OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's 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
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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The community of South Riding like the rest of the country lives in the long shadow of war. Blighted by recession & devastated by the loss they must also come to terms with significant social change. Forward-thinking & ambitious Sarah Burton is the embodiment of such change. After the death of her fiance she returns home to Yorkshire focused on her career as headmistress of the local school. But not everyone can embrace the new social order. Robert Carne a force of conservatism stands firmly against Sarah. A tormented man he carries a heavy burden that locks him in the past. As the villagers of South Riding adjust to Sarahs arrival & face the changing world emotions run high prejudices are challenged & community spirit is tested. Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) & David Morrissey lead an outstanding cast in this rich & panoramic portrait of community in turmoil. Winifred Holtbys little-known & hard-to-find literary gem is a magnificent masterpiece to be joyfully rediscovered by a whole new generation of readers. ...

When Sarah Burton returns to her hometown as headmistress she is full of ambition determined to create a great school & to inspire her girls to take all they can from life. But in the aftermath of the First World War the country is in depression & ideals are hard won. Lydia Holly the scholarship girl from the shacks is the most brilliant student Sarah has ever taught but when her mothers health fails her education must be sacrificed
- there is nobody else to care for the children. Robert Carne of Maythorpe Hall stands for everything Sarah despises: his family has farmed the South Riding for generations their position uncontested. Yet Sarah cannot help being drawn to this proud haunted
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- man. South Riding is a rich panoramic novel bringing vividly to life a rural community on the brink of change.


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' It's a lost world out there'. Hal & Roger Hunt sink deep into danger when a specimen-collecting trip takes them into the lost world of the South Seas. But the deep-sea trawl has a hidden agenda
- a top secret mission for Professor Stuyvesant & his scientific experiments in Pearl Lagoon...
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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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In the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries the Ironbridge Gorge was the scene of dramatic industrial activity which todays resident or visitor finds difficult to envisage. Coal had been extracted from the hillsides of Benthall Brosely & Madeley for some time before Abraham Darby I settled in Coalbrookdale in 1708. However it was the rapid growth of the iron industry which transformed this part of East Shropshire. The old-established town of Madeley expanded to meet the needs of a growing workforce whilst Dawley developed as an important centre for mining & iron making. The town of Ironbridge sprang up as a direct result of the building of the Iron Bridge & another settlement was created at Coalport. On the south side of the river Jackfield thrived as a busy inland port. From the mid-nineteenth century problems with transport & the availability of better raw materials elsewhere led to the migration of the iron making industry to other parts of the country. Thus by the time photography came on the scene the area although still dependent on heavy industry was in decline. This trend continued into the twentieth century & was only reversed with the arrival of Telford New Town on the 1960s. This selection of photographs will appeal equally to those who recall the scattered & fiercely independent communities of the industrial era & to the many recent arrivals who only know Telford as it is today. There is a companion volume North Telford. ...

The story of mining in South Wales has been one of the people who extracted the black gold from the hillsides & valleys of the area. Their hard work has often been accompanied by danger & countless thousands have lost their lives in the valleys of Wales as a result of mans urge & need to extract coal. From the children squashed by coal trucks as they opened doors underground for ventilation to the huge disasters at Aberfan & Senghenydd David Owen takes us down the mine & into a tale of human misery of families destroyed livelihoods lost all in the hunt for coal. ...

With nineteenth century origins as a coastguard patrol route to restrict smuggling the modern day South West Coast Path is Britains longest waymarked footpath. This challenging National Trail hugs the coast from Minehead in Somerset all the way around the South West peninsula of Cornwall before ending at Studland in Dorset. The full path is not for the fainthearted; it runs for 630 miles up & down endless cliffs which when added together give a height gain of almost four times the height of Mount Everest. But the path is not solely the domain of the endurance walker. Its various segments are enjoyed by many millions of visitors throughout the year who come to marvel at the natural scenery on offer. This is the true wonder of the South West Coast Path; this single trail connects visitors with some of the finest coastal scenery to be found anywhere in the world. ...

Guide to walking the South West Coast Path National Trail from Minehead to Poole along the north Devon Cornish south Devon & Dorset coastline Engl&. The tradition of walking the route anti-clockwise has arisen because in this direction there are more miles with the wind & weather behind you than against you. To assist forward planning of both day walks & continuous long-distance hikes the guide divides the coast path into sections beginning & ending where there are amenities for refreshment or accommodation (or access inland to them). Each section begins with a summary of its length the kind of terrain & gradients to be expected & with details of amenities & access points. An attempt has been made to grade the walking for difficulty although such an exercise will always be subjective. Whether your coastal journey is a modest jaunt or a long-distance trek you will surely gain new perspectives a sharpening of the senses & a fuller appreciation of the interplay between nature & the hand of man. ...

All-in-one route guide to walking the third & final section of the South-West Coast Path from Plymouth to Poole Harbour.
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