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The Little Book Of Warwickshire
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Author : Lynne Williams
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2015-07-06
The Little Book Of Warwickshire written by Lynne Williams and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-06 with History categories.
Warwickshire, home to William Shakespeare, Rupert Brooke and the legendary Lady Godiva, boasts a rich and engaging history. Revealed within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Warwickshire's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, battles and sieges, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, and its customs ancient and modern, including the 800-year-old Atherstone Ball Game which is still played every Shrove Tuesday. This quirky guide can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring attraction of the county. A remarkably enlightening little book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.
Warwickshire
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Author : John Charles Cox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923
Warwickshire written by John Charles Cox and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with Warwickshire (England) categories.
The Little Book Of Birmingham
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Author : Norman Bartlam
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-11-01
The Little Book Of Birmingham written by Norman Bartlam and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with History categories.
The Little Book of Birmingham is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the city's most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and literally hundreds of wacky facts. Norman Bartlam's new book gathers together a myriad of data on Brum. There are lots of factual chapters but also plenty of frivolous details which will amuse and surprise. A reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped in to time and time again to reveal something you never knew. This is a remarkably engaging little book, and is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.
Sketches Of Leafy Warwickshire Rural And Urban
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Author : Of Leamington Eng George Morley
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
Sketches Of Leafy Warwickshire Rural And Urban written by Of Leamington Eng George Morley and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... one of America's illustrious sons, lived, and where, doubtless, he laid the foundations of some of his exquisite writings. On the morning upon which I penned this imperfect sketch, I visited the clean little circus of houses just off the Holly Walk (of which venerable avenue of trees Dickens has given a dainty monograph in "Dombey and Son "), in which Hawthorne found peace and pleasure in 1855. Everything within that ring of brick is the same now as when the author of "The House with the Seven Gables" sojourned there. Nothing is changed. The play-place in the middle is just as green, pretty, and secluded, and girt with the self-same iron railing, as in the days when Hawthorne went inside to be shaded from the sun. There is the house, too, in which, to judge from his own words, he spent so many pleasant hours--No. 10. It seems to me to have a larger or a brighter number than the other doors have; and as I stand gazing upon that door, I can, in imagination, see it opened, and behold the writer of "Twice Told Tales" coming down the little garden path. One of his favourite walks, while a sojourner at Leamington, was to the neighbouring village of Lillington. What the village was in Hawthorne's days that it is to-day. "The village," he says, "consists chiefly of one row of contiguous dwellings, separated only by party-walls, but illmatched among themselves, being of different heights, and apparently of different ages, though all are of an antiquity which we should call venerable." It is simply a marvel how slowly life moves in some of the sequestered village nooks of Mid-England. Yet, who could wish it to move quicker? Here, in the very heart of "Leafy Warwickshire "--and on the road to Lillington there is an old oak planted upon the site of...
The Little Book Of Great Britain
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Author : Neil R Storey
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-01-31
The Little Book Of Great Britain written by Neil R Storey and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-31 with History categories.
This little gem of a book is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about Britain and all the things that have made it great. Within this volume are such themes as myths and legends, traditions and customs, great Britons and great British places, while not forgotten is a celebration of the best of British music, food, entertainment and sport and a host of topics that explore the more eccentric and eclectic people and things that contribute to and define Great Britain. Despite being a relatively small collection of islands, there is always something new, fascinating, frivolous or even bizarre to discover about Great Britain – you will find much of it here. Did You Know? There is no location in Britain which is more than 741⁄2 miles from the sea. The first person in Britain to be convicted of speeding was Walter Arnold of Kent, who in 1896 was fined 1s plus costs for driving at a breakneck 8mph. Britain has some thoroughly unusual pub names, including: The Bucket of Blood in Phillack, Cornwall, The Honest Lawyer in Folkestone and The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn in Stalybridge – which also enjoys the honour of having Britain's longest pub name. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is a well-known corgi fan. She has owned no fewer than 30 during her reign, the first being Susan, who was given to her in 1944.
Sketches Of Leafy Warwickshire Rural And Urban Classic Reprint
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Author : George Morley
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-02-05
Sketches Of Leafy Warwickshire Rural And Urban Classic Reprint written by George Morley and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Excerpt from Sketches of Leafy Warwickshire, Rural and Urban N writing these Sketches of Leafy Warwickshire, I have striven, as far as possible, to treat of subjects but little known to the general reader and outside the scope of the ordinary guide-book. I had also in View the comparative dearth of Warwickshire books imparting information in a light, interesting, and chatty form. I therefore venture to hope that in the pages of this book will be found enough agreeable matter to inspire a still Wider and more permanent interest than already exists in this classic and historic shire - made for ever famous by the genius. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Warwickshire Place Names Classic Reprint
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Author : W. H. Duignan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-08-06
Warwickshire Place Names Classic Reprint written by W. H. Duignan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-06 with Social Science categories.
Excerpt from Warwickshire Place Names In introducing "Warwickshire Place Names' I have little to add to the prefaces to my earlier works on Staffordshire and Worcestershire names. I have used Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire for a foundation, as containing the best account of the county in his day (1656); but many places, some noticed by him as then depopulated, have now disappeared from maps and directories. I have endeavoured to deal with all places, however small, having a history and supplying the necessary forms. In tracing them I have been able to identify several Domesday manors apparently unrecognized by Dugdale, or Reader (Warwickshire Domesday, 1835). Only six now remain unknown, viz. Altone, Ermendone, Leth, Rincele, Surland, and Ulware. I have found Dugdale very serviceable in the supply of forms, which he is careful to give in their old garb. He tells us that he spent twenty years in searching public and private records for material. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Warwickshire Classic Reprint
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Author : J. Harvey Bloom
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-02-12
Warwickshire Classic Reprint written by J. Harvey Bloom and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-12 with Social Science categories.
Excerpt from Warwickshire Thanks of the author to the many kind friends who have assisted in the preparation of this little volume. Mr E. S. Scott, late Science Master at Stratford Grammar School, whose early death is deeply regretted, was re sponsible for the bulk of the photographs, which he took expressly for this work. Photographs were also contributed by Mr Sale of Atherstone and Mr F. A. Newdegate, m.p., and various industrial firms. Mr F. S. Potter of Halford advised the author throughout and kindly read the proofs; Mr Edwin Smith of Great Alne also gave kind advice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Little Book Of Dorset
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Author : David Hilliam
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2010-12-26
The Little Book Of Dorset written by David Hilliam and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-26 with History categories.
The Little Book of Dorset is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the places, people, legends and true stories about the county's past and present.
The Little Book Of Leicestershire
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Author : Natasha Sheldon
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2017-07-24
The Little Book Of Leicestershire written by Natasha Sheldon and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-24 with History categories.
The Little Book of Leicestershire is a compendium full of information which will make you say, 'I never knew that!' Contained within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Leicestershire's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its literary, artistic and sporting achievements, customs ancient and modern, transport, battles and ghostly appearances. A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped in to time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.