Earlestown South in 1891 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. 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. In this title: the map covers the southern part of Earlestown, extending westward to Collins Green. Features include Viaduct wagon works, St Helens Canal, Sankey Sugar Works, Vitrioal Square, Collins Green, Collins Green Colliery, LNWR railway with Collins Green station, Sankey Viaduct, Penkford Bridge, Bradley Hall, Haydock Crossing, Earle Street area, King Street area, Newton Common etc. On the reverse is a small Collins Green directory plus a Liverpool-Earlestown-Manchester railway timetable for 1897. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Earlestown South in 1891 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 have been published to this area. The maps cover the southern part of Earlestown, extending westward to Collins Green. Features include Viaduct wagon works, St Helens Canal, Sankey Sugar Works, Vitrioal Square, Collins Green, Collins Green Colliery, LNWR railway with Collins Green station, part of Earlestown station, Sankey Viaduct, Penkford Bridge, Bradley Hall, Haydock Crossing, Earle Street area, King Street area, Newton Common, etc. On the reverse are Liverpool-Earlestown-Manchester railway timetables for 1897. 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. ...

Earlestown South in 1906 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 have been published to this area. The maps cover the southern part of Earlestown, extending westward to Collins Green. Features include Viaduct wagon works, St Helens Canal, Sankey Sugar Works, Vitrioal Square, Collins Green, Collins Green Colliery, LNWR railway with Collins Green station, part of Earlestown station, Sankey Viaduct, Penkford Bridge, Bradley Hall, Haydock Crossing, Earle Street area, King Street area, Newton Common, etc. On the reverse are Liverpool-Earlestown-Manchester railway timetables for 1897. 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. ...

Earlsheaton 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. The map covers the eastern part of Dewsbury, centred on the village of Earlsheaton, & part of the village of Gawthorpe north-west of Ossett. Features include Chickenley, Chickenley Heath, Soothill Nether Cemtery, GNR Ossett & Dewsbury branch with Earlsheaton station, GNR Chickenley Heath branch with Chickenley Heath station, Ridings Colliery, Hoyle Head Mills, Little Royd Mills, Providence Mill, Jilling Ing Mills, Pildacre Mills, Pildacre Colliery, Savile Colliery, Bant Top Colliery (disused), Earlsheaton Hall, Syke Ing Mill, Bank Top Mill, Royds Mills, St Mary`s church, Greengates Mills, etc. On the reverse are directories of Earls Heaton, Gawthorpe & Ossett Street in 1889. 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. ...

Fully illuminated, the 26cm (11) Early Explorer globe displays almost 3000 place names; this model

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This book describes the emergence of the Buddhist landscapes of Myanmar. The authoritative text is framed by the artefacts, sites & ecology of Upper & Lower Myanmar, with coverage of the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze-iron chiefdoms that preceded Hindu-Buddhist walled polities of the first millennium AD. Views & descriptions of sites, many not published in English before, include Letpanchibaw, Htaukmagon, Moegyobyin, Badigon, Tagaung, Halin, Sriksetra, Thaton & Dawei. The author`s extensive fieldwork with Myanmar academics over the last decade brings an original perspective on the catalysts that structure landscape interaction, enabling expansion of agriculture, resource utilization & international trade networks. While the book`s primary focus is the archaeology of Myanmar, this is linked to Yunnan, Thail&, Malaysia, Indonesia & South Asia. The central theme, however, remains the relationship between man & the environment; flexibility was the norm as seasons changed, rivers meandered & seasonal lakes formed, creating the shallow flooded terrain conducive to the early development of wet-rice cultivation, bronze-iron technology & brickwalled sites. Social changes later accelerated with the rise of the state but the author concludes that the most profound transformations were already in place in the first millennium AD landscape of Upper & Lower Myanmar. Profusely illustrated with site plans, site views, maps & artefacts, this book is aimed at encouraging research into the many new areas thrown up by its ground-breaking text. ...

Take a journey back to the uncharted oceans with the most celebrated European explorers! Interest in Southeast Asian history & culture is higher than ever before. Ancient cartography of Oceania holds mysteries as old as time-were these early ocean maps molded as much by fantasy as fact? Early Mapping of the Pacific bravely delves into all the questions surrounding the history of maps. The Pacific Ocean remained a mystery to mapmakers until the latter part of the eighteenth century. This book traces the European exploration & charting of the vast ocean through a cornucopia of beautiful maps stretching from Japan on the northwest, through Juan Fernandez Island on the southeast, with the various islands of Oceania the primary focus. It follows the history of mapmaking from Classical times up to the turn of the twentieth century. The ancient seafarers who ventured eastward from Asia, & were the Pacific`s true pioneers, left no maps. They still helped make cartography history, thanks to the navigational genius their descendants passed to European visitors. Thus, the Pacific as we now know it was formally born when the colonization of America partitioned the seas between Europe & Asia into two. This gorgeous edition presents nearly 300 rare Asia maps & early prints, compiled by expert Thomas Suarez. Topics addressed include: The Pacific Islands & Their People Mariners, Mapmakers & the Great Ocean The Pacific Evolves after Magellan In the Wake of the Solomon Islands Earliest Mapping of Australia & New Zealand The Age of Enlightenment The Three Voyages of James Cook The Discovery of Tahiti & Hawaii Micronesia, the Elusive Isles Surveyors, Whalers, & Missionaries You, too, can share in the wonder of these explorers` vast geographical & cultural discoveries, & the voyages that led to them, in this comprehensive cartography book. ...

“ Early morning in the convent garden which has become Covent Garden ” in a series of prints of sepia photos of some of old London’s best loved landmarks, presented by Soho Publishing in an A3 (29.6 x 39.6 cm) format. The photo shows the plaza between the church & the market hall, popular these days with many street entertainers. Under the photo are brief notes about the area. Ideal for framing, these reproductions show many long gone or much changed sites & offer a unique way of decorating your home or office with photos of near by or close-to-your-heart parts of the capital. Please note: the prints are supplied flat rather than rolled, with an A3 protective piece of cardboard, so the package will be larger than the standard size letterbox. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

New York 1973 I am standing on the elevated platform at 161st Street in the South Bronx taking photographs of the 'painted trains'. I look out over Grand Concourse & watch FDNY fire-fighters hose down the smouldering remains of a tenement building burndown, as another slum landlord decides to cash in his chips. Police sirens howl & whine a few blocks to the south & an open-top Buick Roadmaster cruises past on the street below. Two large cabinet speakers resting on the back seat of the convertible blast out a bass heavy ' Bewildered' by James Brown, all horn riffs & wah-wah guitar. Oddball characters saunter along the platform waiting for the downtown train & as they pass by I get various offers to enlighten me about Jesus, to purchase any kind of drug, to buy a 'nice Rolex watch' & suggestions as to where I should stick my Nikon. I graciously decline all offers & make a mental note to keep the camera out of sight. The rails shudder & vibrate as the Lexington Avenue Express, heading down through Manhattan to Atlantic Avenue pulls into the station. Exposed to strong sunlight, the colour of the graffiti writing is more vibrant than when seen underground & the letter- forms that spread along each & every carriage delivers an explosion of creativity, a haunting presence in its originality & power to shock. The sprayed paint is fresh & bright & recent attempts to clean the carriage windows with solvent gives off an acrid smell in the 90 degree heat. As the departing crowd surged to the exit I start to click the camera shutter. My first encounter with significant graffiti writing had been in 1969 in my immediate neighbourhood around London's Notting Hill. The Post-Situationist group ' King Mob', which included activist/art student & future Sex Pistols manager, Malcolm Mc Claren, was responsible for a graffiti blitz on the streets of West London that often included"es from the romantic poets. On the walls of Powis Square I witnessed William Blake's lines 'THE ROAD OF EXCESS LEADS TO THE PALACE OF WISDOM'
- within days WISDOM was changed to WILLESDEN (a North London Suburb). In Basing Street W11, I photographed William Blake's 'THE TIGERS OF WRATH ARE WISER THAN THE HORSES OF INSTRUCTION' with added tags including 'rent revolt', ' Rangers', ' John' & ' Paul'. On Portobello Road, with another nod to the Beatles & a sardonic goodbye to the year of Peace & Love was 'ALL YOU NEED IS DYNAMITE' along with 'BURN IT DOWN', 'DYNAMITE IS FREEDOM' & 'GET HIGH ON DYNAMITE'. My favourite graffiti piece, running for half a mile on a wall alongside the subway line from Ladbroke Grove to Westbourne Park in 4 foot high letters & seen daily by thousands of commuters was: 'SAME THING
- DAY AFTER DAY
- TUBE
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- DINNER -WORK-TUBE-ARMCHAIR-TV-SLEEP-TUBE-WORK-HOW MUCHMORECANYOUTAKE-ONEINTENGOMAD-ONE IN FIVE CRACKS UP'. However, this graffiti writing could not prepare me for what I was later going to see in the badlands of New York City. During my visits to New York in the 1970s I observed a scenario of both hope & despair. The city was in financial crisis with debts of over a billion dollars with an infrastructure in decay. Federal money for new housing had been diverted to help finance the war in Vietnam & over 600, 000 jobs had been lost over a five year period in New York City alone. For all its perceived style, fashion & glamour, New York was a city of 'haves' & 'have-nots.' Alongside the magnificent Art Galleries & Museums, the world-famous Department Stores & tourist sites, the Empire State Building, The Chrysler Building, The Statue of Liberty & Greenwich Village, there was another New York City, one of urban decay, with crumbling buildings abandoned by their owners because tenants could not pay the rent, unemployment, abject poverty & drug abuse. These desperate conditions had given rise to notorious street gangs & crime that




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A grey dawn in 1943: on a street in Rome, two young women, complete strangers to each other, lock eyes for a single moment. One of the women, Chiara Ravello, is about to flee the occupied city for the safety of her grandparents` house in the hills. The other has been herded on to a truck with her husband & their young children, & will shortly be driven off into the darkness. In that endless-seeming moment, before she has time to think about what she is doing, Chiara makes a decision that changes her life for ever. Loudly claiming the woman`s son as her own nephew, she demands his immediate return; only as the trucks depart does she begin to realize what she has done. She is twenty-seven, single, with a sister who needs her constant care, a hazardous journey ahead of her, & now a child in her charge
- a child with no papers who refuses to speak & gives every indication that he will bolt at the first opportunity. Three decades later, Chiara lives alone in Rome, a self-contained, self-possessed woman working as a translator & to all appearances quite content with a life which revolves around work, friends, music & the theatre. But always in the background is the shadow of Daniele, the boy from the truck, whose absence haunts her every moment. Gradually we learn of the havoc wrought on Chiara, her family & her friends by the boy she rescued, & how he eventually broke her heart. & when she receives a phone call from a teenage girl named Maria, claiming to be Daniele`s daughter, Chiara knows that it is time for her to face up to the past. This epic novel is an unforgettably powerful, suspenseful, heartbreaking & inspiring tale of love, loss & war`s reverberations down the years.
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