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Making Archaeology Matter: Quarrying and Archaeology in the Trent Valley
A practitioner's illustrated guide to evaluating the archaeological potential of a landscape such as that of the Trent Valley as it is subjected to gravel extraction. A second section outlines the best methods of handling and conserving the variety of artefacts recovered. Paperback.
Pathfinder: It's the Poorest Members of Society Who Will be Hit the Hardest
SAVE Britain’s Heritage polemic condemning the Pathfinder Housing Market Renewal Scheme which saw local councils in the North of England use government allocated funds to demolish Victorian terraced houses with a view to replacing them with modern housing, an ambition that singularly failed to ma
Abbeys of Yorkshire
A large full colour guide to the abbeys and priories of Yorkshire with full details of their construction and the lives of the monks and nuns who lived and worshipped in them.
Historic Northumberland
An album of illustrations depicting the finer historic features of Northumberland including, amongst others: Alnwick Castle, Rothbury Church, Hexham Market Place, Corbridge Town, Elsdon Pele Tower, Sharpe's Folly, Morpeth Market Square, Bamburgh Castle, Nannykirk Hall and Cross, Anslo-Saxon
The Waterfronts of York: Prospects for Archaeological Research
Given the archaeological significance of the City of York, and its location on the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss, waterlogged deposits proliferate providing excellent opportunities for the recovery of preserved historical remains from a range of sites.
Beakers from Northumberland
Essays on Neolithic Beaker culture and the find sites in Northumberland precede a complete directory of known examples and their present location alongside drawings of each at one third life-size. Paperback. 72 pages.
Secret Rooms of North West England
A guide to the secret chapels and priest holes in the historic houses of Lancashire. Illustrated with diagrams and eight pages of b&w photographs. Includes a gazetteer. Hardback. 60 pages. Good clean condition. Cat No 4369
Life and Death in Prehistoric Northumberland
A chronological survey of Northumberland's prehistory from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age with descriptions and illustrations of sites and artefacts plus a useful section on the region's rock carvings and cup marks. Paperback. 64 pages.
East Cheshire Textile Mills
A survey of mills in East Cheshire, the centre of the silk industry in England. Surviving examples from as early as the mid-18th century are have been studied to trace the evolution of silk mill architecture. The technology of textile machinery and the systems that powered them are di
A Guide to the Industrial Heritage of Merseyside
A gazetteer of historic industrial sites in Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, and St Helens - docks, canals, railways, mills, lighthouses, breweries, warehouses, waterworks, shipyards, quarries, gasworks etc. Each site is identified, described, and given a map reference.