Furness Peninsula Press

Book Publishers and Antiquarian book stockists, specialising on the Furness and Cartmel peninsulas and the Lake District.
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• 6 Whitworth Street Manchester, The Birthplace of Northern Soul This book is about the Northern Soul years of the Twisted Wheel Club, at its Whitworth Street location. It is about how one little basement club, in Manchester, created a worldwide music phenomenon. It attempts to follow the evolution of Black music at the club from Blues through to R&B, Mod, Soul to Northern Soul.
• An Ulverston Anthology Over the centuries, surprisingly few books have been written entirely dedicated to Ulverston, but there has been plenty written about it. This book in part compiles and adapts with additional commentary some of the more interesting historical articles concerning the town.
• On The Right Track with Northern Soul DJ Ginger Taylor The story of a DJ’s lifelong obsession with Northern Soul Music
• The Industrial Archaeology of South Ulverston 2nd edition An in-depth account of the industrial activity of South Ulverston over the centuries to date, with numerous mostly unpublished plans, drawings and photographs.
• Colthouse: An Historical Account of a Hawkshead Hamlet A historical account of the hamlet of Colthouse, situated 1/2 a mile from the the Lakeland town of Hawkshead, Cumbria
• Quakers in Hawkshead and Langdale The historical story of The Society of Friends commonly called Quakers in the heart of the English Lake District, centred on Hawkshead and Langdale. Fron the days of persection in the 17th century to the 20th century.
• Northern Soul in Barrow The narrative of the town’s Northern Soul heritage from 1969-2002
• Antiquarian Books We have a large selection of books of The Lake District, Furness and Cartmel. Please ask if you require a specific title.