Sheringham West in 1926 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: this detailed map covers the western half of Sheringham, on the north Norfolk coast. Features St Peter's church, Church Street, station, The Boulevard, Burlington Hotel, Grand Hotel, Skelding Hill, Holt Road, golf links, Franklin Hill. Open country is reached beyond Holt Road but Mace Hill & a small portion of Sheringham Park (including The Old House) are in the south-western corner. A list of private residents from a 1929 directory is included on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Sheringham West in 1926 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 western half of Sheringham; features St Peter`s church, Church Street, station, The Boulevard, Burlington Hotel, Grand Hotel, Skelding Hill, Holt Road, golf links, Franklin Hill. Open country is reached beyond Holt Road but Mace Hill & a small portion of Sheringham Park (including The Old House) are in the south-western corner. A list of private residents from a 1929 directory is included on the reverse. 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. ...

In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle put pen to paper & created a legend: Sherlock Holmes. The greatest detective of all time. His tall, slender, hawk-nosed figure with his deerstalker hat is instantly recognizable in every corner of the world. Alongside Doyle`s original stories, Sherlock has spawned a literature of his own in parodies & homages. More than 25, 000 books, stories & articles have been written by authors, amateurs & scholars. In this stupendous anthology, the best & most brilliant are collected together for the first time. CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE: Arthur Conan Doyle, James M. Barrie, O. Henry, Stephen King, Kingsley Amis, A.A. Milne, P.G. Wodehouse, Neil Gaiman, Anthony Burgess, Colin Dexter & Anne Perry. ...

Join the world`s greatest fictional detective & use your own powers of deduction to solve these puzzling mysteries. Sherlock Holmes Case Book: Solve-It-Yourself Mysteries is a remarkable collection of crimes from John Watson`s case notes that features all of the twists & turns that have come to be expected from a Holmes case
- but now it is up to you to solve them. There are 15 cases to be cracked, each of which requires the reader to use logic & powers of perception to answer a question at three points
- the beginning, the middle & the end.

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A journey into the heart of Victorian London through words & places of literature’s most famous detective. On one side there is an 1891 replica map of central London with colour coded markers showing important places in the novels; A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles & The Valley of Fear. This folded map comes in an A4 presentation sleeve. The other side features a smaller round map of the twelve miles surrounding London. This side also contains a description of the 119 locations pointed out in these maps as well as a listing providing brief explanations of the musical, bibliographical & press references that appear in the four novels. There are also four suggested London walks. ...

Holmes & Watson are back. Fresh from solving the baffling puzzles in The Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Collection, Dr John Watson returns with a new selection of his esteemed colleague`s lost cases
- an even more daring, difficult & downright perplexing bunch of conundrums. All written in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s great stories, this book deeply involves the reader in the solving of puzzles
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When confronted by a brute in the more insalubrious environs of our great cities, a gentleman should be equipped with the means & the knowledge to defend himself. Practiced by celebrated British detective Sherlock Holmes, the martial art of Bartitsu can be exceedingly effective in the hands of a quick & confident exponent. Find herewith such techniques as:- how to eject a troublesome man from a room- how to overcome a ruffian who attacks you with a knife- how to repel an assailant who positions himself in the path of your bicycle- how to disable a boxer who attempts to rush you when you are armed with only a stick E.W. Barton-Wright (1860-1951) studied jiu-jitsu & judo in Japan during the 1890s & went on to set up a school in England teaching a hybrid form of oriental & European self-defence he called Bartitsu. ...

Sherlock Holmes Soap
- Ablutions of Sherlock Toilet Soap It`s elementary my dear Watson
- Grime doesnt pay so wash often to

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Step back in time & explore the London of Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson. It is 1895 — a time of Hansom cabs rattling along cobbled streets, foggy lanes & gas-lit alleys, a romantic yet sinister London at the height of her Imperial greatness. Each site that is visited on this Walk has a major literary connection with our two heroes & their adventures: explore the famous Baker Street area & visit the most likely site for 221b Baker Street as well as the “ Empty House” where an attempt was made on Sherlock Holmes life; visit many of our hero`s favourite places including Harley Street, Royal Opera House, Criterion Restaurant, Neville’s Turkish Baths & the famous Café Royal & Langham Hotel; be guided along the Strand to many of the Victorian buildings often mentioned in their adventures including Charing Cross Station, Lowther Arcade, Scotland Yard & Simpson’s In The Str&, see where Moriarty tried to have Holmes murdered & the house where Conan Doyle had his unsuccessful medical practice as well as the original office’s of the “ Strand Magazine”; visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum & the Memorabilia Company. Then to finish, why not wash it all down with a pint of “ Sherlock Holmes Ale” & a meal in the famous Sherlock Holmes Pub? To see other titles in this series of thematic walks in London please click on the series link. ...

The world famous detective Sherlock Holmes & his companion Dr Watson are once again on the trail of those notorious arch villains Professor Moriarty & Colonel Sebastian Moran with Sherlock Holmes the Card Game. Travel with them by cab & train as you seek clues & suspects. Police Inspectors, Alibis & even thick fog will cause confusion but finally an arrest will be made & Holmes & Watson will have cracked another intriguing case. All of the cards are illustrated with pictures from the original material & faithfully capture the atmosphere of the period. ...