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CORNWALL
Cornwall books
ARE WE ALL HERE?
Early public transport to the south of Helston
£
7.00
NEW!!! THE ST AUSTELL ‘BUS, PART TWO – FOWEY TO MEVAGISSEY
Bennett’s, Duchess of Cornwall, Endeavour, Fisherman’s Co-op, Fowey Hotel ‘Bus, La Premiere, New Amethyst, Purple Cars and Red Rover – as well as first hand accounts of the G.W.R., National and H.B. ‘Buses local operations.
“Beside its main job of taking barrels and boxes of crabs lobsters and wet fish to the station, it was fitted for use as a coal lorry, a cattle transport, an ‘errand’ lorry and, incredibly, a passenger vehicle”.
44 pages + maps, photographs, time tables, fleet lists &c
“Beside its main job of taking barrels and boxes of crabs lobsters and wet fish to the station, it was fitted for use as a coal lorry, a cattle transport, an ‘errand’ lorry and, incredibly, a passenger vehicle”.
44 pages + maps, photographs, time tables, fleet lists &c
PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE
£
7.00
NEW!!! THE ST AUSTELL ‘BUS, PART ONE – THE CLAY VILLAGES
The “Cornish Alps” – read about Beacon Tours, Blue Bird, Carlyon, Crowle’s, Currian, Enterprise, Excelsior, Mayflower, Mid Cornwall Charabanc, Riviera, Superior, Westbourne, and White Heather – as well as first hand accounts of the G.W.R, National and H.B. ‘Buses local operations.
“not only looked after his passengers, he took care of his employees. His wife provided “crib” (refreshments) for staff during the day and on Saturday nights, when the ‘buses were out until nearly midnight, she waited up with wage packets and had a cooked meal ready for them to eat before they went home”.
58 pages + maps, photographs, time tables, fleet lists &c
“not only looked after his passengers, he took care of his employees. His wife provided “crib” (refreshments) for staff during the day and on Saturday nights, when the ‘buses were out until nearly midnight, she waited up with wage packets and had a cooked meal ready for them to eat before they went home”.
58 pages + maps, photographs, time tables, fleet lists &c
PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE
£
7.00
Buses in the bottom left hand corner
The story of early public transport in the Land’s End peninsula.
Includes the West Penwith, Dolly Pentreath, Cornish Express, Defender, Tol-Pedn and St Michael’s motor ‘buses and their predecessors, the horse ‘buses of St Just, St Buryan, St Levan and Sennen. Also covers the early years of the Great Western Railway road motors and Western National with many contemporary accounts.
The story of early public transport in the Land’s End peninsula.
Includes the West Penwith, Dolly Pentreath, Cornish Express, Defender, Tol-Pedn and St Michael’s motor ‘buses and their predecessors, the horse ‘buses of St Just, St Buryan, St Levan and Sennen. Also covers the early years of the Great Western Railway road motors and Western National with many contemporary accounts.
£
7.00
The Liskerret 'Bus
A history of the early public transport around Liskeard
£
7.00
Cornwall : Narrow Streets and Twisting Lanes -
150 years of travel from Looe, Polperro and Pelynt including the stories of the well known Pearce’s Motors of Polperro and the much missed Hamblys of Kernow. 38 photos plus illustrations, maps, timetables and vehicle details
£
6.00
Cornwall : By Bus and Boat to Rame -
Public transport on, to and from the Rame peninsula of Cornwall, covering the fishing villages of Cawsand and Kingsand and the larger settlement of Millbrook. Includes Millbrook Steamboat & trading Company. Now re-published as a single A4 volume.
£
6.00
Cornwall : Buses round the Camel -
Early public transport in the area bounded by the River Camel and the north coast of Cornwall including the stories of Blakes of Delabole, W.A.Hawkey of Wadebridge, Prout Brothers of Port Isaac. 40 photos plus illustrations, maps timetables and vehicle details.
£
6.00
BY HORSE AND MOTOR TO LANSON-
Early public transport in the Launceston area of Cornwall
£
6.00
PROUT OF PORT ISAAC, A Pictorial History-
Supplements the chapter on Prouts in ‘Buses Round the Camel’ with more than 30 pictures
£
4.00
TRAVELLING TO TRURO- Parts One
The carriers and early motor bus operators who ran to Truro
£
6.00
TRAVELLING TO TRURO- Part Two
The carriers and early motor bus operators who ran to Truro
£
6.00
TRAVELLING TO TRURO- Part Three
The carriers and early motor bus operators who ran to Truro
£
6.00
HAVE THEY FIXED THE WHERE AND WHEN?-
Penryn & Falmouth from the middle of the 19th century to 1973 when the last local proprietor sold out
£
6.00
THE TROON BUS-
Berriman’s “Blue” and also The Terrible Camborne Charabanc Tragedy
£
5.00
Grenville MotorS (Colour)-
A celebration of this well known Cornish operator
£
7.00
THE MOUZEL BUS-
Public transport around Mousehole from World War I until the 1980’s.
£
5.00
