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PaperbackEngels9780852636732
1-8-1984
This book aids the recognition, understanding and historical interpretation of the surviving cottages in England and Wales. Their changing forms, quality and methods of building are explained and illustrated. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780852635568
14-11-1981
This book looks at the purely agricultural buildings in turn, so that each can be recognised, as a barn, a cowhouse, a stable and so on, and examines their features and construction. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780852636640
20-5-2008
Following the Industrial Revolution the ingenuity of Victorian manufacturers produced an enormous range of horse-drawn agricultural machinery. This book describes these machines and includes drawings of many of them, as well as photographs. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747805595
1-6-2003
A charming guide to the livery companies of London: their halls, history, tradition, work and influence. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747804703
1-9-2000
The study of these boundaries is increasingly popular among historians and archaeologists, and this handbook brings the subject within reach of the general reader. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747805892
1-2-2004
What exactly is an abbey and does it differ from a priory? This book clarifies the seeming confusion by answering these questions and much more besides. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747801641
30-7-2008
Featuring black and white photos of some of the old buildings that claim to be haunted and locations of where ghosts can be seen, this book reveals some British ghost stories. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747801788
3-12-2008
Cures, magic, divination and portents were all connected with the rich variety of available plant life, especially in verdant Britain. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747802150
24-6-1993
This book looks behind the common image of 'black and white' houses, showing how timber buildings were built and how they vary from region to region. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747802662
1-8-2001
This book traces the development of the camera from its origins, through the wet colodion period and the boom years for amateur photography. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747802983
1-8-2001
This book traces the changes in the years from 1945 to 1965 when there were considerable advances in photography and in cameras. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747803096
1-1-2003
John Wittich explains the origins of many London street names which can reveal unsuspected facts about the history of the area. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747803409
30-4-2009
Presents a survey of the development of gardens in Great Britain from their medieval origins in monasteries and castles, through the Tudor period and the seventeenth century when formal designs from France and Holland were prevalent, to the great age of English landscape gardens in the eighteenth century. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747803454
10-5-2008
There are more than thirty major figures cut out of the grass on Britain's hillsides; cut as religious symbols, way markers, or as decoration to the landscape. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747804505
14-1-2000
This book not only tabulates the hallmarks that enable the identification of silver items but also traces the history of English silver, describing some famous makers and providing hints on spotting fakes. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747806608
1-9-2006
An introduction to heraldic language, explaining each term with illustrations and text. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747806622
1-4-2007
Charts the history of the British Army by using one of its most distinctive aspects - its regimental traditions. This work describes the emergence of a royal army under Charles II and its expansion during the eighteenth century, the formation of its militia, the yeomanry and the Territorials, the distinction of the Household Cavalry and more. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747807605
10-8-2009
Curiosity is the desire to know or learn, inquisitiveness about trifles or other people's affairs, a curious matter or investigation, a vanity, a curious detail or feature. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747808060
10-10-2010
London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. This book provides the history of the principal termini, featuring key aspects of architectural design and engineering and also highlights anecdotes, myths, and curiosities about the stations' social and cultural history. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780747808459
10-8-2011
An explorer's guide to the sights and the history of London's Docklands. Meer