In 1913 an ambitious young businessman named William Morris converted a derelict military college on the outskirts of Oxford into an assembly hall for motor vehicles. He thus opened the first chapter in one of the most extraordinary success stories of the British motor industry becoming Lord Nuffield & a multi-millionaire in the process. From Morris Motors & Pressed Steel via the British Motor Corporation & British Leyland to its role as part of BMW & their successful manufacture of the new Mini car manufacture at Cowley has been a significant player. Though the old factory chimneys have given way to more modern developments Oxford today would be a very different place without its influence. Most of the photographic material in this book is taken from the comprehensive archive collections of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust located at the Heritage Motor Centre Gaydon. Now in this revised & fully updated edition new illustrations & text seek to show further how important Morris was to Cowley. ...

Containing unique images from the official company archive this book charts almost one hundred years of car-making at Longbridge near Birmingham. The Austin Motor Company was founded here by Herbert Austin in 1905 & it has since been home to the British Motor Corporation British Leyland Rover Group & latterly MG Rover. Its products include some of the most famous British models ever produced: the pioneering Austin Seven of the 1920s; the classic Mini introduced to the world in 1959 with in astonishing production run of 41 years & a final tally of over 5 million; the Austin Metro trumpeted as the British Car to Beat the World; & in later years the best-selling MG TF & elegant Rover 75. The factory has been a major employer & an integral part of the local community since its foundation. The sad events of April 2005 when MG Rover went into administration will radically change the landscape. But the area is now looking to the future never fogetting its long & proud tradition of manufacturing. ...

Using just a few simple sewing techniques discover the easy way to create fun & stylish outfits for young children (0-5 years). By combining a few easy-to-learn stitches with great fabrics & trims expert seamstress Emma Hardy explains how to make beautiful yet practical clothes for your children. Choose from 25 different projects including party frocks & pinafore dresses simple shirts & elasticated trousers sleepwear & accessories such as hats bibs bootees & aprons. There are clothes for young boys & girls toddlers & babies plus full-size paper patterns that can easily be scaled to suit different ages. Packed with useful tips & sewing techniques Making Children's Clothes" provides a comprehensive guide to creating fantastic items that your child will love to wear." ...

LOLAs is Londons most fashionable cupcake bakery. Victoria Jossel & Romy Lewis the creators of the company spent weeks testing cupcake recipes & experimenting with piping bags & sugar sprinkles to create the most beautiful & delicious cupcakes. At the end of 2006 LOLAs was born & their bakers have been baking & decorating fresh batches of simple sophisticated handcrafted cupcakes every day since then. Now you too can make cupcakes with LOLA with this irresistible cookbook. There are more than 60 mouth-watering recipes for everything from the LOLA signature flavours (including Vanilla Peanut Butter Red Velvet Lemon & Rocky Road) to deliciously original ideas like Chocolate Sundae Toffee Apple Salted Caramel Cappuccino Wafer Mint Hot Chocolate & Mango Berry Swirl. ...

Cushions are a great way of brightening up a room & giving it your own personal touch. They can be luxuriously decadent or homely & comforting; inject colour & fun into your life or be soft & seductive. Whatever your style Debbie Shore has a cushion cover that is perfect for you. In this sumptuous book there are twenty-six gorgeous designs to choose from with ideas & inspiration for many more all with clear step-by-step photographs & no-fuss easy-to-follow instructions. Debbies designs have a fresh contemporary appeal & you will be amazed at how easy they are to make. & you dont have to spend a fortune either. You can achieve a designer look at a fraction of the price youd pay in the shops & with her firm belief in recycling Debbie has incorporated childrens old clothes grown-out-of jeans pretty dress fabric unused table-cloths or even last years bedding into many of her designs. Be inspired
- add your own flair & individuality to the cushion covers you make & before you know it you will be designing cushions of your own!
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Todays chocolates have gone upmarket mixing flavours such as chile peppers caramel or wasabi with high-quality bittersweet or imported chocolate. Luckily creating such mouth-watering confections at home no longer requires a cooking degree
- Making Fine Chocolates" will teach you all the inside tips techniques & methods for making chocolates like a professional chocolatier at home. Once only available to pastry chefs the techniques shown here will help you create chocolates to rival those found in upmarket retail shops & specialist chocolate shops. Forget milk chocolate bars
- the recipes in this book combine daring & unusual flavours to create truly unique creations. Using ingredients such as vanilla bean mint & fresh raspberries Andrew Garrison Shotts will teach you how to create one-of-a-kind homemade chocolates truffles & confections that will dazzle your friends & family."

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Homemade rules in the kitchen & everyone from bakers to canners & picklers know it. Culinary enthusiasts & hungry home cooks are exploring classic skills again
- & making homemade h&-shaped pasta is on the rise. With the simplest ingredients & easy-to-follow instructions Making Fresh Pasta teaches you how to make your own pasta & noodles by h&. The fully illustrated step-by-step tutorials will walk you through the entire tasty process from mixing dough rolling & shaping pasta through cooking serving & storing pasta later. Going way beyond noodles this book

Includes:: tutorials on gnocchi Chinese pot stickers pierogi & dozens of other world pastas. Through chef Aliza Green's expertise & encyclopedic knowledge of all things culinary you will learn everything there is to know about making fresh delicious pasta in your home kitchen. You'll never look at the supermarket pasta aisle the same way again. Making handmade homemade pasta has never been easier.


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This is an inspirational compilation of projects & plans from Furniture & Cabinetmaking" magazine offering practical guidance refreshing & innovative approaches & tricks of the trade. It

Includes:: 30 varied projects that range from a simple dining table to a grand more ambitious Robert Adams-style breakfront bookcase & cover all tastes & abilities. Plus each appealing project is fully explained & complemented with fine photography & detailed plans. Mark is a member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen & the Hampshire & Berkshire Guild of Craftsmen he exhibits his work widely & his designs have featured in numerous books & magazines."

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No garden is complete without sympathetic furniture. Using simplified woodworking techniques this book covers fourteen pieces ranging from tables & chairs to bird houses & fencing: all are both useful & delightful additions to any garden. Projects ranging in difficulty for novice & experienced woodworkers to enjoy Advice on tools & materials Explanation of jointing techniques Clear step-by-step instructions for each project with cutting lists Supported by over 160 colour photographs & line artwork ...

Following on from his successful Drawing Geometry Jon Allen explores the creation of the many-sided three-dimensional forms known as the Platonic & Archimedean solids. Based on patterns of equally spaced points on a sphere these polyhedra have been the fundamentals of geometric exploration for millennia. Many professionals find they need to be able to build three-dimensional shapes accurately & understand the principles behind them. This unique book shows them how to make models of all the Platonic & Archimedean solids as well as several other polyhedra & stellated forms. It provides step-by-step instructions for constructing the three-dimensional forms as well as showing how to draw out accurately the geometry of the paperfold nets. Beginners & experienced artists & designers alike will find this book a source of practical guidance as well as delight & inspiration which will amply repay the careful attention needed to construct the models. ...