Both harrowing & life-affirming, the final novel from Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet is the sweeping coming-of-age adventure of a mixed race boy transported to North America. Born from a street liaison between a poor young woman & an African soldier in the 1900s, Beck is soon orphaned & sent to the Catholic Brothers in Canada. Shipped to work on a farm, his escape takes him across the continent in a search for belonging. Enduring abuse & many hardships, Beck has times of comfort & encouragement, eventually finding Grace, the woman with whom he can finally forge his life & shape his destiny as a young man. A picaresque novel set during the Depression as experienced by a young black man, it depicts great pain but has an uplifting & inspiring conclusion. ...

The final novel from Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet is a sweeping coming-of-age adventure, with all the characteristic beauty & strenth of his prose. Both harrowing & life-affirming, the final novel from Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet is the sweeping coming-of-age adventure of a mixed race boy transported to North America. Born from a street liaison between a poor young woman & an African sailor in the 1900s, Beck is soon orphaned & sent to the Catholic Brothers in Canada. Shipped to work on a farm, his escape takes him across the continent in a search for belonging. Enduring abuse & many hardships, Beck has times of comfort & encouragement, eventually finding Grace, the woman with whom he can finally forge his life & shape his destiny as a young man. A picaresque novel set during the Depression as experienced by a young black man, it depicts great pain but has an uplifting & inspiring conclusion. ...

Make notes on the go with this gorgeous flip up notebook, with a design taken from the 1931 Beck London Underground Map London Transport poster by Harry Beck. Small & compact, you can easily pop this in your bag or pocket; a band across the notebook keeps it safely closed when it is not being scribbled in. ...

A5 hardback travel journal with a London Underground print on the cover, this one is a reproduction of the original Beck London Underground map from 1931. The journal has lined pages, & a material page marker to help you keep your place. The artist, Harry Beck, is best known for designing the diagrammatic map of London's Underground system. He proposed the design in 1931, whilst working as a draughtsman for the Underground. In 1933, after the formation of the London Transport, Frank Pick gave the design a trial printing. It proved to be popular & easily understood by Underground passengers, & has been used ever since. Beck also designed a number of posters for the Underground Group in the early 1930's. ...

Beckenham in 1861-1871 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Three versions have been published to show how this developed across the years
- the maps are from different series, for Kent & for London, & so the sheetlines are somewhat different. The Kent series maps are centred on the village, & later town centre of Beckenham. The earliest map was surveyed in 1861 but was updated to 1871 to include railways. Features include Coperscope, Beckenham station (still with an overall roof), & the map stretches as far as New Beckenham Junction to the north. Westward the map extends to the boundary with Penge, eastward it reaches Foxgrove. This is an attractive map of Beckenham as development was just beginning. The companion map showing it in 1930 provides a fascinating illustration of how the village developed into a town. Coverage of the area in 1894 is provided by the London map No. 146. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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Beckenham & Penge in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Three versions for this area have been published to show how it developed across the years
- the two maps are from different series, for Kent & for London, & so the sheetlines are somewhat different. This 1894 map from the London series catches the area in the middle of its development. The Kent series maps, centred on the village & later the town centre of Beckenham provide both an earlier version, surveyed in 1861 but updated to 1871 to include railways, & a companion map from 1930 illustrating how the village developed into a town. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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Beckenham South in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the area south of Beckenham, from Burnhill Road & part of the High Street southward to South Eden Park & Elmers End. Features include Eden Lodge, Kelsey Park, Kelsey Manor, Eden Park, Beckenham Cottage Hospital, SER Mid Kent line with Elmers End station, part of Crystal Palace District Cemetery, St James church etc. Entries C-K of a 1905 Kent directory of Beckenham are on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Map No. 1171, Beckenried, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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Beckton in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions of this map have been published to show how the area developed across the years. Until the 1840s Beckton was ”a marshy waste, a notorious venue for illegal prize-fighting” writes author Stephen Pewsey, & these maps still show an area with few inhabitants. The principal feature is the vast Gas Works of the Gas Light & Coke Company, shown here with all its many railway sidings, & adjacent to a large Tar & Liquor Works. The Northern Outfall Sewer runs across the map, as does the GER Beckton Branch, with its Beckton station. Other features include the group of streets known as Cyprus, a section of the Royal Albert Docks Railway, St Michael & All Angels church, & the group of houses known as Roman Road. The 1894 map also

Includes:: a section of Essex Sheet 73.16, which takes coverage northward across the marshes, up High Street South, Gooseley Lane & Claps Gate Lane. The 1914 map has a 1915 GER Timetable for the Liverpool Street to North Woolwich line, including occasional trains to Beckton. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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Beckton in 1914 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions of this map have been published to show how the area developed across the years. Until the 1840s Beckton was ”a marshy waste, a notorious venue for illegal prize-fighting” writes author Stephen Pewsey, & these maps still show an area with few inhabitants. The principal feature is the vast Gas Works of the Gas Light & Coke Company, shown here with all its many railway sidings, & adjacent to a large Tar & Liquor Works. The Northern Outfall Sewer runs across the map, as does the GER Beckton Branch, with its Beckton station. Other features include the group of streets known as Cyprus, a section of the Royal Albert Docks Railway, St Michael & All Angels church, & the group of houses known as Roman Road. The 1894 map also

Includes:: a section of Essex Sheet 73.16, which takes coverage northward across the marshes, up High Street South, Gooseley Lane & Claps Gate Lane. The 1914 map has a 1915 GER Timetable for the Liverpool Street to North Woolwich line, including occasional trains to Beckton. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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