Weathervanes (Shire Albums)

Philip Mockridge, Patricia; Mockridge

Arts & Photography

Shire Publications, Limited

The Jaguar - Shire Album 196

Engineering & Transportation

Andrew Whyte

Automotive

Illustrated. A pocket guide to monumental brasses throughout Britain, their history, importance and location, with county lists and hints on brass rubbing. Revised edition. 48p.

Discovering Brasses and Brass Rubbing

Cook, Malcolm

Shawls (Shire Album)

Clabburn, Pamela

Decorative Arts & Design

<p>In 1900 the majority of British shipping was still under sail. Today in Europe the sailing cargo boat is a thing of the past. However, the River Thames spritsail sailing barge, as a cargo carrier, survived until the very end of the age of sail, and these vessels are still to be seen sailing under charter for sail training and leisure activities. More than two thousand of these barges were trading at the commencement of the First World War. They still survive in some numbers today, cared for by enthusiasts. This book is intended as a general introduction to sailing barges - it tells a little of their history, shows the main parts of the modern sailing barge and summarises the activities of the barges and those who sail them today. The south-east coast of England is the barge's traditional home and mention is made of the barge centres and races. A number of quite rare historical pictures are included.</p>

Sailing Barges

Hazell, Martin

Rock Carvings of Northern Britain

Stan Beckensall

<p>The guns of Nelson's ships in 1805 were not very different from those of Drake's in 1588. This survey of the armament of the wooden sailing man-of-war and other vessels describes surviving examples such as the cast brass and wrought iron pieces from the Mary Rose, the guns and carronades of the Victory and the armament of HMS Warrior (1860), at the end of the smooth-bore era. Types of gun, sizes, weight of shot and range, details of carriages, crews and gun drill are combined with illustrations from the National Maritime Museum's collections.</p>

Naval Cannon (Shire Albums)

Munday, John

History

Discovering the North Downs Way

Allen, David J.

Imrie, Patrick R.

Travel

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