverse history, which is extensively illustrated in the pages of this book.

For generations, the villages of Ryton, Crawcrook and Greenside shared the same Parish, the same Coal Company and the same Urban District Council.

The beautiful area of Ryedale is made up of changing towns and villages, each with its own story to tell.

Rye is a fascinating Sussex port and market town built on a former island hilltop.

Rutland is at the very heart of England.

Ruswarp is a village on the boundary of the National Park.

Runswick Bay has been inhabited since before Roman times, as burial mounds found on the moors behind the village suggest.

Runcorn Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country.

Ruislip is first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Rugby as we know it today dates back some 2,000 years.

Rugby From Old Photographs offers a captivating glimpse into the history of this town, providing the reader with a visual representation of Rugby's intriguing and chequered history.

Pamela Shields' latest book is about Hertfordshire's many connections with royalty.

Greenwich has become a well known tourist attraction through naval and royal connections dating back almost two thousand years.

The ancient market town of Romford has developed out of all recognition.

Rochester lends the Medway towns a degree of class.

Flowing between Devon and Cornwall, the beauty of the River Tamar is ever changing.

Ripon's story comes alive on this tour around the city.

Richmond is one of the most scenic towns in Britain; Swaledale is one of the country's most beautiful and inspirational rural areas.

The casual visitor travelling through the towns and villages that make up the Rhondda Valleys today would find it hard to imagine the once lush mountainsides and forests for which this part of Glamorgan was known.

Redditch is historically known because of the success of its needle, fishing tackle and cycle factories.

Redcar, Marske & Saltburn Through Time is a wonderful collection of old and new photographs of this historic area of Yorkshire.

Redbourn Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of one of England's most treasured villages.

In the early Industrial Revolution, the small settlement of Rawtenstall became a crossroads for trade routes and steadily grew into a thriving town.

Preston is a new city that was a historic town.

When rail travel boomed during the early 1900s, it opened the gateway to North Wales for the bucket and spade brigade, showing them that 'happy times were here at last' on their visit to Prestatyn.

Poulton has a long history.

In the 1940s, Doris Day had a No.

The communities that feature in this book lie to the east of Edinburgh and all have fallen prey over the years to its inevitable expansion.

Pontypridd Through Time portrays the history of this iconic market town that sits at the gateway to three historic valleys of the South Wales coalfield.

With today's constant stream of busy traffic, it's hard to imagine a time when Plymouth had no cars, lorries or buses.

Very few buildings that stood in the centre of Plymouth before the War still remain.

This book takes a photographic tour of one of the City of Westminster's more distinctive areas, and with a wealth of archive images set alongside comparison photographs from the present day shows how old neighbourhoods have evolved through the decades.

This second volume takes you on another fascinating journey through this city's history, which once bore the name of Medeshamstead until 992 when it was changed to Burgh.

Peterborough Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Cambridgeshire.

The old horse pulled the baker's van along its daily route, stopping and waiting for its usual customers in the peaceful village.

This nostalgic book will take you on a tour around Pershore, a typical Worcestershire market town.

The town of Penryn stands in a sheltered position at the head of the Penryn river.

Pembrokeshire contains some of the finest coastal scenery in Britain.

Peeblesshire and its attractive county town are situated in Upper Tweeddale, an area of great beauty and tranquillity.

Peacehaven and Telscombe Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country.

Surrey is a county of contrasting styles with a diverse mixture of rural villages, vast open land, commuter towns such as Guildford and Woking and to the north, the modern sprawl of suburbia, which forms part of Greater London.