Local and family history, nostalgia

From the days of being one of the country's most popular seaside resorts and the summer residence of George III, through prominent roles in both world wars, to being a departure point for cross-channel ferries, to their current status as a major sailing venue, Weymouth and Portland have a proud and distinctive identity.

From its days as the city of 'Jute, Jam and Journalism', through postindustrial decline and late twentieth-century regeneration, to its current status as the UK's first UNESCO City of Design for its contributions to various diverse fields including medical research, comics and video games, Dundee has a proud and distinctive identity.

Both the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme and its name almost certainly owe their existence to the building of a 'new' castle there in the mid-twelfth century.

The Nottinghamshire town of Beeston as we know it today began life as an Anglo-Saxon settlement close to the banks of the River Trent.

From its days as a major fishing and whaling port, through Second World War bomb damage and post-industrial decline to its current status as UK City of Culture for 2017, Hull has a proud and distinctive identity.

From its humble thirteenth-century origins, Liverpool grew rapidly to become the greatest port in the British Empire outside London, but by 1980 the city was seemingly in terminal decline: its population had more than halved, its infrastructure and economy were decaying, and its political leaders were leading the city towards complete collapse.

As the oldest living language in Europe (after Basque), Welsh is a unique aspect of British heritage.

Before the development of canals, railways or metalled roads, the quickest and most effective means of transporting goods from one point to another in Britain was by the use of coastal shipping, shallow-draught boats travelling between the ports of the British Isles.

Objects dropped by our ancestors can tell us a lot about the past and the landscape in which they were lost or deposited.

Wales is a land haunted by its own past, with a treasure trove of beautiful and magical places - some rarely visited.

Greater Manchester and Merseyside are built-up, urban areas, where the archaeology is often hidden under modern buildings and developments.

The counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire are an area of transition between the north-west and the south-east, highland and lowland, pasture and arable, rural and urban.

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.

Newcastle-under-Lyme manages to combine a rich and often dramatic history with a vibrant contemporary feel.

There are several books about the Royal Mile, so why buy this particular one?

Before the age of the lighthouse Scotland's untamed seas and perilous rocky coast too often witnessed the watery end to the mariner's voyage.

Archaeology is understanding people in the past from what they have left behind.

Home to the first recorded town in Britain, Essex has a vast wealth of history.

Ever since the days when it was reconstructed as one of King Alfred's burhs (fortified towns), Lewes has experienced a wealth of taverns, inns, alehouses, and public houses.

Archaeology is about understanding people in the past from what they have left behind.

This is the much anticipated third volume of Dorothy Bentley Smith's highly successful series of Past Times books.

Evesham is a picturesque market town that sits within a loop of the River Avon roughly halfway between Stratford-upon-Avon and Tewkesbury.

Straddling the Derwent River, the cathedral city of Derby, its foundations in the Roman occupation of Britain, can directly attribute its contemporary status to the Industrial Revolution.

Lincolnshire is a diverse county.

On the picturesque banks of the River Thames in Berkshire lies Windsor, over owing with rich royal history and dominated by its castle.

The Berkshire town of Windsor has a rich royal history and you'll find no better illustration of this than in its many and varied old hostelries.

Salisbury is often described as 'the city in the countryside'.

The Thames is justifiably known as 'London's river'.

Having been granted city status during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002, Stirling is Scotland's smallest city.

Lytham St Annes has always been a bit posh, the yin to its neighbour Blackpool's yang, and home to no fewer than four golf courses, including the illustrious Royal Lytham St Annes.

Before the emergence of the steam railway rocketed the likes of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Robert Stephenson - the great Victorian engineers - into the limelight, there was a 'Colossus' who dominated the engineering scene and laid the foundations for what was to follow.

In this comprehensively illustrated guide, Watford History Tour takes the reader on a nostalgic journey around the old market town, coupled with a useful location map showing the various places of historical interest, highlighting the tremendous changes that have taken place in the town over the last 100 years.

Tynemouth & Cullercoats History Tour is a wonderful guide to this historic part of Tyneside, exploring its lesser-known sights and hidden corners.

Rayleigh History Tour provides an insight into the illustrious history of this ancient market town.

Leek is the main town of the Staffordshire Moorlands and the most important centre on the south-western edge of the Peak District.

King's Lynn History Tour is a unique guide to the captivating past of this market and port town, located in the ceremonial county of Norfolk within the east of England.

St Andrews History Tour is a unique insight into the extensive history of this beautiful town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland.

On the north bank of the River Ribble lies the city of Preston, the administrative centre of Lancashire.

Central Birmingham History Tour provides unique insight into the illustrious history of the heart of England's second city.

St Albans History Tour is a unique guide to the illustrious past of this delightful city in southern Hertfordshire.

Located between England and France, Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands.

Northampton Memories brings together the recollections of people from various parts of the town and from a range of different age groups.

The county of Kent holds a unique place in the history of brewing in Great Britain.

Manchester's Philips Park was the world's first designed public park in an industrial city, but it is more than the celebration of a single park.

The county of Northamptonshire, the southernmost county in the East Midlands, is characterised by its attractive market towns and villages, its historical connections and numerous ancient churches, and large country houses and gardens.

Seen together for the first time, this fascinating collection of nearly 200 images illustrates Dorset's rich and varied brewing history.

From the bustling heart of historic Norwich to the tranquillity of the north coast, Norfolk is a place of contrasts.

Beer originated in the Middle East about 8000 BC and took another three-and-a-half millennia to arrive across the Channel in Britain.

Guildford manages to combine a rich and often dramatic history with a vibrant contemporary feel.

The history of Orpington reaches back to the Stone Age, but it was during the nineteenth century that the suburban town and surrounding areas began to take shape into something we would recognise today.