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        The English Prison Officer 1850-1970 – A Study in Conflict

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        Fascist Italy at War: 1939–1943

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        Place Names and Field Names of Northumberland
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        Place Names and Field Names of Northumberland



        Northumberland has a rich legacy of such names and the text explores how place names are derived, and change over time.


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        Stunning and evocative photographs of the North-East in the 1960s, also including the Teeside, Wearside and Tyneside industrial areas and coast.
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        Northumberland: A Celebration
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        A celebration of the scenery, people and history of Northumberland through the eyes of a writer and historian.

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        Images of Wales From a Decade of Change: The 1970s
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        Steam Around Darlington: Railways in the North East in the 1960s
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        Steam Around Darlington: Railways in the North East in the 1960s

        Unique photographs which capture the atmosphere of steam’s last months in the North East, coupled with facts and entertaining recollections of what it was like to be travelling and photographing the railways around Darlington, Durham, Sunderland and Hartlepools in the 1960s.
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        Glad Tidings of Struggle and Strife: A History of Protest Christmas Cards



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