The Solway Coast Britain's Heritage Coast

The Solway Coast Britain's Heritage Coast
Author: H. C. Ivison
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2014-06-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1445621959

From Ammo to Zig-Zag, many of the words we use today were invented in the First World War. They provide a unique insight into the experience of the war, and the inventiveness and humour of ordinary soldiers

Exmouth to Plymouth Britain's Heritage Coast

Exmouth to Plymouth Britain's Heritage Coast
Author: Gary Holpin
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2014-04-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1445621576

A fascinating journey along the Exmouth to Plymouth coast through the history and folklore of one of Britain's most beautiful and enchanting coastlines

Brutalism

Brutalism
Author: Billy Reading
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2018-04-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1445675536

No style has divided opinion more than brutalism. But now, fifty years since the heyday of the style, Brutalist buildings are more popular than they have ever been. This is the perfect introduction to Britain’s Brutalist monuments.

Narrow Gauge Locomotives

Narrow Gauge Locomotives
Author: Anthony Coulls
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2018-04-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1445675579

Britain’s narrow gauge railways are host to some of the oldest, most charming, varied and extraordinary locomotives to be found anywhere. This book is a fascinating survey of these appealing engines.

Preserved Steam Britain's Heritage Railways Volume One

Preserved Steam Britain's Heritage Railways Volume One
Author: Geoff Swaine
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2014-06-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1445639564

Geoff Swaine’s superb photography captures the very best of Britain’s preserved steam in action at locations throughout the country.

1940s Fashion

1940s Fashion
Author: Fiona Kay
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1445679167

Wartime fashion is perhaps more popular now than it ever was in the 1940s, with thousands regularly recreating the look. This is the perfect introduction to ’40s fashion for anyone interested in the decade of make do and mend.

Politics, Policy and the Discourses of Heritage in Britain

Politics, Policy and the Discourses of Heritage in Britain
Author: E. Waterton
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2010-10-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230292380

This book offers a critique of the dominant conceptualization of heritage found in policy, which tends to privilege the white, middle and upper classes. Using Britain as an illustration, Waterton explores how and why recent policies continue to lean towards the predictable melding of cultural diversity with tendencies of assimilation.