Local and family history, nostalgia

The sixties, seventies and eighties were decades of great change.

The city of Nottingham has long been one of Britain's most important cities.

Worcestershire is one of the smallest counties in England, but has many claims to fame, not least as the birthplace of Worcestershire sauce.

Ipswich has a fascinating history dating back to its Anglo-Saxon roots as a settlement on the banks of the River Orwell in East Anglia.

In this stunning, full-colour book, John Kinross explores the fascinating history behind the smaller, lesser-known churches of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire and the Welsh borders.

Middlesbrough is the largest town in north-east England, growing rapidly in the nineteenth century from a small village to a large industrial settlement on the River Tees built to ship coal from the newly arrived railways.

The Norfolk town of King's Lynn was one of the country's most important ports in the Middle Ages.

Cambridge has a world-famous university, but the town's long history predates the coming of the scholars, beginning with the Romans, who first identified this as a good spot for a settlement.

Southend History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this coastal town in Essex.

Today Hastings (and neighbouring St Leonards-on-Sea) is a busy seaside town, popular with holidaymakers and day trippers wanting to soak up its coastal heritage and historic charm.

Whitby History Tour offers a fascinating insight into the intriguing history of this coastal town in Yorkshire.

Famous as the birthplace of rugby league and of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson, as well as being the childhood home of Herbert Asquith, Huddersfield rose to prominence during the Industrial Revolution as a major centre of textile production.

Pinner is now part of Greater London, but for most of its history it was an agricultural backwater, though one which experienced great changes.

Central Manchester History Touris a unique insight into the fascinating history of the former 'Second City of the British Empire', showing just how much it has changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Edinburgh has long had a proud and distinctive identity as the capital city of Scotland.

North Devon is famous for its rugged coastline and beautiful beaches, its dramatic moorland scenery and much more.

Portsmouth is best known for its longterm association with the Royal Navy.

The city of Cork is a place of tradition, continuity, change and legacy.

Gloucestershire is one of the most diverse counties in England.

Jarrow has a rich history going back well over a thousand years, but the town is best known for its long-term association with shipbuilding.

Richmond is one of the most scenic towns in Britain, well known for its magnificent castle, bustling marketplace and Georgian Theatre Royal, while Swaledale is one of the country's most beautiful and inspirational rural areas.

Wales has a great diversity of beautiful landscapes, historical treasures and fascinating man-made heritage.

Warwickshire, lying in the heart of England, is an attractive county renowned as the birthplace of William Shakespeare.

With its strategically important location on the banks of the River Ribble, Preston is no stranger to wars and warfare.

Durham is a remarkable city, a priceless historical gem and, deservedly, a World Heritage Site.

Sunderland enjoys a good hark back.

The Cumbrian city of Carlisle has a rich and colourful history.

This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest major towns.

Dublin has had a long association with its pubs.

Forming the northern gateway to Gloucestershire's picturesque north Cotswolds, Moreton-in-Marsh stands on two busy roads: the ancient Roman Fosse Way and the main route from Oxford to Worcester.

The history of Hereford began with the establishment of the Saxon St Guthlac's Monastery on the site of what is now Castle Green.

Aberdeen is the Granite City.

The beautiful town of Ilkley, situated in the heart of Wharfdale, has been a famous and much-loved tourist destination ever since it was established as a fashionable spa town of the railway age.

The Peak District, designated as Britain's first national park in 1951 and now one of the most visited national parks in the world, holds many delights, from high moors and narrow gorges to dark gritstone edges and white limestone cliffs, and from grand country houses to stone-built villages and spa towns.

From its heyday in the nineteenth century as a major centre of wire making, textiles, chemical production and brewing, through to its subesquent reinvention as a new town in the late 1960s, Warrington has a proud heritage.

Nottingham has long been famed for its pubs.

Manchester can boast an unparalleled heritage.

The historic county of Nottinghamshire offers many attractions within its borders.

Hythe History Tour is a unique insight into the fascinating history of this attractive seaside town on the south-east coast of Kent and shows just how much it has changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Famous as the birthplace of William Shakespeare, the Warwickshire market town of Stratford-upon-Avon has attracted visitors to its streets and ancient buildings for centuries.

Derby has grown from a medieval market town to become a centre of industry.

The Black Country can be something of an enigma.

The Weymouth that we know today started as two towns: Weymouth and Melcombe.

Wiltshire is one of the best counties in Britain for architectural fancy, for the county's residents have expressed their passion for building in a plethora of styles including Gothic, Rustic, classical, Monumental, Chinese, Indian, Italianate and Japanese.

Hampshire is one of the most populous counties of England but alongside the major conurbations of Southampton and Portsmouth, and historical centres such as Winchester, it also boasts the quieter spaces of the New Forest and South Downs National Parks; busy commercial centres such as Basingstoke; a proud military, naval and aviation heritage in Aldershot, Gosport and Farnborough; and quiet villages and market towns including the Meon Valley and famous Wickham with which many famous names are associated, such as Jane Austen and Gilbert White.

The historic county of Lancashire holds many delights, from the vast seascapes and long sandy beaches of its west coast to the unspoiled beauty of the Forest of Bowland and the dramatic limestone pavements around Silverdale.

Gloucestershire's majestic Forest of Dean lies within a triangle between the River Severn on its east side and the famous Wye Valley on its west.

Lincolnshire today is a thriving agricultural county and home to one of the finest medieval cathedrals in the world, but not so long ago Lincolnshire was equally famous as a prosperous industrial county.

Southport History Tour is a unique insight into the fascinating history of this attractive seaside town on the Merseyside coast and shows just how much it has changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Despite its remote location, surrounded by the high ground of the North York Moors, Whitby has featured significantly in history throughout the years.