Travels through History: The North-East of EnglandDurham Cathedral & St Cuthbert

Travels through History: The North-East of England is a concise travel guide to some of the historical attractions of the northeastern parts of England. Released 9th July 2018 from AG Books and author Julian Worker, it's available in ebook format.

Whilst I agree that the prose accompanying the entries is well written and the author has an informal and inviting style of writing, the book is crippled by lack of any structure or context. There's no table of contents, no index, and no geographical setting for the inclusion of the particular attractions the author has chosen. With a region absolutely steeped in history and attractions, there's no context for why the places chosen were chosen.

The photography is limited, but well done and provided in color.The destinations are varied and include: railway history (Shildon & Darlington), religious shrines and church history (Durham Cathedral & St Cuthbert), construction and engineering projects (The Victoria Tunnel in Ouseburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne), geography (Ouseburn), science and nature (The Discovery Museum in Newcastle-upon-Tyne), and 5 others (including Hadrian's wall).

The descriptions are well done and written in a chatty, personal, appealing style.

With the addition of a good table of contents, some links for further reading, and an index, this would be a 4 star offering. As it is, it's difficult to navigate and randomly arranged.

Three stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.