Berkshire books and maps

Maps and guide books Berkshire

Berkshire books: Maps

Philip's Street Atlas Berkshire (Philip's Street Atlases S.) A brand new edition of this successful colour atlas of Berkshire, giving the most comprehensive and detailed coverage of the region. No other atlas names every street in Berkshire. The mapping is sourced from Ordnance Survey to our specification and gives the user complete coverage of all urban and rural areas. The mapping is at a standard scale of 3 1/2 inches to 1 mile (2 1/2 inches to 1 mile in the pocket edition) and is complete with postcode boundaries. The atlas is ideally suited for both business and leisure use. There is a route-planning map and an administrative and postcode map at the front of the atlas. The main maps show every named road, street and lane clearly with through-routes highlighted. School locations are marked and emergency services, hospitals, police stations, car parks and rail and bus station locations are all featured. There is a comprehensive index of street names and postcodes that includes schools, industrial estates, hospitals, sports centres, etc, which are highlighted in colour. Price: £9.09 Publication: February 1, 2005

Berkshire books: Travel Guides

The Hidden Inns of the South of England: Including Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Hampshire and The Isle of Wight (The Hidden This guide looks at a variety of different inns and pubs. There is an informative introductory narrative in each chapter containing historical facts, important landmarks and places to visit, which is illustrated with coloured photographs. A full page is devoted to each pub or inn and contains a colour photograph, full name, address and telephone number, directions on how to get there, descriptive narrative and a handy summary of opening hours, food served, credit cards accepted, accommodation provided, other facilities offered, and entertainment as well as local places of interest and local activities available. Price: £6.39 Publication: May 1, 2004

Berkshire books: History & Heritage

A Grim Almanac of Berkshire (In Old Photographs S.) If it's grim, ghastly, grisly or gruesome and it happened in Berkshire in the last 1,500 years, chances are Roger Long has investigated it. He has spent many, many hours searching the archives for evidence of the darker side of Berkshire life and brings his findings together in this day-by-day guide. Almanac entries include: - A publican with a special tilting bed that dropped his victims into a pot of boiling fat - A farmer who slew three wives and boiled up the remains of one of them - The story of Danny Grimshaw, the bogey man conjured up by mothers to threaten their children - The man hanged for forging a GBP1 cheque - The gruesome display of a murder victim's body where his family charged a penny a look Roger Long describes his collection of true stories as 'Not for the squeamish'. Price: £10.49 Publication: July 15, 2004

Berkshire books: Biographies
	Right!: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger Price: £8.36 Publication: May 1, 2003

Berkshire books: General Interest
	Berkshire and Oxfordshire (Pub Walks for Motorists S.) This title provides details of 40 circular walks around these two historic counties, each based on a good local pub. It includes routes at Hungerford, Frilsham and Hurley in Berkshire and Blewbury, Enstone and Cropredy in Oxfordshire. Price: £8.99 Publication: April 14, 2005
	Walking in Berkshire The 20 walks in this book cover the various scenic delights of Berkshire, a county which stretches from London to Wessex. Clearly illustrated with maps and photographs, the book provides walks ranging from a gentle five miles to more demanding downland walks of over 12 miles. Price: £9.00 Publication: December 31, 2003

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