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Books & Maps

Do you know of any interesting books about Southport and the surrounding area? Please let us know at admin@southportpast.com

We also welcome addition comments on the books we have already reviewed.

North Meols & Southport
Peter Aughton Carnegie Publishing ISBN 0-948789-17-4	A very interesting and highly readable illustrated history.
Southport A Pictorial History
Harry Foster Phillimore & Co Ltd ISBN 0 85033-966-9	Very interesting photographs and an excellent, brief, but comprehensive narrative history.
Britain In Old Photographs: Southport
Jack Smith Sutton Publishing Ltd ISBN 1-84015-236-2	Interesting collection of photographs (mainly 20th century) with brief narrative alongside each. OnTheSpot's sister Shirley features in one of the pictures.
Old Birkdale & Ainsdale 1600-1851
Sylvia Harrop Moxon Press Ltd ISBN 0-9510905-0-x	An interesting history of the villages and life there, including their relationship with the original landowners in Halsall and Crosby. Not as many illustrations as some of the other books as a consequence of the period covered. A more scholarly style of narrative that covers the period up to when the new upstart bathing village at South Hawes began to rise to prominence.
A History Of Scarisbrick
Mona Duggan Carnegie Publishing ISBN 1-85936-040-8	Interesting history of Southport's neighbour including chapters on religion & education. Illustrations tend towards pictures of people rather than places.
Lancashire Plain & Seaboard
Herbert C Collins JM Dent & Sons Ltd no ISBN number (may be out of print - available on loan from Flyp)	Very interesting account of the history and development of the Lancashire coast from Speke to Furness investigating how the development of settlements followed the old pack horse route along the ridge skirting the edge of the old marshes & meres of South West Lancashire and the Fylde.
The Sands Of Time
Philip H Smith National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside ISBN 1-902700-03-1	Interesting and well illustrated book covering the history of the coast, its geology, flora, & fauna; as well as an explanation of how dunes are formed, their age, and how the coastline is changing.
Changing Face of Ainsdale
Iris Whitaker ISBN 0-9526992-0-6	Over 70 pages of personal recollections by the author. A very interesting read even if you don't come from Ainsdale.
The Leeds & Liverpool Canal: History & Guide
Mike Clarke Carnegie Publishing ISBN 1-85936-013-0	A comprehensive and interesting history of the entire canal (which was begun at Halsall cutting on 5th November 1770). Gives an insight into the pre-railway use of the canal as a prime means of reaching the developing bathing resort of Southport. Also provides fascinating detail of the importance of the canal in the life of Burscough and the port of Tarleton.
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