The Aspects series takes readers on a voyage of nostalgic discovery through their town, city or area. This best selling series has now arrived, for the first time, in Lancaster. Susan Wilson offers the chance for readers to explore the historical interest created within Lancaster. We look at Catholicism in Lancaster and District and The story of 'The Moor', Lancaster's County Lunatic Asylum. Shivers down your spine can be felt as you experience A Spirited Leap into the Unknown and Lancaster Castle and the Fate of the Lancaster Witches. Aspects of Medicine can also be found in The Lancaster Doctors: Three Case Studies. All these and much more, of Lancaster's history, has been captivated in Aspects of Lancaster.

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, including the deaths of over a thousand 'Men of Lancaster', and its legacy continues to be remembered today. This book looks at the impact that the loss of so many men had on the community and offers an intimate portrayal of Lancaster and its people living in the shadow of the 'war to end all wars'.Drawing on detailed research conducted by the authors and their community partners, it describes the local reaction to the outbreak of war, the experience of individuals who enlisted, the changing face of industry, the women who defied convention to play a vital role on the home front, and how Lancaster coped with the transition to life in peacetime once more.The Great War story of Lancaster draws on all of these experiences to present a unique account of the local reality of a global conflict.

This volume examines when, why, and how Britain became the first modern urban nation.

A local history booklet on the village of Galgate from the 12th Century to 1890. The early beginnings of a hamlet growing into a village with silk mill and cotton mill, canal, railway, new road, schools, farms, shops, public houses and new people from all over coming to work at Galgate.

Local Literacies is a unique study of everyday reading and writing. By concentrating on a selection of people in a particular community in Britain, the authors analyze how they use literacy in their day to day lives.