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A book about Leamington's history that documents the history of its pubs. With more than 220 entries and 250 illustrations, it traces the number of co-existing pubs from just 2 to a peak of over 100 before the progressive decline to less than 60 at the end of 2013. It also includes opening/closing dates, licence listings and social history.

Through Roy's affinity for nature and eloquent use of language comes one man's love of his local area and his concern about the changes brought about by the Redditch Development Corporation in the 1960s. This book offers a look at old and new Redditch, Worcestershire, through the letters, poetry, reminiscences and musings of the late Roy Webb.

Fulke Greville was born at Beauchamp Court, Alcester in 1554. Educated at Shrewsbury School and Jesus College, Cambridge he went on to serve both Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. Indeed he was knighted by Elizabeth in 1597 and later bestowed with the title of Lord Brooke by James.

An essential toolkit for potty training that is aimed at both parents and children. It offers parents helpful advice, tips and resources to guide them through each stage of potty training, from identifying the signs that their child is ready to begin training, through to the final stage of night time potty training.

Born in 1966, Kash 'the Flash' Gill is proud of his 'roots' in Birmingham's inner city area of Handsworth. Kash was the first Asian to become World Champion in a contact sport. Today he remains the unbeaten four times World Kickboxing Champion. This book tells his story.

Cars, that we now know have ceased to be manufactured, travelling along our highways. Factories, that haven't existed for years, were in the 60's proudly standing as if their lives and ours depended on them - and indeed they did. This title features more than 350 images from a decade which began over half-a-century ago.

During World War II, the author went with her family to live on a farm in a Warwickshire country village. After leaving school she trained as a State Registered Nurse and a Health Visitor in Birmingham and was also a freelance writer. This book is a record of those early childhood years.

Describing his life with Hilary and their three sons, the author traces his family roots back to Huguenot times and then into West Somerset and Devon where an ancestor made a name for himself as a Poet. He also tells his stories of parish life interspersed with illustrations of formidable ecclesiastical personalities and ordinary parishioners.

The fifties was the decade that saw Birmingham getting back to its feet, shaking off the dust and demolition of the war years and slowly getting on with the business of "Life as normal". This title features more than 300 street scenes from Birmingham's past, in which, lots of firms jostle for position with their advertisements.

Charlie Hall was born into a working class family in 1899. In 1920 he left England to start a new life in New York. Incredibly, within a few years he had moved to Hollywood, and was appearing in films with some of the greatest silent comedy stars of all time. How did this come about? This book answers various questions about Charlie Hall.

Offers an account of the Holbeche (Holbech) family of Warwickshire. This title begins with the family's origins in medieval times at Holbeach in Lincolnshire where they were knights and landowners. It also explores the reasons for the relocation of the family in late medieval times to Warwickshire in detail.

Who was Olive Wilmot? This title tells the story of a truly remarkable woman who claimed in her later life to be a legitimate niece of King George III, by his brother Henry Duke of Cumberland. It unravels the mysteries of her scandalous life, and offers some solutions to enigmas that have intrigued historians for nearly 200 years.

The police boxes have an interesting history. The 'hey days' for the police box were the years between the 1920s and 1960s when a large proportion of the many police forces, that existed at the time, introduced some form of communication from the street for both police officers and the public to use. This book describes this aspect of policing.

Covers the history of the Parish of Tardebigge from the tenth up to and including the nineteenth century. This title gives an account of events in the life of the parish in the twentieth century. It also covers the events in the life of Tardebigge Church and the Church School, and in the various scattered communities in the parish.

Starting with an overview of the Jewellery Quarter's origins and development, this title includes chapters containing personal narratives from those working in the Quarter. It also covers the work of the Jewellery Quarter Museum.

Shortly after the onset of the Great War Wilfrid Barley, aged 19 years, like many other young men, volunteered to 'do his bit' as a Private in the Worcestershire Regiment. This title covers the time from his enlistment to the day on the Somme, in 1917, when he almost lost his life. There were many narrow escapes on the way.

Clemence was a younger sister of A E Housman, classicist and poet. When, aged 22, she left her comfortable Victorian middleclass Worcestershire home to go to London to look after her rebellious, artistic younger brother, Laurence, it was a slightly shocking thing to do. This title presents a study of this unusual couple.

Explores the historical significance of Matthew Boulton's minting activities in Birmingham between 1787 and 1809. This text explains how and why Birmingham briefly became the 'art capital of the world', the place where over 500 million high quality coins, medals, and tokens were manufactured before being distributed around the world.

Pat Roach - the 'Gentle Giant' battled with cancer for six-and-a-half years, before it eventually claimed him, in the small hours of Saturday 17 July, 2004. This work combines Pat's final experiences and thoughts, with over seventy tributes from close family and friends.

The Shirley Family: One Thousand Years of English History tells the story of one of the country's oldest families. First documented living in Warwickshire in the eleventh century, the family were soon after based in Derbyshire, from where they took their name.

Birmingham would definitely not be the place that it is today, without Eddie Fewtrell. Born one of ten children in the 1930s, in the backstreets of Aston, much of Eddie's childhood was spent keeping house and caring for his younger brothers. By the 1970s he became the most powerful man in Birmingham's Clubland.

Presents a Westerner's view on Eastern society as it absorbs and assimilates Western values.

Reflecting Birmingham in the 1940s and 1950s, this work tells of the games played then in the streets: hopscotch, queenie, marbles, skipping, roller skating. It takes us back to school life during and after the war, to what it was like to be sick before the advent of the NHS and antibiotics; and more.

This title tells the story of the U.S. Replacement Depot at Pheasey Farms Estate in Great Barr, Birmingham during World War II. Part of the half-built housing estate was requisitioned by the British forces at the outbreak of war and in 1942 the first group of American soldiers moved in.

It is difficult to imagine that someone could combine the running of successful enterprises with the provision of everyday services for fellow citizens. Such was the achievement of Reuben Farley who more than a hundred years after his death is remembered at every turn in West Bromwich and whose name appears on foundation stones throughout the town.

Offers an account of the closing stages of the war against Japan, victory being due to the contribution of the British Pacific Fleet. This book is based on memories, memorabilia and photographs taken at the time, together with pictures, ship's log references, and more; and describes the danger and discomfort endured by crew members in ships.

Army Force Station 522, at Beakes Road, Smethwick, was created in 1943 in order to meet the increasing demands of the United States Army Air Force in the European Theatre of Operations. This book chronicles the day-to-day running of USAAF Station 522, and the experiences of the men based there.

Tells the history of the military camp built in the grounds of Foxley Manor House, Herefordshire, from the outbreak of the Second World War until the late 1960s when it was demolished. This book tells of the day to day activities on the base, and also deals with the impact that the occupants had on the surrounding area of Herefordshire.