Local and family history, nostalgia

Dorchester History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous Dorset town.

Chichester History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous West Sussex town.

Norfolk in the Great War explores the story of the county of Norfolk, its military forces and the impact of the war on local people through a fascinating selection of over 200 photographs, many of them previously unpublished, from the archive of Neil R.

Over the past 1,000 years Hurley, in the County of Berkshire, has experienced its fair share of historic events, from royal visitations to the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

At the northern end of the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove and Butt Lane were quiet and rural areas of scattered settlements that became an industrial centre of great importance in the economy of North Staffordshire.

Helensburgh's history begins on the 11 January 1776 when Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, on the shore of Loch Lomond, advertised land to be divided into building plots on the south-facing slope overlooking the Clyde.

In the early eighteenth century, Lochee consisted of a small community of weavers who had settled along the banks of a burn.

There are many books written on Bury St Edmunds, some academic, others having a more simplistic approach.

The main role of the tug is to assist vessels in the river or within the dock system by moving them by pushing or towing.

Yorkshire is not only the largest county in England, it is also the most beautiful; just ask anyone living there.

Northwich Through the Ages offers a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country with a completely new set of past and present images.

Folkestone, a port town located on the English Channel, has an interesting history and has experienced many changes over the centuries.

Secret Penrith goes behind the facades of the familiar to discover the lesser-known aspects of the town's fascinating past.

Sheffield is the fourth-largest city in England and was where the Industrial Revolution began in earnest.

In recent years a number of Norfolk's mills have been restored - sometimes to full working order - by private owners, councils and windmill trusts.

Victorian Sunderland developed a unique form of housing to accommodate its hardworking population.

Derby's history goes back almost 2,000 years, despite a refoundation on a revised site in the tenth century.

From Roman times, rocks have been worked for a wide range of purposes, initially as building stone.

Bristol, 'Queen of the West Country', is a city founded on manufacturing and trade.

Bagnall, Endon, Stanley and Stockton Brook are situated to the north-east of the Potteries conurbation in North Staffordshire and form a rough triangle pointing towards Leek.

Why did the young girls of Longton rush to touch lamp posts, iron pillars or railings whenever they saw the local rector?

York is known throughout the world because of its historic association with famous moments in English history, from Roman stronghold to Viking capital.

Neuk is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the delightful East Neuk, with its string of picturesque fishing and farming villages, is one of the most attractive parts of the country to investigate.

Top Withins farm on Stanbury Moor, West Yorkshire, is internationally famous as the inspiration for Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and is visited by hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world every year.

The Wirral Peninsula is a place of contrasts.

World famous because of its historic association with the iconic Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood and the Sheriff - Nottingham has been home to major industries too with Nottingham lace, bicycles, and Player's cigarettes notable in times past.

In 1968 Mr Albion Harman, the last owner of Lundy Island, in the Bristol Channel, died.

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-next-the-Sea.

There's nothing quite like a refreshing drink after a day on the fells and hills of the Yorkshire Dales.

The city of Liverpool is famous throughout the world.

When Daniel Defoe, the author of A Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain, visited Shropshire in the early 1720s, on his journey from Shrewsbury to Lichfield he travelled along what he called 'The Great Ancient Road'.

Historian Michael Chandler brings us a unique historical account of some of the great women who helped nurture Norfolk to become what it is today.

The significant historical and social differences between these two neighbouring towns are vividly brought into focus by the variation in pubs and other hostelries that have existed, or still exist, in each.

The story of beer and brewing in Britain is a diverse tale.

Within Conwy's striking medieval walls is a treasure trove of historic taverns and inns.

Sheffield is the fourth largest city in England and was where the Industrial Revolution began in earnest.

Before the late nineteenth century ale and beer, brewed from malt, were widely consumed due to the lack of affordable, safe alternatives.

John Cooper takes the reader on a fascinating journey along the towpath of the Grand Union Canal, which meanders through what is arguably one of the most picturesque stretches of inland waterway in the county.

Blackpool isn't a particularly old town and its rapid development has primarily been fuelled by tourism in the last 150 years or so.

The roots of Carmarthen, claimed to be the oldest town in Wales, go back to the time of the Roman occupation founded around AD 75 when it was called Moridunum, the civitas capital of the Celtic Demetae (Britons) tribe.

Despite its Anglo-Saxon origins, history has not always been kind to Southampton, especially during the twentieth century when extensive Second World War bombing and (sometimes) misguided town planning combined, resulting in the loss of many fine and interesting buildings.

Leicester's pubs have always been more than mere watering holes.

Dr Philip MacDougall, local historian, takes you on a journey through the City of Chichester revealing much of its lesser-known history.

For some the River Trent is synonymous with a northern Staffordshire city, for others the hub of the ceramics industry, perhaps the heart of the brewing world or a famous bridge near a famous cricket ground.

Brighton has long been an important seaside town, and today draws in visitors from all over Britain and beyond for its varied nightlife, rich history and attractive waterfront.

The South Yorkshire town of Barnsley first described as 'Berneslai' in the Domesday Book has an illustrious history and has long been associated with the glass-making and coal-mining industries.

Cranborne Chase is an area of outstanding natural beauty in southern England, encompassing the counties of Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire.

Mention of this Derbyshire market town's name invariably conjures up an image of an iconic landmark: the crooked church steeple.

From a water-laden bog in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales to the mighty Bristol Channel, the River Severn carves its way through some of the most picturesque and varied landscapes in the country.

With the coming of the naval arms race with Germany, in 1903 the Admiralty decided to establish a naval base and dockyard at Rosyth, taking advantage of deep tidal water there.