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City History Guides
48 guides
Each history guide follows a city from its founding to today and ties every period to something you can still see: walls, streets, churches, warehouses and museum collections.
Roman and medieval guides go deeper into those periods, and the architecture guides help you read the buildings on a walk.
United Kingdom
- Aberdeen Architecture: Granite Buildings Worth Seeing
- History of Aberdeen: A Walk Through the Granite City's Past
- Birmingham Architecture: A City-Break Guide to Its Buildings
- History of Birmingham: Plan Your City-Break by Era
- Roman Birmingham: Where to See Roman Remains and Finds
- Brighton Architecture: What to See from Regency to Modern
- The History of Brighton: A Timeline Told Through Its Streets
- Cambridge Architecture: A Guide to What to See
- History of Cambridge: Which Sights Trace Its Story
- Canterbury Architecture: Which Historic Buildings to See
- History of Canterbury: A Walk Through the City's Past
- Medieval Canterbury Guide: What to See in the Historic City
- Roman Canterbury: What to See and Where the Remains Are
- Chester Architecture: A City Break Guide to Its Buildings
- History of Chester: Roman Deva to Walkable Walls Guide
- Medieval Chester: Walls, Rows and Streets to Walk
- Roman Chester: Amphitheatre, Walls and Roman Gardens Guide
- Derry Architecture: A Walking Guide to the City's Buildings
- History of Derry: A Walk Through the Walled City
- History of Dover: A Walk Through 2,000 Years of Sites
- History of Fort William: Which Sites Still Stand Today
- History of Inverness: What to See From Fort to Castle Hill
- Inverness Architecture: Buildings Worth Seeking Out
- History of Keswick: From Cheese Farm to Market Town
- History of Leeds: Decide Which Places to Visit First
- Leeds Architecture: A City Guide to Its Buildings and Styles
- Roman Leeds: Where to See Roman Remains and Finds
- History of Liverpool: What to See and Decide
- Liverpool Architecture: What to See on a City Walking Guide
- Roman Liverpool: Remains, Sites and Where to See Them
- History of Newcastle: What to See and Decide
- Newcastle Architecture: A Walking Guide to the Buildings
- Roman Newcastle: Hadrian's Wall, Fort Sites and Museum Finds
- History of Nottingham: A Guide to Its Key Sites
- Medieval Nottingham: Castle, Streets and Churches to See
- Nottingham Architecture: A City Break Guide to the Buildings
- Roman Nottingham: Walls, Sites and Museum Collections
- History of Oban: Distillery, Castle and Bay
- History of Stirling: A Timeline Tied to Places You Can Visit
- Stirling Architecture Guide: Buildings and Styles to See
- History of Stratford-upon-Avon: What to See and Decide
- Stratford-upon-Avon Architecture: Tudor Streets to See
- History of Ullapool: From Herring Port to Loch Broom
- History of Whitby: From Abbey to Whaling Port
- History of York: Which Historic Sites to See First
- Medieval York: Streets, Walls and Buildings to See
- Roman York: Remains, Ruins and Where to See Them
- York Architecture: A Guide to the City's Buildings by Period