Handsworth & Perry Barr Through Time
Handsworth & Perry Barr Through Time

Author: Eric Armstrong

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2010-10-15

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 144562852X

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This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Handsworth & Perry Barr have changed and developed over the last century.

Race, Politics and Social Change
Race, Politics and Social Change

Author: Les Back

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-01-31

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1134885261

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Drawing on a wealth of original sources, this book explores the changing contours of the politics of race in the present social and political environment. This will appeal to students of British politics and society.

The History of the London & North Western Railway
The History of the London & North Western Railway

Author: Wilfred L. Steel

Publisher:

Published: 1914

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13:

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This non-technical history of the LNWR covers the piecemeal development of the railway system, its most interesting engineering features, its more famous locomotives, the improvements in train services, and includes a brief financial history of the company.

A History of English Place Names and Where They Came From
A History of English Place Names and Where They Came From

Author: John Moss

Publisher: Pen and Sword History

Published: 2020-05-30

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 1526722879

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The origin of the names of many English towns, hamlets and villages date as far back as Saxon times, when kings like Alfred the Great established fortified borough towns to defend against the Danes. A number of settlements were established and named by French Normans following the Conquest. Many are even older and are derived from Roman placenames. Some hark back to the Vikings who invaded our shores and established settlements in the eighth and ninth centuries. Most began as simple descriptions of the location; some identified its founder, marked territorial limits, or gave tribal people a sense of their place in the grand scheme of things. Whatever their derivation, placenames are inextricably bound up in our history and they tell us a great deal about the place where we live.