Reprint publish the following books about Leicester:
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Tell Me Something I Don't Know About Leicester (Vol. 2)
Price: £8.00
Fascinating facts and historical information about Leicester, presented in the form of tours from the Clock Tower. This book is full of local history, with information about the many streets passed en … [more]
The 'Old Union' Canals of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire
Price: £6.50
The Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal was to have been the last link in the series of Navigations linking the Thames and London with the Trent and Derby-Nottingham coal fields. An … [more]
The Fire Brigade: A History of Stories and Incidents (1894)
Price: £8.00
New edition March 2009: includes Leicester fire brigade
The job of a fireman has evolved considerably since the first official fire brigades were formed in the nineteenth century, but the bravery … [more]
The Green Bicycle Murder and New Evidence
Price: £8.00
An in-depth look at this most controversial murder case from Leicestershire history.
Bella Wright, a young girl from Stoughton in south Leicestershire, was found dead in a country lane with a … [more]
The Green Bicycle Mystery: The Story of Bella Wright and Ronald Light
Price: £5.50
Bella Wright, a young girl from south Leicestershire, was found dead in a country lane with a gunshot wound in July 1919. The chief suspect in the case was a man riding a green bicycle, identified as … [more]
The History of Public Transport in Leicester
Price: £5.50
From horse drawn omnibuses to trams to the buses we know to day. Many Photos.
Price: £6.50
The original title of Leicester's Clock Tower was "The Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower". It is a well-known landmark and meeting place in a busy city.
Now standing amid an oasis of calm, it was once … [more]
The Life and Times of a Leicestershire Lad Growing Up in the 1920s
Price: £8.00
This is the story of Jim Stanley, growing up with his mother and father in their fish and chip shop near Frog Island in Leicester. A most entertaining tale of one man's down-to-earth life with its … [more]
The Life And Times Of Francis 'Tanky' Smith (Leicester's first private detective)
Price: £5.50
An in-depth account of the life of this legendary man, with many never-before published facts.
From the introduction of the book:
"Having scoured most of the local history books for information … [more]
The Midland 'Red' Motor Services 1922
Price: £6.00
LEICESTER AND DISTRICT 1922 MIDLAND RED MOTOR TIME TABLE AS USED BY GEORGE PEARS LICENSEE OF THE RICHARD III,HIGH CROSS STREET LEICESTER.HE HAD AN ADVERT ON THE LAST PAGE.EXCELLENT PIECE OF LOCAL … [more]