Lancaster the Postcard Collection by Billy F K Howorth, £14.99

LANCASTER was once a small Roman outpost located on the River Lune, which over the centuries expanded into one of the most important hubs in the North West. It has played host to many important events from the Wars of the Roses to the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612. The town underwent a period of rapid expansion during the Georgian period, fuelled by the North Atlantic Slave Trade and the businesses connected with it. Later, in the Victorian era, it developed a reputation for its manufacturing, especially connected with linoleum making and the industrialist Lord Ashton. Lancaster also became well connected to the wider area through its transport links and the railways. Lancaster The Postcard Collection takes the reader on an evocative journey into Lancaster's past, each chapter focussed on a particular landmark or building such as Lancaster Priory, the town hall and Skerton Bridge which offers a real sense of how the city has grown and changed. A selection old postcards of towns and villages along the River Lune add a fascinating window into the history of the whole area.

CAROLINE REECE

WATERSTONES KENDAL