Bluecoat Press

Haunted Liverpool 17 Author: Tom Slemen ISBN: 9781908457035 Price £6.99 At long last, the much-awaited Haunted Liverpool 17 is here! Published in the original A5 format, the book is full of Tom’s amazing stories about Liverpool’s supernatural world. Well worth the long wait!

One Bloke: A Manchester man’s tale of two decades Author Paul Graney with Barry Seddon ISBN: 1908457028 Price £7.99 Available from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1908457023/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1321478743&sr=1-3&condition=new Paul Graney always thought of himself as just another working man. Yet he led an extraordinary life in turbulent times. In the 1920s, he joined thousands of others on the road in [...]

Picture Post on Liverpool Author: Colin Wilkinson ISBN: 9781908457059 Price: £9.99 A fascinating record of the way in which Liverpool was represented in Picture Post magazine, with many previously unpublished images. Superbly illustrated, the book contains all the main articles that were written about the city. Available from Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1908457058

Spirits in the Vaults: Liverpool’s Haunted Pubs Author Tom Slemen ISBN 9781908457011 Price £6.99 A new collection from master storyteller Tom Slemen. Here Tom chronicles some of the many hauntings connected with local hostelries including the Swan, the Vines, the Oxford, Childwall Abbey, the Coffee House in Wavertree and the Belvedere.

Murder on Merseyside Author Tom Slemen ISBN: 9781908457004 Price: £6.99 Favourite author, Tom Slemen, turns his attention to some of Merseyside’s infamous murders, adding his own inimitable interpretations.

The Hitlers of Liverpool Author: Michael Unger ISBN: 9781904438991 Price: £7.79 ‘An extraordinary account … an excellent book.’ Beryl Bainbridge In 1910, 17 year-old Irish girl Brigid Dowling arrived in Liverpool to marry Alois Hitler. They settle down in Upper Stanhope Street and produce a son, William Patrick. In 1912, a dishevelled draft-dodger arrives at [...]

Like You’ve Never Been Away Author: Paul Trevor Price £9.99 Available from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/190443844X In 1975, Paul Trevor came to Liverpool to photograph Liverpool’s urban deprivation for the Exit Photography Group. His photographs of children in Everton and Toxteth brilliantly capture the exuberance of youth in a setting of urban decay. A genuinely uplifting book [...]

The Streets of Liverpool Author: Colin Wilkinson ISBN: 9781904438984 Price £9.99 Release date: April 17th Based on the very popular Streets of Liverpool blog, which is attracting over 7,000 monthly readers. A selection of fascinating previously unpublished images supported by a lively commentary. An additional bonus is the inclusion of Bartholomew’s 1928 colour street atlas [...]

Beasts, Banshees and Bogeymen Author: Tom Slemen ISBN 9781904438540 RP £7.99

Colin Wilkinson, managing director of Bluecoat Press also has a popular blog, Streets of Liverpool. Colin says about the blog: The idea for a site dedicated to photographs of Liverpool came out of my work as a publisher. I set up The Bluecoat Press in 1992 and have published over 200 books on local history [...]