Highgate From Old Photographs

Highgate From Old Photographs
Author: Michael Hammerson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2013-08-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1445618451

This book explores a unique and charming look at the history of Highgate and its inhabitants through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

Kendal & Around From Old Photographs

Kendal & Around From Old Photographs
Author: Norman Holloway
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 144564620X

Explore a unique and charming look at the history of Kendal and its inhabitants, through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

The Turnkey

The Turnkey
Author: Allison Rushby
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2017-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1925381439

History and mystery wrapped in a thrilling supernatural plot, The Turnkey is perfect for kids aged 9+. Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London's Highgate Cemetery. As Turnkey, Flossie must ensure all the souls in the cemetery stay at rest. This is a difficult job at the best of times for a twelve-year-old ghost, but it is World War II and each night enemy bombers hammer London. Even the dead are unsettled. When Flossie encounters the ghost of a German soldier carrying a mysterious object, she becomes suspicious. What is he up to? Before long, Flossie uncovers a sinister plot that could result in the destruction of not only her cemetery, but also her beloved country. Can Flossie stop him before it is too late?

Digbeth, Deritend & Highgate Through Time

Digbeth, Deritend & Highgate Through Time
Author: Ted Rudge
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2011-09-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 144562785X

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Digbeth, Deritend & Highgate have changed and developed over the last century.

Haunted Highgate

Haunted Highgate
Author: Della Farrant
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2014-10-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 075095874X

Compiled by paranormal investigator Della Farrant, this new book contains a chilling range of spooky tales from around Highgate. From haunted public houses and private homes taken over by malevolent poltergeists to a top-hatted fiend who hisses at passers-by and the ‘vampire’ sightings of the 1970s at Highgate’s world-famous cemetery, this collection of ghostly goings-on is sure to appeal to everyone interested in North London’s supernatural residents.Richly illustrated, Haunted Highgate is the ideal guide for anyone who wishes to delve deeper into the area’s mysterious history.

The Torso at Highgate Cemetery

The Torso at Highgate Cemetery
Author: Tim Symonds
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2022-12-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1804241296

Six more tales of Sherlock Holmes... 'The Torso At Highgate Cemetery' I watched as the policeman took out a notebook and read from an open page. He spoke in a whisper. Inspector Lestrade's face turned ashen. He turned towards me, looking grim. 'The Mystery Of the Missing Artefacts' August 1916. A telegram is brought to my fetid prison cell under the magnificent State rooms of Sultan Mehmed V Reşâd's Çırağan Palace. It's from Sherlock Holmes. "My dear Watson," it read, "do you remember the name of the fellow at the British Museum who contacted us over a certain matter just before I retired to my bee-farm in the South Downs?" 'The Case of the Seventeenth Monk' "Now, Holmes," I interrupted, checking the dragoman was out of hearing range, "at least I've discovered you're alive. What of the raison d'être of your presence in the back of beyond? What of this Otto Müller?" "What indeed?" came the rueful reply. 'The Strange Death of an Art Dealer' "Oh my God!" he exclaimed despairingly. "It could be a catastrophe! I beseech you, Holmes, sort this whole thing out. I can neither think nor sleep nor attend to any matter of State." 'The Case of the Impressionist Painting' Holmes folded his napkin and sat back, staring into the fire. "Watson, I do not say this lightly: a shiver went through me at the look in O'Clery's eye when I revealed our identity. I have never before felt so deeply we were in the presence of some vast potency, a power of evil..." 'The Ambassador's Skating Competition' "Holmes," Watson retorted, "I must warn you, no one should confront such rich, powerful, and ruthless men head on. We learned that lesson a few years ago. We are not of their ilk. They'll ride rough-shod over us again."

Churchill

Churchill
Author: Martin Gilbert
Publisher: Random House UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Prime ministers
ISBN: 9780712665636

The photographs and cartoon portraits in this volume, collected by Martin Gilbert over several years, vividly portrait the variety and span of Winston Churchill's life. More than a third of the photographs and most of the cartoons came from Sir Winston's own albums, appearing nowhere else. Displayed here, they are supported by a rich historical commentary, often in Churchill's own words or those of this contemporaries. The result is a unique photographic record, as remarkable for its completeness as for the many fascinating pictures it contains.

Hampstead Heath from the Thomas Barratt Collection

Hampstead Heath from the Thomas Barratt Collection
Author: Michael Hammerson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2014-05-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1445633043

A unique and charming look at the history of Hampstead Heath, from the original collection of Thomas Barratt.

The Angel of Highgate

The Angel of Highgate
Author: Vaughn Entwistle
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2015-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 178329535X

“NOTHING LESS THAN THE WICKEDEST MAN IN LONDON…” It is October 1859, and notorious philanderer Lord Geoffrey Thraxton cares for nothing except his own amusement. After humiliating an odious literary critic and surviving the resulting duel, he boasts of his contempt for mortality, and insults the attending physician. It is a mistake he will come to regret. When Thraxton becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman who appears to him one fog-shrouded night in Highgate Cemetery, he unwittingly provides the doctor with the perfect means to punish a man with no fear of death…