A book of unabashedly British baking by Londons foremost bakers. The Fluffy Vanilla Fairy Cakes with Chocolate Fudge Icing take you straight back to childhood. Retro throwbacks like Fig Rolls & Jammy Dodgers are perfect for elevenses. & traditional teatime treats like Victoria Sponge & Treacle Tarts are given a mouth-watering modern makeover. With over 120 recipes British Baking is a must-have. ...

This superb reference book achieved the status of classic soon after its first publication in 1993; it was soon out of print ...

With the outbreak of World War II Britains Royal Navy & her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence. Yet ten of the 12 battleships were already over 20 years old having served in World War I & required extensive modifications to allow them to perform a vital service throughout the six long years of conflict. This title offers a comprehensive review of the development of these British battleships from their initial commissioning to their peacetime modifications & wartime service with detailed descriptions of the effectiveness of the main armament of individual ships. With specially commissioned artwork & a dramatic re-telling of key battleship conflicts this book will highlight what it was like on board for the sailors who risked their lives on the high seas. ...

With the outbreak of World War II Britains Royal Navy & her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence. Yet ten of the twelve battleships were already over twenty years old having served in World War I & required extensive modifications to allow them to perform a vital service throughout the six long years of conflict. This title offers a comprehensive review of the seven battleships of the Nelson & King George V classes from their initial commissioning to their peacetime modifications & wartime service. Moreover with specially commissioned artwork & a dramatic re-telling of key battles such as the duel between the Bismark & HMS Rodney this book will highlight what it was like on board for the sailors who risked their lives on the high seas. ...

This superb reference book achieved the status of 'classic' soon after its first publication in 1986; it was soon out of print ...

The more than 150 photographs in this eighth volume in the series were taken between 1951 & 1978. The majority are in colour & have never before been published. Covering all the major bus tram & trolleybus operators in the area together with a few smaller but well-known companies most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company & Passenger Transport Executive liveries. They also of course provide nostalgic views of street scenes shops & contemporary road vehicles. The contents will be drawn from the following: Accrington Ashton-u-Lyne Barrow Blackburn Blackpool Bolton Bullocks Burnley Colne Bury Cumberland Darwen Fishwicks Lancaster Leigh Lytham St Annes Manchester A Mayne Morecambe & Heysham North Western Oldham Preston Ramsbottom Ribble Rochdale Rossendale Salford SHMD Standerwick Stockport Wigan Yelloway ...

The more than 150 photographs in this tenth volume in the series the first of three volumes featuring Scotland & Ireland hence the revised titling were taken between 1951 & 1978. The majority are in colour & have never before been published. This volume covers the following cities: Aberdeen Corporation buses & trams Dundee Corporation buses & trams Edinburgh Corporation buses & trams The pictures show the buses & trams in nostalgic views of street scenes that provide wonderfully evocative views of shops & contemporary road vehicles. ...

The more than 150 photographs in this eleventh volume in the series & features Scotland & Ireland hence the revised titling were taken between 1951 & 1978. The majority are in colourand have never before been published. This volume covers the following cities: Glasgow Corporation Belfast Corporation/ Citybus UTA/ Ulsterbus Lough Swilly CIE Dublin The pictures show the buses & trams in nostalgic views of street scenes that provide wonderfully evocative views of shops & contemporary road vehicles. ...

The more than 150 photographs in this eighth volume in the series were taken between 1951 & 1978. The majority are in colour & have never before been published. Covering all the major bus tram & trolleybus operators in the North Wales Manchester & Liverpool area together with a few smaller but well-known companies most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company & Passenger Transport Executive liveries. They also of course provide nostalgic views of street scenes shops & contemporary road vehicles. The contents will be drawn from the following: Birkenhead Chester Clynnog & Trefor Caernarfon Colwyn Bay Crosville Deiniolen Caernarfon Douglas Hollis of Queensferry Isle of Man Lancashire United Liverpool Llandudno & Colwyn Llandudno Urban Merseyside PTE Phillips of Rhos Wrexham violet Motors Caernarfon St Helens SELNEC Silver Star Caernarfon South Lancashire Southport Wallasey Warrington Whiteways Widnes Williams of Ponciau Wrexham Wright of Penycae ...

Covering all the major bus & trolleybus operators in the South East & Anglian area together with a few smaller companies most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company & Passenger Transport Executive liveries. The more than 150 photographs were taken between 1951 & 1978 & mostly have never been published. ...