Walthamstow West in 1936 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. Three versions have been published for this area, covering the western part of Walthamstow from the River Lea Navigation & Ferry Boat Inn eastward to Colebrook Road & Brookdale Road, & from Shakespeare Road, Higham Hill southward to St James Street station. Features include Blackhorse Road station, tramways, several reservoirs, Tottenham Lock, busy western area of Walthamstow & industries off Blackhorse Lane, etc. The 1894 version is in colour. 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. ...

Walton on the Hill in 1906 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 eastern part of Walton on the Hill, stretching from Walton Lane eastward to Strawberry Lane & Scarisbrick House. It was then a largely rural area, but features include much of Liverpool Cemetery, short stretch of LNWR line with Walton & Anfield station, Well Farm, Cheshire Lines Railway with Fazakerley South & West Junctions, Walton Old Lodge, Cherry Lane Farm, New Hall, Stop Gate Farm, Strawberry Farm, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Cherry Lane, Elm Road, St Mary`s Lane & Walton Lane, plus an 1897 railway timetable for the Liverpool Bootle, Alexandra Dock & Southport line. 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. ...

The stunning graphic novel of the highly acclaimed animated film, Waltz with Bashir follows one man on a quest to uncover ...

Boasting past residents such as Charlie Chaplin, Michael Caine & Robert Browning, Walworth has been the home of a variety of fascinating, famous & friendly characters. Walworth`s history stretches back more than 1000 years, & the stories, memories & traditions created over that time are part of the fabric that makes the town what it is today. Walworth Memories is the latest title from Darren Lock & Mark Baxter, authors of the successful Walwoth Through Time editions. This book embraces the famous & the not-so-famous, the quirky & the quaint, & paints a vibrant picture of Walworth through the memories of its residents. ...

Author Aubrey Daquinag is a travel blogger & photographer, with a dedicated following through her website The Love Assembly. Wander Love takes her world of travel, Instagram & brand collaborations, & presents it in a fun & colourful ‘lookbook’ format. The book features Aubrey’s incredible photography & travel information on the latest exotic locations, including Morocco, Colombia, & the Philippines. It serves as a guide for these destinations, but also as a guide for other young tech-savvy travellers looking to travel in style & document their experiences. There are tips on how to stay stylish while on the road, how to upgrade your travel photography skills, & helpful travel advice for solo female travellers; along with an insight into the tools needed for running a travel blog & a deeper look into the essence of travelling creatively, curiously & mindfully. Wander Love is the perfect mix of style, substance & travel adventures to inspire your own. ...

In this revealing `psycho-geography`, Dennis Marks makes a journey through the eastern borderlands of Europe to learn about the elusive writer Joseph Roth & the world in which he lived. The result is a riveting & involving documentary that reunites Roth with his creative landscape. Joseph Roth, best-known as the author of the novel The Radetsky March & the non-fiction work, The Wandering Jews, was one of the most seductive, disturbing & enigmatic writers of the twentieth century. Born in 1894 in the Habsburg Empire in what is now Ukraine, & dying in Paris in 1939, he was a perpetual displaced person, a traveller, a prophet, a compulsive liar, & a man who covered his tracks. Through the Eastern borderlands of Europe, Dennis Marks explores the spiritual geography of a still neglected master & uncovers the truth about Roth`s lost world. ...

” Travels in Arabia Deserta” is considered to be one of the finest books ever written on Arabia, admired for the beauty of its prose & valued as being one of the most important nineteenth-century portraits of Arabia & its peoples. Embarking on an adventure that had not been attempted by even the most intrepid explorers of the day, Charles Doughty travelled for nearly two years through the desert interior of the great Arabian Peninsula. Openly proclaiming himself a Christian & an Englishman, Doughty wandered through the desert, living with & as a bedouin, experiencing & recording a way of life that has now disappeared forever. His account
- published here in paperback for the first time
- is a truly indispensable classic of travel literature on the Middle East.

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Clinton`s intense longing to wander the world has since brought him to every continent & face-to-face with the world`s most spectacular cities, breathtaking landscapes, diverse peoples & exotic wildlife, & all the while documenting his travels with his camera & journal. Following in the footsteps of all other adventurers, a master plan that began as a pure gesture of can do independence subsequently becomes Clinton`s `own personal road to self-discovery.` Clinton`s journeys have over the years slowly manifested into countless experiences, plane tickets, journal entries, & thousands of photographs, over 200 of which are showcased for the first-time in ` Wanderlust`. From Namibia`s towering ochrecoloured sand dunes populated with crying hyenas, to Antarctica`s stark snow-&-ice covered peaks, Clinton`s powerful images reveal moments experienced in places most readers can only fantasise about. As imaginative as it is inspiring, ` Wanderlust: One Hundred Countries` is at once a personal account of Clinton`s passionate desire to travel the globe, as well as one-man`s celebration of what life can offer so that others might be reminded to keep their own dreams alive. ...

What does it mean to be out walking in the world, whether in a landscape or a metropolis, on a pilgrimage or a protest march? In this first general history of walking, Rebecca Solnit draws together many histories to create a range of possibilities for this most basic act. Arguing that walking as history means walking for pleasure & for political, aesthetic, & social meaning, Solnit homes in on the walkers whose everyday & extreme acts have shaped our culture, from the peripatetic philosophers of ancient Greece to the poets of the Romantic Age, from the perambulations of the Surrealists to the ascents of mountaineers. With profiles of some of the most significant walkers in history & fiction
- from Wordsworth to Gary Snyder, from Rousseau to Argentina's Mother of the Plaza de Mayo, from Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet to Andre Breton's Nadja
- Wanderlust offers a provocative & profound examination of the interplay between the body, the imagination, & the world around the walker.

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Make sure your glasses stay in one piece on your next adventure. This glasses case from the Wanderlust Adventure collection ignites thoughts of travel & exploration through its inspiring design. The phrase `and so the adventure begins` is adorned on the front as well as a beautiful picture of the great outdoors. Inside you will find a cloth to clean your glasses & a gold embroidered Sass & Belle logo. A thoughtfully crafted product which is utterly practical. Material
- Pu, Iron & Polystyrene; Cloth; Polyester
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