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  • Northwich Reflections

    by Paul Hurley ...
    Series series Reflections
    During Roman times, Northwich was known as ‘Salinae’ or the ‘salt works’, and later by the Celtic name ‘Hellath Dhu’, or the black salt town by the Ancient Britons. The Cheshire town grew up at the confluence of the River Dane and River Weaver and lies on underground salt beds, which were exploited through the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Over the years, mines were dug and later abandoned ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Sir William A. Stanier FRS

    The Working Life of a Man of Steel

    Swindon-born William A. Stanier joined Great Western Railway as a fifteen-year-old trainee and began rising swiftly through the ranks. In 1904 he was appointed assistant to the divisional locomotive superintendent in London, and by 1931 he was chief mechanical engineer of the London Midland & Scottish Railway. The LMS locomotives were in a poor state, with some dating back to the 1800s, and ... Read more

    $13.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Northwich and Around at Work

    People and Industries Through the Years

    Series series At Work
    The town of Northwich in Cheshire has been known for its salt production for centuries. The salt mines beneath the town were exploited by the Romans through to the modern era and the vast excavations have caused major subsidence in Northwich. By the nineteenth century Northwich was also a centre of the chemical industry in the north-west of England. Brunner Mond started the production of soda ash ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Tragic Cheshire

    Historic Tales of Misfortune and Disaster

    This book covers tragic happenings within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The tragedies cover a wide range of human and natural disasters, from accidents in carts, cars, trains and aircraft to the devastating effects of fire and floods. Some of the misfortunes that individuals suffered were caused by others, including their own family ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • The Good, The Bad and The Crafty

    by Paul Hurley ...
    After serving in the Royal Navy, Paul joined the Cheshire Police, initial training, uniform, and plain clothes duties followed by the Divisional CID. Stories from the period, which include CID politics! This was followed by secondment to the No 1 Regional Crime Squad (RCS), advanced driver, and surveillance training. Undercover work on the biggest police drugs operation in the Northwest at the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Think and Be Slim

    by Paul Hurley ...
    This book has been written for anyone who wants to achieve his or her health fitness goals. Whilst it has chapters dealing with both exercise and nutrition, it is NOT a diet or exercise book. The subject of this book is how to program your brain to achieve your goals. Every action and subsequent result begins with a thought. By changing the way you think, you change the way you act, the results ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Against the Tyranny of Outcomes

    by Paul Hurley ...
    Outcomes tyrannize over prevailing accounts of ethics, actions, reasons, attitudes, and social practices. The right action promotes the best outcome, the end of every action is an outcome to be promoted, reasons to act are reasons to promote outcomes, and preferences and desires rationalize actions that aim at the outcome of realizing their contents. This book canvasses two sets of seemingly ... Read more

    $72.89 USD

  • Knutsford History Tour

    by Paul Hurley ...
    Series series History Tour
    The origins of the name Knutsford have been disputed by historians but there is an ancient and popular explanation. After one of his victories, King Canute crossed the brook known as Birkin and the village became known as ‘Canute’s ford’, later to be changed to Knutsford. The Domesday Book gives some credence to this by calling it ‘Cunetesford’ (Canute’s Ford). Canute was the king of England from ... Read more

    $6.19 USD

  • Chester History Tour

    by Paul Hurley ...
    Series series History Tour
    As soon as we set foot in Chester we are taken back to the Middle Ages; time seems to have slipped backwards. Is it a dream? Or are these decorated timber-framed houses, like big doll’s houses, actually for ordinary habitation. We look around and see a fairytale city with its castle looking down from a high perch, its beautiful cathedral glowing rosily in sandstone, the most complete medieval ... Read more

    $6.19 USD

  • Macclesfield History Tour

    by Paul Hurley ...
    Series series History Tour
    Macclesfield is an ancient Cheshire town that stands beneath the sprawling and beautiful Peak District. It is Cheshire’s farthest outpost before taking the road into Derbyshire; many years ago it entered the Industrial Revolution in a more genteel manner by becoming a silk town. Here all manner of silk items were manufactured, such as the narrowest ribbons and the best of silks and satins. It is ... Read more

    $6.19 USD

  • Northwich Through Time

    by Paul Hurley ...
    Series series Through Time
    Northwich Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Northwich, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this town throughout the 19th and into the 20th Century. Looking beyond the exquisite exterior of these well-kept photos, readers can see the ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Brewing in Cheshire

    by Paul Hurley ...
    Series series Brewing
    Cheshire at one time was an important contributor to the brewing industry, with the epicentre being Warrington. From old photographs, we see that many northern pubs (especially those in Liverpool) bore the words ‘Walkers Warrington Ales’ in large letters, the company later becoming Tetley Walker. Then there was G. & J. Greenall, the famous Warrington distillery with those iconic advertisements ... Read more

    $11.69 USD