Annals of Rochdale

This book contains a chronological list of remarkable events in the history of Rochdale from A.D 950 to the end of 1898.    

Price:  £8.50

Baines's History of Liverpool

This huge, beautifully bound book is essential to genealogists and family historians as it provides an insight as to how our ancestors lived and what the places that they lived in were like.    

Price:  £15.11

Corry's - The History of Lancashire

One of the finest history books that we have ever seen. Beautifully illustrated. If you are interested in Lancashire then this is a 'must-have'.    

Price:  £24.68

Darwen and its People

Far from being a "dry history", this book is both interesting and fascinating, and also includes details, anecdotes and information on old Darwen families.    

Price:  £12.13

History and Directory of Furness and Cartmel

This is an excellent and very comprehensive history and directory    

Price:  £12.13

Lancashire & Cheshire Hist & Genealogical Notes Vols 1-3

Local and Family History, church notes, abstracts of charters, deeds, wills etc, folk lore, legends, traditions etc    

Price:  £17.87

Lancashire & Cheshire Hist & Genealogical Notes Vols 1-3

Local and Family History, church notes, abstracts of charters, deeds, wills etc, folk lore, legends, traditions etc    

Price:  £17.87

Lancashire Fun

Wonderfully funny musings about aspects of old Lancashire life. Beatifully written and a must for those who have an interest in all things Lancashire    

Price:  £9.79

Liverpool As It Was 1775 to 1800

An incredibly detailed historical account of the city as it was in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. Fully searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader.    

Price:  £15.11

Memorials of Bygone Manchester

A wonderful history of Manchester with an early 1819 pigot's map of the city. Also included are some absolutely beautiful illustrations.    

Price:  £15.11

Old and New Rochdale and its People

A wonderful general history of Rochdale with references to many of its people. An absolute gem for anyone with Rochdale ancestry. This book gives an insight into the lives, values and sense of humour of Rochdale people. Some stories and anecdotes are hilarious, others bizarre, but all give a real feeling for the time and place.    

Price:  £9.79

Recollections of Old Liverpool by a Nonegenarian

At the very start of this fascinating book the author writes " I was born in Liverpool, on the 4th of June in 1769 0r 1770. I am consequently about ninety-three years old. My friends say I am a wonderful man. I belive I am........ I can recollect every occurrrence that has fallen under my cognizance, since I was six years old" Mr Hughes then delivers a superb recollection of a very wide range of subjects such as the 'cruelty of town boys' and the 'state of the streets'. All manner of events, places and people are described here. Fully searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader.    

Price:  £9.79

Reminiscences of Manchester from the year 1840

A wonderful collection of anecdotal writings which covers subjects as diverse as roads, shops, street vendors, beggars, schools and churches and much more besides, including some lovely illustrations. This type of book is of fantastic value to family historians as it helps to paint a picture of how our ancestors lived and allows us to view their world as they saw it.    

Price:  £12.13

The Beauties of Lancashire

This is one book from a series of very rare volumes published in 1807 entitled "The Beauties of England and Wales". This volume, for Lancashire, describes the county, its history & antiquities, and places in great detail. Fully searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader.    

Price:  £15.11

The Book of Manchester & Salford (BMA) 1929

This book produced in 1929 was a very limited edition for those attending the annual conference of the British Medical Association. It has many excellent photographs of Manchester & Salford in the early 1920s. The book contains descriptions of the history of Manchester & Salford, its development, people and industries.    

Price:  £9.79

The History of Lancashire

Published in 1868 in two huge volumes this is a complete history of the county of Lancashire dating back to Roman times. Every parish, hundred, city, town, village and hamlet is described in the tiniest of detail. This type of information is essential to genealogists and family historians as it provides an insight as to how our ancestors lived and what the places that they lived in were like. Over 1400 pages.    

Price:  £21.28

The Story of Some English Shires

Wonderful historical accounts of these English counties: Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire.    

Price:  £15.11

The Stranger in Liverpool - An Historical & Descriptive View of the Town - 1836

A wonderful account of the 'Town' including ancient history, the docks, public buildings, improvements, places of worship, charities, markets and surveys of the town and its environs. Fully searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader.    

Price:  £15.11

The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, Volume I

Natural History. Early Man. Anglo-Saxon Remains. Domesday. The Fuedal Baronage.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-91061-3

Price:  £60.00

The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, Volume II

Ecclesiastical History. Religious Houses. Political History. Industries. Agriculture. Forestry. Sport. Ancient Earthworks. Schools. Index to vols I and II.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-91054-5

Price:  £60.00

The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, Volume III

Topography: West Derby hundred (part including Prescot).   hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-91050-7

Price:  £60.00

The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV

Topography: West Derby hundred (cont., including Liverpool, Wigan), Salford hundred.(part, including Manchester)   hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-91051-4

Price:  £60.00

The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, Volume V

Topography: Salford hundred (cont., including Rochdale), Index to vols III, IV and V.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-91055-2

Price:  £60.00

The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, Volume VI

The volume contains histories of the eleven ancient parishes in Leyland hundred (Leyland, Penwortham, Brindle, Croston, Hesketh-with-Becconsall, Tarleton, Rufford, Chorley, Hoole, Eccleston, Standish) and of two of the five ancient parishes in Blackburn hundred (Blackburn parish and Whalley). Some very considerable places in the volume never achieved the status of ancient parish: Darwen was part of Blackburn parish, and Whalley included Accrington, Burnley, Clitheroe, Colne, and Nelson. In the Middle Ages the area was relatively poor, with extensive royal forests used for deer and, later, cattle and sheep farming. From the late 18th century the woollen industry gave way to cotton spinning and weaving in hundreds of factories, and the coalfield was exploited. Despite the growth of industry the area retains much undeveloped countryside, gentry houses in the lush pasture land of the Ribble Valley, and many oldfarmhouses on the slopes of the Pennine moorlandsand Pendle Hill.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-91058-3

Price:  £60.00

The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, Volume VII

The volume contains the histories of the three ancient parishes in Blackburn hundred north of the Ribble (Mitton, Chipping. and Ribchester) and of the eight ancient parishes in Amounderness hundred (Preston, Kirkham, Lytham, Poulton-le-Fylde, Bispham, part of Lancaster, St. Michael-on-Wyre, and Garstang). A very large part of Amoundernesshundred is the level area between the Ribble estuary and Cockerham Sands called the Fylde and one known as 'the wheatfield of Amounderness'. Some of the ancient parishes include places that have become larger, more populous, and better known than the old centres ofpopulation which gave the parishes their names. Poulton-le-Fylde includes Fleetwood, and Bispham is better known to the world as the seaside resort of Blackpool, which also extends into Poulton.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-91059-0

Price:  £60.00

The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, Volume VIII

Topography: Lonsdale hundred, north and south, Index to Vol III, Corrigenda.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-91062-0

Price:  £60.00

Traditions of Lancashire 1882

Containing engravings to illustrate this book uses poems, short stories and brief histories to tell tales of Lancashire, often using snatches of speech in local dialect. Includes chapters on The Fairies Chapel, The luck of Muncaster, A Legend of Brewsey, the Mermaid of Martin Meer, The Death Painter and many more. A witty little book that will amuse those currently living in Lancashire or those with Lancashire ancestors.    

Price:  £9.79