A picture of britain
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In 'a picture of britain', david dimbleby explores the british landscape and the writers and artists it has inspired over the generationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretravelling to all corners of the british isles, from the cliffs of dover to the highlands of scotland, dimbleby explores the concepts of nationhood, travel and the romantic yearning that has influenced the work of some of britain's greatest creative minds'coast' explores the nature and history of all miles of the british coastline, examining the ways in which we have shaped it in the past, and the ways in which it has shaped us, with contributions from historians, geologists, and geography expertsoxfam shop hebden bridge double-bill of bbc documentaries looking at british natural history and art
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Three volumes, hardback, of simon schama's a history of britain, as new read more
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Daniel o'donnell: a picture of you cd () moon river, darlin', sealed g1
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Charles' business grows in direct proportion to his girth and becomes synonymous with the town's fortunes as britain claws its way from the grey austerity of the war yearsin quick succession, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and, with it, the seeds of joy and tragedy: simon, large and ebullient like his father, follows in his footsteps into the business; james becomes a photographer and proceeds to document the town; robert, wilful and self-assured, submerges himself in the darker side of life; and alice, a dippy individualist who is almost transformed into a picture of convention when she succumbs to the efficient attentions of harry singh, grocer's boy turned property entrepreneurfor ambitious industrialist charles freeman, it brings new opportunities and marriage to maryat its heart are a diverse and persuasive cast of loveable and odious characters whose various attempts to break free are chronicled in an addictive and compelling narrative of extraordinary power and resonancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morequite simply, in a land of plenty is the story of our livestheir stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to the death and perhaps rebirth of middle england over the past fifty yearsas times change, so do their fortunes for better and worse, ebbing and flowing as the years go byhe buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and nail his aspirations to the futureoxfam bookshop st albans in a small town somewhere in the middle of england, the aftermath of the second world war brings change
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A lovely hand painted pride of britain toby jug of admiral horatio lord nelson who actually was the pride of britain especially after the battle of trafalgar, , during the napoleonic warsyou could use this as a decorative milk jug, as a vase or just as an ornament - it is in perfect conditionhe lost his right arm at the battle of santa cruz de tenerife in and this is shown but not his blind right eye
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It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the battle of britainit is as new condition and comes complete with a wall plate hanger, the certificate and a battle of britain 50th anniversary colour brochure and a brief history of coalportthis handsome plate depicts spitfires and hurricanes taking off to contest air supremacy with the enemythis coalport fine bone china eleven-inch collectors plate is number in a limited edition ofit was purchased new in and in excellent conditionthe plate bears the signatures of three fighter pilots: air chief marshal sir christopher foxley-norris, air commodore alan deere, wing commander geoffrey page buyer to collect but could post
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge simon schama's epic, fifteen-part history of britain begins around bc, looking at what life would have been like in the stone age village of skara brae, and draws to a close in the year ad, considering the nation's attempts to find a sense of its futurethe series also covers the norman conquest, king edward i, the plague, king henry viii, queen elizabeth i, the civil wars that wracked the country in the s, the appearance of oliver cromwell, the union with scotland, the rise and fall of the british empire, and britain's role in the 20th century's two world warssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Jenni murray presents the history of britain as you've never seen it before, through the lives of twenty-one women who refused to succumb to the established laws of society, whose lives embodied hope and change, and who still have the power to inspire us todaythey all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our worldoxfam bookshop woodbridge from the bestselling author of a history of the world in 21 women they were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politicianssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A battle of britain sculpture clock of a spitfires and german plane in a dog fight on a solid wood stand and a clock with four period coinsit is a piece from danbury mint and measures 12in x 10in
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Oxfam shop clitheroe simon schama's sweeping history of britain breathes life into our past centuries, vividly depicting exactly what life was like for our ancestors and how their experiences have shaped modern british culture and identityslight crack to outer case top l/h corner plus piece broken off top above itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morean informative and entertaining mixture of anecdote and analysis, schama's work offers a real insight into what it is to be british
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Ww2 picture taken ww2a picture of kings badgeit's a black picture with some goldplus kings regiment blazer badge free with pictureit has 2 small hanging chains at backi know this soldier his name is billthe pic is on a wood frame with a gold kings badge
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Charming small picture of a sheepit is a picture of 1st prize wolverhampton shropshire ram and has a mthe frame is woodenmeasures 29cm by 22cmÂŁ6 cash on collection
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Bruce springsteen(original autograph) (ecxellent condition) signed in black on a picture of a live performance (later at his concert in the madison square garden june /) comes in a in a beautiful "passepartout" original size 16 inch x 12 inch (40,5 x 30, 5 cm) with coa (certificate of authenticity aftal and uacc) the item is specially packaged and delivered insured unique item from "the boss" read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikispringsteen received several awards and accolades during his almost 40-year career, including 20 grammy awards,and an oscar in for the song streets of philadelphia,which is part of the music of the film philadelphiabruce frederick joseph springsteen (born september new jersey) is an american rock musicianour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteband leader of the e street band is an oscar and tony award winner and a 20-time grammy winnercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegrammy "best rock vocal performance "best rock vocal performance "best male rock vocal performance" "best contemporary folk album" "best male rock vocal performance" and "best rock song" "best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal" "best solo rock vocal performance" "best solo rock vocal performance" "best traditional folk album" “best performances by an artist” “best rock song” "best solo rock vocal performance" oscar academy award for "best original song" for streets of philadelphia from the film philadelphia
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The caddies were made for the ringtons tea company, a picture of which is on the bottom of bothone was made for the north east coast industries exhibition and has this printed on the underside of the lid and a picture of the exhibition on the lidtwo maling pottery hexagonal shaped biscuit barrels and lids, one depicting scenes of bridges from the north of england on the six sides, the other scenes of northern castles on the six sides and windsor castle on the lid5cms in diameter and are in excellent conditionthe barrels are 14cms high and 15
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Selling a picture of a stunning dark colour horse with bridle onfrom a smoke free housei think it's quite oldprint,heavy wooden frame and glass in excellent pre owned conditionmeasures " x 22" read more
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This is a picture of a jewish boy done by chris toffersey,bought in canada " wide and 12" long,including cardboard frame
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picture of st bernadette praying to our lady of lourdes in gold backing open to offers i paid 25
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A picture of the dc characters the flash and the green arrow
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A gorgeous set of three purple prints with a picture of a tulip on eachlook great on a white or coloured walleach print 30cm x 30cm read more
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Ed gorman and simon pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over britain is played out across the skies of europe, from the west of ireland to the german capitalwe experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worldthere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front coverotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome will be new to many readers: the new zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the royal navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of british and german pilots; the swiss baron who claimed to have destroyed six british fighters in a day; the vainglorious commander whose raf squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt nazi invasion plans; and the german bomber pilot who fought the first battle involving foreign troops on british soil since culloden - before repairing to a pub for a pint with soldiers who had taken him prisoneroxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publishedillustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanity
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Battle of britain spitfire aircraft picture with clock (working) made from watch and clock partsdesign by ken broadbent used good condition ÂŁ30
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Oxfam shop richmond alan titchmarsh makes an epic journey through eight natural habitats of britain to explore the islands amazing diversity of wildlifespanning the length and breadth of the british isles from east anglia to snowdon, and from jersey to shetland, the series focuses on eight distinct habitats island, farmland, urban, freshwater, coastal, woodland, wilderness and secret britain featuring such amazing scenes as a bloody battle between two-tonne grey seals; seven million starlings filling a somerset sky and the extraordinary acrobatics of leaping bottlenose dolphinsproduced by: chris cole (island britain); simon bell (freshwater britain); stephen moss, susie painter (urban britain, secret britain); simon bell (farmland britain); chris cole, sally cryer (coastal britain); bridget appleby, michael bright (woodland britain, wilderness britain)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreseries producer: stephen mossin an inspirational, visually stunning and definitive guide to british wildlife, familiar creatures are shown in a new light and superb footage captures rare behaviour and animals often for the first time, including boxing hares, killer whales hunting seals off shetland, the underwater courtship of the pike; the hunting strategy of the minke whale and otters swimming right in the centre of newcastlewith so much stunning footage of both scenery and wildlife, this constantly surprising series represents an amazing celebration of the uniqueness of british natureexecutive producer: vyv simsona bbc tv production in association with the open universitypresented by alan titchmarshalan titchmarsh turns wildlife detective, as he takes us on a journey of discovery through eight different british natural habitats surveying their unique flora and fauna and piecing together the jigsaw that makes up our homeland
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Genius of britain intertwines the personal reflections of three of today's greatest british scientists with robert uhlig's compelling narrativegenius of britain is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of british scientists as they realised they were about to change the worldgenius of britain accompanies 5 primetime, 1-hour programmes on channel 4 due to be screened at the end of may , presented by stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonvaccination, inoculation and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of millionsthe impact of this small cast of characters is remarkableoxfam bookshop cheltenham the extraordinary history of british science, with commentary from britain's greatest living scientists: stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonwe may only be a small island, but we are far from small-mindedover the last 500 years, the way we live has been steadily transformed by the inventions of british scientists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing beauty of the universesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe relationships between them range from lifelong collaboration to bitter rivalrysome had vast fortunes, whilst others overcame poverty and a lack of education to become towering figures in the history of scienceevery one of the characters that make up this rich tradition has a unique and very human storythe result is a journey of scientific inspiration that does justice to britain's exceptional contribution to sciencethe electric motor, the telephone and the personal computer created the technological age, and the theories of the big bang, evolution and gravity have shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of our existence
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One english critic called the abolition of britain "an elegant jeremiad" in which peter hitchens identifies everything that has gone wrong with britain since world war ii and makes the case for "those many millions who feel that they have become foreigners in their own land and wish with each succeeding day that they could turn the clock backthe new britain is government by focus group in which people are told what to feel as a way of preventing them from asking how they want to be governedoxfam bookshop cheltenham a surprise best seller in england, the abolition of britain is bitingly witty and fiercely argued, yet also filled with somber appreciation for what "the idea of england" has always meant to the west and to the world at largelooking at the changed face of his country, hitchens finds a "politically correct zeal for the new" whose impact on daily life has been "as devastating in effect, if not in violence, as mao tse tung's cultural revolution in china" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"writing with passion and flair, hitchens targets the pernicious effects of tv culture, the "corruption and decay" of the english language, the loss of politeness, and the "syrupy confessional mood" brought on by the death of diana, which hitchens contrasts with the somber national response to the death of winston churchillif there is a term that summarizes everything that has gone wrong in britain, it is "tony blairism," which hitchens sees as having rewritten england's history, trivialized its journalism, subverted its educational system and cultural standards, and overthrown accepted notions of patriotism, faith, and morality
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A history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()churchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdcondition: goodpages are bright and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democracies) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waywith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticcomplete in four volumesthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoples condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsa collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchill
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Precious colourful lithograph series depicting seats of nobles and gentlemen of great britain and irelanda publication wanted by a list of titled subscribers, representing the noblest families of great britain and irelanda classic 19th-century work with a truly prodigious iconography of the most stately mansions in britain and irelandfull title: a series of picturesque views of seats of noblemen and gentlemen of great britain and irelandwilliam mackenzieour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesome signs of wear, excellent conditionvolume one to sixfirst edition of this important collection of 240 beautiful large-format plates, colour chromo-lithographs (each protected by tissue) including the colourful frontispieces that describe english historical mansionsthe pages are complemented by a total of 200 colour plates (40 in each volume), including cover pages, plus an additional cover page engraved in each volumesome signs of wear to the corners and platescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepp: vol 1: iv, 90pps, [2], 40 plates vol 2: iv, 80pps, 40 plates vol 4: iv, 82pps, 40 plates vol 5: iv, 80pps, 40 plates vol 6: iv, 88pps, 40 plates each volume contains 40 full-page chromolithographsall edges are goldenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesix volumes, pp600 in total of explanatory textit describes all major locations, with full lists of (former) ownerssix volumes with red canvas bindings with elaborate gold and black titles and very elaborate decorations on the plates and spineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikielegant canvas binding, entirely decorated in black and goldtheir original signatures are listed in the subscriber volume
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