Brian May's painstaking reproduction of exquisite stereo photographs from the dawn of photography transports the reader back in time to the lost world of an Oxfordshire village in 1850s England.

A fascinating account from award-winning author Adam Nicolson of the history of Nicolson's own national treasure, his family home: Sissinghurst.

This is the ultimate journey around England. Christopher Winn takes us to each county, to see where history happened, where people and ideas were born, where dreams took flight and where men and women now rest from their labours.

Takes us on a journey around London to discover the tales of the capital's history. This work aims to unearth the hidden gems of legends, firsts, inventions, adventures and birthplaces that shape the city's past. It contains stories and snippets providing an insight into what has shaped the capital.

A guide to England which is organised county by county. It includes colour photographs of rolling hills, famous monuments and hidden treasures, and quirky posters from a bygone age. It takes us on a journey round England, celebrating the people and places that make up the country - from history, legends and firsts to birthplaces and gossip.

Wentworth is in Yorkshire and was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. This book tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part.

Dan van der Vat and Michele Whitby tell the story of Eel Pie Island from the Stone Age to The Rolling Stones and beyond, illustrated with a wealth of rare archive images and atmospheric contemporary photography.

Discover the story of the original 'sweetheart', John Balliol, whose embalmed heart is buried beside his devoted wife, Devorgilla at Sweetheart Abbey in Kirkcudbrightshire. This work takes the reader on a journey around Scotland. It offers stories, firsts, birthplaces, legends and inventions that shape the country's rich and majestic history.

The 1960s was the decade that began in black and white and ended in colour. In Newcastle, as elsewhere, it was a time when everything was possible and everything was changing. From the Club A'Go Go to the new highrise flats people were on the move. This book captures that atmosphere through a mix of memories and pictures.

Cumbria is a large county formed from the old counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, part of North Lancashire and part of North Yorkshire. Today it also contains the Lake District National Park, which was formed in 1951 and is the largest in Britain. This title is part of the Exploring series of books.

Packed with legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions and adventures, this work talks about the thirteen traditional Welsh counties. It aims to unearth the hidden gems that they each hold. It stands as a pantheon of writers and artists, thinkers and inventors, heroes and villains who have lived and toiled in this small country.

Going deeper under the City. Sequel to Underground Manchester.

Offers a guide to this extraordinary river and the towns and villages which line it. Exploring its history since prehistoric times, this book shows the fishes that swam in the river and the boats that plied its surface; about floods and tides; hauntings and suicides; miasmas and malaria; locks, weirs and embankments; bridges, docks and palaces.

The fascinating history of Elgin illustrated through old and modern pictures.

The fascinating history of Colwyn Bay, illustrated through old and modern pictures.

The fascinating history of the Dorchester area, illustrated through old and modern pictures.

Just across the River Thames from St Paul's Cathedral stands an old house. Built in the days of Queen Anne, it stands in the footprint of a far older habitation. Some of the people who have lived in the house have been skilled; some were prosperous traders in the coal and iron on which Britain's industrial revolution ran.

The full story of those living and working locally in the last war. It includes chapters on ship building, the air war, the secret invasion plans, P.O.W. camps, the land army, the Home Guard, refugees and rationing.