This book explores a unique and charming look at the history of Highgate and its inhabitants through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

Explore a unique and charming look at the history of Kendal and its inhabitants, through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

This book explores a unique and charming look at the history of Highgate and its inhabitants through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

“NOTHING LESS THAN THE WICKEDEST MAN IN LONDON…” It is October 1859, and notorious philanderer Lord Geoffrey Thraxton cares for nothing except his own amusement. After humiliating an odious literary critic and surviving the resulting duel, he boasts of his contempt for mortality, and insults the attending physician. It is a mistake he will come to regret. When Thraxton becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman who appears to him one fog-shrouded night in Highgate Cemetery, he unwittingly provides the doctor with the perfect means to punish a man with no fear of death…

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Digbeth, Deritend & Highgate have changed and developed over the last century.

Compiled by paranormal investigator Della Farrant, this new book contains a chilling range of spooky tales from around Highgate. From haunted public houses and private homes taken over by malevolent poltergeists to a top-hatted fiend who hisses at passers-by and the ‘vampire’ sightings of the 1970s at Highgate’s world-famous cemetery, this collection of ghostly goings-on is sure to appeal to everyone interested in North London’s supernatural residents.Richly illustrated, Haunted Highgate is the ideal guide for anyone who wishes to delve deeper into the area’s mysterious history.

A unique and charming look at the history of Hampstead Heath, from the original collection of Thomas Barratt.

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Hampstead and Highgate have changed and developed over the last century.

A portrait of Winston Churchill during World War II depicts him as a man deeply committed to his country, noting his efforts to connect with everyday people as well as other world leaders, rally his troops, and contribute to the defeat of Nazism.