Miranda Sawyer drives from Croydon to Swindon, via Stevenage, Harrogate & Cadbury World in Birmingham, on a nice day out around suburban Britain. This is the Britain of motorways & heritage centres, of campaigning housewives & executive housing estates, of boy racers & Essex girls, of Cheshire wives & Scottish golfers. Put on your co-ordinating smart/casual wear (no trainers please) & join her for an evening at a prestigious hotel nightclub, a day in Britain's most average town, a trip round Romford's bourgeois drug addicts, a date with The Lighthouse Family, a few hours with Staffordshire's jet-set. Plus: a hen night, a car cruise, a swingers' special evening, & a lovely Sunday drive to see the new B&Q on the bypass. Forget the Britain that is green & pleasant, urban & dangerous, historic & scenic: this is the rest of it, the vast swathes of inbetweeny l&, the multiplexed, motorwayed, mind your manners Great British Experience. & it may well be where you live. ...

During a career spanning four decades John has been the behind-the-scenes mastermind ensuring the welfare & maintenance of Richmond Park`s world-famous herd of deer
- widely thought of as the finest herd in captivity. Working with these fabled creatures has demanded balancing their needs with the very real, & often fatal, dangers the park`s visitors pose to his herd, & John pulls no punches when it comes to his opinion on the deer`s place in the scheme of things, the human `invaders` & the collision of their two worlds. A remarkable diary chronicling the final year of John`s charmed life as the guardian of Richmond Park, this memoir tells of the unique demands of each new season, & of the enormous wrench he will feel upon no longer waking up in the midst of so much unchanged & wild beauty. Park Life is a treasure trove of stories & memories, some poignant & moving, others offbeat & hilarious: from the quirk of fate & farcical interview that led to him getting the job, to living in close-quarters with the deer, the tragedy of putting down fatally wounded animals, & the annual ritual of the rut
- as dependable as the rising & setting of the sun.

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Park Royal & Hanger Hill in 1935 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions for this area have been published to show how it developed across the years. The 1895 version is a somewhat empty, showing just how rural much of Middlesex was at the end of the 19th century, even though it

Includes:: parts of Ealing, Willesden, Acton & Hanwell parishes, & is only a mile from the great railway interchange at Willesden Junction. Features include Hanger Hill & a handful of large houses along Hanger Lane, the Grand Junction Water Works, Twyford Abbey, & several farms. By contrast, the 1935 version is filled with industry, including the western half of the Park Royal estate. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

Parkhead area of Glasgow in 1897 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers an area of south-east Glasgow which

Includes:: much of Parkhead & Dalmarnock & extends out to Braidfauld. Coverage stretches from Westmuir Street southward to Westhorn House & St Peter`s Cemetery Braidfauld, & from Boden Street eastward to Tollcross House. Features include Celtic Park football ground, Parkhead station, Barrowfield Potteries, part of Eastern Necropolis, Belvidere Hospital, Dalmarnock Weaving Factory, Springfield Dye Works, Dalmarnock Paper Mills, Dalmarnock Hair Factory, Summerfield Works, Anchor Brewery, Caledonian Iron Works, Mauldslie Brickworks, Springfield Wire Works, Westhorn Brick Works, Westhorn Farm, Convent of the Good Shepherd, Maukinfauld, Burnbrae, etc. On the reverse are street directory extracts for Great Eastern Road & London Road, plus bye-laws & rates for hackney carriages, chimney sweeps & city porters. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament is an icon both of Parliament & of Britain, but in fact it is a relatively small part of a sprawling complex with a fascinating history. Over several hundred years, the British Parliament has developed from a mobile assembly gathered at the king`s behest into a static Westminster-based body that has variously challenged, checked & bolstered royal authority. Richard Tames here offers an introduction to the thous&-year development of the Palace of Westminster, the evolution of the parliamentary system, how legislation passes through the House of Commons & the House of Lords, & the role of the monarch. He also explains such traditions as the State Opening, the role of the Mace & of officials such as the speakers & Black Rod. ...

Who do our politicians work for? The public, or big business? If you want to understand why British politics isn`t working, the first place to start is here. Parliament Ltd reveals the financial interests that British politicians would rather you didn`t hear about. From banks & private corporations, to lobbying & the arms trade, there are MPs making millions by moonlighting in second jobs. Where does their loyalty belong
- to us or to their paymasters? Meanwhile
- years after the expenses scandal
- they are now claiming more than ever before. In his enthralling journey to the dark heart of British politics, Martin Williams exposes a hidden, shocking culture of greed & corruption.


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` Eye-popping analysis of politicians` finances...a ground-breaking study...a fascinating & important work.` Sunday Times` Immaculately researched...A powerful reminder that reporters can serve the public good... Should make journalists proud
- & may even help to make the world a better place` Peter Oborne, New Statesman Who do our politicians work for? The public, or big business? If you want to understand why British politics isn`t working, the first place to start is here. Parliament Ltd reveals the financial interests that British politicians would rather you didn`t hear about. From banks & private corporations, to lobbying & the arms trade, there are MPs making millions by moonlighting in second jobs. Where does their loyalty belong
- to us or to their paymasters? Meanwhile
- years after the expenses scandal
- they are now claiming more than ever before. In his enthralling journey to the dark heart of British politics, Martin Williams exposes a hidden, shocking culture of greed & corruption.



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Over the last two hundred years Parliament has witnessed & effected dramatic & often turbulent change. Political parties rose
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Over the last two hundred years Parliament has witnessed & effected dramatic & often turbulent change. Political parties rose
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