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High Days and Holy Days (St Paul’s School for Girls)

High Days and Holy Days (St Paul’s School for Girls)

Jean Simpson

St. Paul’s School for Girls first opened its doors in 1908. To mark one hundred years of Catholic ed..

£9.95

History of Hollymoor Hospital

History of Hollymoor Hospital

Fay Crofts

Fay Crofts has carefully researched and documented the hundred ye..

£10.95

Hold The Line Please: The Story of the Hello Girls

Hold The Line Please: The Story of the Hello Girls

Sally Southall

'Hold The Line Please' traces the history of the telephone service ..

£7.95

Homes For People

Homes For People

Carl Chinn

In Homes for People, Carl Chinn recounts how in 19th Century Birmingh..

£12.95

Managing A Conurbation (hb)

Managing A Conurbation (hb)

Ed. John Gerrad & Terry Slater

The University of Birmingham hosted the annual conference of The Brit..

£35.00

Matthew Boulton and the Soho Mint - Copper to Customer

Matthew Boulton and the Soho Mint - Copper to Customer

Sue Tungate

Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) was a globally important industrialist who introduced innovative minting..

£15.95

Monyhull: A History of Caring

Monyhull: A History of Caring

Deborah Hutchings - foreword Carl Chinn

Monyhull Colony was established in 1908 for the care of "sane epilept..

£10.95

My Lozells Family - Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary People

My Lozells Family - Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary People

Gill Mansell

Gill Mansell (née Hewitt) was born in 1949 and brought up in the Lozells area of Birmingham, her l..

£9.95

Nine Nightingales (Tardebigge)

Nine Nightingales (Tardebigge)

Pat Warner

Pat Warner's latest book describes Tardebigge and district during..

£8.95

Nourishing Social Renewal

Nourishing Social Renewal

Dr Dick Atkinson OBE

This book uses the Third World question, “how do you feed a hungry ..

£18.00

One Morning in May: The Mary Ashford Mystery

One Morning in May: The Mary Ashford Mystery

Patrick Hayes

The year is 1817 and a young country girl, Mary Ashford is looking fo..

£6.95

Passionate about Communities (Midland Heart Housing)

Passionate about Communities (Midland Heart Housing)

Kevin Gulliver

This short history traces the origins of Midland Heart to the 1920s w..

£4.95

Planet BB 2: The Boys’ Brigade Around The World

Planet BB 2: The Boys’ Brigade Around The World

Ed. David Chant - foreword by Jimmy Hill OBE

Following the successful publication, in 2010, of Planet BB: The Boys’ Brigade Around The World, V..

£12.95

Planet BB: The Boys’ Brigade Around The World

Planet BB: The Boys’ Brigade Around The World

Ed. David Chant

The Boys’ Brigade has just celebrated its 125th Anniversary. In 188..

£12.95

Poverty and Opportunity - 100 years of the Birmingham Settlement (hb)

Poverty and Opportunity - 100 years of the Birmingham Settlement (hb)

Jon Glasby

Commissioned to celebrate the centenary of the Birmingham Settlement, P..

£17.95

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