A Lancashire Miscellany

By Tom Holman


A Lancashire Miscellany
Online price: £9.99
Hardback, 192 pages
Published: 7th October 2010

Category: Travel


How do you make a Lancashire Hot Pot?
Why did a red rose become the emblem of Lancashire?
Where can you find Bedlam, Buttock and Little Tongues?
Which Italian opera was set in Lancashire?
What is the highest point in the county?
When is Lancashire Day?

Find all the answers and much more besides in A Lancashire Miscellany-a treasure trove of knowledge about this wonderful part of England.

Whether you're a true Lancastrian or just passing through, this book is an entertaining romp through the people and places of the wonderful county. Teach yourself the Lancashire lingo with a gradely guide to local dialect and sayings, and pick up tips for cooking famous local specialities like black pudding and Eccles cakes. From Prime Ministers to rock stars, read the stories of famous Lancastrians through the ages, and discover some of the quirky customs of the region.

From its famous landmarks and industries to its cultural and sporting highlights, A Lancashire Miscellany is bursting with intriguing facts and figures-a book to dip into again and again.

This title is also available as an ebook, in either Kindle, ePub or PDF editions

A fact-based little book that will provide some fascinating fare for pub quizzes. - Westmorland Gazette

Should you want to check anything at all about Lancashire, you'll find it here; it's a handy reference and memory-jogging book. - Keswick Reminder

Everything you always wanted to know about the county of the Red Rose. - Grange Now!

A lovely little book to dip into again and again. - Manchester Evening News

With sections on sport, dialect, food, industry, landscape and many, many more Lancashire Miscellany is a brilliant ‘hot-pot’ of meaty morsels full of the flavour of the Red Rose county and sure to suit all ‘Lanky’ tastes… That's a fact! - Lancashire Evening Post

Books like this only come round once in a Preston Guild. It's champion! - Best of British

A treasure trove of fascinating information about our county, its history, heritage, customs and quirks. - Lancashire Magazine

Books like this only come around once in a Preston Guild. It's champion! - This England

With sections on sport, dialect, food, industry, landscape and many, many more Lancashire Miscellany is a brilliant ‘hot-pot’ of meaty morsels full of the flavour of the Red Rose county and sure to suit all ‘Lanky’ tastes… That's a fact! - Cumbria Life



Publication Details:

Binding: Hardback, 192 pages
ISBN: 9780711230934
Format: 187mm x 115mm

BIC Code: WTH
BISAC Code:  TRV009070
Imprint: Frances Lincoln


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