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Pillboxes and Tank Traps by Bernard Lowry
epub |eng | 2014-07-14 | Author:Bernard Lowry

Light anti-aircraft position for two machine guns at Kingscliffe airfield. Second World War researcher and author Austin Ruddy stands in one of the pits (actually sewer pipes). In the distance ...
( Category: Europe February 23,2020 )
Fashion in the 1940s by Jayne Shrimpton
epub |eng | | Author:Jayne Shrimpton

The Board of Trade’s ‘Make-Do and Mend’ initiative aimed to encourage good clothing-care practices to extend the life of existing garments before new purchases were considered. A good winter coat ...
( Category: Decorative Arts & Design February 23,2020 )
Chocolate by Paul Chrystal
epub |eng | | Author:Paul Chrystal

A selection of Terry’s famous dark and bitter chocolates: note the emphasis on French branding. An impressive window display at Terry’s shop and restaurant in St Helen’s Square, York. The ...
( Category: Chocolate February 23,2020 )
Cathedrals of Britain by David Pepin
epub |eng | 2015-02-22 | Author:David Pepin

The awe-inspiring grandeur of the fortress-like central tower of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral dominates Merseyside. At 331 feet it is one of the tallest of church towers. The nave and choir ...
( Category: History February 23,2020 )
Quakers by Peter Furtado
epub |eng | | Author:Peter Furtado

An American Friends Service Committee advertisement for support of its relief effort in Germany in 1945. With the establishment of the League of Nations in 1919, Quakers set up an ...
( Category: Christian Denominations & Sects February 23,2020 )
London Plaques by Derek Sumeray
epub |eng | 2011-07-17 | Author:Derek Sumeray

BURTT, Lewis ‘Daddy’ (1860–1935), English, evangelist 13–14 Hoxton Market, N1. London Borough of Hackney Lewis and his older brother John (see page 140) had themselves been educated at a Ragged ...
( Category: Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions February 23,2020 )
The Shakers by Lesley Herzberg
epub |eng | | Author:Lesley Herzberg

Several versions of Mount Lebanon Shaker chair catalogs were produced in the nineteenth century. These gold transfer labels were applied to rockers and wrapped around stretchers, and certified that the ...
( Category: Quaker February 23,2020 )
Edwardian Fashion by Daniel Cottam
epub |eng | | Author:Daniel Cottam

The redesigned frock coat of the late 1890s and early twentieth century hung open in front, rather than being fully fastened. John Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, wearing his coat with ...
( Category: Fashion Design February 23,2020 )
Art Deco Tiles by Hans Lemmen
epub |eng | | Author:Hans Lemmen

Hand-painted Carter & Co. tile, c. 1925, executed in an in-glaze technique with a design by Truda Adams of a spray of semi-abstract flowers. Hand-painted Carter & Co. tile with ...
( Category: Pottery & Ceramics February 23,2020 )
Walking Jane Austen’s London (Shire General 5) by Louise Allen
epub |eng | 2013-07-09 | Author:Louise Allen [Allen, Louise]

( Category: General Great Britain Travel Guides February 23,2020 )
Volkswagen Beetle: A Celebration of the World's Most Popular Car (Haynes Great Cars) by Richard Copping
mobi |eng | 2011-01-15 | Author:Richard Copping

Beetles for the American market leaving the factory in 1956. Although Cabriolet production numbers lagged way behind those of the saloon, the practically hand-built car remained an essential part of ...
( Category: Pictorial February 23,2020 )
Jaguar by Graham Robson
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Graham Robson [Robson, Graham]

Even after its final restyling, the XJS was still selling well, and needed only high-quality advertising to keep it in the public eye. XJ6, V12 ENGINES AND BRITISH LEYLAND FROM ...
( Category: Automotive History February 23,2020 )
The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 2018-09-04 | Author:Yoram Hazony

In areas which do not fall within its exclusive competence, the Community shall take action, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, only if and in so far as the ...
( Category: Nationalism February 23,2020 )
The Battle of Hastings 1066 by John Grehan & Martin Mace
epub |eng | | Author:John Grehan & Martin Mace

The military detail in this passage is of great interest. The duke's purpose is, seemingly, to check the enemy's further advance, so that he may anticipate the seizure of the ...
( Category: Ancient Civilizations February 23,2020 )
2020-02-23 06:28:58.012185 by Unknown
epub |eng | | Author:Unknown

Now let's get to specifics so you will be sure to know exactly where your sell—stop should initially be placed, and when and to what level it should later be ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction February 23,2020 )

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