Peter Ollerhead Ordre des livres

A guided tour of this historic town, showing how the areas you know and love have transformed over the centuries.

A pictorial history of the Rolls Royce/Bentley factory at Crewe - from two of its former employees.

The fascinating history of Crewe illustrated through old and modern pictures.

Illustrated with over 80 photographs and focusing on the experiences of its employees, this book explains how the establishment of a Merlin aero engine factory was thwarted by the problems of building on a greenfield site, a chronic need for housing and a strike were followed by a bombing raid in 1940, in which seventeen employees were killed.