HOYD PUBLISHING
Books by Philip Martin Williams & David L. Williams
NOW AVAILABLE... The first two book in the series
Entertaining
Ashton
The first concentrates of the Music Halls and Theatres while the second tells the story of the cinemas and cinema business in town.
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For Your Delectation & Delight
A History of the Music Halls and Theatres of Ashton-under-Lyne... and some of the shows and people who have appeared in them.
From Fleapit to Multiplex - A History of Ashton-under-Lyne's Cinemas
DUE FOR PUBLICATION MID-APRIL 2021
Stan Laurel
&
Oliver Hardy's
FILM FUN
2020 marked 90 years since Laurel & Hardy's first appearance in the British comic Film Fun. To commemorate this occasion a special 114-page book containing a compilation of their comic-strip antics was due to be published in November. However, slightly delayed due to Covid associated problems the book will now be available mid to late April 2021.
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THESE BOOKS
ARE ALSO
STILL AVAILABLE
at our
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'Bygone Ashton-under-Lyne' - Written in 1909 by Samuel Hill this edition was originally published in 2009 to mark the centenary of Samuel Hill’s death.'The
'To Market, To Market' - The story of Ashton-under-Lyne's Ancient Market.
Knight Rides Out' - Medieval Ashton, The Black Lad, The town’s famous Black Knight and the much loved Black Knight Pageants.
'A Backdoor to Fleet Street' - A history of the newspapers of Ashton-under-Lyne.