50 Gems of Leicestershire & Rutland

50 Gems of Leicestershire & Rutland
Author: Michael Smith
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-07-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1445697017

A superb collection of 50 favourite and lesser-known locations that reflect Leicestershire and Rutland’s history, cultural essence and scenic splendour.

The Bookseller

The Bookseller
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 928
Release: 1912
Genre: Bibliography
ISBN:

Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.

Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1888

Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1888
Author: Lloyd's Register Foundation
Publisher: Lloyd's Register
Total Pages: 904
Release: 1888-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN:

The Lloyd’s Register of Yachts was first issued in 1878, and was issued annually until 1980, except during the years 1916-18 and 1940-46. Two supplements containing additions and corrections were also issued annually. The Register contains the names, details and characters of Yachts classed by the Society, together with the particulars of other Yachts which are considered to be of interest, illustrates plates of the Flags of Yacht and Sailing Clubs, together with a List of Club Officers, an illustrated List of the Distinguishing Flags of Yachtsmen, a List of the Names and Addresses of Yacht Owners, and much other information. For more information on the Lloyd’s Register of Yachts, please click here: https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/lloyds-register-of-yachts-online

Register of Yachts

Register of Yachts
Author: Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Firm : 1914- )
Publisher:
Total Pages: 934
Release: 1888
Genre: Yachts
ISBN:

The Romano-British Peasant

The Romano-British Peasant
Author: Mike McCarthy
Publisher: Windgather Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2013-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1909686115

This important and significant volume examines, for the first time, the ordinary people of Roman Britain. This overlooked group – the farmers, shopkeepers, labourers and others – fed the country, made the clothes, mined the ores, built the villas and towns and got their hands dirty in the fields and at the potter’s wheel. The book aims to rebalance our view of Roman Britain from its current preoccupation with – archaeologically visible – elite social classes and the institutions of power, towards a recognition that the ordinary person mattered. It looks at how people earned a living, family size and structure, social behaviour, customs and taboos and the impact of the presence of non-locals and foreigners, using archaeology, texts and ethnography. It also explores how the natural forces which underlay the use of agricultural land and regional variation in agricultural practice impacted upon the size, health and nutrition of the population. The Romano-British Peasant leads the way towards a greater understanding of ordinary men and women and their role in the history and landscape of Roman Britain. This title has been nominated for the 2014 Current Archaeology Best Book Award.

Geological Hazards in the UK

Geological Hazards in the UK
Author: D.P. Giles
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2020-06-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1786204614

The UK is perhaps unique globally in that it presents the full spectrum of geological time, stratigraphy and associated lithologies within its boundaries. With this wide range of geological assemblages comes a wide range of geological hazards, whether they be geophysical (earthquakes, effects of volcanic eruptions, tsunami, landslides), geotechnical (collapsible, compressible, liquefiable, shearing, swelling and shrinking soils), geochemical (dissolution, radon and methane gas hazards) or georesource related (coal, chalk and other mineral extraction). An awareness of these hazards and the risks that they pose is a key requirement of the engineering geologist. The Geological Society considered that a Working Party Report would help to put the study and assessment of geohazards into the wider social context, helping the engineering geologist to better communicate the issues concerning geohazards in the UK to the client and the public. This volume sets out to define and explain these geohazards, to detail their detection, monitoring and management and to provide a basis for further research and understanding.