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Authors

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W H Auden - Collected Short Stories

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Beatrix Potters Lakeland
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Hunter Davies

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Catherine Cookson Companion

Cliff Goodwin

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Charles Dickens
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Steven Connor

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W B Yeats - collected poems

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British Culture

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Atlas of English Dialects

Clive Upton

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Classic English Love Poems

Emile Capouya

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The English: Portrait of a People
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Jeremy Paxman

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Garden at Chatsworth

(Stately Home)

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Journey to the Hebrides

Classic Travel Journal by Johnson and Boswell from 1785.

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English Heritage

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Book of Castles

Tom McNeil

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Seaside Architecture

Simon Adamson

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Roman London

Gustav Milne

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Channel Defences

Andrew Saunders

eh4

Glastonbury

Phillip Rahtz

eh7

Industrial England

Michael Stratton

eh8

Iron Age

Barry Cunliffe

eh9

Life in Roman Britain

Joan Alcock

eh10

Norman England

Trevor Rowley

eh11

Peak District

John Barnatt

eh12

Prehistoric Settlements

Robert Bewley

eh13

Roman Britain

Martin Millet

eh14

Roman Forts in Britain

Paul Bidwell

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Roman Villas

Guy De La Bedoyere

eh16

Ships and Shipwrecks

Peter Marsden

eh17

St Augustines Abbey

Richard Gern

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Stone Age Britain

Nicholas Barton

eh19

Victorian Churches

James Stevens Curl

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Winchester

T B James

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Yorkshire Dales

Robert White

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Avebury

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British History

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England Without a King (1649-60)
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Austin Woolrych

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England's World Heritage
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John Hedgecoe

bh2

The English Civil War

M.Ashley

bh22

History of Britain

M.Stuart Harrison

bh3

History of British Trade Unionism

W. Hamish Fraser

bh4

History of Jane Austen's Family

G Hulber Tucker

bh5

History of London
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Steven Inwood

bh6

History of Morris Dancing

J Forrest

bh7

History of Roman Britain
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Peter Salway

bh8

History of British Cavalry

Anglesey

bh9

History of the British Monarchy

D Starkey

bh10

History of the English Speaking Peoples

Churchill

bh11

History of the Kings of Britain

Geoffrey of Monmouth (Ancient text)

bh12

History of the Scottish People

T C Smouth

bh13

The Tower of London

D.Wilson

bh26

History of Wales

J Davies

bh14

King Arthur's Place in Prehistory

W.A.Cummins

bh20

The Knight in Medieval England

P.Coss

bh24

Medieval England (1086-1348)

E.Miller

bh25

Ancient British Hill Figures

R Castleden

bh15

Ancient Britain
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John Dyer

bh16

Ancient Celts

B Cunliffe

bh17

Anglo-Saxons
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James Campbell

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Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Warfare

Richard Underwood

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Anglo-Norman England

M Chibnall

bh19

Anglo-Saxon England and the Normans
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H R Loyn

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Age of Sutton Hoo

M Carver

bh21

The Life of Thomas More-

Peter Ackroyd

bh23

Londinium-London in the Roman Empire

John Morris

bh28

London: A Social History

Roy Porter

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The London Rich: The Creation of a Great City from 1666 to the Present

Peter Thorold

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Britain - Travel Guides

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Atlas of British Isles Big Book

R.Sprague

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Best Loved Hotels: Britain & Ireland

T Couzens

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Best Pubs and Inns

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England : Hidden Places
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Joanna Billing

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England : Charming B & B

K Brown

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England : Essential Travel Guide

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London : Baedecker Travel Guide

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Time Out Guide : London

Updated annually

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Britain - General Guides

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Around Derby

Francis Frith

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Black Country Best Pub Walks

Chris Rushton

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Cheshire's Best Pub Walks

Jen Darling

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Chilterns' Best Walks

Roy Woodcock

gg5

Cornwall's Best Pub Walks

Laurence Main

gg6

Cotswolds Best Pub Walks

Laurence Main

gg7

Derbyshire's Best Pub Walks

Martin Smith

gg8

Essex Best Pub Walks

Derek Keeble

gg9

Gwent's Best Pub Walks

Les Lumsdon

gg10

Hertfordshire's Best Pub Walks

Les Lumsdon

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Lake District - 100 Classic Climbs

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The Lakeland Fringes Best Pub Walks

Neil Coates

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North Devon's Best Pub Walks

Dennis Needham

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Northumberland's Best Walks

Frank Duerden

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North Wales - 100 Classic Climbs

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Peak District's Best Pub Walks

Les Lumsdon

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Powys Best Pub Walks

Les Lumsdon

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Sheffield's Best Pub Walks

Clive Price

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Snowdonia's Best Pub Walks

Laurence Main

gg20

Tyneside's Best Pub Walks

Richard Baker

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Yorkshire Countryside
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Richard Muir

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Yorkshire Dales : Hidden Places

Joanna Billing

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Yorkshire's Best Walks

Richard Sale

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York : Landmark Visitor's Guide

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York Minster

Ann Willey

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British Kings and Queens

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Charles II

Ronald Hutton

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Edward IV

C Ross

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Edward the Confessor
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F Barlow

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Edward VI

J Loach

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Elizabeth I (TV tie-in)
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David Starkey

kq12

George III : A Personal History

Christopher Hibbert

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Henry VII

S B Chrimes

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Henry VIII

D.Starkey

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Richard III and the Princes in the Tower

A.J.Pollard

kq10

Richard II

N.Saul

kq11

William the Conqueror

D C Douglas

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Harold: the Last Anglo-Saxon King

I.W.Walker

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More about King Harold

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Britain - Special People

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The Beatles Anthology
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Alexander Graham Bell

Edwin S Grosvenor

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Alexander Fleming

Beverley Birch

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Aneurin Bevan

Michael Foot

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Art of Thomas Gainsborough

Michael Rosethal

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The Bachelor Duke - William Spencer Cavendish

James Lees-Milne

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Robert Baden-Powell

Tim Jeal

sp8

Benjamin Britten

Humphrey Carpenter

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Tony Benn Diaries

T.Benn

sp10

Charles Darwin - Origin of the Species

C.Darwin

sp11

Christopher Marlowe

Richard Wilson

sp12

Christopher Wren

A Tinniswood

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George Eliot : A Life
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Rosemary Ashton

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George Eliot :The Last Victorian

Kathryn Hughes

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George Orwell

Peter Davison

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Georgiana : Duchess of Devonshire

Amanda Foreman

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Edward Heath
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John Campbell

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William Hogarth : A Life & A World
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Jenny Uglow

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William Morris
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C Fiell

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Prince Charles - Victim or Villain?

Penny Junor

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Painter and Poet
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Jan Marsh

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Collected Writings

Jan Marsh

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John Ruskin - No Wealth but Life
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John Batchelor

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Complete Works of William Shakespeare

W.Shakespeare

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Sir John Soane - Architect

A collection of fine books-he changed the face of London

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British Myths and Legends

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Arthurian Legends

R.Barber

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Mythology of the British Isles

G. Ashe

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Lakeland and Poets

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Wordsworth and the Victorians
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S Gill

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Wordsworth's Lakeland

J Marsh

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The English Lake District: Visitor's Guide
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B Spencer

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Coleridge : Early Visions

R Holmes

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Coleridge : Darker Reflections

R Holmes

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Summoned by Bells

J. Betjeman

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British Politics

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Thatcherism and British Politics (1975-97)

B Evans

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Trade Unions at the Crossroads

P Fairbrother

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Socialism and the Common Good

P King

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Labour Party Since 1945

E Shaw

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Conservative Party Since 1945

S Ball

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British Sports Histories

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Arsenal FC History 1886-1998

Phil Soar

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Aston Villa FC History 1874-1998

Graham McColl

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Derby County Story

A Ward

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Liverpool History: 1892-1998

S.Kelly

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Manchester United:the Red Army

I Ponting

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West Ham: Illustrated History

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"The Way it Was"

Stanley Matthews   |click here for a review|

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Britain - Best Sellers (Jan 2002)
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The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide
**NEW**

Brian Sibley

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Daughters of Britannia
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Katie Hickman

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The Official Pokemon Handbook
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Maria S.Barbo

bst6

Posh and Becks - A Marriage
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Andrew Morton

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'Tis
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Frank McCourt

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A History of Britain
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Simon Schama

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Birdsong
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Sebastian Faulks

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Into Politics - Alan Clark Diaries VOLUME 2
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Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
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J.K.Rowling

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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J.K.Rowling

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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J.K.Rowling

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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J.K. Rowling

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Essence of England

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English Country Churches

D.Brabbs

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English Country Cottage

S Griffiths

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English Country Furniture

D. Knell

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English Country Gardens

R. Verey

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English Country House

G Jackson-Stops

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English Country house Party

P.Barstow

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English Country Houses

Vita Sackville-West

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English Country Pubs

D Brabbs

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Buildings of England,Scotland & Wales (& Ireland) - THE Definitive Volumes by Pevsner and others. SEE ALSO pev60 for a general guide to Buildings in the UK.

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Bedfordshire/Huntingdonshire/Peterborough

N.Pevsner

pev1

Berkshire

N.Pevsner

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Buckinghamshire

N.Pevsner

pev3

Cambridgeshire

N. Pevsner

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Cheshire

N. Pevsner

pev5

Cornwall

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pev6

County Durham

N.Pevsner

pev7

Cumberland/Westmoreland

N.Pevsner

pev8

Derbyshire

N.Pevsner

pev9

Devon

N.Pevsner

pev10

Dorset

N.Pevsner

pev11

Essex

N.Pevsner

pev12

Gloucester/Vale of Evesham

N.Pevsner

pev13

Hampshire/Isle of Wight

N.Pevsner

pev14

Herefordshire

N.Pevsner

pev15

Hertfordshire

N.Pevsner

pev16

Kent,North East and East

N.Pevsner

pev17

Kent,West and Weald

N.Pevsner

pev18

Lancashire North

N. Pevsner

pev19

Lancashire South

N. Pevsner

pev20

Leicestershire

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Lincolnshire

N.Pevsner

pev22

London,Docklands

N.Pevsner

pev23

London,North

N.Pevsner

pev24

London,North West

N.Pevsner

pev25

London,South

N.Pevsner

pev26

London,The City

N.Pevsner

pev27

London,Westminster

N.Pevsner

pev28

Norfolk North East and Norwich

N.Pevsner

pev29

Norfolk, North West & South

N.Pevsner

pev30

Northamptonshire

B.Cherry

pev31

Northumberland

N.Pevsner

pev32

Nottinghamshire

N.Pevsner

pev33

Oxfordshire/Sherwell

N. Pevsner

pev34

Shropshire

N. Pevsner

pev35

Somerset,North

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pev36

Somerset,South & West

N.Pevsner

pev37

Staffordshire

N.Pevsner

pev38

Suffolk

N.Pevsner

pev39

Surrey

N.Pevsner

pev40

Sussex

N.Pevsner

pev41

Warwickshire

N.Pevsner

pev42

Wiltshire

N.Pevsner

pev43

Worcestershire

N.Pevsner

pev44

Yorkshire,East

N. Pevsner

pev45

Yorkshire,North

N.Pevsner

pev46

Yorkshire,West

N.Pevsner

pev47

Buildings of IRELAND, North Leinster

Alistair Rowan

pev48

Buildings of SCOTLAND,Dumphries & Galloway

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Buildings of SCOTLAND,Edinburgh

J. Gifford

pev50

Buildings of SCOTLAND,Fife

J.Gifford

pev51

Buildings of SCOTLAND,Glasgow

M.Higgs

pev52

Buildings of Scotland,Highland & Islands

J.Gifford

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Buildings of SCOTLAND,Lothian beyond Edinburgh

C.McWilliam

pev54

Buildings of WALES, Clwyd

C.E. Hubbard

pev55

Buildings of WALES, Glamorgan

J.Newman

pev56

Buildings of WALES, Powys

R. Haslam

pev57

Buildings of Warwick (England)

R.K.Morriss

pev58

Buildings of Worcester (England)

R.K.Morriss

pev59

Buildings of Britain

R.Fitzgerald

pev60

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