Cheshire books and maps

Maps and guide books Cheshire

Cheshire books: Maps
	AA Street by Street Cheshire Maxi (AA Street by Street S.) A new large format edition in the AA's groundbreaking series of street atlases. The maps clearly show AA Service Centres, recommended restaurants, hotels, one-way streets, and car parks. Featuring a clever use of colour to ensure they can be read under street lighting, these maps are all you need to keep you on the move. The street atlas contains the latest digital data for Britain from Ordnance Survey and the AA. Unique to Street-by-Street district names head each page for easy reference, there is a clearly designed index using 'battleship' grid and the maps include National Grid referencing as used by emergency services. Clearly marked one-way streets are shown throughout plus 24-hour petrol stations, garden centres and car parks. Price: £6.99 Publication: February 28, 2005
	Navigator Road Map Cheshire This sheet map, covering the whole of Cheshire, uses a large scale of 1 inch to 1.5 miles. It contains detailed coverage of the region's road network, including country lanes and rural lanes and tracks. Major footpaths, junctions, roundabouts and slip roads are also shown. Additional detail includes thousands of individually marked farms, houses and hamlets. Airports, airports, stations, ferries, houses, marinas and other places of interest are featured. Also included are town plans of Cheshire and Macclesfield. Designed for both professional and leisure users, it is printed on one side to allow hanging as a wall map. Price: £3.99 Publication: April 28, 2003

Cheshire books: History & Heritage
	Prehistoric Cheshire (Landmark Collector's Library) Price: £13.96 Publication: July 1, 2004
	The Cheshire Regiment This book provides a photographic history of one of England's oldest un-amalgamated County Regiments. Formed in 1689 the Regiment served widely at home and around the world in India, the Far East, the Mediterranean, North America, the Carribbean and Antartica. Beginning in 1858, it highlights Victorian and Edwardian service in Malta, News Brunswick, Burma and India. During the First World War, the Regiment, greatly expanded to thirty-eight Battalions, serving throughout the war on the Western Front and at various times in the Mediterranean, Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Salonika and Macedonia. In the inter-war years the Regiment served at home and overseas in India, Palestine and Malta. During the Second World War the Cheshire's served in France during 1940, in Malta, North Africa, the Middle East in PAI Force and in North West Europe from June 1944 until the end of the war. Post-war service included Palestine, Egypt, Malaysia, Cyprus with the UN, Germany, Ireland, Belize and Hong Kong. The 200 photographs contained in this book are drawn from the regimental activities and highlight the diverse activities and places associated with the Cheshire Regiment over the past 150 years during times of peace and war. Dr Ronald Barr is a senior lecturer in history at Chester College and is Director of the College's Military Studies programme which is taught at the Cheshire Military Museum. He has a long-standing interest in military history and his previous works include: The Progressive Army: US Army Command and Administration (1998). Price: £12.99 Publication: August 15, 2003

Cheshire books: Walking and Tours
	Cheshire and Gritstone Edge SW (Jarrold Short Walks Guides) Price: £4.79 Publication: April 5, 2003
	East Cheshire Walks: From Peak to Plain Clear, well-tested instructions plus simple sketch maps enable these varied walks to be tackled with confidence. The text also provides the reader with interesting background information. Price: £7.95 Publication: November 1, 2004
	Historic Walks in Cheshire (Cicerone Guide) A collection of 20 historic walks around some of the outstanding countryside and rich historical heritage of Cheshire. Colour illustrations and OS mapping accompany the route descriptions to provide clear and interesting information about the region and its history. In a little over 2000 sq km, Cheshire offers much of what is best about traditional England with over 3500km of fine walking on public rights of way that range from the wild, upland landscape of the Peak District to lush riverside pastures and meadows of the plain. It also offers charming villages, friendly towns, famous stately homes, glorious gardens, fascinating museums and, of course, one of Europe's most historic and popular cities, Chester itself. The 20 routes, described and illustrated with OS mapping and colour photographs, attempt to reveal some of the splendours of this land of the 'brindled cat', with a series of walks which combine landscape with architecture, natural beauty with history, and our heritage with our diverse and complex culture. Price: £7.20 Publication: June 2003

Cheshire books: General Interest
	Historic Parks & Gardens of Cheshire This volume provides an illustrated account of garden and park development, looking at 19 examples. Price: £13.96 Publication: April 30, 2004

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