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Tells the true story of the Worcestershire brothers, Mac and Barry Goodwin, whose mastery of the air as teenagers and then as RAF pilots in 605 (The County of Warwick) Squadron and 609 (West Riding) Squadron in WW2 flying Hurricanes and Spitfires is set against a privileged family background.

The 70s were an eventful time for the BBC with the last days of Broad Street, the opening of Pebble Mill and the Corporation's 50th Anniversary. This title intends to represent, as much as possible, the professional and amateur activities.

An illustrated history of Britain's "motor city", Coventry, during World War II.

A photographic history of the Warwickshire Constabulary from Victorian times to the present day. One early photograph in the collection, for instance, depicts the Inspector at Stratford-upon-Avon with a horse-drawn two-wheeler, driven by a constable who served both as groom and personal assistant.

Education is constantly in the news, with changes in teaching methods, and the introduction of more and different examinations. Between 1871 and 1903, these same problems were faced by schools all over England. This book looks at the development of Alcester National Schools and how the people involved coped with the constant challenges.

Birmingham born librarian Sue Brown looks at a timber framed building in Bewdley, Worcestershire, and traces something of its fascinating history as a coaching inn. Known as the Wheatsheaf between about 1754 and 1875, it was established as one of two principal inns in the town by 1788.

This is a historic manuscript of World War II air raids, experienced by one Birmingham ARP post and written as the events happened. Both the tension and the relaxation periods of life on duty in a warden's post are captured in this diary of events.

Produced with the aid of the photographic archives of "The Coventry Evening Telegraph", this new edition of a title which has been out of print for several years, should find a new readership interested in the history of Britain's "Motor City".

Tells the story of the formation, training and war service of the first Territorial Artillery Battery to go to France in 1914.

Tells the story of three US Army hospitals located at Brickbarns Farm, Merebrook and Wood Farm in the Malvern Wells area of Worcestershire during World War II. This book looks at the day to day activities at the hospitals using archive material and accounts and various photos from those who were there at the time.

Rangemaster is one of the oldest companies in Europe making domestic appliances. The firm was founded in 1777 by John Flavel and the modern factory still occupies the original site in Leamington Spa on which William Flavel chose to build his new foundry in 1833. This book focuses on Rangemaster.

A biography that reveals the author's complex relationship with Darwin, her love of poetry and the natural landscape, and the personality, challenges and aspirations of an intelligent, passionate and independent woman writer of the early Romantic period.

A non-musical family in the Black Country, a fivepenny piece of bamboo and a ha'penny cork, some time in the Civil Service, and a few years in commerce, might seem like an unlikely foundation for a career as a professional musician. This is Hilda Hunter's story.

Tells the history of the two hospital sites built at Blackmore Park in 1943 and used by American hospital units until September 1945. This book describes the day to day activities on the base. It touches on the work of the other three American hospital sites in the area.

With emphasis on fun and entertainment, this title presents a collection of strange happenings that have enriched the author's life. It also includes some of his hilarious comedy 'jottings'.

This text is a new edition of a biography of the 18th-century historian William Hutton.

British India in the middle of the 19th century and two enterprising families from modest origins who made immense fortunes, one from growing and processing indigo and the other from trading opium into China. In this title, their stories are punctuated by shipwrecks, heroic acts in battles, romantic trysts and sudden death.

With a collection of over 300 photographs, this book covers all aspects of life in Shakespeare's home town throughout the 20th century. The book is part of a series of heavily illustrated books on Midland towns by Alton Douglas.

This first novel by Emilia Williams is a sweeping family saga of life in the working class community of the Birmingham back to backs. Set between the 1920s and the 1960s, the story of the Holtes and Hatfields of Aston and Lozells, and their friends and neighbours, is seen through the eyes of Ada, the family matriarch, Lily, her fiery shop steward daughter, and Grace and Susannah, her granddaughters. The narrative encompasses the social life, politics and fashions of the 1960s and also the winds of change that are coming - as the characters prepare to leave the back to backs, which are to be demolished, as is the entire area - houses, pubs, shops, schools, cinemas and markets - as the 1970s are about to begin. Everyone is looking forward to a brighter future, but with some regrets for leaving the old world behind and the breaking up of a tightly knit working class community.

A mischievous ghost lurks in the Palace Theatre, Redditch; the Technical Manager has seen it three times. The Bull's Head at Inkberrow is haunted by a young seamstress. A female spirit has been seen four times in room 307 at the Falcon Hotel, Stratford. A courting couple went to Henley for the day and were advised by the ghost of an elderly lady to finish their relationship. These and over a hundred ghost stories, both ancient and modern, are packed into this book including many eye-witness accounts and spinechilling anecdotes.

Over ninety public houses and hotels are featured in this book. There is a brief overview of each one, giving type of inn and the fare on offer. Every inn has a story to tell. Some were patronised by royalty, others were smugglers dens or the local 'pick-up joint'! Some were caught up in the civil wars of the 1600s, others were a venue for an illicit romance. A few have even been involved in a murder. Above all, in every one of these hostelries, at one time or another, a ghost has made its presence felt.