Collection: Local Studies-Lending

Manchester, 1867. Stephen Doyle, an Irish-American veteran of the Civil War, arrives from New York with a thirst for blood. He has joined the Fenians, a secret society intent on ending British rule in Ireland by any means necessary. Head Constable James O'Connor has fled grief and drink in Dublin...

Access All Areas reveals the hidden secrets behind the making of Coronation Street. It includes interviews with those who decide the fortunes of the characters, the people who make them up and the crew and designers.

Containing exclusive interviews with the staff at the grounds, this book offers an insight into exactly what it means to be a part of the exciting and lucrative organisation that is Manchester United Football Club.

This fascinating and long awaited book contains over 125 beautifully produced illustrations that make Valette's finest work available to all and display his unique talents to splendid effect. Cecilia Lyon at last gives this acclaimed painter the recognition he deserves as an important player in t...

A bazaar, a market, an indie exchange, a crazy shopping extravaganza, or cabinet of cultural curiosities - Afflecks, created by Elaine Walsh and her husband James in 1982 as Affleck's Palace, is all of these, and has defined the last forty years in the Northern Quarter of Manchester. Indeed, its ...

Approximately 100 detailed period photographs from The Francis Frith Collection with extended captions and full introduction are presented in this volume. Suitable for tourists, local historians and general readers, it includes a voucher for a free mounted print of any photograph shown in the book.

As part of the restoration of Alexandra Park (formally re-opened in September 2014), new community forums, including the Alexandra Park Heritage Group, were established. The main focus of this group has been to research the history of the Park - the original design competition, the official openi...