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Nine Nightingales (Tardebigge)

Nine Nightingales (Tardebigge)

Pat Warner

Pat Warner's latest book describes Tardebigge and district during..

£8.95

Nourishing Social Renewal

Nourishing Social Renewal

Dr Dick Atkinson OBE

This book uses the Third World question, “how do you feed a hungry ..

£18.00

One Morning in May: The Mary Ashford Mystery

One Morning in May: The Mary Ashford Mystery

Patrick Hayes

The year is 1817 and a young country girl, Mary Ashford is looking fo..

£6.95

Passionate about Communities (Midland Heart Housing)

Passionate about Communities (Midland Heart Housing)

Kevin Gulliver

This short history traces the origins of Midland Heart to the 1920s w..

£4.95

Planet BB 2: The Boys’ Brigade Around The World

Planet BB 2: The Boys’ Brigade Around The World

Ed. David Chant - foreword by Jimmy Hill OBE

Following the successful publication, in 2010, of Planet BB: The Boys’ Brigade Around The World, V..

£12.95

Planet BB: The Boys’ Brigade Around The World

Planet BB: The Boys’ Brigade Around The World

Ed. David Chant

The Boys’ Brigade has just celebrated its 125th Anniversary. In 188..

£12.95

Poverty and Opportunity - 100 years of the Birmingham Settlement (hb)

Poverty and Opportunity - 100 years of the Birmingham Settlement (hb)

Jon Glasby

Commissioned to celebrate the centenary of the Birmingham Settlement, P..

£17.95

Poverty and Opportunity - 100 years of the Birmingham Settlement (pb)

Poverty and Opportunity - 100 years of the Birmingham Settlement (pb)

Jon Glasby

Commissioned to celebrate the centenary of the Birmingham Settlement,..

£11.95

Proud to Serve: Embracing Diversity in Policing (West Midlands Police)

Proud to Serve: Embracing Diversity in Policing (West Midlands Police)

Michael Layton QPM

Proud to Serve chronicles the journey of one police officer between 1999 and 2..

£14.95

Region and Renaissance - Royal Town Planning Institute

Region and Renaissance - Royal Town Planning Institute

Ed. David Chapman et al.

Reflections on planning and development in the West Midlands 1950..

£14.95

Reuben Farley: The Man of West Bromwich

Reuben Farley: The Man of West Bromwich

Pauline Lawley & Anne Wilkins

It is difficult to imagine in these days of career politicians on expenses and allowances that someo..

£14.95

Robert Owen and the architect Joseph Hansom - An unlikely form of co-operation

Robert Owen and the architect Joseph Hansom - An unlikely form of co-operation

Penelope Harris

Robert Owen was a charismatic pipe-dreamer, bound to unrealistic expectations. Though born in Newtow..

£14.95

Royal Enfield (Redditch)

Royal Enfield (Redditch)

Anne Bradford

Over 80 ex-employees and their descendants give perceptive and often humoro..

£14.95

Seeing Birmingham by Tram - Volume 2

Seeing Birmingham by Tram - Volume 2

Eric Armstrong

For the first quarter of the twentieth century, trams constituted the main workhorses of the pu..

£13.99

Seeing Birmingham by Tram - Volume I

Seeing Birmingham by Tram - Volume I

Eric Armstrong

From 1907 to 1953, Birmingham Corporation's trams provided an efficient and praiseworthy public tr..

£13.99

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