Two things made the battleship possible: the harnessing of steam for propulsion and Britains vast industrial power in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries....
In May 1940, following the rapid advance of German troops through Holland, Belgium and France, the British Expeditionary Force and French army retreated to Dunkirk....
ERF limited was formed in 1933 when Edwin Richard Foden founded the company with his son Dennis.Under the guidance of design engineer Ernest Sherratt, the...
Queen, temptress, martyr, witch: the Essex Girl has left her mark on history. For centuries, society allocated women a role of service and obedience; an...
Tudor London was a vibrant capital city, the very hub of English cultural and political life. The thriving metropolis had a strong royal presence, at...
Felixstowe owes its existence to the 19thcentury fashion for seaside holidays when the gentry and businessmen chose to build their summer residences in the parishes...
During the eighteenth century the city of Bath experienced a period of dramatic expansion, when an extensive range of elegant uniform streets, landscaped spaces, tall...
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One of the most evocative reminders of Victorian ingenuity at the British seaside is the muchloved cliff lift. This simple method of transporting people up...
Product Description Described by the poet John Betjeman as 'the handsomest suburb of Europe', Clifton stands overlooking the centre of the ancient maritime city of...
In the Western world, coffee consumption is around onethird that of tap water. After petroleum, coffee is the secondmost traded commodity in the world. Over...
Product Description Within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most brutal murders and executions committed in the Worcestershire area....
The Cunard Lines Britannia was the first steamship to establish regular communication across the Atlantic. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 4 July 1840,...
Product Description History is not something that counts to men's credit alone, though they have often claimed it as their exclusive achievement. This book deals...
Often regarded as a quiet holiday county, in fact Dorset has many aviation connections. As early as 1908 Bleriots were being built by Bournemouth businessmen,...
Two things made the battleship possible: the harnessing of steam for propulsion and Britains vast industrial power in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries....
In May 1940, following the rapid advance of German troops through Holland, Belgium and France, the British Expeditionary Force and French army retreated to Dunkirk....