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This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Rutland has changed and developed over the last century.
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt & Smeeton Westerby have changed and developed over the last century.
As the fifties faded away, sixties style swept Leicester into the modern age
A pictorial history of the working life of Leicester and its people over the last century and more.
Many of the high street names that meet our twenty-first century needs began with men and women who had ideas, imagination and sheer determination in a different age. Whether you are nine or ninety, shopping is a universal part of modern-day life, and in British Retail and the Men Who Shaped It we look at the people behind the corporations that built the modern-day high street and changed the way we shopped. Meet Henry Curry, who began making bicycles to earn an income to support his family and went on to found Curry's PC World. James Wilkinson sold household goods in a quiet neighbourhood street in Leicester, and always offered a fair deal. He founded the Wilko's chain of retail stores. Tho...
From austerity to the start of the swinging sixties
Located in the Rockingham Forest, a medieval royal hunting forest, as the name suggests the town of Market Harborough grew out of a market, which was established to supply the Manor of Bowden in around 1200. Trade and the market have been at the heart of the town's existence ever since. This book provides a selection of photographs which trace some of the many ways in which Market Harborough has changed and developed over the last century.
This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest cities - Leicester. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.
A celebration of Leicester's heritage, culture and identity - its people, significant events and achievements across the centuries.