Local history

In 2009 secondary education in Dursley entered a new and exciting phase.

This fascinating collection of over 200 archive photographs and postcards - many not seen before - illustrates the history of Plymouth from the late 1800s to the early 1950s, including the early days of horse-drawn trams and early automobiles through to the blitz of 1941 and the reconstruction of the city in 1947.

The face of Plymouth changed forever during the Second World War.

During the Second World War, Plymouth suffered some of the worst Blitz damage in the country.

If you were told that from about 1920 to 1950 a school in Gloucestershire was visited almost every week by interested groups from all over the UK and many from abroad who wanted to study the teaching methods inside and outside the classroom, which school would you think it was?

Oxford: Town and Gown is a unique look at the relationships between universities and their local communities, the result of a wide-ranging sociological survey carried out by Peter Collison in 1960s Oxford, at the pivotal moment when the world depicted by authors like Evelyn Waugh and Thomas Hardy changed forever.

Viewing a landscape from above, either from aircraft or from the tops of hills, Northumberland Viewpoints enables us to see beyond one small spot, and to place landscape features in a wider context.

The varied scenery of Northumberland is the result of explosive volcanoes, lava, huge seas and rivers, ice and - to a lesser extent - people.

Lying together in one of Stroud's five valleys, Nailsworth and Woodchester provide an interesting contrast with one another.

Minchinhampton & Amberley Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the Cotswolds.

Marple & District Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country.

Market Harborough and the Local Villages offers a captivating glimpse into the history of Market Harborough and the villages surrounding it through an eclectic collection of photographs.

From its imposing vantage point high on the ridge of a hill, the town of Llantrisant has seen many changes in its long history.

In the 1920s and '30s the corner shop was not just a place to buy groceries.

In the first half of the twentieth century, and in the years following the Second World War, Leamington and Warwick flourished as industrial centres.

Following on the success of the first The Last Days of Steam in Gloucestershire, here is a second superb collection of photographs depicting the railways of Gloucestershire during the revolutionary period of 1959 to 1966.

Huddersfield at War takes us through the years between the announcement on 3 September 1939 that England was at War with Germany, to the VE celebrations on 8 May 1945.

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

Anyone reading this book who is old enough to remember some of the old scenes and buildings of the area may find that they are surprised at how much Havering has changed in the not too distant past.

'Hastings and St Leonards, the charming marine resort of fashionable English society, possess attractions and recommendations that render the borough unique and unrivalled among English watering places.

In relating the cases heard in the Courts of the County Assize in Gloucestershire nearly two centuries ago this book offers a variety of examples of the sins and sinners of those days, together with a fascinating insight into the consequences of those wrongdoings.

The Peak District is noted for its beautiful and varied scenery, its fascinating history, and its abundance of folktales.

Fisher Row was created as a consequence of the Castle Mill, recorded in the Domesday Book on the western edge of Oxford.

Firefighters of Cambridge vividly recalls what life was like for a dedicated firefighter in a large and busy fire station between 1951 and 1981.

Parts of this much centralised English county Keith had visited with his parents throughout his wartime boyhood.

Evesham to Bredon in Old Photographs offers a captivating glimpse into the history of this area, providing the reader with a visual representation of Evesham and Bredon's intriguing and chequered history.

Essex has been at the centre of conflict since the earliest days of recorded history.

Elgin Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Scotland.

Elgin From Old Photographs offers a fascinating glimpse into life in this Scottish town over the last hundred years or so.

The 50-mile stretch of the River Tamar forms a unique county boundary between the counties of Devon and Cornwall.

Derbyshire Cavemen explores the little known world of cave folklore and archaeology in a cave rich region encompassing the uplands of the Peak District and the surrounding areas.

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Barns have been part of the landscape since the Middle Ages and several superb examples dating from the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries can still be found throughout the Cotswolds.

Bonnie Colne upon the hill is a town whose antiquity reaches back into the mists of time.

A constant factor in human history is the need to protect oneself.

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

In the 1850s the area consisted of three villages - Turnham Green along the main road to the west and the riverside hamlets of Chiswick and Strand on the Green, separated by fields, market gardens and the grounds of several large mansions.

Now that the railway has gone and most visitors disembark from the car and coach bays above the world-famous caves, this book explores Cheddar past and present from the top of its dramatic gorge to the substantial reservoir beyond the bustling village below.

Wales, a small country, is littered with the relics of war - Iron Age forts, Roman ruins, medieval castles and the coastal forts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Brighouse Through Time provides a unique opportunity to look, not only at the present day town centre that many readers will be familiar with, but also how many parts appeared particularly during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The railway network within Birmingham has long been important for the movement of passengers and freight to serve the centre and its suburbs, and as the road network around Birmingham has become more congested, the railways in the city have, once more, taken on an important role.

Until Bexleyheath was enclosed in the nineteenth century, it was a wild area,the haunt of footpads and highwaymen.

The photographs in this fascinating selection document the changes which overtook the county town of Staffordshire in the century following the discovery of photography.

The town, historically known as 'Rudgeley', is listed in the Domesday Book and it is thought that the name derives from 'Ridge lee', or 'the hill over the field'.

This book, a collection of photographs of rural dwellings that have long since vanished, and those that still stand but have changed beyond all recognition, records the changes inflicted upon the Lancashire townships of Maghull and Lydiate by the turnpike, the canal, the railways and the more modern demands of nearby Liverpool.

Around Lingfield at War is an extraordinary account of the life of a rural community during the Second World War.

Fairford is especially famous among medieval historians for the stainedglass windows of St Mary's church.

Abingdon Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Oxfordshire.

If you've ever wondered where Cross Bar Lane, Banjo Cottage, the Blue Robin and the Bug House cinema were, or how Jacky Fields, Caller Beck, Egton Village, Gallows Close and Cock Mill got their names, then A History of Whitby & its Place Names will be of interest to you.

This book tells the story of Bishops Cleeve and Woodmancote over a period of 12,000 years.