Firstly, worth saying we’ve been blown away by the success of The Boleyns of Blickling. In the first few weeks we’ve sold almost 500 copies and have had to go back to the printers for more. It’s been featured in the Eastern Daily Press and the author, Chuck Weigand, has been on Radio Norfolk. So thank you to everyone who has bought a copy.
Several new books this month, plus a few that are coming shortly.
Cromer Lifeboats
This is a substantial new book providing a complete and comprehensive history of one of the most famous lifeboat stations in the country. Local author Paul Russell, along with renowned lifeboat historian Nicholas Leach, have put together this wonderful book documenting the boats, the people and the rescues carried out from Cromer since the earliest days of rowing lifeboats, before even the RNLI was set up.
Apart from the specific history of Cromer station, this book illustrates how life saving at sea has developed over two centuries, and how new technologies have been adopted to improve safety and comfort for the crews as well as increasing the likelihood of successful rescues.The book runs to over 300 pages, printed in full colour with hundreds of photographs, both modern and from the archives.
Lord Nelson
We often get asked for books about Nelson, and had reached a point where we didn’t have anything. So a search ensued and there are surprisingly few in print. As a result I persuaded Poppyland to reprint their biography, which they have re-issued with a new cover and revised title: Nelson, The Norfolk Hero. I also found Nelson, Britain’s Greatest Naval Commander, by David Ross, which is very reasonably priced at £7.99.
Just Arrived
An illustrated history of 220 years of life-saving
| Author | Nicholas Leach, Paul Russell |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Dimensions: | 24.1cm x 16.9cm |
| Pages: | 336 |
| Publisher: | Foxglove Publishing |
| ISBN: | 9781909540354 |
| Year: | 2025 |
| RRP: | £25.00 |
"I am myself a Norfolk Man"
| Author | Charles Lewis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Dimensions: | 21.7cm x 15.4cm |
| Pages: | |
| Publisher: | |
| ISBN: | 9781869831516 |
| Year: | |
| RRP: | £15.95 |
Britain's Greatest Naval Commander
| Author | David Ross |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Dimensions: | 19.4cm x 12.4cm |
| Pages: | 192 |
| Publisher: | Waverley Books |
| ISBN: | 9781849344944 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| RRP: | £7.99 |
Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places
| Author | Lucy Grewcock |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Dimensions: | 19.7cm x 13cm |
| Pages: | 328 |
| Publisher: | Bradt |
| ISBN: | 9781784777456 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| RRP: | £15.99 |
Adventure Series
| Author | |
| Format: | Booklet A5, Map |
| Dimensions: | 24cm x 13.4cm |
| Pages: | 80 |
| Publisher: | A-Z |
| ISBN: | 9780008727734 |
| Year: | 2025 |
| RRP: | £11.99 |
Coming Soon
Love, loss and mulch: a single dad seeks answers in nature
| Author | Carl Gorham |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Dimensions: | 19.9cm x 13cm |
| Pages: | 265 |
| Publisher: | Ireton Press |
| ISBN: | 9781068654404 |
| Year: | 2025 |
| RRP: | £8.99 |
The Remarkable Life and Legacy of JK Stanford
| Author | A P Curtis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Dimensions: | 23.3cm x 15.6cm |
| Pages: | 179 |
| Publisher: | Poppyland |
| ISBN: | 9781869831424 |
| Year: | 2025 |
| RRP: | £11.95 |
A Hedgelayer's View of the Countryside
| Author | Richard Negus |
| Format: | Hardback/Dustjacket |
| Dimensions: | 21.6cm x 13.5cm |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Publisher: | Unbound |
| ISBN: | 9781789652031 |
| Year: | 2025 |
| RRP: | £16.99 |
Reduced Price
We have reduced prices on several railway related books this month. Fred Cobb worked on the railways in Norwich for most of his life and is a fascinating story. Peter Caton is a travel writer with a love of railway journeys and walking.
| Author | Frederick G.G. Cobb |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Dimensions: | 21.6cm x 13.8cm |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Publisher: | Leeco Publications |
| ISBN: | 9781916356405 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| RRP: | Original price was: £14.00.£4.99Current price is: £4.99. |
Journeys to forty of Britain’s loneliest railway stations.
| Author | Peter Caton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Dimensions: | 21.6cm x 13.7cm |
| Pages: | 320 |
| Publisher: | Matador |
| ISBN: | 9781789014082 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| RRP: | Original price was: £9.99.£4.99Current price is: £4.99. |
Fifty Years by Train
| Author | Peter Caton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Dimensions: | 23.4cm x 15.6cm |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Publisher: | Matador |
| ISBN: | 9781783060504 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| RRP: | Original price was: £9.99.£4.99Current price is: £4.99. |
