Flixton in 1904 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 area from Higher Irlam, in the top left corner, & the Manchester Ship Canal eastward to Flixton station. Features include a stretch of the Cheshire Lines Railway, Flixton station, Flixton House, Peers Fold, Wibbersley, St Michael's church, Towns Gate, Well Acre, Irlam Locks, part of Soap & Candle Works, mineral railway alongside canal, old course of River Irwell, part of Higher Irlam. On the reverse are extracts from a contemporary street directory, incl Carrington Road, Flixton Road, Irlam Road, Woodsend Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Flixton in 1904 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 from Higher Irlam, in the top left corner, & the Manchester Ship Canal eastward to Flixton station. Features include a stretch of the Cheshire Lines Railway, Flixton station, Flixton House, Peers Fold, Wibbersley, St Michael`s church, Towns Gate, Well Acre, Irlam Locks, part of Soap & Candle Works, mineral railway alongside canal, old course of River Irwell, part of Higher Irlam, etc. On the reverse are extracts from a contemporary street directory, incl Carrington Road, Flixton Road, Irlam Road & Woodsend 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. ...

Fljótsdalshérað, map no. 27, in the topographic survey of Iceland at 1:100, 000 published by Mál og menning, with excellent, vivid presentation of the terrain, footpaths & bridleways, campsites, etc. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by bold relief shading plus colouring and/or graphics to show glaciers, lava fields, sands & mudflats, as well as to distinguish land with vegetation cover from the more sparsely covered terrain. The series provides a splendid presentation of the country’s topography, with large amount of detail & over 43, 000 place names. Road network indicates gravel roads &

Includes:: country tracks. Also marked are local footpaths, clear to see with their distinctive colouring, & bridleways. Symbols shows campsites, tourist huts or shelters, emergency shelters, summer houses, river fords, golf courses & swimming pools, hydro-electric or thermal power stations, local airports, etc, & detail such as individual farms, abandoned farms or ruins, sheepfolds, etc. Each map covers an area of 84 x 67km (53 x 42 miles approx.) & has latitude & longitude lines drawn at intervals of 2’ & 5’ respectively. Map legend

Includes:: English, German & French. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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This is one man`s journey, swimming across Britain`s countryside & immersing in the sometimes icy waters while coming to terms with something more challenging than the choppy waters of the English Channel. As Joe Minihane comes up for air, he discovers that swimming is both a joyous activity & a voyage into oneself. Minihane became obsessed with wild swimming & its restorative qualities, developing a new-found passion by following the example of naturalist Roger Deakin in his classic Waterlog. While fighting the currents, sometimes treading water, Minihane begins to confront the buried issues in his life. Along the way, he rekindles old friendships & forges new ones, & after an unexpected setback discovers that he has already gained enough strength to continue his recovery on dry l&. Both strange & beautiful, the wild water puts him in touch with nature & himself. Floating is a remarkable memoir about a passion for swimming & nature. Moving from darkness into light, it is as intense & moving as it is lyrical & generous. It captures in memorable detail Minihane`s struggle to understand his life, to move forward &, steeped in the anti-authoritarian & naturalistic spirit of Deakin, celebrates the joy of taking time to enjoy life. From Hampstead to Yorkshire, & Dorset to Jura, from the Isles of Scilly to Wales, Minihane has written a love letter to wild stretches of water. We swim with him through ponds & lakes, rivers & canals, lodes & marshes, even the ice-cold sea & come out of the water healthier. Review: Lovely, lively, passionate... a celebration of nature`s ability to inspire healing & joy` -- Robert Mac Farlane, author of Landmarks `I love this book... this has to sit next to Waterlog in every swimmer`s library` -- Jenny Landreth, author of Swell: A Waterbiography ` Minihane writes with a compulsive honesty & clarity that draws you into its stream as beguiling as any river Deakin ever swam
- a wonderful read. Highly recommended!` -- Kate Rew founder of the Outdoor Swimming Society `A wonderful book: a love letter to wild swimming, a hate letter to anxiety & a story of how we can learn to live with ourselves, our overclocked minds, even after we climb out of the water` -- Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine
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Blue- Real woven reed basket with a hard surface hollow balloon that never needs inflation & won`t deflate. Hand applied balloon strips. Wooden toggles & sand bags. Balloons combine color, décor & science, all-in-one. They`re as fascinating today as they were a century ago! Imagine viewing the earth from above, free as a bird, holding onto a balloon basket. 8.5cm diameter x 13cm height If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

True Green- Real woven reed basket with a hard surface hollow balloon that never needs inflation & won`t deflate. Hand applied balloon strips. Wooden toggles & sand bags. Balloons combine color, décor & science, all-in-one. They`re as fascinating today as they were a century ago! Imagine viewing the earth from above, free as a bird, holding onto a balloon basket. 8.5cm diameter x 13cm height If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

True Red- Real woven reed basket with a hard surface hollow balloon that never needs inflation & won`t deflate. Hand applied balloon strips. Wooden toggles & sand bags. Balloons combine color, décor & science, all-in-one. They`re as fascinating today as they were a century ago! Imagine viewing the earth from above, free as a bird, holding onto a balloon basket. 8.5cm diameter x 13cm height If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

True Yellow- Real woven reed basket with a hard surface hollow balloon that never needs inflation & won`t deflate. Hand applied balloon strips. Wooden toggles & sand bags. Balloons combine color, décor & science, all-in-one. They`re as fascinating today as they were a century ago! Imagine viewing the earth from above, free as a bird, holding onto a balloon basket. 8.5cm diameter x 13cm height If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

” Water has always had the magical power to cure...” writes Roger Deakin in his bestseller Waterlog. This reasoning served as the inspiration for Minihane to take his new obsession with wild swimming to greater heights, with the goal of swimming in every river, lake, lido & bay which Deakin visited on his own trip in the mid-1990s. But beyond his plans to use the journey as a means to see & experience the UK`s most scenic locations, it was also a way of soothing his troubled mind & finding a path back to happiness after finally admitting he had a problem with anxiety. Floating is the story of Joe Minihane`s attempt to retrace the greatest swimming exploration of our time while facing up to his struggles with anxiety by diving right in. A very different book from Deakin`s Waterlog, this is a journey of overcoming emotional & psychological problems with swimming as the medium for recovery. But when Minihane`s endeavour is brought to an unexpected halt & he is unable to escape his anxieties in the water, he must discover the means to face them head-on. Turning to professional help & relying on the support of a growing band of swimming fanatics, he learns why his persistent worrying has developed into crippling anxiety & develops the tools to overcome it. While Floating may bring readers back years later to Deakin`s spectacular swimming spots, Minihane`s wonderful book is about more: coming to the understanding that in life, as in swimming, we sometimes need to let the current lead us & learn how to float in choppy waters. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...