Colonel Standfast: The Memoirs of W.A. Tilney, 1868-1947
Price: £12.00
A soldiers life in England, India, The Boer War and Ireland.
Books about Leicester
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Crime and Murder in Victorian Leicestershire (1981)
Price: £6.50
'Murder, most foul, as in the best it is', or so the ghost of Hamlet's murdered father thought. Murder is a subject that never fails to evoke macabre curiosity. Whether murdered or murderer, those … [more]
Did Bonnie Prince Charlie Visit Leicestershire? The Mystery of a Secret Visit
Price: £6.50
From the introduction to the book:
"According to the history books, on 6th December 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite army turned back to return to Scotland after reaching as far south … [more]
Eight Ounces Of Gold: The story of Birstall, a Leicestershire peasant village
Price: £12.00
This is an in-depth story of Birstall, with many photos.
From the introduction to the book:
"Before the last war, in the mid nineteen thirties, my friends and I who lived in Birstall had the … [more]
Elizabeth R 1953 - City of Leicester Coronation Souvenir
Price: £8.00
1953 events of the Coronation and many photographs of Leicester at that time.
Includes many colour photographs.
Fifty Years of Motorbuses: 1924-1974
Price: £6.50
First published in 1974 by Leicester City Transport, this book commemorates 50 years of their motorbus operation. As well as a history of buses in Leicester, there are photographs of vehicles over the … [more]
Foxton Locks and Inclined Plane: A Detailed History
Price: £6.50
This publication was produced some years ago and we are indebted to Mike Beech of the Foxton Inclined Plane Trust for permission to reprint this 'out-of-print' edition.
It is proposed and in … [more]
Price: £8.00
Veteran broadcaster and reknowned gardening expert Geoff Amos' life story is told in depth in this book, "Compile, Collated and Cultivated" by Alan Peace. Geoff, who chaired BBC Radio Leicester's … [more]
Good Old Leicester: Bygone Photographs of Old Leicester
Price: £8.00
Good Old Leicester is a collection of old photos, many not seen before and all with informative titles. Nearly 100 scenese of bygone Leicester.
Leicester 1881 by Robert Read Junior Volume 1 Corporation Undertakings
Price: £8.00
A true historical document. Due to its original size and interest, now printed in four volumes.