Hidden Harbours of Wales

Hidden Harbours of Wales PDF Author: Dag Pike
Publisher: Imray
ISBN: 9781846233739
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
Hidden Harbours of Wales is a tour of small and infrequently visited harbours on the Welsh coast, starting from Lydney on the River Severn and finishing a world away at Connah's Quay on the River Dee on the north coast. 'Hidden harbours' vary from defined ports enclosed by breakwaters to small quays and landings. Most have a long history, often involving speculation by local landowners in the days before railways, when the coast was the best means of communication. Many of the harbours described in this attractive tour date from the 18th and 19th centuries, a time of expanding trade in coal, ore, grain and stone and industrial growth; and having been little used for decades have acquired an attractive and, in some instances, even haunted atmosphere. For each harbour there is a fascinating round up of the history and notes on what is to be found there. The author's photographs capture the scene and annotated aerial photographs assist with pin pointing harbours hidden along the Welsh coastline and its estuaries. This is the second in the series and complements the author's Hidden Harbours of Southwest Britain

The Hidden Places of England

The Hidden Places of England PDF Author: Peter Long
Publisher: Travel Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781904434122
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 684

Book Description
England's landscape is as diverse as its culture. It is a country with magnificent landscapes. This guide looks at the more established places of interest throughout the country, but it also focuses on the more secluded and little known visitor attractions and places to stay, eat and drink.

Hidden Harbours of North West England

Hidden Harbours of North West England PDF Author: Dag Pike
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846235047
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Strictly speaking Dag Pike's latest tour of historic and often long unused harbours should be titled 'Hidden Harbours of Northwest England and Southwest Scotland'. Starting from the Dee Estuary and finishing in the remote Rhins of Galloway, over 40 harbours are described. In many instances all that remains is a stone quayside here, a silted dock there and a few old warehouse buildings, but in their heyday the harbours were all flourishing. During the Industrial Revolution boats and waterways were essential to ferry grain, coal and raw materials and also for the export of manufactured goods. In those days these harbours were bustling centres of commerce. This roundup describes so many little known places: Freckleton, an unlikely shipbuilding centre, Georgian Sunderland Point at the mouth of the Lune, the old Roman port of Ravenglass on the Cumbrian coast and, not to be missed as the seaside resort for Millom, Haverigg. The Galloway coast offers more, and few would want to miss lovely Kirkcudbright, Creetown (which exported granite for the building of the Embankment in London) or even Garlieston, from where ferries once ran to the Isle of Man. It's a fascinating tour. Dag Pike's guide is an indispensible reference for all explorers by land and sea and an attractive companion to the others in the series: Hidden Harbours of Wales and Hidden Harbours of Southwest Britain. .

The Hidden Places

The Hidden Places PDF Author: Joanna Billing
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901241105
Category : Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Secret Wartime Britain

Secret Wartime Britain PDF Author: Colin Philpott
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526735482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309

Book Description
The secret military facilities hidden across Great Britain are revealed and investigated in this fascinating WWII history. During the Second World War, thousands of facilities across Britain were requisitioned to support the war efforts. Beyond that, countless others were built from scratch. Often the purpose of these locations was a closely guarded secret, even from those living close by. In Secret Wartime Britain, Colin Philpott has compiled a fascinating collection of sites that still exist in some form today. They include underground factories, storage sites and headquarters; spy and communication centers; interrogation and POW camps; dummy sites; research facilities such as the sinister Porton Down; treasure stores in stately homes and even royal retreats in the event of invasion, such as Madresfield Court. Where were these sites and why were they needed? How successfully were they kept secret? What has happened to them since? Were they returned to their owners? Answers to these and other questions make Secret Wartime Britain a riveting and revealing read.

The Hidden Places of Wales

The Hidden Places of Wales PDF Author: Joanna Billing
Publisher: Travel Publishing (UK)
ISBN: 9781902007557
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
This is the 3rd edition of The Hidden Places of England. It is one of a series that covers the whole of the United Kingdom and is now printed in full colour providing the reader with a more scenic and pleasurable view of the hidden gems of this beautiful country. England's landscape is as diverse as It's culture; a country blessed with magnificent landscapes from the mountainous ranges of the Mendips and Quantocks in the west, the Cumbrian fells in the North and the meandering hills of the South Downs, to the picturesque county of Kent described as the 'Garden of Britain'. Not to mention East Anglia and its famous Norfolk Broads and beautiful coastline rich in wildlife. England is blessed with a wonderful range of inland and coastal landscapes, interesting cultures and an extraordinary rich history. The Hidden Places of England explores this diversity in a relaxed narrative style, by guiding the reader to some of the established visitor attractions but also focuses on the more secluded and less well-known places of interest and venues for food, drink, accommodation and crafts. The national guides are enjoyed by a large readership. 'I am very pleased with the Hidden Places of Englan

The Hidden Place of Wales

The Hidden Place of Wales PDF Author: Peter Long
Publisher: Travel Publishing (UK)
ISBN: 9781904434900
Category : Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This is the 6th edition of the very popular Hidden Places of Wales. The book is printed in full colour and beautifully illustrated with eye-catching photographs plus detailed directional maps.

Secret Sins

Secret Sins PDF Author: David Russell Davies
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 0708325572
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 341

Book Description
Sleepy rustic Carmarthenshire was secretly a hotbed of debauchery, violence and drunkenness according to Russell Davies in a new edition of his very successful book, ‘Secret Sins’. Behind the facade of idyllic rural life, there was a twilight world of mental illness, suicide, crime, vicious assaults, infanticide, cruelty and other assorted acts of depravity. This almost anecdotal historical study is often funny, sometimes disturbing, always revealing.
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