A Life of Industry: Photography of John R Hume
Historic Environment Scotland
John R Hume is Scotland's foremost expert on industrial heritage. John's greatest passion was - and is - industry. Over the course of the 1960s, 70...
View full detailsJohn R Hume is Scotland's foremost expert on industrial heritage. John's greatest passion was - and is - industry. Over the course of the 1960s, 70...
View full detailsFrom the plains of ancient Mesopotamia to the vast sheep farms of modern-day Australia, sheep have been central to the human story. Since our our ...
View full detailsUnlike many other small villages in the UK, Lesmahagow has many claims to fame because of its location and geological heritage and due to many of i...
View full detailsIn the nineteenth century, Scotland was renowned as a land of misty glens, engineering innovation and inventive genius. But it was also the home of...
View full detailsThis comprehensive and fascinating guide from genealogist and historian Celia Heritage will be an invaluable tool for all family and local historia...
View full detailsA sentimental journey through years and modes of transport, encompassing the terminals, harbours, stations and halts, of this historic and beautifu...
View full details'For the sake of decency, gentlemen, don't hang me high.' This was the last request of modest murderess Mary Blandy, who was hanged for poisoning h...
View full detailsIn this extensive study of the changing role of Gaelic in modern Scotland - from the introduction of state education in 1872 up to the present day ...
View full detailsLonglisted for the Highland Book Prize 2019 When Scotland's 1846 potato crop was wiped out by blight, the country was plunged into crisis. In the H...
View full detailsAs an archaeologist, Steven Mithen has worked on the Hebridean island of Islay over a period of many years. In this book he introduces the sites an...
View full detailsOf the wide range and diversity of British products that are now household names, both at home and abroad, the Scots can take pride in the fact tha...
View full details'Deserves to sell like hot cakes' - Allan Massie, The Scotsman From the Indian Mutiny to the London Blitz, offering a 'nice cup of tea' has been a ...
View full detailsMedieval cartularies are one of the most significant sources for a historian of the Middle Ages. Once viewed as simply repositories of charters, ca...
View full detailsCustoms play an important part in all societies and offer fascinating insights into a country's history and culture. Scotland boasts a multitude of...
View full detailsProverbs, once described as 'the wisdom of many and the wit of one', offer unique insights the way of life and the social mores of past generations...
View full detailsGaelic Scotland is one of the world's great treasure-houses of song. In this anthology, Anne Lorne Gillies has gathered together music and lyrics f...
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