The foundations of Yorks commercial identity lie in the powerful medieval guilds that controlled & organised business development here until the nineteenth century. Unlike other Yorkshire towns York a major ecclesiastical centre & a fashionable tourist city was largely untouched by the Industrial Revolution; it owes its nineteenth-century growth to its emergence as a railway hub & as a key force in the British confectionery industry. The book will give todays York residents a unique picture of how their city was as well as those who used to live or work here. Confectionery giants Rowntrees Terrys & Cravens are depicted & described as are other lesser known firms like Cooke Troughton & Simms. These & the myriad specialist shops that have always crowded the medieval streets all find a place in the pages of this fascinating & original book. ...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh & accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of todays A-level & undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts. ...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh & accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level & undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts. ...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh & accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of todays A-level & undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts. ...

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Features: * Study methods * Introduction to the text * Summaries with critical notes * Themes & techniques

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Key features of this text: * How to study the text * Author & historical background * General & detailed summaries * Commentary on themes structure characters language & style * Glossaries * Test questions & issues to consider * Essay writing advice * Cultural connections * Literary terms * Illustrations * Colour design ...

This volume sheds light on the pride of the region
- the great medieval churches of York Minster the Minster & St Mary at Beverley
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This title features Huddersfield Halifax & trans-Pennine routes. It also talks about: Skipton & the southern end of the Settle & Carlisle line; Airedale & Wharfedale; the industrial heartlands of Leeds & Bradford; the Dewsbury area
- main lines & branches; lines around Harrogate; & the railway city of York.
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A full account of the part played by Yorkshire's airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons & aircraft based at them & the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians & the constant dangers from raids & night bombing are also detailed. Fully illustrated. ...

Yorkshire CCC On This Day revisits all the most magical & memorable moments from the countys distinguished cricketing past mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes & legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Yorkshire history
- with an entry for every day of the year. From the clubs Victorian foundation to the Twenty 20 era at a floodlit Headingley the whole glorious Yorkshire gamut of incidents great matches huge crowds & controversies is covered
- from the occasion when a game started twice to the time when a Yorkshireman captained South Africa & even when a Yorkshire cricketer rode a Grand National winner. Fully endorsed by the club this immense wealth of history nostalgia & irresistible trivia forms a backdrop against which county heroes
- names such as Fred Trueman Brian Close & Lord Hawke Hedley Verity Darren Gough & Sir Leonard Hutton
- all loom larger than life.



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