A tourist map at 1:50, 000 scale of the Shropshire Union Canal, including the Middlewich Branch & the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal from Autherley Junction to Great Heywood Junction on the Trent & Mersey Canal. Plus detailed town plans at 1:12, 500 of Ellesmere Port, Chester, Middlewich, Nantwich, Audlem, Market Drayton & Penkridge. The map, suitable for both waterways & leisure users,

Includes:: navigation & historical information, visitor moorings, marinas & boatyards, boat hire centres, facilities for the boat user, sailing & boat clubs, shops, post offices & distance markers. Information for the tourist

Includes:: tourist information centres, places of interest, pubs, nature reserves, parks, churches, national cycle routes, long distance paths, public toilets & caravan & camp sites. To see the list of other titles in this series, please click on the series link.



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The Shropshire Way, created from hiking trails in the county which can be combined into long-distance routes or circuits, presented at 1:40, 000 on a light, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. The map presents the heart of Shropshire between Ludlow & Much Wenlock on one large panel, with an inset extending it eastwards to include the link from Cleobury Mortimer to the Severn Way. Maps in the Harvey’s series covering Great Britain’s national trails & other long-distance footpaths are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper & cover the routes at 1:40, 000 or 1:60, 000. Topography is shown by contours at 15m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics to provide a very detailed picture of the terrain (boulder fields, scree, crags, etc) & vegetation / land use (pastures, moorl&, woodlands, etc). In Scotland peaks & hills classified as Munros, Corbetts & Donalds are marked. The overprint for the long-distance trail shows sections on local or main roads (highlighting danger points), on tracks, & on footpaths, indicating intermittent or not visible paths. The maps also show other right of way paths, including permissive paths & bridleways. Symbols indicate various facilities & accommodation options (including campsites & youth hostels), pubs & refreshments, food shops, banks, information points, etc, both along the route itself & in the nearby locations. All maps are GPS compatible, with the British National Grid overprinted on each panel. The maps also include useful contact details & general advice. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Shropshire, Staffordshire & The Black Country Cycle Map at 1:110, 000 approx from Sustrans, including the Mercian Way, the West Midlands Cycle Route & part of the Six Castles Cycleway, plus four day rides: Wellington Loop, Stafford & Stone, Gobowen & Oswestry Circular, & the Whitchurch & Press circuit. Street plans show Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Stoke-on-Trent & Wolverhampton. Maps is this Sustrans series show all the National & Regional Cycle Network routes clearly numbered & have the colouring distinguishing between the on-road & traffic-free sections. The publishers’ own recommendations are shown in contrasting colour &, in most titles, are in addition presented on the reverse side on separate panels where each circuit is annotated with useful notes. The maps have contours & altitude colouring to show the topography, with additional gradient markings. Towns along the routes are annotated with symbols indicating what facilities can be found there. Also marked are various places of interest, on or near the routes, & railway lines are shown with stations for access to the routes by rail. On the reverse each title also provides large, clear city centre street plans of main towns, highlighting the Cycle Network and/or the recommended routes. Also included are contact details of tourist information centres. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Shropshire, Staffordshire & the Heart of England in the Pathfinder Guides series, produced in association with Ordnance Survey & published by Crimson; comprising a range of walking guides to popular British destinations. Each Pathfinder guide

Includes:: 28 varied walks ranging from easy strolls to exhilarating hikes & is accompanied by 1:25, 000 Ordnance Survey mapping with marked, colour-coded routes. Introductory sections profile the county or region covered, with recommendations on the best time to visit & a brief explanation of GPS. An

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Forty circular walks covering this part of central Engl&, each based on a good local pub.

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Bradt`s Slow Shropshire fills a much-needed gap in the market for a guide to an area that, of all of the UK`s regions, is perhaps most synonymous with ` Slow`. This guide, written by local author Marie Kreft, places an emphasis on car-free travel, local produce & characterful accommodation. It

Includes:: detailed descriptions of place, historical overviews, ghost stories & folk tales, & first-hand accounts from Shropshire locals, as well as h&-picked restaurant recommendations based on long-standing knowledge & consultation with locals. Warm & witty writing combines with a natural enthusiasm for the region making this an indispensable guide to one of Britain`s most scenic areas. Ludlow is acknowledged as the Slow Food capital of the UK, while the region as a whole is much celebrated, described by PG Wodehouse as the ”nearest earthly place to paradise”. The guide is unapologetic in taking you the long way round: through ancient woodl&, over bridges & ` Blue Remembered Hills`, back in time, down footpaths, into castles, churches & interesting pubs, cheerfully savouring the authentic, the offbeat & the local.

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Shtetl Love Song is a requiem for the pre-war Jewish shtetl, for a people & a way of life that was destroyed. Set in the rural Lithuanian landscape on the eve of World War II, ` Shtetl Love Song` is full of tender affection, soft irony, & sharp observations. Guided by the memory of his beloved mother, the masterful narrator takes us into the very midst of his enchanted family world, recreating the past that is irrevocably destroyed & yet fully alive in his memory. Kanovich, himself a child of a Lithuanian shtetl who survived the Holocaust almost by a miracle, made it his mission to serve, against all odds, as a custodian of the collective memory of generations of Litvaks, Lithuanian Jews.`
- Mikhail Krutikov, Professor of Slavic & Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The novel won the Liudas Dovydenas Prize awarded by the Lithuanian Writers` Union. Winner the Liudo Dovydeno Prize awarded by the Lithuanian Writers` Union
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Indexed street plan of Shumen at 1:10, 000 with maps of the Shumen Plateau Nature Park & the surrounding region, plus an extensive gazetteer of various services, including hotels, banks, restaurants, entertainment, etc. On one side is a street plan of the city showing bus routes with line numbers & stops, & annotated with symbols indicating various facilities. District names & major streets are also shown in Latin alphabet
- all the rest in Cyrillic only. On the reverse is an extensive gazetteer of various services in the city & notes on its history & landmarks. Map legend & all the text in these sections include English. Also provided is a map of the Shumen Plateau Nature Park with English language notes but all the place names & a legend in Bulgarian only, plus a road & rail map of the surrounding region. Neither map indicates its scale.
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Shut End & Tansey Green in 1903 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 an area west of Dudley & the northern fringe of Kingswinford, including St Mark`s church & St Mary`s church, but transport & industry dominate. Features include the Stourbridge Extension Canal, GWR Kingswinford Branch, numerous mineral railways, Planet Colliery, Shutend Colliery, Stourbridge Extension Colliery, Shutend Old Colliery, Himley Colliery, several disused pits, Corbyn`s Hall iron works, Oak Farm brick works, Hunt`s corn mill, several brick works, tramway, etc. Directories to Kingswinford & Pensnett 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. ...

Even by the standards of a sport that requires enormous stamina & capacity for suffering, Jens Voigt is in a class on his own. Beloved by cycling fans for his madcap one-man breakaways as much as his sense of humour "able catchphrases, Jens is one of the most popular personalities in cycling. Jens was born near Hamburg, & came up through the East German system before the Wall came down. He got into the national team through the German army, before signing for his first big team. In many ways he is cycling’s anti-star; despite arguably spending more time at the front of the Tour de France than any other rider he has only worn the yellow jersey twice as his efforts have always been in the service of others. Jens embodies the best of cycling’s qualities – loyalty to his team, sacrifice, & devotion to the sport. He says, ‘I’m not a head person, I’m more of a heart & guts guy. That’s how I race.’ Shut Up Legs is a funny, insightful & entertaining look at the tough realities of professional cycling, told in Jens’s trademark irreverent & inimitable style. ...