Shire Books

About Shire Books

Founded in 1962 by John Rotheroe, Shire Publications has earned a unique reputation in British publishing. Bringing together experts and enthusiasts, Shire has continually sought to fill the gaps in published material, providing affordable non-fiction paperbacks that reflect the interests and passions of ordinary people everywhere. In its short history the company has published over 1000 titles, covering a broad and eclectic range of subjects rarely, if ever, published elsewhere. 


Aerial Archaeology in Britain

Aerial Archaeology in Britain

Aerial Archaeology in BritainD.N. Riley (Author)DescriptionAerial surveying is an important techniqu..

£8.99

Alcester National Schools: 1871-1903

Alcester National Schools: 1871-1903

Alcester National Schools: 1871-1903Karyl ReesEducation is constantly in the news, with changes in t..

£8.95

Austin-Healey

Austin-Healey

Austin-HealeyGraham Robson (Author)DescriptionBorn in 1952, the Austin-Healey 100 soon took the UK a..

£7.95

Brandon Silk Mill: Ghosts of the 11th Green

Brandon Silk Mill: Ghosts of the 11th Green

Brandon Silk Mill: Ghosts of the 11th GreenBy Anne LangleyThis illustrated booklet explores the 400 ..

£3.00

Chimneys and Chimney Sweeps

Chimneys and Chimney Sweeps

Chimneys and Chimney Sweepsby Benita Cullingford (Author)DescriptionChimney sweeping is an..

£4.99

Clockmakers of Warwick and Leamington

Clockmakers of Warwick and Leamington

Clockmakers of Warwick and Leamingtonby Wilfred A. Seaby ..

£2.00

Discovering Place Names - Their Origins and Meanings

Discovering Place Names - Their Origins and Meanings

Discovering Place Names - Their Origins and Meanings Paperback, Author:&n..

£4.99

Discovering Surnames - Their Origins and Meanings

Discovering Surnames - Their Origins and Meanings

Discovering Surnames - Their Origins and Meanings Author: J.W. Freeman &nbs..

£6.99

Doreen's Diary: She Could Not Have Loved More: The Wartime Diary of Doreen Wright

Doreen's Diary: She Could Not Have Loved More: The Wartime Diary of Doreen Wright

Doreen's Diary: She Could Not Have Loved More: The Wartime Diary of Doreen WrightBy Doreen WrightDor..

£9.99

Fair Seed-Time: Robert Evans, Francis Newdigate and the Making of George Eliot

Fair Seed-Time: Robert Evans, Francis Newdigate and the Making of George Eliot

Fair Seed-Time: Robert Evans, Francis Newdigate and the Making of George Eliotby David Paterson..

£12.00

Joseph Elkington: Warwickshires Land Drainage Pioneer

Joseph Elkington: Warwickshires Land Drainage Pioneer

Joseph Elkington: Warwickshires Land Drainage Pioneerby Christopher John Holland, Anne D. ..

£3.50

Leeke's Legacy: A History of King Edward VI School Nuneaton

Leeke's Legacy: A History of King Edward VI School Nuneaton

Leeke's Legacy: A History of King Edward VI School Nuneatonby David PatersonLeeke's Legacy is t..

£12.95

Matron at War: The Story of Katy Beaufoy (1869-1918)

Matron at War: The Story of Katy Beaufoy (1869-1918)

Matron at War: The Story of Katy Beaufoy (1869-1918)By Erica Nadin-SnellinThis is the inspiring..

£12.95

Quakers

Quakers

QuakersPeter Furtado (Author)DescriptionThough there have never been many Quakers, these small numbe..

£6.99

Roman Britain

Roman Britain

Roman BritainRichard Russell Lawrence (Author) , Peter Crooks (Illustrator)DescriptionFor nearly fou..

£8.99

Round the Square and Up the Tower: Clifford Chambers, Warwickshire

Round the Square and Up the Tower: Clifford Chambers, Warwickshire

Round the Square and Up the Tower: Clifford Chambers, Warwickshireby Sarah Hosking ‘Round ..

£10.00

The 1930s Home

The 1930s Home

The 1930s HomeGreg StevensonThe 1930s home presented an exciting new way of living for the generatio..

£5.99

The 1940s Home

The 1940s Home

The 1940s HomePaul Evans (Author) , Peter Doyle (Author)DescriptionThe history of the British home ..

£5.99

The British Soldier of the Second World War

The British Soldier of the Second World War

The British Soldier of the Second World WarPeter Doyle (Author)This is the story of the British sold..

£6.99

The Edwardian Home

The Edwardian Home

The Edwardian Home Author: Yvonne Bell   About this book This book..

£6.99

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial RevolutionJonathan Downs (Author)DescriptionIn the late eighteenth and early nineteen..

£8.99

The Speights of Rugby* - Photographers: *and at Market Harborough, Exmouth, Nuneaton, Kettering, Leamington Spa, Redditch and Sutton Coldfield

The Speights of Rugby* - Photographers: *and at Market Harborough, Exmouth, Nuneaton, Kettering, Leamington Spa, Redditch and Sutton Coldfield

The Speights of Rugby* - Photographers: *and at Market Harborough, Exmouth, Nuneaton, Kettering, Lea..

£6.99

The Undoing of Polly Button: The Tragic Life and Bloody Murder of Mary Green

The Undoing of Polly Button: The Tragic Life and Bloody Murder of Mary Green

The Undoing of Polly Button: The Tragic Life and Bloody Murder of Mary Greenby Stephen Moore&nb..

£15.99

The Victorian Clergyman

The Victorian Clergyman

The Victorian ClergymanBy: Trevor MayAbout The Victorian ClergymanThe Victorian clergyman is a ..

£4.99

The Victorian Criminal

The Victorian Criminal

The Victorian Criminal Author: Neil R. Storey   About this book Fr..

£6.99

The Victorian Domestic Servant

The Victorian Domestic Servant

The Victorian Domestic Servant Author: Trevor May   About this ..

£3.99 £4.99

The Victorian Hospital

The Victorian Hospital

The Victorian Hospital Author: Lavinia Mitton   About this book Lavi..

£7.95

The Victorian Ironmonger

The Victorian Ironmonger

The Victorian Ironmongerby Cecil A. Meadows (Author)The Victorian ironmonger's shop was th..

£3.50

The Victorian Policeman

The Victorian Policeman

The Victorian Policeman Author: Simon Patrick Dell   About this book As Qu..

£4.99

The Victorian Railway Worker

The Victorian Railway Worker

The Victorian Railway Worker Author: Trevor May   About this book Thousands of V..

£4.99

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