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A childhood spent in occupied France. Life, school life trying to be as normal as possible. Having to adapt. Hearing a different language being spoken. Becoming part of a new regime. A new French capital: Vichy. This book looks at what it was all about.

This title looks at the history of Hollymoor Hospital from its construction in 1897 to demolition in 1998.

This text looks at the history of a hospital specializing in learning disabilities.

A combination of autobiography and biography, this book tells the story of Baroness Mona de Piro, wife of His Honour Alan de Piro, QC. Mona was a foundling born in a London workhouse who, through her own efforts, became first a wartime nurse, then a film extra and finally the wife of a judge.

Members of the University of the Third Age describe their own school experiences in the years between 1920-1960. With a foreword by Professor Tim Brighouse.

Another title in the range of illustrated reviews of the Midlands, Alton Douglas' photographic collection captures Birmingham in its rebuilding phase and its own version of the "Swinging Sixties".

This work tells the history of the Dixon family and the involvement of its members in the growth and development of the family business, T & M Dixon, over five generations, and of the eventual decline and disintegration of the business following World War II.

A study of Kineton at the time of World War I. Starting with the departure of horses and soldiers for the front, this book also includes the establishment of a voluntary hospital in the village, and a tribute to the service of the 250 men in the trenches and the 200 or so nurses at the hospital.

Winson Green is perhaps best known for its Victorian prison but to the author it was the working class district of Birmingham where he grew up. This book recaptures the lifestyle of this busy city suburb in the 1950s with its shops, schools, cinemas, pubs and work places.

As the 20th century draws to a close, Robin Jones has researched newspapers of the last 100 years to compile this collection of news items relating to Solihull. The volume is fully illustrated.

By the author of "Lockkeeper's Daughter" which described Pat Warner's childhood and life in Tardebigge in Worcestershire. This book looks at Tardebigge during the early years of the 20th century and considers the impact of World War I upon the tiny community.

Wolverhampton's history is closely linked with the Fowler family. The family's contribution to Methodism, local politics and literature is covered in Tony Perry's book which recounts the history of Wolverhampton in the 19th and early-20th centuries.

First published in 1980, this new edition of Victor Skipp's seminal history of Birmingham and its envrions should be widely welcomed by students and general readers alike. Fully indexed and illustrated with photographs, maps and engravings.

Ice cream tricycles, AA and RAC motorcycle patrols, lorries, traction engines, steam rollers, cycles, tandems, trains and trolley buses, are all featured in this look at pre-war transport in the Midlands.

This new edition on the making of Victorian Britain was originally published in 1983, and is now a text specified by the Open University.

This is the story of an Oxfordshire family, the Passeys, and their longstanding connection with the village of Benson. The "man of great renown" was William, the family's Victorian grandfather.

The University of Birmingham hosts the annual conference of The British Association in Autumn 1996. This title comprises the papers delivered at the conference.

The University of Birmingham hosts the annual conference of The British Association in Autumn 1996. This title comprises the papers delivered at the conference.

An illustrated history of the Warwickshire village of Elmdon with information and photographs of the Manor House and surrounding buildings which have since been demolished.

This study of Matthew Boulton's papers has revealed the history of trade tokens minted in Birmingham in the late-18th centuries for use in Anglesey.

A collection of photographs with extended captions detailing the development of Britain's canal system.

This text tells the story of Solihull gas works and some of its former employees.

This text is the memoirs of Mary Elizabeth Shott. Shott was born in a back-to-back house in the Digbeth district of Birmingham. Later her family moved into the adjoining area of Deritend. These two localities were the core around which the manufacturing city developed.

This local history of Warwickshire (now West Midlands) describes the area known as Solihull Lodge in the Victorian period. The area is part of the village of Shirley. The book includes the origin of the name, land usage, local families and industry.

Based on the author's early life, the book depicts family life in Lozells, a working-class district of Birmingham, now mostly demolished. The family's hardships and difficulties are described, as well as their happy times, during World War II and the post-war years.

A history of the charity of Henry VIII and its connections with the town of Warwick over 450 years. The text covers the general history of Warwick, architecture, royal visits, major schools associated with the charity, Warwick Castle and Warwick Bridge, and the charity's role through the years.

This biography of Josiah Mason covers the philanthropist and pen manufacturer's connections with the city of Birmingham. These include his scientific developments in electroplating and his establishment of the pen-nib trade, an orphanage, and charities at Birmingham University.

Covers RAF Wireless Operations in the Mediterranean during World War II and also details the RAF's undercover operations in Turkey. It should be of interest to air historians and the general reader, being based on the author's own first hand experiences and RAF service.

A pictorial review of the Birmingham suburb of Harborne from the 1920s through the wartime years, with sections on schools, churches, railways, businesses, public houses and cinemas.