Kibworth Through Time focuses on the way the Kibworth villages have changed physically in the time that photography has enabled us to record history.  With each new photograph I took, I realised that this book has been compiled by many different local people, historians, photographers and all those who have a real interest in where we live.  So many people have diligently recorded the past.

I am not the first member of my family to write about the history of Kibworth.  My ancestor Francis Woodford recorded his own perception of the village, its people and its buildings in 1916 at a time of great social change in the national and worldwide perspective.  Almost a century later, it is my privilege to retrace his steps

Rutland Through Time contains 180 photographs of Rutland, of which 90 are old photographs. Zome printed in a sepia tone and some printed in full colour. These photographs are printed alongside a contemporary full colour photograph which illustrates the same scene.

The contrasting illustrations show how the area has changed and developed during the last 100 years. The photographs illustrate shops, schools, garages, churches, houses and street scenes, each photograph is captioned and the book has an introduction which gives a brief overview of the history of the county and the source of the old images.

A collection of over two hundred previously unpublished old photographs presenting a pictorial history of central Leicester. Despite the city's motto semper eadem `Always the Same', Leicester has witnessed great change over the past 150 years, with continued progress and expansion, the development of industry and the establishment of a number of well-known brands in the area.

Central Leicester navigates the streets of the old town with detailed and informative captions describing buildings, shops, pubs and transport. Landmarks such as the cathedral, clock tower and theatres are illustrated on the way. Busy street scenes give a real sense of Leicester's diversity as the reader meets groups and faces from the past.

I have lived in Leicestershire for over 35 years, and gradually, through time, I have grown to value and respect Leicester's remarkable history and heritage.

Two thousand years of history are - quite literally - just beneath your feet as you explore the city's streets.

Many areas of the `old town' have a truly haunting quality. From Roman soldiers to the army of Richard III;  from an elderly and infirm Cardinal Wolsey to railwayman pioneer George Stephenson.  They are all here.  Buildings still exist that link us directly with these people of the past. 

I have enjoyed exploring the heritage of Leicester by digging deep into archives to find many photographs never previously published.  My research has extended as far as New Zealand!  I hope too that you will enjoy my images of 21st Century Leicester, many taken just after dawn during the summer of 2009.

Historically, Leicester is a very well-documented town. It has a rich antiquarian record with plenty of other writings and documents which add to our knowledge of how our predecessors lived and, just as importantly, what they experienced during their lives. 

The inhabitants of the town suffered persecution, events of great jubilation and celebration, and harsh military occupation. Over the centuries they have experienced the rule of might, of law, of religion and of democracy, in times of prosperity and of hardship.  If human emotions are capable of living on, to be expressed at some later time, then Leicester could be the perfect backdrop for so many interesting phenomena.

Paranormal Leicester details the various hauntings and lore of Leicester: from the malevolent Black Annis to the debated involvement of medium Robert James Lees in the case of ‘Jack the Ripper’. It concludes with a guided tour of all the mentioned locations.

Until the railways arrived, Weston-super-Mare was a town without a history. From a little fishing village with just a handful of houses, Weston grew into a major seaside resort, and this happened rapidly in just under one hundred years. After a period of decline, it has recreated itself, successfully, as a holiday destination for the twenty-first century and as one of Somerset's major towns. 

Romans and seventeenth-century smugglers, television comedians and top-selling writers, and even the wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi play a part in the story of Weston's past, as does the amazing diversity of architecture. 

A walk along the town's seafront encompasses Victorian enterprise, Edwardian splendour, the commercial enterprise of the new-Elizabethans - and the remarkable flood defences of the twenty-first century.