Local history

Langport is an ancient market town in the heart of the Somerset Levels.

The town of Lancaster has long been a centre for culture, education and commerce.

The North York Moors National Park came into being in 1952.

Located at the foot of Lythe Bank, Sandsend is a picturesque village set against a backdrop of cliffs and meandering streams, which lead to the sandy beach.

In & Around Pocklington Through Time is a fascinating journey through an unspoilt and relatively little known part of Britain.

The small town of Bruton is one of Somerset's hidden gems.

In and Around Aston Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country.

Yorkshire remains the largest county in England, and to those born within its boundaries it is unquestionably the greatest; whether this pride is justified or not, it would surely be difficult to find a county with more claims to the visitor's interest.

The former county of Huntingdonshire was one of the smallest in England.

Public houses, taverns and inns have been around for hundreds of years.

Michael Rouse's photographic tour of the West Norfolk coast takes us from the Victorian vision of Hunstanton - with its spectacular coloured cliffs - to the salt marshes of Stiffkey and Cley-nextthe- Sea.

Kingston upon Hull is a fascinating city and over the last 150 years or so has witnessed great changes.

Hornchurch is often recognised as a World War II front line RAF Airfield, but the town has a long and varied history dating back to the last Ice Age.

Travelling around the Hope Valley has always been a challenge and usually involved rudimentary tracks or just paths to individual farms.

Hoddesdon really came into its own between the sixteenth and mid nineteenth centuries as a coaching town providing a welcome stopping place for travellers from London setting out on the Old North Road.

Hitchin Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Hertfordshire.

The upper reaches of the East Coast of Yorkshire are a much visited region.

The importance of the attractive town of Hexham began when St Wifrid built his great monastery there in the 7th Century, of which only the unique crypt remains beneath the Priory church.

Skulduggery in the Home Counties!

Located in the heart of the Home Counties, Hertford has retained its identity as the administrative capital of 'The Shire of Hertford' for 1,000 years and yet has managed to remain a small, almost 'self-sufficient' town.

Hemel Hempstead's history goes back a long way and is mentioned in the Domesday Book survey.

In the space of just 200 years Hebburn has been transformed from a small fishing hamlet into a modern town of 20,000 inhabitants.

Haywards Heath is a remarkable place with an intriguing history.

Haworth is well-known throughout the world as the home of the Bronte sisters.

In this second volume of Haworth photographs carefully selected by local historian Steven Wood, the focus has shifted to trade and industry.

Haverhill Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of one of England's finest towns.

Did you know there were vampires on the darkly atmospheric Salisbury Plain, not far from the famous Stonehenge?

Haunted Pubs, Inns & Hotels of Derbyshire takes you on a spookily paranormal pub crawl with a difference.

There are said to be over 50,000 public houses in the United Kingdom and in many places the local pub is an essential part of daily life.

This was the first book on London's ghosts, when Peter Underwood was President of the Ghost Club.

Haunted Hostelries of Shropshire offers a fascinating insight into some of Shropshire's most haunted pubs, inns, hotels and licensed establishments.

In 1805, Castleton was described as one 'of the most healthful and interesting villages in the kingdom; its fertility so much surpasses the neighbourhood, its produce of every necessity of life so abundant, and its air so pure and wholesome that it may truly be called the Garden of the Peak'.

In ad 78/80 the Romans under Agricola established a base near the Solway Firth and called it Luguvalium.

Cardiff, the Welsh capital and home to the National Assembly of Wales, is a modern vibrant city with many attractions for visitors from all over the world.

Canterbury has been evolving as a major ecclesiastical and trading centre for over two millennia.

Camberwell was included in the Domesday Book and was the birthplace of the poet Robert Browning, and the politician Joseph Chamberlain.

These two British companies did much to pioneer the chocolate industry, not just in the UK but throughout the world.

Buxton's growth as an inland spa town began in the 1780s when The Crescent was built for the Duke of Devonshire.

Burslem, the mother town of the potteries is documented here using evocative old and new images to record its people and places.

Burnley Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Lancashire.

This book illustrates some of the changes in the villages and communities of Burniston, Cloughton, Hayburn Wyke, Staintondale and Ravenscar that are situated on the picturesque North Yorkshire coast.

Burford has been here for more than thirteen centuries and was chartered as a market town over nine hundred years ago.

Travel through time in this sublimely interesting ancient town resting in the beautiful Wye Valley.

Buildings of Colchester Through Time records some of the town's best preserved historic buildings.

Central Birmingham Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this major city.

Brycgstowe, 'the place at the bridge', as the Saxon founders of Bristol once called it, is a city of destiny.

Chapel-en-le-Frith was founded in 1225, when foresters in the Royal Forest of the Peak were allowed to build a chapel in the forest.

'There is some deep satisfaction in being born in a place like Chard', said Margaret Bondfield the UK's first female cabinet minister, in her book A Life's Work.

Chatham is a town that has been undergoing change for the last five hundred years.

Cheltenham Pubs Through Time is a unique and nostalgic collection of old and new images, illustrating the evolution and changing use of the town's pubs.