A tourist map of the Stourport & Droitwich Rings at 1:50, 000, with detailed town plans of Wolverhampton, Tipton, Droitwich Spa, Worcester, Stourport-on-Severn, Kidderminster & Penkridge at 1:12500. An additional plan of the heart of Birmingham at 1:10000 is also included. Suitable for both waterways & leisure users. This map gives detailed coverage of the whole of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal up to Great Haywood Junction where it joins the Trent & Mersey Canal, with emphasis on the waterways & information useful & relevant to users of the waterways without neglecting other leisure users. The map detail is complimented by information panels & photographs. The Stourport Ring, slightly more triangular than circular, with a city on each apex. Starting from Aldersley Junction in Wolverhampton the route heads down the Birmingham Canal Navigations into Birmingham, before turning south & travelling the entire length of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal to Worcester. At Worcester it turns north & heads up the River Severn to Stourport-upon-Severn. It then returns to Aldersley Junction along the Staffordshire & Worcerstershire Canal, the entire length of which is shown on this map, up to Great Haywood Junction where it joins the Trent & Mersey Canal. Whilst the Droitwich Ring is made up of the Droitwich Barge & Droitwich Junction Canals, the River Severn between Hawford & Diglis on the outskirts of Worcester, & the bottom section of the Worcester & Birmingham between Diglis & Hanbury Junction.
Includes: navigation & historical information, visitor moorings, marinas, boatyards & boat hire centres with contact details, facilities for the boat user, sailing & boat clubs, shops, post offices & distance markers. Information for the tourist

Includes:: tourist information centres, places of interest, pubs, nature reserves, parks, churches, national cycle routes, long distance paths, public toilets & caravan & camp sites.


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Stourport Ring Pearson`s Canal Companion from Wayzgoose, also showing the Black Country Ring, the Dudley & Stourbridge Canals, & the Birmingham Canal Navigations. Pearson’s Canal Companions have for over 30 year now been presenting Britain’s network of inland waterways on handy size, informative guides which combine practical information with interesting descriptions & facts about the surrounding countryside. The routes are shown in sections on maps at approx. 2” to 1 mile, & are annotated with locks, towpaths & nearby facilities. Rather than providing a more technical picture of each waterway (depth, clearance, etc), these guides are indeed true “companions” with the accompanying descriptions full of interesting historical or literary references, little know facts, etc. Where appropriate the maps are also accompanied by recommendations for eating & drinking, shopping, things to do, & public transport connections. Each guide also

Includes:: a boating directory with hire bases, boatyards, ferries, etc. Please note: Pearson’s Canal Companions sometimes indicate facilities and/or places of interest without showing detailed road access to them; it’s perhaps advisable to use these charming companions with proper road maps of the surrounding countryside.

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Today many English towns, adjusting to the needs of the 21st century, are turning to the historic environment as a means of reinforcing their identity & distinctiveness, precious attributes in a town`s local & regional profile. For Stourport-on-Severn, this special identity is written large in the central part of the town, for there can be few places with such a strong association with a single determining feature
- for Stourport, its canal infrastructure
- & with a discrete period of development
- in this case, the period 1770 to 1850. The regeneration of Stourport depends on many things but the protection & presentation of its historic environment must lie at the centre of efforts to bring new life to the town. Understanding how Stourport assumed its present form is crucial to public enjoyment of the place & to the planning of change & this book aims to contribute to both aspects by celebrating the town`s unique qualities & character.


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Stowmarket in 1903 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 provides good coverage of the Suffolk town of Stowmarket, with coverage extending eastward to Mill Street, Sheepcote Hall & Bramford Farm. Features include Market Place, church, station, malthouses with railway sidings, violet Hill, Abbot's Hall, Lockington House, Bury Street, Ipswich Street, California, River Gipping, the chemical works of Prentice & Co (who manufactured cordite for military use), Suffolk Iron Works. The map is notable for its many malthouses: more than 20 are shown, several with rail connections. On the reverse is an 1896 directory to the town, including private residents & the commercial entry. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Stowmarket in 1903 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 extends eastward to Mill Street, Sheepcote Hall & Bramford Farm. Features include Market Place, church, station, malthouses with railway sidings, violet Hill, Abbot`s Hall, Lockington House, Bury Street, Ipswich Street, California, River Gipping, the chemical works of Prentice & Co (who manufactured cordite for military use), Suffolk Iron Works, etc. The map is notable for its many malthouses: more than 20 are shown, several with rail connections. On the reverse is an 1896 directory to the town, including private residents & the commercial entry. 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. ...

Strabane, map No. 12 in the Discoverer series from the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland presenting the country on detailed topographic maps at 1:50, 000 with waymarked hiking trails, Sustrans National Cycle Network & other tourist information. Coverage

Includes:: Castlederg, Sion Mills & Newtownstewart. Current edition E; publication date February 2013. Maps in the Discoverer series have contours at 10m intervals, with plenty of spot heights & bold altitude colouring above 150m. Graphics indicate different types of woodlands. In coastal areas the maps show high & low water mark, cliffs, mud/shingle or s&, etc. Road network grades minor roads according to their widths,

Includes:: local tracks & shows gradients on steep routes. Railways are shown with stations & the maps include other details expected of topographic mapping at this scale. An overprint highlights waymarked walking trails as well as cycle routes of the Sustrans National Cycle Network. Boundaries of National Trust land are marked, indicating areas with limited opening. Places of interest are prominently highlighted & a range of symbols provide other tourist information including camping or caravan sites & youth hostels, bus stations, parking, picnic areas, viewpoints, gold courses, etc. Each map covers an area of 40 x 30km (25 x 19 miles approximately) & has a 1km Irish Grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1` intervals. Map legend is English, French & German. On the reverse each sheet has an indexed monochrome map showing townland boundaries. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Strada del Vino/ Sudtiroler Weinstrasse area in a series of Tabacco maps at 1:25, 000 covering the Dolomites & the mountains of north-eastern Italy
- Stanfords’ most popular coverage for this region, with excellent cartography & extensive overprint for hiking routes & other recreational activities, local bus stops, etc. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link. Maps in the Tabacco 25K series have contours at 25m intervals, shading & graphic relief to provide a vivid picture of the topography. An overprint highlights local footpaths as well as long-distance trails including all the Alte Vie (the Dolomites high level routes), indicating the degree of difficulty, the state of waymarking, & the ”via ferrata” sections. Most titles now also highlight cycling routes & mountain bike trails; some also include ski routes. Six different types of accommodation are marked, from isolated hotels & inns to campsites & refuges, local bus stops, cable car lines & chair lifts, plus places of interest & sport facilities. Unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, the maps have a 1km UTM grid & the map legend

Includes:: English.


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Born in the foothills close to the Himalaya Steve Berry had from an early age an urge to become a traveller, an adventurer, an explorer, & until the age of 38 years he tried hard to satisfy two opposing forces. Half of him wanted to find a satisfactory career path while the other half wanted to be free & specifically explore the Himalaya. In the end he found a compromise to satisfy both needs. In 1987 with his climbing friend Steve Bell he founded Himalayan Kingdoms, a travel company specialising in trekking & expedition holidays. This book is a collection of stories from his early expeditions to the Himalaya prior to 1987. There are tales of encounters with bears, escapes from avalanches, summit successes & failures, love stories, mystical connections, Himalayan storms, near death accidents, raw travel across the Indian sub continent, & grapples with bureaucracy. It is told warts & all. It starts with tales of youthful naivety in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, progresses to what Steve describes as his best ever adventure, the first British ascent of Nun, 7, 135m/23, 410ft, in Kashmir, & finishes with the truth of what happened on the failed attempt to climb Bhutan`s highest peak, Gangkar Punsum, 7550m/24, 770ft. Of Straight Up Steve says, ”I just really wanted people to enjoy reading of our adventures the way they were”. ...

How great would it be to have access to the world`s experts to help you choose the coolest & most interesting bars, wherever you find yourself in the world? Well, now you do. Straight Up is a carefully curated collection of insider tips that will allow you to discover the best drinking spots around the globe. From a 10-seat basement bar in Tokyo, to classic hotel-bar glamour & a glitzy rooftop poolside bar in Milan, this book contains everything you need to drink in style, brought to you by the locals in the know. Spirits experts Joel Harrison & Neil Ridley have gathered a team of expert contributors among the world`s bartending community to nose out the most interesting & characterful experiences. Throughout the book you`ll also find lots of features on signature cocktails, the low-down on star bartenders, & even `A Day Drinking in...` with the perfect city itinerary. ...

The Mediterranean coast of Spain from the Straights of Gibraltar along the Costa del Sol & past Malága to Almería, at 1:500, 000 in a series of regional road maps from the country’s civilian survey organization IGN-CNIG (Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica), vividly presenting the topography by altitude colouring, boundaries of national/natural parks, etc. Coverage

Includes:: the Moroccan coast with the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta & Melilla. Road network is graded & coloured into six types; road numbers are given only on main national roads & no driving distanced are marked. Railway lines are shown with stations & local airports are marked. Icons prominently indicate UNESCO World Heritage sites & state-run parador accommodations. The maps also show administrative boundaries & all place names & other information (roads, railways, topographic features) are presented classified according to its official status. Topography (shown only within Spain’s borders) is indicated by satellite imagery enhanced by altitude colouring, with spot heights, names of mountain ranges, boundaries of national/natural parks, etc. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 30’ intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only. The series was first published in 2014. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.


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