SHOP
  The Museum shop stocks a diverse range of books, greeting cards, postcards and small gifts.

Although we do not currently have the facilities for secure online transactions, we can accept, subject to availability, orders for books by credit card via email, fax or telephone, and also cheques or postal orders by post.

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JONAS BARBER CLOCKMAKER OF WINSTER
By B.W.Cave-Browne-Cave
The Jonas Barber Family, father and son, were clockmakers in the Winster Valley, Cumbria from about 1710 until 1802. This study looks at some of the 2000 clocks they made during that period, which are now spread all over the world.
268 pages

ISBN: 0 9506689 0 7
£8.50 (Paperback)

   
EXPLORE KENDAL
By Arthur R. Nicholls
An exploration of the historic town. Set out in easy walks in this book you will see six facets of Kendal history and life.
128 pages

ISBN: 0 902272 99 3
£4.95 (Paperback)

 
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS
By Arthur Ransome
A classic children's tale, following the sailing exploits of a group of children.
We sell the full range of books in the Swallows and Amazons series published in hardback by Jonathan Cape (prices vary £12.99 - £14.99), as well as biographies of the author. Please contact the Museum for further details.

ISBN 0-224-60631-X
£12.99 (Hardback)

   
IN SEARCH OF SWALLOWS & AMAZONS
By Roger Wardale
An updated life of the writer of Swallows and Amazons, alongside a lively look as the people and places on which Ransome based his stories.
160 pages

ISBN: 0 9535035 4 2
£7.95 (Hardback)

 
A HISTORY OF LINEN IN THE NORTH-WEST
Edited by Elizabeth Roberts
Collection of five essays looking at the production of linen in the North West.
Includes an essay by Jenny Brunton on the Langdale Linen Industry, which was based in the Lakes.

ISBN 1-86220-064-5
£6.95 (Paperback)

   
   
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  Museum of Lakeland Life, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AL  t: 01539 722464