Dereham, Aylsham, Castle Acre & Reepham area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 238, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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Derek Jarman's Garden is the last book Jarman ever wrote. It is a fitting memorial to a brilliant & greatly loved artist & film maker who, against all odds, made a breathtaking garden in the most inhospitable of places the flat, bleak, often desolate expanse of shingle overlooked by the Dungeness nuclear power station. Here is Jarmans own record of how the garden evolved, from its earliest beginnings in 1986 to the last year of his life. More than 150 photographs by his friend Howard Sooley capture the garden at all its different stages & at every season of the year, revealing its complex geometrical plan, magical stone circles & the beautiful & bizarre sculptures. We also catch glimpses of Jarman at work on the garden. This beautiful book will appeal to all those who love gardens & gardening, as well as the legions of admirers of this extraordinary man. ...

Derek Jarman created his own garden in the flat, bleak expanse of shingle that faces the nuclear power station in Dungeness, Kent. A passionate gardener from childhood, he combined his painter`s eye, his horticultural expertise & his ecological convictions to produce a landscape which mixed the flint, shells & driftwood of Dungeness; sculptures made from stones; the area`s indigenous plants; & shrubs & flowers introduced by Jarman himself. This book, the last he ever wrote, is his own record of how this garden evolved, from its beginnings in 1985 to the day of his death in 1994. ...

In Derelict London, Paul Talling lists 100 of the capital’s most interesting, curious & eye-catching derelict buildings, from the deservedly discarded tower blocks to the scandalously neglected architectural gems. As well as more famous curiosities
- Second World War defences, the former tube station with a Hollywood history & the inescapable silhouette of Battersea power station
- the book lists many smaller, hidden & often more tragic edifices, including old dock complexes, pubs, cinemas, public bathhouses, & even sex shops. Perfect for anyone with an interest in London’s complex social, industrial & commercial history, the book gives each entry a two-page spread, with photography & a brief description of the history & current fortunes of each of these relics of the past.

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This is in the series of pocket sized, folded maps to the National Cycle Network which include clearly mapped on-road & traffic-free paths, easy to read contours & detailed town insets. Published by Sustrans. 1:110, 000 scale; folded 155mm x 99mm; flat 792mm x 630mm. Derry ~ Londonderry & The North West Cycle Map (51). Including Foyle Valley Cycle Route, Limavady Borough, Faughan Valley Cycleway & 5 individual day rides. ...

Derry/ Londonderry in 1905 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. Coverage stretches from Brooke Park southward to Carlisle Bridge, & from the Cemetery eastward to Glendermott Road. Major features include the city centre, St Columb`s Cathedral, St Columb`s College, Distillery, Custom House, city walls, St Eugene`s RC Cathedral, Christ Church, lunatic asylum, museum, shirt & collar factories, transit sheds on quayside, Queen`s Quay, Prince`s Quay, Abercorn Quay, St Augustine`s church, bacon curing establishment, The Diamond, Butter Market, Nazareth House, tramways, Great Northern Railway with terminus, Guildhall, etc. On the east side of the River Foyle features include Donegal Railway with part of terminus (southern margin of map), Midland Railway with terminus, Waterside area, St Columb`s RC church, Waterside Distillery, workhouse, Ebrington Barracks, St Columb`s chapel, etc. On the reverse the map has a selection of street directory entries. 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. ...

Derrygonnelly & District in 1899 in the Alan Godfrey Edition of historical Ordnance Survey mapping at one inch to one mile. The map covers part of south-western Co. Fermanagh, with a smaller section of Co Leitrim. Coverage stretches from Garrison & the eastern end of Lough Melvin, eastward to Rossclare Bay on Lough Erne, & from Drumreask & Church Hill southward to Belcoo. Features include part of Lower Lough Erne, Lough Macnean Upper, a stretch of the Sligo Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway, Belmore Mountain, Tullybrack etc. On the reverse is a detailed village plan for Derrygonnelly, showing the houses lined along the main (only) street; also St Michael`s RC chapel, Fair Green, ruined church, creamery, plus a short directory of the village. The introduction by Séamas Mac Annaidh is in both English & Irish. * About Alan Godfrey Editions of OS 1” to 1 mile maps of Ireland:* The maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. All the maps include historical notes & all, unless indicated in the individual description, also include a large scale map of a small town or village in the area. ...

Des Moines in Iowa on an indexed street plan from Rand Mc Nally in their extensive range of maps covering cities in the United States. Additional insets provide coverage of Ames plus a road map of Des Moines & vicinity. Communities covered by this title include Altoona, Ankeny, Carlisle, Clive, Grimes, Johnston, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, West Des Moines & Windsor Heights. Rand Mc Nally street plans provide coverage of cities with their outer suburbs, clearly indicating main traffic arteries: highways (distinguishing between free & toll access), plus primary & secondary routes. Road numbers and/or names are clearly displayed & exit numbers are indicated. Locations of service & rest areas are marked & one way streets are shown. Longer streets are annotated with block numbers for easier identification of addresses. The maps show railway, bus &, where appropriate, metro stations. A range of symbols indicate various places of interest including cultural & academic institutions, various municipal facilities, golf courses, etc. The plans have extensive street indexes, supplemented by lists of points of interest, parks & recreational areas, shopping malls, stations, schools, etc. Descriptions of individual titles indicate if an enlargement of the downtown area or any other additional features are also provided. ...

Des Moines in Iowa on an indexed street plan from Rand Mc Nally in their extensive range of maps covering cities in the United States. Additional insets provide coverage of Ames plus a road map of Des Moines & vicinity. Communities covered by this title include Altoona, Ankeny, Carlisle, Clive, Grimes, Johnston, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, West Des Moines & Windsor Heights. Rand Mc Nally street plans provide coverage of cities with their outer suburbs, clearly indicating main traffic arteries: highways (distinguishing between free & toll access), plus primary & secondary routes. Road numbers and/or names are clearly displayed & exit numbers are indicated. Locations of service & rest areas are marked & one way streets are shown. Longer streets are annotated with block numbers for easier identification of addresses. The maps show railway, bus &, where appropriate, metro stations. A range of symbols indicate various places of interest including cultural & academic institutions, various municipal facilities, golf courses, etc. The plans have extensive street indexes, supplemented by lists of points of interest, parks & recreational areas, shopping malls, stations, schools, etc. Descriptions of individual titles indicate if an enlargement of the downtown area or any other additional features are also provided. ...

Young Nour is a North African desert tribesman. It is 1909, & as the First World War looms Nour`s tribe
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