W M Rhodes: 4 books

Dr Edward William Pritchard was born in 1825, in Southsea, Hampshire, he was the son of a navy captain and came from a family with distinguished naval connections. On the surface, the doctor was well mannered and respectable. He was a kind and loving husband who adored his wife and family....

Filey is known as ‘The Unspoilt Hidden Gem of The Yorkshire Coast’ with its glorious wide golden beach, elegant Victorian houses and well-kept gardens, but what were Filey’s origins? Unlike the neighbouring town of Scarborough, Filey was mentioned in the Domesday Book ‘as a very small village...

'Bloody Yorkshire' is a compilation of thirteen of the vilest crimes, which stunned and gripped the nation. From the triple murders in Mirfield 1847, the ruthless slaying of innocent children John Gill in Bradford 1889, and Barbara Whitian Waterhouse in Horsforth, Leeds 1891. To the shocking death...

Had you looked out on Scarborough Coast millions of years ago you may have glimpsed a marine reptile such as a Plesiosaurus or an Ichthyosaurus chasing their prey. The rocks and cliffs such as Castle Hill and Olivers Mount were under the sea waiting for the ice glaciers to thaw so they could rise...