Located in east London just north of The City, Hackney has a long history stretching back to Tudor times. During the 1980s when Berris Conolly took these photographs it was an area in decline. This was a decade of turmoil in both national & local politics with issues of social justice never far from the headlines. Today the concerns increasingly revolve around the gentrification of areas of the borough & the disparities of wealth that this exemplifies. Berris Conolly photographed the places that he knew & that formed his everyday environment. Using the A-Z, he walked, cycled or drove down every street, marking off the grid squares as he went. There was no conscious or formal theme to the project, other than to record mainly the streets & buildings rather than people, though inevitably people did start to appear in some of the images, either as figures in the landscape, or frequently at their own request. Often he would set up the tripod to take an empty scene & passers-by would ask to be photographed, possibly drawn by the sight of a large camera & tripod. ” Are you from the local paper?” was a common question. The resultant archive comprises over 1500 images. ...

Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire is Iain Sinclair’s personal record of the area of London in which he has lived for forty years. Fusing fact & fiction, Sinclair seeks to document the traditional spirit of Hackney & to capture the essence of the place, as he has known it, before it succumbs to perfidious green papers, eco exaggerations, sponsored public art & the Olympic Park snapping at its heels. Varyingly described as a comprehensive & intricate historical map of a book, a maze of symbols to interpret, a twisted love letter to the borough & a memoir of dizzying associations, Hackney: That Rose-Red Empire is a message in the bottle of a book, flung into the flood of the future. ...

Haddington street map from Nicolson Maps, coverage

Includes:: Cockenzie & Port Seton, Gifford, Longniddry,

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Haddington in 1893 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 most of the town, stretching southward to Lennoxlove Acredales & Clerkington, & westward to St Laurence House Bridge. Features include Trinity church, Haddington Maltings, Rosehall, River Tyne, Nungate Bridge, Market Street area, High Street area, Gimmers Mills, Nungate, Eastgate End, Court Street, Town Hall, Distillery Park, St Mary's church, Acredales, Dobson's Well, Clerkington Mill, St Laurence House, NBR railway with terminus, Somnerfield Works, etc. On the reverse is a register of voters for 1892. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Haddington in 1893 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 most of the town, stretching southward to Lennoxlove Acredales & Clerkington, & westward to St Laurence House Bridge. Features include Trinity church, Haddington Maltings, Rosehall, River Tyne, Nungate Bridge, Market Street area, High Street area, Gimmers Mills, Nungate, Eastgate End, Court Street, Town Hall, Distillery Park, St Mary`s church, Acredales, Dobson`s Well, Clerkington Mill, St Laurence House, NBR railway with terminus, Somnerfield Works, etc. On the reverse is a register of voters for 1892. 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. ...

Hadfield & Tintwistle 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. 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 village of Tintwistle & the northern part of Hollingworth in Cheshire, & the northern part of Hadfield in Derbyshire. Features include Arnfield Reservoir, Woolley Mill, Millbrook House, Market Street Hollingworth, St Mary's church (near foot of map), Arrowscroft Mill, River Etherow Bleach Works, Wedneshough Green (in the south-west corner of map), GCR Waterside Branch, Bridge Mill, Waterside Mill, River Etherow, Christ Church Tintwistle, Cockerhill, Station Mill Hadfield, The Cross, Old Hall Square, chapels, White Mill, St Charles RC church, Mersey Bank etc. On the reverse are directories of Hadfield & Tintwistle. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Hadfield & Tintwistle 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. The map covers the village of Tintwistle & the northern part of Hollingworth in Cheshire, & the northern part of Hadfield in Derbyshire. Features include Arnfield Reservoir, Woolley Mill, Millbrook House, Market Street Hollingworth, St Mary`s church (near foot of map), Arrowscroft Mill, River Etherow Bleach Works, Wedneshough Green (in the south-west corner of map), GCR Waterside Branch, Bridge Mill, Waterside Mill, River Etherow, Christ Church Tintwistle, Cockerhill, Station Mill Hadfield, The Cross, Old Hall Square, chapels, White Mill, St Charles RC church, Mersey Bank, etc. On the reverse are directories of Hadfield & Tintwistle. 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. ...

Tolstoy knew as he was writing Hadji Murat, his last work of fiction, that it would not be published in his lifetime, & so gave an uncompromising portrayal of the Russians` faults & the nature of the rebels` struggle. In the process, he shows a mastery of style & an understanding of Chechnya that still carries great resonance today. Hadji Murat, one of the most feared & venerated mountain chiefs in the Chechen struggle against the Russians, defects from the Muslim rebels after feuding with his ruling Imam, Shamil. Hoping to protect his family, he joins the Russians, who accept him but never put their trust in him
- & so Murat must find another way to end the struggle.
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Hadleigh 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 is double-sided. The main map

Includes:: the town centre & extends a mile or so east into open country & as far as Valley Farm. Features include the station, malthouses, High Street, St Mary's church, coir matting factory, Angel Street, Tinker's Lane, Toppesfield Hall, George Street, Frog Hall, French's Farm, Durrant's Farm. On the reverse is a good portion of adjacent sheet 74.13 & this covers the western part of the town, including River Brett, Bridge Street, Broom Hill, Holbecks, cemetery, Hadleigh Bridge, Friars Hall, Hadleigh Hall. Also included is a commercial directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25

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Hadleigh 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 is double-sided; the main map

Includes:: the town centre & extends a mile or so east into open country & as far as Valley Farm. Features include the station, malthouses, High Street, St Mary`s church, coir matting factory, Angel Street, Tinker`s Lane, Toppesfield Hall, George Street, Frog Hall, French`s Farm, Durrant`s Farm, etc. On the reverse is a good portion of the adjacent sheet 74.13 covering the western part of the town, including River Brett, Bridge Street, Broom Hill, Holbecks, cemetery, Hadleigh Bridge, Friars Hall & Hadleigh Hall; plus a commercial directory. 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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