Crayford in 1907 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. Crayford has an ancient history, the Battle of Creganford having been fought here between the Britons & the Jutes in 457 AD. This detailed map covers most of the town & shows it to have a strong industrial base, but with several large houses in ample grounds scattered around the outskirts. The Dartford Loop railway line crosses the south-eastern corner of the map, including Crayford station. The Dover Road or Watling Street crosses the map east-west, running through the town & with a tramway. Industrial features include a tannery, two silk & calico printing works, the West Kent Gas Works, the Swaislands Block Printing Works, & most noticeably the Crayford Works, where Vickers produced armaments, aeroplanes & cars; a motor track is shown for testing the Wolseley Siddeley cars. Vickers later built an estate for their workers at Barnes Cray, which was still a hamlet in 1907. Other features include Whitehill, St Paulinius church, Manor House, Iron Mill Lane, Bigs Hill Wood, Hall Place Mill (a printing works), Halcot, Martens Grove, Oakwood, May Place, River Cray. On the reverse is a Crayford Directory which

Includes:: street entries for High Street, London Road, Maxim Road, Old Road, Station Road. 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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Did you know that the fishing cat has partially webbed paws for catching fish? Or that pumas can leap over 15 feet into trees? There are roughly 38 species of cats today, each one superbly adapted to their environment
- whether that be in the rainforest or the desert.
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Moving from Singapore to California was a breath of fresh air for Angie. With the curiosity & spunk of an animal let loose in the wild, she began to explore her surroundings on her bicycle. The idea struck her: Why not cycle across America? & why not film a documentary to chronicle the adventure? She would eventually complete the Northwestern-central route in under 40 days. 4, 000 miles at a pace of 100 miles a day. Angie`s story of cycling across the third largest continent in the world is a story of peaks & troughs (both literal & metaphorical), overcoming physical, mental & emotional obstacles, & busting old beliefs. It is also a celebration of friendships forged with the people she met on her journey. Angie`s account of her crazy dream, from conception to actualization, will resonate with anyone who has ever dreamed big. ...

Set in the aftermath of a harrowing plane crash, this is the true story of one young boy`s fight for survival in nature`s most treacherous conditions. Eleven-year-old Norman Ollestad was a gifted skier. After winning the 1979 Southern California Slalom Skiing Championship, his father chartered a small plane to fly Norman home, so that his son could collect his trophy & train with his team. Moments later the Cessna, engulfed in a blizzard, crashed into the San Gabriel Mountains & was left suspended at 8, 000 feet. Norman`s father, his coach & his hero, was dead. Climbing out of the wreckage, young Norman begins a gruelling descent, thousands of feet down an icy mountain. Blinded by heavy snow & faced with a raging wind & below-freezing temperatures, he attempts to guide his father`s injured girlfriend to safety. Kept alive by sheer will, Norman summons everything his father taught him about determination & courage to save his own life. Powerful, inspiring & utterly compelling, this is a unique & unforgettable memoir. ...

On June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode towards the banks of the Little Bighorn where three thousand Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great war leaders would soon become forever linked: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, & General George Armstrong Custer. This masterly dual biography tells the epic story of the lives of these two men: both were fighters of legendary daring, both became honoured leaders in their societies when still astonishingly young, & both died when close to the supreme political heights. Yet they
- like the nations they represented
- were as different as day & night. Custer had won his spurs in the American Civil War; his watchword was ` To promotion
- or death!` & his restless ambition characterized a white nation in search of expansion & progress. Crazy Horse fought for a nomadic way of life fast yielding before the buffalo-hunters & the incursions of the white man. The Great Plains of North America provided the stage
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In this culinary exploration of the Mediterranean, Middle East, & North Africa, Diana Henry has gathered together dishes that combine exotic flavours in ways long forgotten
- or never discovered
- in many Western kitchens. Colourful, aromatic & perfumed ingredients, from leathery pomegranates, with their insides bursting with ruby seeds, to flower-waters that allow you to drink in the scent of a garden, combine to bring an intoxicating whiff of the exotic to your table & pleasure to your kitchen. The core ingredients of these cuisines are increasingly available so dishes such as Chermoula-marinated Tuna, Fennel, Pomegranate & Feta Salad, & Lavender, Orange & Almond Cake are both delicious & accessible to cook.

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

The perfect spooky, noisy book for preschoolers with lots of sounds & flaps! Creak! Squeak! Halloween is an exciting board book with five sturdy flaps for preschoolers to lift, & five spooky noises including a croaking frog & a creaking door. Develop your child`s language with the rhythmic read-aloud rhymes, then work together to guess who or what could be hiding under each flap. This high-quality Halloween adventure encourages interaction & hands-on play by rewarding curiosity with surprise sounds & delightful characters. ...

Daisy & Hazel invite you to discover their untold stories.. . Daisy Wells & Hazel Wong are famous for the murder cases they have solved
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