Local History
As a community bookshop we see keeping information on the history and development of the local area an important part of what we do. This is just a sample of our stock.
"The story begins with the Fleet River and a small settlement, which grew up at a place known as Battle Bridge, near the northern end of present-day Gray's Inn Road. Some of the earliest enterprises in the area were the spas, which developed around its springs, becoming fashionable resorts in the eighteenth century..."
Mark Aston and Lesley Marshall Kings Cross: A Tour in Time (2006)
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King's Cross A Tour in Time Mark Aston and Lesley Marshall (Camden Local Studies and Archive Centre, 2006) £5.99
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The Village that Changed the World A History of Newington Green Alex Allardyce (Newington Green Action Group, 2008) £5.99
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Walk to Work From Liverpool St to Whitechapel Louis Berk (Rafael Q, 2009) £9.99
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Hackney Houses A Guide to Improvement, Conservation, Maintenance (Hackney Society Publications, 1987) £2.00
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Loddiges of Hackney The Largest Hothouse in the World David Solman (Hackney Society Publications, 1995) £4.50
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The Victorian Villas of Hackney David Solman (Hackney Society Publications, 1981) £3.00
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A Village in London (A Camwell Society Publication, 2005) £3.00
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Hackney Modern, Restored, Forgotten, Ignored edited by Lisa Rigg (Hackney Society Publications, 2009) £14.95
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Twentieth Century Buildings in Hackney Elizabeth Robinson (Hackney Society Publications, 1999) £9.50
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