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New Books Kill-Grief Caroline Rance's debut historical novel Set in Chester in the year 1756 Kill-Grief will be released by Picnic Publishing on 16 April 2009 www.carolinerance.co.uk The hospital stench. The blood. The lecherous surgeon. Mary Helsall does not like being a nurse. It's a job that will have to suffice for now. At least until she has achieved the task she came to the city to do. In the meantime, rotgut gin and a volatile relationship with hospital porter Anthony will help her get through each day. But who is the mysterious patient who claims to know what she's got to hide? He knows all about her infatuation with a thief-taker, about her connection to the notorious Northgate Gaol, and about the shocking events of her recent past. From the stormy seashore to the screams of the operating theatre, and from a backstreet gin shop to the foetid dungeons of the prison, Mary searches for an independent future. Before she can find it, she must fight the attraction of oblivion and make a choice between duty, money, and a love overshadowed by addiction Roads & Trackways of North Wales By Tim Prevett http://www.roadsandtrackwaysofnorthwales.org.uk Now and again, a book is published which adds significantly to public knowledge of our countryside and the history of the landscape in which it is located. ‘The Roads & Trackways of North Wales’, a new book, does just that. Driving along the A5 from Chirk to Anglesey, are a succession of signs stating that the road is a ‘Historic Route’. This book shows that the A5 is a comparative newcomer, with many others in North Wales which are ten – twenty times older. Some of the roads were pre-historic when they were utilised by the Romans and two thousand years on, still remain in use. The packhorse way being succeeded by the cart, coach and motor vehicle, in many cases preserves a route-way that had its origins in pre-history. The old road from Rowen to Aber – Bwlch Y Ddeufaen, or the pass of two stones – still has the two huge way-markers as well as a cromlech at the side of the roadway. Author Tim Prevett begins the book looking at the evidence for such old roads and then moves on to examine the Roman roads, pilgrims’ routes, drovers’ roads and subsequent highways up to the turnpikes, including Telford’s A5, the London to Holyhead route for Dublin-bound travellers. He has carefully included lots of maps and photographs to illustrate the text. They make it much easier to understand the locations he describes. There is a lot packed into the book’s 160pp and it is competitively priced at £14.99. With its eye-catching cover of sheep still using the Bwlch Y Ddeufaen route, the author shows us how much of our heritage we can easily take for granted and how much of our countryside has been shaped by our forefathers and mothers. ISBN 13: 9781843064206 Ian Rush Autobiography Walking Cheshire's Sandstone Trail Tony Bowerman Non-Chester Related Books >>> Bartholomew City Guides Chester Brian Harris John Bartholomew & Son 1979 ISBN 0 7028 8070 1 Cheshire Folk Songs Cheshire Folk Songs Roy Clinging royclinging.com ISBN 1-901253-49-x Chester Chester S.R. Publishers First Published 1903 Bertram C. A. Windle ISBN 0 85409 591 8 Chester An A to Z of Local History Chester An A to Z of Local History Roger Stephens Pen & Sword Wharncliffe Local History ISBN 1 84563 006 8 www.pen-and-sword.co.uk Curious Chester Curious Chester 'A Portrait of an English city over two thousand years' (with photographs by Mike Penney) by local author : MFP Design & Print 1999 Gordon Emery ISBN 1 872265 944 A Chester Miscellany A Collection of Historical Documents Gleaned from the Cheshire Sheaf Featuring the Photographs of David Heke Fenris Press 1999 ISBN 1-902601-02-5 The Great Leaguer of Chester The Great Leaguer of Chester Stephen Pickstock Jacobus Publications 1994 ISBN 898621-06-3 The Civil War and Siege of Chester The Civil War and Siege of Chester Caroline Snewin Barnardos 1989 ISBN 0 902 04604 7 Curious Clwyd Curious Clwyd Gordon Emery Masons Design and Print 1996 ISBN 1-872265-97-9 Chester Characters Chester Characters Bernard Wall Booklands & Company Ltd 2000 ISBN 085161002- The Chester & Holyhead Railway The Chester & Holyhead Railway Volume 1: The Main Line up to 1880 Peter E Baughan 1972 David & Charles Netwton Abbot Publishers Chester and the Northern Marches Chester and the Northern Marches Guy Williams Longmans Young Books 1968 ISBN 582-16782-5 Chronicle of Chester Chronicle of Chester The 200 Years 1775/1975 Herbert Hughes Macdonald and Company Ltd 1975 ISBN 0-356-08209-1 Cheshire Curiosities Cheshire Curiosities Peter Bamford ISBN 0 946159 963 Death in Chester Death in Chester By Roy Wilding 2003 ISBN 187226544-8 Deva Victrix : Roman Chester Re-assessed Deva Victrix : Roman Chester Re-assessed Chester Archaeology Society 2002 Peter Carrington ISBN 0 9507074 9 X www.chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk Disaster on the Dee Disaster on the Dee Peter R Lewis Tempus 2007 ISBN 978 0 7524 4266 2 Excavations at Chester Excavations at Chester Charles Lequesne ISBN 1 872587 143 Excavations at Chester 26-42 Lower Bridge Street Excavations at Chester 26-42 Lower Bridge Street D. J. P Mason 1985 ISBN 0 903235 13 7 Click here for more information Excavations at Chester Excavations at Chester Investigations at 3 - 15 Eastgate Street 1990/1991 By Keith Matthews and Others ISBN 1-872587-05-4 The great siege of Chester The great siege of Chester John Barratt ISBN 0 75242345 2 Haunted Chester Haunted Chester Rupert Matthews Pitkin Guide 1992 ISBN 0-85372-533-0 Haunted Places of Cheshire Haunted Places of Cheshire Jeffrey Pearson Countryside Books 2006 ISBN 1 85306 997 3 Insane, but not daft Insane, but not daft Stan Murphy 2002 CC Publishing ISBN 0949001 18X The Illustrated History of Chester The Illustrated History of Chester by Phillip Jones March 2009 £16.99 HB 224pp 200 illus 276x195mm ISBN-13 978 1 85983 684 2 EAN 9781859836842 About -A comprehensive history of the city of Chester -Fully illustrated throughout with atmospheric images and photographs -Review coverage in local press; POS available The history of the city of Chester is so much more than the occupying Roman Legions and the walled fortress that they built on a sandstone outcrop overlooking the River Dee. This book investigates the very earliest settlement of the site prior to the Roman invasion, as well as looking at the various periods of settlement, notable characters and important events that have helped to shape the city that stands today. For well over 1400 years Chester remained a centre of religious, military and political power, as well as one of the most pre-eminent trading ports in all of England. Throughout its history, it has played host to some of the most notable characters of the age, including the Anglo Saxon King Egbert, William the Conqueror and the eight Norman Earls who ruled the city and its wider regions for well over 160 years. The two great Plantagenet monarchs, Henry III and his militaristic son Edward Longshanks used Chester as their base for the vicious military campaigns that they waged against the royal Princes of Wales. The usurper King Henry IV came to Chester to oust the legitimate monarch Richard II from his throne and the city of Chester also hosted Henry “Hotspur” Percy who faced Bolingbroke at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. The city and its people also remained resolute during the 17th century Civil War siege which witnessed the bombardment and starvation of Chester’s Royalist defenders in defence of the ill-fated monarch Charles I who later lost his head. The past 200 years have not been so glorious however and a good deal of the ancient city, including its Norman Castle, has been largely swept away in the rush to create a regional tourist attraction, often at the cost of the city’s most important architectural treasures. The old city will live on, however, in this fascinating new title The Illustrated History of Chester. About the Author PHILIP JONES was born and brought up in the historic city of Chester and has always had a passion for both writing and discovering the history of both his home city and his native country. He has previously had a series of local history articles published by the local newspaper, the Chester Chronicle and has edited a specialist dog magazine and been involved in establishing a number of internet sites. Since writing his Illustrated History of Chester, Phillip has produced further works on Chester’s eight Norman Earls and a history of the city’s long since demolished Medieval Castle. Publisher Breedon House · 3 The Parker Centre · Derby · DE21 4SZ Telephone: 01332 384235 · Fax: 01332 292755 · e-mail: sales@breedonpublishing.co.uk Administration Manager: Carole Vernon Marketing &Publicity Manager: Claire Shaw carole.vernon@breedonpublishing.co.uk Claire.shaw@breedonpublishing.co.uk Visit our website at www.breedonbooks.co.uk Ingimund's Saga Ingimund's Saga Norwegian Wirral Stephen Harding 2000 Countyvise Ltd ISBN 1 871201 90 8 www.birkenheadpress.co.uk The Authors Personal Web Page http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve Kill-Grief Caroline Rance's debut historical novel Set in Chester in the year 1756 Kill-Grief will be released by Picnic Publishing on 16 April 2009 www.carolinerance.co.uk The hospital stench. The blood. The lecherous surgeon. Mary Helsall does not like being a nurse. It's a job that will have to suffice for now. At least until she has achieved the task she came to the city to do. In the meantime, rotgut gin and a volatile relationship with hospital porter Anthony will help her get through each day. But who is the mysterious patient who claims to know what she's got to hide? He knows all about her infatuation with a thief-taker, about her connection to the notorious Northgate Gaol, and about the shocking events of her recent past. From the stormy seashore to the screams of the operating theatre, and from a backstreet gin shop to the foetid dungeons of the prison, Mary searches for an independent future. Before she can find it, she must fight the attraction of oblivion and make a choice between duty, money, and a love overshadowed by addiction On the Civil War Trail in Cheshire On the Civil War Trail in Cheshire Paperback produced by Cheshire Heritage & Recreation in 1983 J. P. Mann M.A. ISBN 0 906759 75 6 Picturesque Chester Picturesque Chester Peter Boughton Phillimore 1997 ISBN 1 86077 039 8 Roberts Chester Guide Roberts Chester Guide 'illustrated with Engravings and a novel plan' Hugh Roberts H Roberts 1851 ISBN 1 872587 08 9 Roman Chester Roman Chester T. J. Strickland 1984 Hendon Publishing ISBN 0 86067 090 2 The best is yet to come The best is yet to come Stan Murphy 2004 CC Publishing ISBN 0949001 279 The Rows of Chester The Chester Rows Research Project Andrew Brown English Heritage 1999 ISBN 1 85074 629 X The rows of Chester The rows of Chester Andrew Brown ISBN 1 85074 629 X The Walls of Chester The Walls of Chester Frank Simpson Phillipson & Golder 1910 ISBN None ? Local Authors Jeff Baker New Book Out Now! Gordon Emery Chas Sumner Chester Library Northgate Street Chester CH1 2EF Tel : 01244 312935 Fax : 01244 315534 Minicom : 01244 602346 Email : infopoint@cheshire.gov.uk New Book ! Thomas Brassey - The Greatest Railway Builder in the World www.changeatcrewe.com Change at Crewe The Junction Page of Tim Prevett Crewe based tour guide, author, speaker, photographer and enthusiast for all things historic and curious: from Neolithic Tombs to Victorian Railways, from Ancient Sacred Landscapes to The Paranormal. Life, Heritage and Culture past and present in the Historic Railway Town Book Shops in Chester Bluecoat Books Bluecoat Books 1 City Walls Chester CH1 2JG 01244 318 752 Fax 01244 318768 www.bluecoatbooks.co.uk Welcome to the Bluecoat Book Shop, part of Bluecoat Books and Arts. We stock a huge range of books at highly competitive prices. Our particular specialities are art, architecture, crafts, photography, film, music, poetry, literature, fiction, history (including a wide range of American and military history), gardening, cookery and travel. There is also a large selection of children's books. This shop is located on the exit of Rufus Court at City Walls Level. We have premises in both Liverpool and Chester. The Liverpool shop deals in both books and art materials, the Chester shop books only. You can phone or fax either shop for the entire book catalogue. Gildas Books Gildas Books 2 City Walls Chester CH1 2JG 01244 311910 www.gildasbooks.co.uk contact@gildasbooks.co.uk Gildas Books was formed in October 2005 and we took over the premises at 2 City Walls, Chester in November 2005 (previously occupied for 14 years by Words and Music). We are open 7 days a week from 10-5 and have new stock arriving on a daily basis. We Specialise in History, Archaeology and Celtic Studies and even stock a few new titles within these fields. We are happy to search for out of print titles and are always keen to purchase items within our specialist fields. As well as our specialist subjects we stock a good range of paperback fiction from Classics through to Science-fiction, Modern first editions, Plays, Poetry, Children's Books, British Topography, Foreign Travel, Mountaineering, Popular Science, Psychology, Philosophy and a few other bits! Books in the Chester Area Barn Books Barn Books Pear Tree Farm Norbury Near Whitchurch Shropshire SY13 4HZ 01948 663 742 www.barnbooks.co.uk Bookshop situated in the Cheshire countryside offering a large selection of books on gardening, Cheshire, Shropshire, local history and the countryside. Open on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays from 10am to 5:30pm and by appointment. Four miles north of Whitchurch (Off the A49) Ample Parking Click here for more information Cheshire Book Centre Cheshire Book Centre Layes Heyes Centre Kinsgley Road Frodsham WA6 6SU 01928 788 743 07866 085 494 cheshirebooks@supanet.com Cheshire Book Centre is a friendly shop dealing in good quality second hand books catering for all tastes, including collectable and antiquarian books, with over 100,000 books in stock. We also offer book binding and a free book search service. With easy access for wheelchairs. We are part of a busy successful centre with free parking, a variety of shops, a cafe and a play barn all on the same site. Open all year round from 10am - 5pm Monday - Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday. Berwyn Books Berwyn Books A wide selection of quality second hand books including antiquarian and collector's interests, Open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 5pm Sundays. Erddig National Trust Second-hand Book Shop Erddig National Trust Secondhand Book Shop Henry Wilson Books Henry Wilson Books Thanks to Chester Library, Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 2EF Travel Utilities : Car Hire | Train Tickets | Coach Tickets | EuroStar | Ferry | Travel Insurance | Holiday Cottage [Page 126] T & C's | Hotels | B&B's | Apartments | Travel Hotels | On-Line Tickets | Free Brochure | Tours | Sitemap

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