Product Description: A compendium of interesting or arcane details and statistics, as well as history, customs and lore, this is an unabashed celebration of the English village, as well as a record of an often vanished world.

Product Description: The classic high-level walk from Irish Sea to North Sea Originally devised by the legendary Alfred Wainwright, the Coast-to-Coast Walk has steadily become one of Britain's most popular long-distance walks, and it is not hard to see why...read more

Product Description: The split screen, the indicators poking up like orange fingers, the notoriously rust-prone floors, the pootling exhaust note—just some of the much-loved characteristics of the Morris Minor or Morris 1000. Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis back in 1948, this bulbous little creation was Britain's first mass-appeal car...read more

Product Description: Presenting a visual celebration of the classic British car, this fascinating guide follows the evolution of the famous Mini, from Sir Alec Issigonis’ original conception, to its recent rebirth as a badge-engineered BMW. Detailing everything from the police Mini (into whose back seat George Best was once squeezed), the Mini Moke (a weird miniature beach runabout model), the strange Rileys and Wolseleys (Minis with shark-finned boots), as well as the how-many-people-can-you-get-into-a-Mini world record, this engaging timeline is filled with the stories and images that beautifully detail the social history of England’s most iconic automobile and is perfect for both Mini enthusiasts and anyone interested in Britain’s postwar automotive history...read more

Product Description: The Coast to Coast Walk is unique among Britain's long-distance footpaths in that it was the invention of one man, the legendary Alfred Wainwright, and enjoys no official status like, for example, the National trails in England and Wales...read more

Product Description: Presents an assessment of the redevelopment and regeneration of Leeds. This book identifies the drivers for change in the renaissance of contemporary Leeds following its evolution from Georgian/Victorian times. It explores the depth and complexity of the public-private partnerships involved in the delivery structures and their achievements...read more

The 'Guardian's' much-loved Country Diary column has consistently attracted some of Britain's best writers on natural history and the countryside. This book covers the landscape of the whole of the United Kingdom, from Wales to Northern Ireland, Scotland to Norfolk.

Alfred Wainwright, in 1952, prepared a series of guides to the fells of Lakeland. He went on to present a series of TV shows about walking in the Lake District. This book aims to introduce him to the lovers of the countryside. It features some of Wainwright's walks and also includes various aerial shots of Lakeland.