Artikelname: Barton upon Humber
Artikelbeschreibung: This endearing collection of more than 200 photographs provides an unparalleled insight into Barton-upon-Humber and its surrounds, and gives a glimpse of the area and the people who lived there, at work and play.

Artikelname: From Punt to Plough: A History of the Fens
Artikelbeschreibung: The counties of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and Peterborough City Council all lay claim to a part of the Fens. Since Roman times mankind, by his ingenuity, hard work and determination has increased the land mass in this area by one third of the size. It is the largest plain in the British Isles, covering an area of nearly three-quarters of a million acres and is unique to the UK.The fen people know the area as marsh (land reclaimed from the sea) and fen (land drained from flooding rivers running from the uplands). The Fens are unique in having more miles of navigable waterways than anywhere else in the UK. Mammoth drainage schemes during the 17th and 18th centuries, undertaken primarily by Dutch engineers such as Sir Cornelius Vermuyden and Sir Philibert Vernatti, changed the landscape forever - but it could be said that the Fens were not truly drained until the 20th century with improvements being carried out even to this day.Rex Sly's book draws on his many years of research, and his knowledge of and love for this unique area of England shine through on every page.

Artikelname: Lincoln (Nonsuch)
Artikelbeschreibung: This photographic portrait of a period at once familiar and remote illustrates the impact of the twentieth century on the ancient cathedral city of Lincoln. With origins pre-dating the Roman period, Lincoln had been the focus of the farming community and a centre for the manufacture of agricultural implements and, in particular, threshing machines. But it acquired a new significance in the First World War, producing tanks and aircraft, and in the Second World War was notable for its links with the RAF. The changes which have overtaken both
the city's streets and those who peopled them will be a surprise even to older residents, to whose lives the changes have formed the backdrop.