Barns of the Yorkshire Dales

By Andy Singleton and David Joy

Foreword by Bill Bryson

Thousands of barns are scattered among the villages, meadows and pastures of the Yorkshire Dales and make the landscape like no other. This is the first book to look in depth at the barns of the Dales. It falls into two distinct halves, and will appeal to all those who love the Dales’ landscape as well as anyone involved in the restoration or conversion of a Dales’ barn. David Joy looks at the history of the barn and portrays a year in the life of a typical barn. Andy Singelton takes up the story by covering the construction methods and materials that were used to build barns and explains, in detail, how they can be converted into dwellings.

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Bright and Breezy

YTV in all weathers

By Jon Mitchell

The royalties from the sales of this book are being donated to the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Air Ambulance. This profusely illustrated hardback centres on the ever-popular subject of our weather. Compiled by John Mitchell, who for well over a decade has presented the weather forecasts on Calendar, the book features interviews with leading personalities in the world of YTV, as instanced by Derek Folds (‘Oscar Blaketon’ in Heartbeat) and Chris Chittell (‘Eric Pollard’ in Emmerdale). They give a unique insight into the pleasures and perils of filming in stunning Yorkshire landscape in rain and shine.

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Exploring West Yorkshire’s History

By Nigel A. Ibbotson

A journey through West Yorkshire that examines its rich history through contemporary colour photographs. In addition to well-known historical sites, acclaimed photographer Nigel Ibbotson has visited the lesser-known and more quirky places of interest to provide a tour of unprecedented breadth. Prepare to discover the real West Yorkshire in all its splendour. Exploring West Yorkshire’s History is sure to delight anyone wishing to know more about this wonderful region.

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Great Yorkshire A Celebration of 150 shows

By David Joy

Foreword by the show’s patron, HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES

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Published to mark the 150th Great Yorkshire Show, this book celebrates a unique institution in our county. This lavishly illustrated book draws on the archives of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and the Yorkshire Post to portray the show in all its infinite variety and colour. Leading personalities describe in their own words what the show means to them. The Great Yorkshire Show is the county’s melting pot where rural folk and townies come together for three days a year to enjoy the best that Yorkshire has to offer. This full-colour, hard-back book will bring the memories flooding back.

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Hannah Hauxwell 80 Years In the Dales

By W R Mitchell

Thirty–five years ago, Hannah Maxwell captured the hearts of a nation when she was the subject of an extraordinary television documentary, Too Long a Winter, which portrayed her constant struggle on a remote Pennine farm with no electricity and no running water. Battling against poverty and hardship in sub-zero temperatures, she somehow survived on an income of less than £280 per year.

Now in her 80th year, Hannah lives alone, but content, in a Teesdale village. This major book, by the renowned writer on the Dales, W R Mitchell, traces the extraordinary life of a delightful personality who has never lost her links with the countryside.

This large-format, hard-back, full-colour book includes many previously unpublished photographs.

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Mouseman

Foreword by Alan Titchmarsh

Robert Thompson (1876-1955) the Yorkshire craftsman whose hand-carved, oak furniture, signed with the unique trademark of a carved mouse, is now highly collectable.

Here is a book that includes a round-Britain guide that identifies public places in which the Mouseman work may be seen. The story is brought up to date with his successors carrying on his great tradition. This book is the most comprehensive on Robert Thompson, a must-have for anybody who is interested in Yorkshire and its people.

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Priestley’s Wars Soldier, Writer, Broadcaster and Peace Campaigner

The untold story of JB Priestley’s role at the centre of British 2Oth-century history

Edited By Neil Hanson

This major historical work opens with Priestley as an enthusiastic volunteer in the First World War. Published here for the first time are the letters he wrote while serving on the Somme, which vividly evoke the full horrors of trench warfare and which also mark the start of a transformation that would ultimately make Priestley one of the most influential voices for peace and disarmament. During the Second World War his postscripts radio broadcasts attracted an audience of 16m listeners. Priestley’s appeals that British troops really should come home to a land transformed "fit for heroes", infuriated Churchill, and the broadcasts were abruptly dropped. This book includes copies of the postscripts that have never previously been published.

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Essence of the Yorkshire Coast and Essence of Whitby

By Malcolm Barker

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Essence of the Yorkshire Coast goes behind the scenery to look, in depth, at life and work along the coast. It puts a new perspective on such subjects as fishing, smuggling, shipping and shipwrecks, and the proud story of lifeboats put to sea in conditions of dire peril.

It focuses on communities large and small. Essence of Whitby is illustrated with superb photographs collected over the years by the author, Malcolm Barker. This book will appeal to anyone who lives or has lived in Whitby as well as the many thousands of visitors for whom this book will serve as a lasting, high-quality reminder of a very special place. Malcolm Barker was Editor of the Yorkshire Evening Post for 17 years and a Yorkshire Post Saturday columnist.

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Northern Skies 3

2 DVD set

31/2 hours running time

Fasten your seat-belts for some dizzy, low–level trips across the north of England, Yorkshire, Cumbria and the North-East. See these wonderful locations with a bird’s-eye view giving a new slant on the places we thought we knew so well. Nine spectacular helicopter journeys, spanning three-and-a-half hours, based on the popular ITV series. Sit back and enjoy the ride!

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Sir Nigel Gresley On the Mainline

DVD

90 minutes running time

Here is a great new DVD for all steam buffs. Rescued and restored by volunteers, Sir Nigel Gresley, one of the fastest steam engines in the world, returns to the place she was built for the main line. Take your place on the footplate as the streamlined 1930s’ classic locomotive faces a demanding test run on the rail network. Then we’ll join her for a nostalgic return trip to King’s Cross and an emotional reunion with three of her A4 sisters in York.

Bonus feature on Sir Nigel Gresley’s four-year restoration at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and footage of the NYM’s unique A4 festival.

This exiting DVD lasts approx 90 minutes and includes some of the true legends of steam, including Bittern, Union of South Africa, Green Arrow and the Flying Scotsman. Plus some breathtaking aerial footage of the Princess Elizabeth on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. All this makes for a great Christmas gift for the steam enthusiast.

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Yorkshire Dales A Landscape of Longing

DVD

52 minutes running time

Yorkshire Dales A Landscape Of Longing takes the viewer on a journey through some of Britain’s finest countryside. Stunning photography guides you through the limestone peaks and pastoral valleys of one of Britain’s most cherished National Parks. Featuring: Nidderdale, Wharfedale, Three Peak Country, Wensleydale, Dentdale, Swaledale, and surrounding areas.

The Yorkshire Dales, the heart of a great county.

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