Forty Miles Around Manchester

There is only one word that is suitable to describe this book....... Stunning. If your ancestors lived within forty miles of Manchester you will find this book absolutely fascinating.    

Price:  £15.11

Guide to Sheffield

Published in 1903. 295pp. Lots of photos. Advertisements, and an excellent street map.    

Price:  £9.79

Highways & Byways in Yorkshire

This book will always be popular with those having ancestors from the area. Fascinating reading and great background information for your family history    

Price:  £12.13

North Yorkshire 1890 Bulmer's History, Topography and Directory

An incredibly detailed and comprehensive history, topography and directory of each town, village and hamlet in the Cleveland and Richmond Divisions of North Yorkshire. Includes a superb map of the area. Each place in every parish described in great detail with lists of residents and separate lists of farmers.    

Price:  £9.79

Round About Bradford

   

Price:  £12.13

Sheffield Handbook & Guide 1908

Each time that the British Medical Association had its yearly meeting in a different city, they published a guide book, that contained a history, industries and information about the place. This early one of 1909 contains some excellent early photographs of Sheffield, engravings, etc. An excellent book!    

Price:  £9.79

The Diary of Charles Fothergill 1805

A record of a young Yorkshire Quaker, of yeoman roots and bourgeois estate, in search of history, antiquities, folklore, customs and other phenomena of his native county for a projected 'Natural and Civil History' of Yorkshire: accounts of archaeological relics, scraps of local history, notes on economic life, on local dialect and nomenclature, and descriptions of flora and fauna.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-902-12248-2

Price:  £24.00

Yorkshire - Baddeley's Guide 1907

It is of particular interest to the historian and genealogist due to its excellent descriptions and history of the places, travel and transport. Contains several really excellent maps of the area.    

Price:  £11.06