A monograph on Fox Talbot, universally recognised as the father of modern photography.
A history of Wigan
Presenting a selection of images, this book tells the story of the photographers who chronicled Britain's Victorian and Edwardian wars.
Through a collection of coloured holiday photographs covering all the major - and several minor - resorts around England's coast, linked to selected written commentaries from Charles Dickens and many others, this book celebrates the heyday of the seaside holiday.
Presenting a collection of Victorian and Edwardian images, this book explores the growth of tourism from the 1840s until the outbreak of the First World War.
The coastline of Victorian and Edwardian Britain provided beauty, entertainment and a venue for most people's holidays. But it was also a... Læs mere
This book is a collection of inter-linked essays, each dealing with a significant figure in the emergence of Britain as an industrial powerhouse in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
A fascinating guide to early train disasters, illustrated through contemporary postcards and explained expertly by John Hannavy.
A guide to cast-metal signs, an under-researched aspect of Britain’s industrial history