I've added some more titles from Nottingham Civic Society to the online shop . These include the late Ken Brand's pamphlet on Mapperley Park Estate, Geoffrey Oldfield's The Lace Market, Nottingham and Andrew Hamilton's look at Nottingham's Caves. There are also just 2 copies of the commemorative book on The Council House and Old Market… Continue reading More Nottingham Civic Society Books
Nottingham Civic Society have found a number of books on Nottingham architects and architecture that they have asked me to sell. I have now added some of these to my shop. Now available, all at £5 each plus postage, titles by the late Ken Brand: Watson Fothergill, Architect, Thomas Chambers Hine Architect of Victorian Nottingham,… Continue reading Nottingham Civic Society Books
Nottingham Civic Society have found a limited stock of Ken Brand's book on Watson Fothergill and asked me to get them out into the world! I am going to be selling these from the site for £5 plus postage and hopefully, I will also be able to make them available on the walking tours (if they're not… Continue reading Watson Fothergill books for sale
Last week I attended the launch (via Zoom) of the new edition of The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire, commonly known as The Pevsner Guide. The hefty new edition of The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. You can watch the interview with Clare Hartwell, who has throughly revised and updated the Nottinghamshire guide, on Five Leaves Bookshop's… Continue reading Pevsner’s The Buildings of England
When I first started working on tours - back in Glasgow, researching material for Walking Heads' Clydeside Promenade - one of our contributors was journalist Peter Ross. I remembered Pete from my early forays into student journalism and so I'm always pleased when he has a new book out. His latest, A Tomb With A… Continue reading A Tomb With A View
