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  • Cadbury & Fry Through Time

    by Paul Chrystal ...
    Series series Through Time
    These two British companies did much to pioneer the chocolate industry, not just in the UK but throughout the world. Up until 1918 the two companies were quite separate competitors but Cadbury's growth earlier in the decade along with Rowntree's resurgence led to Cadbury's takeover of Fry. The early days and progress of the companies, both before and after merging, are charted here with many ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Central Leeds Through Time

    by Paul Chrystal ...
    Series series Through Time
    The city of Leeds, self-proclaimed ‘Capital of the North’, has come a long way since receiving its first charter in 1207. From its early developments during the Industrial Revolution, it became a major area for the production of wool, engineering and printing. Today, with its legal and financial services, it is a prosperous contender with London. Leeds is also a city with a wide variety of ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Selby & Goole Through Time

    by Paul Chrystal ...
    Series series Through Time
    This is the first book to be published which takes a then and now view of Selby, Goole, Cawood and Howden. In Selby we see the magnificent Abbey, its calamitous history and wonderful windows; and the River Ouse and the Selby Canal, powerful commercial arteries which shaped the development of the town and its shipbuilding industry. Goole, much younger, owes its birth to Charles I and a Dutch civil ... Read more

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  • Lifeboat Stations of North East England From Sunderland to the Humber Through Time

    by Paul Chrystal ...
    Series series Through Time
    This is the first book to be published that takes a 'then and now' view of the fourteen lifeboat stations on the north east coast between Sunderland and the Humber estuary. This lavishly illustrated book traces some of the many ways in which the lifeboat stations at Sunderland, Seaham, Hartlepool, Redcar, Staithes and Runswick Bay, Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay, Scarborough, Flamborough, Filey, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • York Industries Through Time

    Series series Through Time
    The foundations of York's commercial identity lie in the powerful medieval guilds that controlled and organised business development here until the nineteenth century. Unlike other Yorkshire towns, York, a major ecclesiastical centre and a fashionable 'tourist' city, was largely untouched by the Industrial Revolution; it owes its nineteenth-century growth to its emergence as a railway hub and as a ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Richmond & Swaledale Through Time

    Series series Through Time
    Richmond is one of the most scenic towns in Britain; Swaledale is one of the country's most beautiful and inspirational rural areas. This book paints a picture of Richmond and some of the nearby towns and villages through old images and modern photographs and shows particular parts of the town and dale at the end of the nineteenth and the early twentieth century and how these same places look ... Read more

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  • Darlington Through Time

    by Paul Chrystal ...
    Series series Through Time
    Darlington is rightly famous for its involvement in the introduction and subsequent development of the railways in the UK. As such, it carries responsibility for shaping not just regional change on a huge scale in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries but, even more importantly, social, commercial and industrial change in the country as a whole. The railways have left the biggest mark on the town ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Huddersfield Through Time

    by Paul Chrystal ...
    Series series Through Time
    Famous as the birthplace of rugby league and of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson as well as being the childhood home of Herbert Asquith, Huddersfield rose to prominence during the Industrial Revolution as a major centre of textile production. Evidence of the town’s prosperity during the Victorian era can still be seen in its magnificent railway station and town hall, as well as in the many ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Confectionery in Yorkshire Through Time

    by Paul Chrystal ...
    Series series Through Time
    Yorkshire has been home to more confectionery companies over the years than any other region of Britain. This book is the first to be published which charts the history of sweet making, in pictures and in words, from the early beginnings in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Making use of vintage packaging - showcards, tins, wrappers - advertisements and old archive photographs it vividly ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • In & Around Pocklington Through Time

    by Paul Chrystal ...
    Series series Through Time
    In & Around Pocklington Through Time is a fascinating journey through an unspoilt and relatively little known part of Britain. It takes in the towns of Pocklington, Market Weighton and Stamford Bridge, as well as some of Yorkshire's most delightful villages. Contrasting the old with the new, the book shows images from the early twentieth century juxtaposed with today's equivalents, all described ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Barnard Castle & Teesdale Through Time

    by Paul Chrystal ...
    Series series Through Time
    This lavishly illustrated book covers Barnard Castle, Middleton-in-Teesdale and a selection of Teesdale villages including Piercebridge, Gainford, Staindrop, Greta Bridge, Cotherstone, Romaldkirk and Mickleton. In Barnard Castle the story begins with the castle building and the crucial bridging of the Tees with County Bridge. In Middleton we focus on the agricultural and lead mining industries and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Northallerton Through Time

    Series series Through Time
    This book tells the intriguing story of the town of Northallerton in North Yorkshire. Covering events from the twelfth century through to today, it provides a brief history of life here through the years with informative captions linking the old and the new. Featuring factories, streets, houses, shops, pubs, schools and churches, and the people who lived, learned, worshipped and worked in them, ... Read more

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