Books
Exploring archaeology, landscape, waterways heritage
and Britain’s relationship with place and material culture.
History Under Your Feet
DISCOVER THE ARCHAEOLOGY BENEATH YOUR FEET
A practical and accessible guide to identifying archaeological finds from Britain’s past.
Written for walkers, detectorists, history enthusiasts and beginners alike, the book helps readers recognise and understand the objects, materials and traces of history that survive beneath our feet.
Available through museums including Banbury Museum and selected retailers.
- Identify common archaeological finds
- Understand their age,use and significance
- Learn where and how they were found
- Accessible, illustrated and easy to use
Forging Ahead
A HISTORY OF TOOLEY’S BOATYARD
Foreword by Timothy West
The History of Tooley’s Boatyard and the people, trades and traditions that shaped Britain’s eaterways.
From Humble origins to a living heritage sire, this book celebrates the craft, ingenuityand hard work that have kept Britain’s waterways alive for over two centuries.
- The History of Tooley’s Boatyard
- Generations of Boatbuilders, Blacksmiths and craftsmen
- Britain’s canal age and industrial waterways
- Richly illustrated with historic and contemporary photographs
Stories from the Banbury Dockyard
Real events from the working life of the canal yard.
About the Stories
These are stories based on real events connected with the Banbury Dockyard and the Oxford Canal.
Many draw directly from newspaper reports, archive material and documented incidents uncovered during research.
Others are shaped from oral history, working traditions and the everyday realities of life on the waterways.
Together they offer glimpses into the people, places and moments that shaped one of Britain’s oldest working boatyards.
Featured Stories
Dockyard Life: 1778 – The Arrival of the First Coal Boats.
People & Places: Thomas Cotton and the Loss of the Dock.
Historical Events: The Fire at Neal’s Dockyard.
Trade & Craft: Once Shod, Never Forgot
People & Places: Rolt and Cressy at Tooley’s
Before England
(coming Soon)
UNEARTHING THE HUMAN STORY
FROM THE ICE AGE TO THE NORMAN INVASION
Before England: Unearthing Britain’s Human Story from the Ice Age to the Norman Conquest is a forthcoming narrative history of Britain before the creation of England.
Drawing on archaeology, history and landscape evidence, it traces the story of the people who lived on these islands from the earliest human occupation to 1066. The manuscript is currently being submitted to literary agents and publishers.
Tooley’s Dockyard Heritage Series
(coming Soon)
The Tooley’s Dockyard Heritage Series is a collection of illustrated heritage booklets exploring the people, crafts, boats and traditions that have shaped one of Britain’s most remarkable historic waterways sites. The Heritage Series is designed for general readers, visitors, volunteers and waterways enthusiasts.
Planned titles include
- dockyard’s operators and boatbuilders
- traditional Roses and Castles canal art
- forge and blacksmithing tradition
- wooden narrowboat construction and repair
- canal carrying, and other aspects of working life on the inland waterways.
FIELD & LANDSCAPE PRESS
Field & Landscape Press is the publishing imprint of Matthew Armitage, created to support books and publications exploring archaeology, heritage, landscape history, industrial heritage and traditional crafts.
The imprint brings together a growing collection of work focused on Britain’s historic landscapes, archaeological discoveries, working traditions and places of heritage significance. Current projects include History Under Your Feet, Before England, and the Tooley’s Dockyard Heritage Series.
Through both popular and research-based publications, Field & Landscape Press aims to make Britain’s past accessible to a wider audience while supporting the understanding and preservation of heritage.
Field & Landscape Press is not currently accepting external submissions.
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