Lytham St Annes The Postcard Collection


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Beautiful postcards capture old Lytham St Annes in all its glory.




Preston The Postcard Collection


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A fascinating portrait of Preston presented through a remarkable collection of historical postcards.




Chester The Postcard Collection


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Takes the reader on an evocative journey into Chester’s past through a selection of beautiful old postcards.




British Piers The Postcard Collection


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A fascinating collection of postcards from the early twentieth century.




Blackpool The Postcard Collection


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Beautiful postcards capturing old Blackpool in all its glory.




Southport The Postcard Collection


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Southport The Postcard Collection takes the reader on an evocative journey into Southport’s past through a selection of old postcards.




Sefton The Postcard Collection


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Beautiful postcards capture old Sefton in all its glory. Offers a fascinating window into the history of the Merseyside metropolitan borough.




British Postcards of the First World War


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Postcards sent by men on the front, and to them by their families, are among the most numerous, and most telling, surviving artefacts of the Great War. They tell us much about attitudes towards the war, and provide a great insight into men's lives, and into the thoughts and emotions of those left behind. Very different in their illustration, and in their writing, between the beginning of the war and the end, postcards provide a social history of the war in microcosm. Illustrated with a wide range of postcards, this is a fascinating look into the response of the British people to the horrors of the war.




Directory of Local Studies in North West England


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"The directory's primary aim is to provide information about the main collections of history material relating to the north west held in the major public local studies collections, archives, academic libraries, museums and art galleries within North West England. The North West is defined as the two old counties of Lancashire and Cheshire, that is before the local government changes of 1974, and the Isle of Man. For each of the major repositories in this area we have provided basic information on address, telephone number, hours of opening, admission regulations and a contact name followed by a concise statement of the main holdings including special collections ..."--Introduction.




Lancashire's Seaside Piers


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In this work, Martin Easdown turns his expert attention westward to the Lancashire coast. His highly illustrated survey of the piers constructed at famous resorts like Blackpool, Morecambe, Southport and St Annes-on-Sea celebrates structures that are among the most exuberant and evocative of the Victorian age.