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Some of our best selling Lancaster books and maps:

A History of Lancaster
Edited by Andrew White

This extensively illustrated book is an overview of the first two thousand years of Lancaster's history, exploring the archaeology, religion, politics, industry and administration of the town.

£14.95 (plus postage)

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A History of Lancaster
 
Accolade To An Artist

Accolade to an Artist, the Life and Work of William Woodhouse
By Pam Corder-Birch
Lancashire artist, William Woodhouse, had a passion for painting animals, birds, landscapes and seascapes. Many of his detailed paintings of Morecambe Bay, Heysham, and the surrounding area are reproduced in this charming book.

£12.99 (plus postage)

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Building the Lancaster Canal
by Robert Philpotts

This fascinating little book details the history of the Lancaster Canal focussing on its construction and development. This is a 2005 revision of a work originally published in 1979.

£2.99 (plus postage)

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Building the Lancaster Canal

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The City of Lancaster

The City of Lancaster
Published by W. Pearson and Lancaster City Museum Service

Lancaster was the site of a Roman fort, an Anglo Saxon monastery, a Royal castle, and for centuries the county town of Lancashire. Now it is a thriving city with a growing university and busy shops, restaurants and theatres, and a popular centre for visitors. This useful book charts its progress.

£4.99 (plus postage)

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Glimpses of Glasson Dock & Vicinity
By Ruth Z Roskell

Being a 'Glasson lass', Ruth Roskell charts the events that have taken place in this charming village through a collection of her family's photographs, publican's papers and newwspaper cuttings.

£8.00 (plus postage)

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Glimpses of glasson dock
 
Thomas Harrison Georgian Architect

Thomas Harrison, Georgian Architect of Chester and Lancaster
By John Champness
Thomas Harrison left the region a legacy of fine Georgian architecture. His elegant designs, predominantly situated in Lancaster and Chester, are chronicled in this book.

£12.50 (plus postage)

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Life on the Lancaster Canal
By Janet Rigby

Janet Rigby married into a Preston family long associated with working on the 'Lanky'; the Lancaster Canal. She follows the families who worked on this essential route in the 18th Century through to the present day link to the rest of Britain's inland waterways.

£8.00 (plus postage)

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Life on the Lancaster canal
 
Memories of Lancaster

Memories of Lancaster
By Sharon Lambert

The reminiscences of Lancastrians coupled with photographs from their own family collections paints a vivid picture of Lancaster during wartime and afterwards.

£12.99 (plus postage)

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A Portrait of Lancaster
By Jon Sparks

Beautiful and evocative photographs of Lancaster, concentrating on details of its architecture and the vibrancy of the city centre.

£12.99 (plus postage)

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Portrait of lancaster

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Treasure Hunt

Lancaster Treasure Hunt
Complied by Stephen Whetstone

A fun way to discover the ins and outs of Lancaster city centre. Starting from Lancaster Tourist Information Centre, follow the route set out in the book, discovering the answers to the questions along the way.

£2.99 (plus postage)

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Walks Around Lancaster
Compiled by Terry Marsh

Ten walks, each under seven miles. These easy to moderately demanding walks are designed to take in the highlights of the area, from the interesting town of Carnforth in the north with its Brief Encounter links, to the lovely coastal scenery of Glasson Dock in the south.

£1.99 (plus postage)

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Walks around Lancaster
 
Walks around the city

Walks Round Lancaster City
The Ramblers' Association

Five walks of around 4 to 5 miles each, starting from Lancaster bus station and leading out of the city to the surrounding countryside and woods.

£1.50 (plus postage)

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