Swaffham 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: the map is double-sided to give maximum coverage of Swaffham, once known as The Montpelier of England & one of Norfolk's most fashionable centres in the 18th century. The Assembly Rooms in the Market Place, built in 1817, reflect this. Most of the town is covered on this map & features include The Shambles, St Peter & St Paul church, Market Place, London Street, Manor House, Rookery Farm, Ash Close, Lynn Street, railway & station, Tumbler Hill, Dovehouse Row, cemetery, Shire Hall, Wood Farm. A list of private residents from a 1929 directory is included. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Swaffham 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 is double-sided to give maximum coverage of Swaffham, once known as ” The Montpelier of England” & one of Norfolk`s most fashionable centres in the 18th century. The Assembly Rooms in the Market Place, built in 1817, reflect this. Most of the town is covered & features include The Shambles, St Peter & St Paul church, Market Place, London Street, Manor House, Rookery Farm, Ash Close, Lynn Street, railway & station, Tumbler Hill, Dovehouse Row, cemetery, Shire Hall & Wood Farm. A list of private residents from a 1929 directory is included. 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. ...

Rough Guides takes on the lingua franca of much of East & Central Africa. With our distinct phrasebook format, you'll find it easy to communicate: there are useful tips for making yourself understood on public transport & dozens of other helpful & accessible hints. ...

Are you looking for a complete course in Swahili which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Swahili will guarantee success! Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun & interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher & our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course & online. The course is structured in thematic units & the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself & dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone & talking about work. By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can interact with a degree of fluency & spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design & interactive

Features: NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five & ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems & quick tips for success, based on the author`s many years of experience. GRAMMAR TIPS Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding. USEFUL VOCABULARY Easy to find & learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking. DIALOGUES Read & listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak & understand fast. PRONUNCIATION Don`t sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book & online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture & history of Swahili speakers. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you`ve learnt & how to use it. The course is available as a book (9781444105612), as a pack comprising the book & double CD (9781444105629) & as a double CD (9781444105636).

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In this gloriously illustrated book, world traveller & style expert Bibi Jordan introduces Swahili style, a school of design, architecture & graceful living that instils a sense of simplicity, sensuality & spirituality into any interior. Each chapter details the region`s rich past, with fascinating facts about African culture & history, & highlights the most intriguing & inspirational aspects of the local decor, making this an ideal book for both the armchair traveller & the globetrotting adventurer as well as decorating devotees. ...

The Lonely Planet Swahili Phrasebook is not only an extensive list of useful phrases, but also an ideal tool to start getting to grips with a language & beginning two-way communication. Containing excellent sections on language basics such as numbers, question phrases, dates, phrase construction, grammar & pronunciation, as well as containing concise but well-rounded two-way dictionaries, Lonely Planet phrasebooks enable you to quickly & confidently construct your own phrases in addition to those given. The given phrases cover all the essential travel & tourism categories such as transport, communications, business meetings & accommodation, as well as in-depth categories such as health, food & social interaction. The phrasebooks are designed to enable more than just simple question-answer communication, allowing the start of two-way conversations ...

comprehensive food section, etiquette & cultural tips easy-to-use pronunciation guide sections include phrases for finding accommodation & for hitting the town useful suggestions for health needs & emergencies extensive two-way dictionary & user-friendly sentence builder Swahili is spoken in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, the Comoros & is the most widely spoken tribal language in East Africa Tanzania's reputation as a peaceful & secure destination combined with the fact that it has relaxed its entry formalities has contributed to its increased popularity as a tourist destination (source: WTO Tourism Market Trends 2003). Tanzania is the only country in Africa whose indigenous inhabitants include members of each of the continents four major ethno-linguistic families. Kenya's arrivals in 2004 have increased by 18 per cent & Uganda's has increased by 41 per cent ...

The northernmost of the Yorkshire Dales, Swaledale can well claim to be the most beautiful; certainly to be the wildest & most romantic. It is, a local writer claimed `as close to Heaven as you get on Earth` & it has been celebrated by Yorkshiremen & others for over two hundred years. Stretching from the wilds around Muker & remote Arkengarthdale, through a landscape once scarred by lead mining, but now marked out by regular grey field walls & barns, & picturesque villages, to the splendour of Richmond with its great Medieval castle & its graceful eighteenth century bridge, theatre & houses, Swaledale is the classic Yorkshire dale, & here is a photographic portrait of it in all seasons & all weathers by a local photographer, ...

John, Susan, Titty & Roger return to the lake for another summer camping on their island with their old allies, Nancy & Peggy, otherwise known as the Amazon pirates. But immediately disaster strikes when the Swallows find themselves marooned ashore by the shipwreck of their boat. But if they can`t have the isl&, there`s always Swallowdale, the secret valley, hidden from the world & containing an extra secret concealed within it. ...

Wiola lives in a close-knit agricultural community. Wiola has a black cat called Blackie. Wiola`s father was a deserter but now he is a taxidermist. Wiola`s mother tells her that killing spiders brings on storms. Wiola must never enter the seamstress`s `secret` room. Wiola collects matchbox labels. Wiola is a good Catholic girl brought up with fables & nurtured on superstition. Wiola lives in a Poland that is both very recent & lost in time. Swallowing Mercury is about the ordinary passing of years filled with extraordinary days. In vivid prose filled with texture, colour & sound, it describes the adult world encroaching on the child`s. From childhood to adolescence, Wiola dances to the strange music of her own imagination. ...