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  • Bridlington History Tour

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series History Tour
    Bridlington History Tour provides a fascinating glimpse into the past of this Yorkshire coastal town. With its bustling harbour, beautiful beaches and picturesque promenades, it is easy to see why it has become a favourite destination for holidaymakers. In this book, author Mike Hitches guides readers around its streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have ... Read more

    $8.59 USD

  • Rails to Rosslare

    The GWR Mail Route to Ireland

    by Mike Hitches ...
    The Great Western Railway route from Paddington to Fishguard was the company's attempt to compete with the London & North Western Railway's Irish route between Euston and Holyhead and to compete for mail traffic to Dublin. While the GWR failed to take the mail contract for Dublin, the company did win mail contracts for the south of Ireland and were involved in developments of the railways there, ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Around Conwy From Old Photographs

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series From Old Photographs
    Around Conwy From Old Photographs offers a captivating glimpse into the history of this area, providing the reader with a visual representation of Conwy's intriguing and chequered history. Drawing upon an eclectic collection of photographs, Mike Hitches presents the reader with an insight into the history and life of this town. Around Conwy From Old Photographs provides something for everyone, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Steam Around Scarborough

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series Steam Around ...
    Having been established as a seaside resort since the seventeenth century, Scarborough was an attractive destination for the new railways of the mid nineteenth century, and the town became part of George Hudson's empire by the late 1840s. However, the line through Scarborough was not the first line to be built in the area - a line had been constructed in the 1830s connecting Whitby with the market ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Scarborough History Tour

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series History Tour
    Scarborough History Tour offers a fascinating glimpse into the past of this famous Yorkshire seaside resort. Over the centuries, the original fishing town evolved to become a popular holiday destination. Author Mike Hitches guides readers around its streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed over the years, as well as exploring some of its lesser ... Read more

    $6.19 USD

  • Bridlington Through Time

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series Through Time
    Bridlington has two stunning beaches of gleaming golden sands, with a picturesque, bustling harbour in the middle. The harbour is a hive of activity with fishing boats bringing in the day's catch, pleasure cruises along the heritage coast, speedboat rides across the bay and North Sea fishing expeditions on offer. Here you can also find a funfair, kids' corner and donkey rides, a museum, children's ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Wolverhampton Railways Through Time

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series Through Time
    From humble beginnings, Wolverhampton grew to become a significant railway town. Its success hinged upon its industrial might, which attracted several train companies to the town all hoping to profit from the area's trade and prosperity. The railways were the scene of bitter enmity, devious schemes and unlikely alliances, as rival companies fought to gain the upper hand. The legacy of this was two ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Whitby West Cliff Station

    by Mike Hitches, Paul Hughes ...
    The traditional Yorkshire fishing town of Whitby was transformed by the development of the railways in the nineteenth century. Steam locomotion was crucial in attracting the Victorian holidaymakers who helped change the town's fortunes. Ideally situated at the crossing point of two railway routes, Whitby offered clean sea air to those wishing to escape from Britain's industrial towns and cities. ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Anglesey Railways Through Time

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series Through Time
    A railway arrived on Anglesey in 1848, linking London and Dublin. It was the great railway engineer Robert Stephenson who ensured that the railway link to Ireland would run along the North Wales coast to Holyhead when he presented plans that overcame the engineering challenges associated with the route. A branch was subsequently built from Gaerwen to Amlwch after the LNWR absorbed the CHR. This ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Birmingham Railways Through Time

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series Through Time
    The railway network within Birmingham has long been important for the movement of passengers and freight to serve the centre and its suburbs, and as the road network around Birmingham has become more congested, the railways in the city have, once more, taken on an important role. As the network declined in the twentieth century, trains were regarded as shabby and also suffered from poor ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Steam Around York & the East Riding

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series Steam Around ...
    Stronghold of the Romans, and later the Vikings, York was to become the powerbase of the infamous ‘Railway King’, George Hudson, whose empire would eventually extend from the far north of England to the south and south-west. Today, York is the home of the National Railway Museum where many old steam locos are on display, along with diesel and electric types from Britain and abroad. Indeed, the NRM ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Scarborough Through Time

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series Through Time
    Famous as a seaside holiday resort, Scarborough was believed to have been established by Norsemen around 966 ad, although the area had been attacked several times before the Norman Conquest. Indeed, a century later the King of Norway, Harold Hardrada, and his army waded ashore, burning and pillaging as they went, and totally destroyed Scarborough. The town did not even appear in the Domesday Book ... Read more

    $11.99 USD