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This illustrated guide to the Cotswolds is the famous Cotswold
Drivabout and has sold over 100,000 copies! The leading guide to
the Cotswolds since 1976, It has been revised and updated regularly
over the years and shows visitors the unique splendor of the
Cotswold Hills as it describes the area, and its hidden secrets,
for visitors and local inhabitants alike.
An illustrated collection Of ghost stories covering the Cotswolds
by Bob Meredith. And as Bob says: There still lingers in those
pockets of the mind where shadows are turned into demons and where
things go bump in the night, a flutter of the heart when the clock
strikes twelve and a yearning for the firelight hearths where
children listen to ghost stories on long, cold winter nights". The
ghost story is not just a part of history. It is history! Another
Book from Nicholas Reardon of Reardon Publishing
Crime and Punishment in and about the Cotswold Hills This fully
illustrated colour book written by Cotswold publisher Nicholas
Reardon shows the reader in Photographs and Sketches old time
punishments such as stocks, whipping posts and lock-ups along with
stories of murdered Kings and Court Jesters, Highwaymen and War
Crimes committed long ago, when the Cotswold hills were not so
peaceful. Having lived in the Cotswolds all my life, and with a
keen interest in history, I would like to share my love of this
area with you by pointing out some of the hidden features to be
found in this unique part of the English countryside. Over the
years my father, the well-known Cotswold artist Peter Reardon, had
drawn a number of little sketches showing stocks, whipping posts
and old town lock-ups. These illustrated the historic types of
punishment served up to those who broke the law in and around these
lovely and now peaceful hills. I was pleasantly surprised to
discover that even after so many years these objects that my father
had drawn were still in existence; they had been well looked after
and could be viewed by anyone interested in this type of unusual
history. Using the drawings as a starting point I photographed
these objects to show how they look today. Then, along with a short
description plus directions of how to find them, I produced the
book you are now holding. Whilst reading this book you may notice
that one of my personal interests is Gargoyles and I have scattered
a few of my favourites throughout its pages. The Cotswolds contain
a treasure trove of history: its grand stately homes and castles;
the far older stone circles and ancient burial mounds; all in all,
any visitor will be able to find something to delight them in these
rolling hills. Nicholas Reardon
Welcome to Bibury William Morris once described Bibury as "the
beautiful village in England." It is a very special village, with a
character of its own, but with a tradition and feel that's purely
Cotswolds. Many people return to Bibury, time and time again,
breathing in the beauty and the tranquility of the river meandering
through the Coln Valley, with the enchanting Cotswold stone
cottages and old Mills. If you come to Bibury early in the morning,
as the mist rolls gently back from the hills surrounding the
village, you will find a row of traditional Cotswold cottages, well
known throughout England, and indeed the world. This row of
weavers' cottages as shown on the front cover is known as Arlington
Row, and is perhaps one of the most photographed places in the
Cotswolds
England used to enjoy one of the most comprehensive railway
networks in Europe. By the last decade of the 19th century there
was hardly a hamlet in the land which could not be reached by train
itself or after a brief ride in a pony and trap from the nearest
station. However, the improved reliability and sheer convenience of
internal combustion engined road vehicles brought competition to
the railways which caused a steady and persistent decline in
freight and passengers throughout the second half of the 20th
century. By then the railways, initially funded by private
enterprise, had been nationalized as a state asset. This left the
state paying for trains which ran at a loss for lack of goods and
people to fill them. During the late 1950s and throughout the
1960s, successive governments sought to staunch this outflow of
funds by closing thousands of miles of railway lines and hundreds
of stations.Many of these were branch lines, that is a track
leaving the main line to serve a specific place but going no
further. At a stroke, large parts of the huge 19th-century civil
engineering effort which went into building the network were
redundant and, once any salvage of value was removed, duly
abandoned. By and large, it was not economic to reinstate the
cuttings, embankments and bridges built to give the most straight
and level route possible for each line.What is left of these
abandoned lines can offer rewarding walks through the heart of the
countryside, away from roads and traffic, rich in flora and fauna
and littered with dramatic examples of Victorian civil engineering.
In short, there is something to the taste of the routine walker and
the railway enthusiast. For either type they are best done twice,
once in summer and once in winter. The summer will show what grows
where the plow and the sprayer to not go, while the winter will
show the detail of what was built, well over a century ago. This
book features 12 of these walks throughout Gloucestershire and
Wiltshire.
Designed particularly for those who like country pubs, this book
contains Cotswold cycle rides that are between ten and 16 miles
long. They are mainly on quiet country roads, though some cross
classified roads. The book also features tips and advice.
Stop Line Green (SLG) was a continuous linear defensive position
some 100 mile long running in rough semi circle east of Bristol
from Highbridge on the Bristol Channel in the south to Upper
Framilode on the River Severn in the north. This book gives a guide
to the walk of SLG
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Cotswold Riverwalks (Paperback)
Colin Handy; Photographs by Colin Handy; Illustrated by Peter Reardon
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R220
Discovery Miles 2 200
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Contains circular walks in the Cotswold countryside. Each one in
this guide offers a chance to view the daily life of the riverbank
animals, birds and fish. Another title from the Cotswold publisher,
Reardon.
The walks in this illustrated Reardon guide are collected from the
Lifestyle supplement of the Gloucestershire Echo. These family
walks are from three to five miles long, cover some of the most
attractive hidden byways of the Cotswolds and include places of
refreshment along the way.
This full colour book to the Historic Cotswolds takes you
alphabetically through the fascinating and mostly hidden side to
the Cotswolds. 100s of pen and ink line drawings by Peter Reardon
matching 100s colour photos of the same thing by his son Nicholas
Reardon, so one can see things such as a stone crocodile head, with
a spring gushing out of its mouth at Compton Abdale, as both a line
drawing and colour photograph. The book travels all over the
Cotswolds from its very own Stonehenge (Rollright Stones) in the
North of the Cotswolds, to a Sham Castle in the South, with lots of
strange or old odd things to see on the way, with this book you
will soon find the Cotswolds have something of interest for anyone.
An A - Z illustrated Town and Village guide to what you can see in
the Cotswolds, with word and pen the Author brings to life this
wonderful part of England, show and explaining what you can see as
you explore the Cotswolds. From the strange sounding Cotswold towns
and villages with this guide you will be shown sides of the
Cotswolds that the average visitor often misses, the text is
brought to life with well over 100 pen and ink sketches of
Gargoyles and Hobbit like church entrances, Public monuments to
medieval punishment tools, Castles to Magic stones, a life time of
local knowledge has gone into this book. The beauty of the
Cotswolds is not new, it is not something that has just come about
recently, it is, you might even say, as old as the hills
themselves. But it is not only beauty to be found in these hills,
they are also rich in history, the Romans came, stayed a while and
then left. They were about the first to leave us monuments of their
advanced way of life that we can understand today, then came the
Saxons, the Danes and the Normans. Each left something by which to
remember them. In more recent times great houses have been built
and are there for all to see. The Cotswolds intriguing, majestic,
even cruel in its own way. There is a bigness that is breathtaking,
especially during the summer, a loneliness that can be frightening
during the winter, but always a grandeur, as powerful as an
exciting tale that not one little bit must be missed. Perhaps early
man found the excitement of these hills a good reason for settling
in them. They offered a natural fortification in many instances for
settlements, often with views over the valley of the Severn, where
animals could be hunted and fish caught in the river. It is hoped
that your visit to the Cotswolds will be most enjoyable, and if,
with the help of these pages, more memorable, then the object of
this publication will have been achieved
Evolving from the author's personal experience as a competitive
bodybuilder and his many years of committed research and testing,
the Biomechanically Correct (BMC) Training System-as outlined in
this 250-page book-is a completely new way of thinking about
resistance training. It optimises the substantial benefits for body
and mind of unilateral training: exercising one muscle on one side
of the body at any one time. Through its direct targeting of the
prime moving muscle, the BMC Training System is an imperative
training regime for anyone concerned to safely optimise muscle
development and joint efficiency, while minimising wear and tear of
body structures. In so doing, the BMC Training System moves beyond
the traditional bilateral training approach, which so often sees
unintended harm done to the body. Key features Clear and methodical
presentation of the principles, components and benefits of
unilateral resistance training that: - create awareness of physical
functionality to help preserve mental and structural well-being and
prevent injury - empowers participants with the knowledge needed
for peak development of body and mind - breaks down natural
defences often put up by those challenged to learn new things -
encourages participation by a wider audience-beginner and
experienced athlete alike, of all ages-by removing the stigma of
intimidation and fear often associated with traditional bilateral
training Simple, common-sense answers to simple questions - How do
I exercise a muscle in a safe and efficient manner? Why is this
system so important for achieving this? Series of extensively
illustrated exercises for the prime moving muscle that detail
step-by-step guidelines on how to execute each so as to develop,
strengthen and condition the muscle and associated structures with
minimal risk of injury The author has a simple philosophy for
maintaining longevity for those committed to reaping the benefits
offered by his BMC Training System: 'Train smart - think about what
you are doing.'"
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