Artikelname: A Bristol Soldier in the Second World War:Herbert Haddrell's 43 Days of Battle
Artikelbeschreibung: Having been lucky to survive a German air raid on his Bristol home, Herbert Haddrell's personal account of the harrowing experience of being called up and sent to Normandy, where he was seriously wounded after 43 days of battle, is a fascinating and moving story. Using Herbert's recollections and some valuable letters, diaries and accounts of fellow soldiers, this book reveals the tale of a nineteen-year-old caught up in the midst of one of history's darkest moments. Supplemented with background information about the war and life in Bristol, this volume also includes rare photographs and archive material from the author's personal collection. Compiled by Herbert's son, this book is a poignant reminder of the terrible ordeal that so many brave young men had to face in order to defend king and country, and perhaps even more importantly, their families and homes.

Artikelname: A Postcard from the Dee
Artikelbeschreibung: This book takes the reader on a pictorial journey along the entire length of the Dee in over 200 old picture postcards, accompanied by informative captions. Our journey starts in North Wales, high above the village of Llanuwchllyn, by a stream which flows from ancient rocks into a sheet of still, deep water called Lake Bala. It is from this source that the River Dee flows. The river wanders through the former counties of Merionethshire and Denbighshire, and eventually reaches the town of Llangollen, home of the international Eisteddfod. With romantic views of the ruins of Valle Crucis Abbey and Castell Dinas Bran, and scenes of the Dee as it flows over Telford's Horseshoe Falls, we leave Wales and head into England. Crossing the border, the Dee meanders through low-lying farmland into Cheshire where it encounters the historic city of Chester. We now accompany the Dee on the final leg of our pictorial journey as it turns through the Cheshire and Flintshire countryside and emerges into the estuary to form the natural coastal boundary between the Wirral peninsula and North Wales.

Artikelname: Lighthouses of Liverpool Bay
Artikelbeschreibung: This book presents the first history of the Mersey lighthouses controlled by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board from Liverpool itself to Moelfre Bay in Anglesey including historic life-saving lighthouses such as those at Leasowe, New Brighton and Bull Point, amongst others. Uniquely, Liverpool had its own lights, totally separate from the Trinity House lights round the rest of the coast. The MHDB lights controlled the Mersey from Anglesey to Southport and as far inland as Runcorn. This is a good history of the various lights from the 1600s to the present day.

John and Diane Robinson live in Cheshire and have been researching the lighthouses of Liverpool Bay for many years. They are members of the Association of Lighthouse Keepers.

Artikelname: The Lost Villages of Britain
Artikelbeschreibung: In an age when building developments seem to be advancing on every small plot of unspoilt countryside, it seems hard to imagine times when well-established settlements were declining and dying. Such times certainly did exist, and thousands of villages have perished. In fact, deserted settlement sites are all around us, and most British people will live within very few miles of an example. Empty houses only stand at the relatively recent settlements, like failed quarry villages. Elsewhere, hollows in the pasture marking former lanes and level platforms where dwellings once stood are more normal. In several of the more evocative cases, a ruined church presides over the site. Villages are not symbols of timeless stability as we are led to believe, and exist only for so long as they have a role to play. All the evidence suggests that villages can be lost and that a period of widespread abandonment might well return. This accessible, illustrated history and guide from Britain's leading popular author on landscape history explores the contributing factors behind the desertion of our villages, and offers the reader practical advice for investigating lost villages in their locality.