Books published by Mid-Border Books available from Castle Hill Books.
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History and Landscape Twelve Country Walks from Kington for the Family and its Dog. By JB Sinclair and RWD Fenn Illustrated by Emily Player Published by Mid Border Books - ISBN 0 95186442 4 - 108 pages
An informative book outlining twelve walks through Kington town and out into the surrounding countryside. Emily Player's distinctive illustrations blend in beautifully with JB Sinclair and RWD Fenn's historical and informative narrative. The walks covered in the book range from a gentle walk around the church yard or Kington Town, investigating some of Kington's history and architecture to a 7 1/2 mile (12 km) walk through the countryside. Outline maps of each walk are provided in the book.All walks start and finish at the market hall in Kington where there is adequate free parking. More information on walking around Kington is available from the Kington Footpath Scheme. To Castle Hill Books main page. |
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A Kington Family Essays in honour of Richard Alford Banks. Edited by JB Sinclair and RWD Fenn Published by Mid Border Books - ISBN 0 95186441 6 - 200 pages
A series of essays on Kington and the Banks family. The book's nine chapters written by eight authors cover, amongst other subjects, the houses of Kington, Victorian Kington and local Government in Kington. More than fifty historical illustrations add to the value of this edition. To Castle Hill Books main page. |
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The Facility of Locomotion
Published by Mid Border Books - ISBN 0 95186440 8 - 200 pages
A well reviewed book on the history and development of the Kington-Leominster line and its branches to Eardisley, New Radnor and Presteign. The Facility of Locomotion covers the history of the railway from the beginnings of the Canal and Tramway through the foundation and building of the Leominster and Kington Railway to its final days in the 20th century. Contains some eighty illustrations including many historic photographs of the railway. To Castle Hill Books main page. |
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Radnor Old and New
Published by Mid Border Books - 54 pages
A reprint of this valuable work on the New Radnor area This story of New Radnor and the Welsh borderland around is a story of 900 years. History and legend, local customs and folk-lore are each given a place. The book includes a study of the dialects of Radnorshire and a glossary of over 300 dialect words. To Castle Hill Books main page. |
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