Aylesbury Then & Now looks back at long forgotten views of the town & takes a look at what is there today. Most will have changed beyond all recognition while a few areas remain much the same. The town has had distinct periods in which there were great changes. The 1860s saw Market Square lose its central buildings & have Great Western Street & Exchange Street appear on the map for the first time. The 1920s & 30s saw lots of houses being built & the 1960s witnessed unprecedented change with the County Offices & Friars Square Shopping Centre being built together with the ring road dual carriageway which obliterated historic areas of the town. As we move into the twenty-first century Aylesbury is undergoing further changes with the building of the new Waterside Theatre. This is the start of a regeneration of the canal basin area. One thing is certain the town continues to change with every new generation that comes along. These photographs tell that story in vivid detail. ...

Professor Langdon St. Ives brilliant but eccentric scientist & explorer is at home in Aylesford with his family. Not far away a steam launch is taken by pirates the crew murdered & a grave is possibly robbed of the skull. The suspected grave robber the infamous Dr. Ignacio Narbondo is an old nemesis of St. Ives. When Narbondo kidnaps his son Eddie St. Ives races into London in pursuit. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Ayrshire & Arran is an area of striking contrasts. Its landscape ranges from dune-backed sands to rolling pastures to moors. The local architecture is similarly diverse marrying natural beauty with industry & modernity. It is the county of Robert Burns commemorated by an exuberant monument at his birthplace in Alloway. Other highlights include the monument at the Skelmorlie Aisle in Largs; the stones of Machrie Moor; medieval castles & planned towns; early churches & abbeys; & some of the best-known country houses Culzean Castle & Dumfries House. From railway bridges to farmsteads town halls to Edwardian villas this new Pevsner guide presents a comprehensive look at life in the county through its buildings. ...

Home to stunning countryside six rivers sixty miles of sandy beaches & over forty castles Ayrshire is a county ingrained with ...

In this meaty paperback published to mark the tenth anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death Christopher Hilton marries & updates four of his earlier titles about the legendary driver into one volume of more than 100 000 words. He chronicles Senna's entire story from the wealthy childhood in Brazil to his fatal crash in 1994. It is a fast-moving & comprehensive account of an extraordinary life that will appeal to the wider public as well as to Senna fans. ...

A compendium of tasty & balanced Ayurvedic recipes combined with information on the Ayurvedic principles of food & diet; a comprehensive listing of foods categorized by suitability to body type as well as a chart listing the qualities of foods; a chart to determine your own constitution...and much more. ...

Fully updated fourth edition of the definitive & only dedicated guide to Azerbaijan.

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