Bernard Mccormick: 13 books

FORWARDIn only three weeks after completing my Last book Coxhoe & Kelloe revisited, I had received enough material to complete a further book in this series. It would be shameful if future gen-eration never saw these wonderful photographs from their families now in the past; so I decided to produce a...

I have enjoyed every minute while compiling the characters in 'Irish Legends', their particular achievements are far ranging and each very different, chosen by me mainly for what they have achieved for Ireland all in different ways. Ireland is a relatively young country partition happening in 1921, in...

Coxhoe & Kelloe Revisited combines this new material with one of Bernards earlier books: Kelloe, Bowburn & Cornforth to provide a more comprehensive history and account of the area about heritage.It also includes a short history of Durham Big Meeting and the formation of the Committee that produced the...

The S & D Railway was officially opened September 1825, the rest of the North of England if not the whole Country watched with interest. The Peases played a major role in Es-tablishing this exciting rail venture and infact it was the first passenger travelling railway in the world. George Stephenson...

The North of England is steeped in History and achievements of Engineers, Authors, Scientists who all made major Improvements to our Indus-trial Heritage; creating wealth and prosperity of, not only the North of England; but also Great Britain and the rest of the world. After the publication of Northern...

My inspiration to write this book came after serving my National Service with the 13/18 Royal Hussars in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency. The Regiment's proudest day was the date of the Battle of Balaclava. On that day all other ranks are allowed to stay in bed and they are served their meals and...

Great Mining Disasters

The Great British Mechanics is a series of twelve short stories of people who because of their brilliance as Engineers and Mechanics revolutionised and changed life in England and the world forever.

By 2012 there had been many changes in the area and many new faces were seen mainly because of the new housing now available. Sadly there had been many deaths in the area among them Stan Jackson, Tot Clark, Denis Chisholm, Ian Chisholm, Jakey Bryan, Alan Seaton, George Quinn just to mention a few. But...

Starting in 1700 in the North of England there was great changes in our way of life. The Wealth of the Country at this time was coal. This precious commodity from the Strata below us was the source of growth & prosperity that we were depending on to pay our way in the World. Rich men from the South of...

"Kelloe, Bowburn & West Cornforth’, are all very individual, independent unique villages. All have been supported by their own Collieries that employed a high percentage of the personnel from the communities. All of the villages had Workingmen’s Clubs, Community Centres and a host of shops and licensed...

Having completed two series of Northern Folk, I realised the great contribution of Scottish people to the present well-being of the people that live not only the British Isles, but also the world in general. Scottish scientists, inventors and writers pioneered positive change for the better; even in...

The role of sound and digital media in an information-based society: artists—from Steve Reich and Pierre Boulez to Chuck D and Moby—describe their work. If Rhythm Science was about the flow of things, Sound Unbound is about the remix—how music, art, and literature have blurred the lines...