The Countryside of East Anglia


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First detailed study of the landscape history of the early twentieth century.




Explore East Anglia


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East Anglia Through the Seasons


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Over 80 colour photographs by a master photographer have been collected together to make this pictorial record of the diversity of the East Anglian countryside.




East Anglian Tales


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The Hidden Places of East Anglia


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This is the 7th edition of the Hidden Place of Anglia, one of the Hidden Places most popular titles and will be printed in full colour. The East Anglian counties offer plenty for the visitor to explore in real Hidden Places country. Norfolk is famous for the Norfolk Broads but has a rich and interesting past, gentle hills as well as expansive horizons, delightful pastoral scenes, a beautiful coastline rich in wildlife and many interesting hidden places to visit. Suffolk was made famous by the brush of John Constable and is blessed with incomparable rural beauty, which encompasses wide-open spaces broken by gentle hills and tidal rivers meandering from a coastline teeming with birdlife. Essex contains England's oldest recorded town (Colchester) has a strong maritime tradition, pretty villages, a coastline with attractive estuaries and a rich history going back to Roman times. Cambridgeshire is famous for its ancient university and being the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell and Samuel Pepys but offers a wealth of peaceful and attractive countryside with many towns and villages steeped in history, which are truly "hidden places." The book is packed with information and coloured photographs covering the more secluded and little known venues for food, accommodation and places of interest as well as the more enduring attractions of the region.




Wild Life in East Anglia


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In this charming book, author William Alfred Dutt takes readers on a tour of the flora and fauna of East Anglia in England. He describes the landscapes, seasons, and wildlife of the region in vivid detail, while also sharing his own anecdotes and thoughts on nature. First published in 1902, this book is a delightful read for anyone interested in natural history or the English countryside. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.







PHOTOGRAPHING EAST ANGLIA


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East Anglia and Its North Sea World in the Middle Ages


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This collection of essays discusses East Anglia in the context of a medieval maritime framework and explores the extent to which there was a distinctive community bound together by the shared frontier of the North Sea during the Middle Ages. It brings together the work of a range of international scholars and includes contributions from the disciplines of history, archaeology, art history and literary studies.




Cold War: East Anglia


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This is the story of how the Cold War impacted on the people of East Anglia. Had nuclear conflict broken out, the region would have found itself as the target of a Soviet strike for the simple reason that it housed the launch pad for not only the British deterrent, but also America’s first line of defence. The book also examines the early development of the UK’s nuclear arsenal, with ballistic and environmental testing of nuclear bombs at Orford Ness and storage and maintenance at one of the country’s most secret sites, Barnham.Cold War: East Anglia reveals the secrets of the years of confrontation, and looks at what life might have been like had the Cold War turned ‘hot’.