Thornton Heath 1911 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. Two versions for this area have been published to show how it developed across the years
- the two maps are from different series, for Surrey & for London, & so the sheetlines are somewhat different. The London series map No.149 from 1894 covers an area from Pollards Hill North at Norbury eastward to Whitehorse Road & Decimus Burton Road at Thornton Heath; & from Beulah Crescent southward to Holmesdale Road & Brigstock Road. Features include Thornton Heath station, New Thornton Heath, & a long stretch of London Road through Norbury; streets at Thornton Heath include High Street, Bensham Manor Road, Beulah Road & others. There is a very good selection of street directory entries on the reverse. This Surrey sheet 14.02 from 1911 is centred somewhat further east, although it does overlap considerably with the London map. This later map is more built up & covers an area from Bridport Road & Beverstone Road eastward to South Norwood Hill & Whitworth Road; & from Beulah Crescent southward to Ecclesbourne Road & Dagnall Park. Features include tramways, Grangewood, Thornton Heath station, Falkland Park, Ross Road, Whitehorse Road etc. This map has good street directory extracts, listing many of the occupants. 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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Thornton Heath & Norbury in 1894 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. Two versions for this area have been published to show how it developed across the years
- the two maps are from different series, for Surrey & for London, & so the sheetlines are somewhat different. This London series map No.149 from 1894 covers an area from Pollards Hill North at Norbury eastward to Whitehorse Road & Decimus Burton Road at Thornton Heath; & from Beulah Crescent southward to Holmesdale Road & Brigstock Road. Features include Thornton Heath station, New Thornton Heath, & a long stretch of London Road through Norbury; streets at Thornton Heath include High Street, Bensham Manor Road, Beulah Road & others. There is a very good selection of street directory entries on the reverse. The Surrey sheet 14.02 from 1911 is centred somewhat further east, although it does overlap considerably with the London map. This later map is more built up & covers an area from Bridport Road & Beverstone Road eastward to South Norwood Hill & Whitworth Road; & from Beulah Crescent southward to Ecclesbourne Road & Dagnall Park. Features include tramways, Grangewood, Thornton Heath station, Falkland Park, Ross Road, Whitehorse Road etc. That map has good street directory extracts, listing many of the occupants. 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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Thorpe Hesley & Scholes in 1901 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 covers the area from Thorpe Hesley eastward to Scholes, & beyond that to Scholes Paddock & Middle Common. Features include Holy Trinity church, Holmes Farm, Scholes Colliery & Scholes Old Colliery, etc. On the reverse is half of the adjacent sheet 288.04 extending coverage west to include Hesley Hall, Smithy Wood & Smithy Wood Colliery. 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. ...

Þórsmörk
- Landmannalaugar region at 1:100, 000 in a series of special detailed hiking & touring maps based on the Icelandic topographic
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Hazel Bannock is the owner of the Bannock Oil Corp, one of the major global oil producers. While cruising in the Indian Ocean, her yacht is hijacked by Somalian pirates & her nineteen year old daughter Cayla kidnapped. Major Hector Cross is an ex-SAS operative & the man behind Cross Bow Security, the company contracted to Bannock Oil to provide all their security. His loyalty to the Bannock family goes beyond the call of duty. The pirates demand a crippling ransom for Cayla`s release, & complicated political & diplomatic sensitivities render the major powers incapable of intervening. With growing evidence of the horrific torture to which Cayla is being subjected, Hazel calls on Hector to help her rescue her daughter. Between them, Hazel & Hector are determined to take the law into their own hands. ...

The sheep on the hillside were munching away, Much as they always did, day after day, When suddenly something went zoom! overhead. ” Let`s go & see what it is!” they all said. & so begins a ripping, round-the-world adventure as the sheep take to skies in a magnificent yellow flying machine. ” Stylish & funny with a fantastic read-aloud text.” (The Bookseller). ...

In 1804 Captain Meriwether Lewis & Captain William Clark, acting as the eyes & ears of President Thomas Jefferson, led an expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase. One was contingency for which they were not prepared was the awesome geography of the Rocky Mountains. Including excerpts from Lewis & Clark`s journals & putting their scientific achievements in context, the author presents the story of this journey. ...

A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK DCI. Serena Flanagan is forced to confront a disturbing case from her past: the murder conviction of a 12-year-old-boy who has just been released from prison DCI Serena Flanagan hasn`t heard the boy`s name in years. Not since the blood on the wall & the body in the bedroom. Not since she listened as he confessed to brutally murdering his foster father. But now Ciaran Devine is out of prison & back in her life. & so is his brother, Thomas
- the brother that Flanagan always suspected of hiding something. When Ciaran`s probation officer comes Flanagan with fresh fears about the Devines, the years of lies begin to unravel, setting a deadly chain of events in motion. ” Deeply chilling, but full of tenderness...utterly compelling... The best book yet from a hugely talented writer”. (Sunday Mirror). ”A quietly superb, sensitive plot”. (The Times). ”A must read.” (Irish Times). ”DCI Serena Flanagan is the hero for whom we`ve all been waiting”. (Megan Abbott).
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Throughout their history, the Guardian & the Observer have avidly reported the worlds of exploration & adventure travel. In the 19th century, they covered the British & European explorers who were trying to fill in the 'blanks on the map'
- crossing deserts, racing to the poles, searching for the source of the Nile & trying to be the first to master the peaks of the Alps, &, later, the Himalaya. By the turn of the 20th century, interest turned to Everest, the 'third pole', to the deserts that needed to be conquered, & also to the new ways of exploring that opened up a whole new world of adventure
- airships over the North Pole & Citroen driving across the Sahara in the 1920s, to name but two. In the post-war period, explorers upped the ante
- who would be the first to row across the great oceans? Travel unsupported to the Poles? Climb Everest without oxygen? Add to this the vogue for recreating great voyages (the most famous being the Kon Tiki & Vinland expedition to Greenland) & soon the newspapers were brimming with tales of derring-do. This collection draws together a unique collection of first person accounts, news reports &
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- obituaries that demonstrate the awe-inspiring lengths to which explorers & adventurers have gone to push back the boundaries of human endeavour. This title collects: Gordon Laing's doomed journey to Timbuctoo in 1828; Captain Webb's epic swim across the English Channel in 1875; Wilfrid Thesiger's 1940s crossing of the Rub' al Khali; &, Aron Ralston's harrowing experience in 2003, when he amputated his lower right arm in order to free himself from a rockfall. Capturing not only the adrenaline rush the adventurers feel when stepping out into the unknown but also the fear & trepidation that set in when things start to go wrong, Those Who Dared is an adventure anthology that will satisfy the yearnings of the hardened explorer & armchair traveller alike.




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In this third Neapolitan novel, Elena & Lila have become women. Both have attempted pushing against the walls of a prison that would have seen them living a life of misery, ignorance & submission. They are afloat on the great sea of opportunities that opened up during the 1970s. Yet they are still very much bound to each other by a strong, unbreakable bond. From the bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante. ...