South and West Yorkshire Curiosities
Title | South and West Yorkshire Curiosities PDF eBook |
Author | Trevor Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 127 |
Release | 1992-01-01 |
Genre | Curiosities and wonders |
ISBN | 9780946159994 |
Curiosities of West Yorkshire
Title | Curiosities of West Yorkshire PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Woodhouse |
Publisher | History Press (SC) |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2007-07-19 |
Genre | West Yorkshire (England) |
ISBN | 9780750944434 |
Robert Woodhouse explores the remarkable and curious sights to be found in West Yorkshire, spanning centuries of history from Roman times right up to the present day.
Curious Tales from West Yorkshire
Title | Curious Tales from West Yorkshire PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Peach |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2010-10-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0750952717 |
This is a charming compendium of historical oddities, curious customs and strange events from across West Yorkshire. Laid out in an easy to use A-Z format it explores a vast range of subjects, from folklore and legends to Yorkshire's strangest buildings, artefacts and memorials (including a drinker's tomb made from a beer barrel). Here also are some of Yorkshire's most eccentric characters and famous former inhabitants, and the stories behind some of the oddest events that have occurred in the county - and perhaps even in the whole of the British Isles. With countless Civil War curiosities, tragic tales and hilarious happenings, 'tha couldna mak it up!'. Richly illustrated with both modern and archive images, it will delight residents and visitors alike.
Discovering West Yorkshire
Title | Discovering West Yorkshire PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Warner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | West Yorkshire (England) |
ISBN | 9781858251134 |
Science and Eccentricity
Title | Science and Eccentricity PDF eBook |
Author | Victoria Carroll |
Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press |
Pages | 395 |
Release | 2016-09-12 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0822981815 |
The concept of eccentricity was central to how people in the nineteenth century understood their world. This monograph is the first scholarly history of eccentricity. Carroll explores how discourses of eccentricity were established to make sense of individuals who did not seem to fit within an increasingly organized social and economic order. She focuses on the self-taught natural philosopher William Martin, the fossilist Thomas Hawkins and the taxidermist Charles Waterton.
Discovering South Yorkshire
Title | Discovering South Yorkshire PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Elliott |
Publisher | |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | South Yorkshire (England) |
ISBN | 9781858250922 |
North and East Yorkshire Curiosities
Title | North and East Yorkshire Curiosities PDF eBook |
Author | Duncan Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 127 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Curiosities and wonders |
ISBN | 9781874336099 |