Stenlake Publishing

Stenlake Publishing Independent publishing house founded in 1987 and based in the West of Scotland. But we publish so much more than books on Scotland.

Check out our website at www.stenlake.co.uk for our full range. Stenlake's books hark back to a slower, quieter, simpler age. Our 'Old' and 'Bygone' list of titles is bathed in nostalgia, replete with sepia images of long lost neighbourhoods, great houses and architecture, industries and skills that made Britain great and ways of life missed by many. We also cater to collectors and enthusiasts with our luxurious books on china, aviation, the history of ships and shipbuilding, horticulture and our detailed 'Lost Railways' series. We also have some beautifully illustrated children's titles. We invite you to log on to our our website, pour yourself a glass of wine or a cup of tea, relax and browse a while.

In this book Hugh tells in words and his own photographs how he has “sought and experienced the Swilly”, a railway compa...
22/06/2026

In this book Hugh tells in words and his own photographs how he has “sought and experienced the Swilly”, a railway company that ran its last train in 1953 but continued serving Donegal for another 60 years, operating buses and lorries as much like a railway as it could. Hugh’s odyssey began in 1965 on car journeys with the parents and the earliest photos in the book date from one of those trips, in July that year. In 1974, during the Troubles, Hugh got into a bit of bother himself, photographing the buses in Pennyburn Yard oblivious to the fact the British Army HQ was in the background. Luckily he had a letter of permission from the company manager but you need to read his account yourself to get the full flavour. There were calmer experiences in 1982, and on his 2019 holiday staying at Cashelnagor Station, now a holiday let, when further exploration of Swilly relics took place. Hard to summarise this is a most enjoyable book and that’s down to the author’s love and enthusiasm for the subject matter. The book is in full colour and has 44 illustrations across its 48 pages. The sterling rrp is £12.95.

The Clyde-based Clan Line started operating with four sailing ships in 1878, but steam power and bigger ships were the f...
22/06/2026

The Clyde-based Clan Line started operating with four sailing ships in 1878, but steam power and bigger ships were the future and enabled the company to open up new routes to more ports. After the First World War, wartime losses were replaced by new ships and two other international shipping companies were acquired with routes to Australia, New Zealand, South America and Africa. The company continued to build ships in the 1940s and 50s, at its own Greenock Dockyard, but containerisation loomed and shipping companies had to adapt. In 1956 Clan Line merged with its long-time rival on South African routes, the Union Castle Line, to form a new company. The last Clan liner, Clan Alpine, was lauched in 1966 but was sold off in 1981 with the three remaining ships following in 1982. This illustrated history by one of Scotland’s most eminent industrial and transport historians tells the story of the line and many of its ships. 48pages with58 photos. £11.95 rrp

The story of this company’s development starts in 1926 when British Automobile Traction Company bought two other East Yo...
18/06/2026

The story of this company’s development starts in 1926 when British Automobile Traction Company bought two other East Yorkshire bus operations. Over the ensuing years EYMS (itself a subsidiary of a bigger transport conglomerate) built up its services in East Yorkshire. Other firms were acquired then in 1942 EYMS was split in two. And so it went on. The various strands of the complex EYMS corporate history and timeline ends in 1987 when EYMS returned to private ownership. This introduces the book. The main bulk of the book deals with the fleet over the years and the different types of buses used, culminating in a three page fleet list covering the years 1934 to 1973 when, referencing the title, the buses were in blue and primrose livery. By 1969 EYMS were owned by the National Bus Company and in 1972 they imposed their livery schemes, blue and white. By 1973 this was just blue, then in 1974 all of the EYMS buses were painted poppy red. The book is full of such detail and the seemingly endless ownership changes, but is packed full of lovely photos (140 or so) in black and white or colour across its 80 pages so for those who know this wonderful but under-rated piece of Yorkshire the illustrations will bring back happy memories. RRP £24.95.

Prompted by plans by George Hudson to between Malton and Thirsk, Some businessmen in the Yorkshire Wolds proposed a line...
18/06/2026

Prompted by plans by George Hudson to between Malton and Thirsk, Some businessmen in the Yorkshire Wolds proposed a line from Malton to Driffield, which would then give access to Hull. After the usual sorts of problems at the outset the lines were opened in June 1853. However, the dream of creating a through route was never quite realised as each line operated as a separate branch. This compact little book has a good summary introduction and then there is one page or there are more pages for each location along the line, always combining photos with some background information. The locations featured are Malton, Scarborough Road Junction, Settrington, North Grimston, Wharram, Wharram Quarry, Burdale Tunnel, Burdale Quarry, Burdale, Sledmere and Fimber, Fimber Halt and the Yorkshire Wolds Railway (the heritage railway founded in 2008), Green Lane Crossing, Wetwang, Garton Field Crossing, Garton Slack, Garton, Driffield West Junction and Driffield.

Unusually for one of our Facebook posts this is a new book (yes, often it takes us years to do a post on a book - well we do have 1,000 + titles to choose from). It's in the Stenlake old towns format which works quite well for these shorter lines and includes 51 illustrations in its 48 pages. RRP is £11.95

From medieval market town Coupar Angus in Perthshire evolved, but not too dramatically. Industry, when it came, consist...
11/06/2026

From medieval market town Coupar Angus in Perthshire evolved, but not too dramatically. Industry, when it came, consisted of hand-loom weaving (until that was superseded by larger factories) and the processing of agricultural produce. Coupar Angus was mainly a busy market town. In this illustrated history old photographs are accompanied by the author’s informative captions. Through these the tale of the growth of the town is told, from the days of the Cistercian monks to 19th and 20th century development. Included are George Street, Keithick House, Union Street, The Cross, Stuart Crescent and the town’s first garden city style Corporation housing, Beech Hill, the station and more.
Old Coupar Angus has 48 pages and 56 illustrations and it's available from shops in the area and of course from ourselves. RRP £11.95

This volume in the Classic Diesels series features the north east of Scotland and the 108 miles between Scotland’s two n...
11/06/2026

This volume in the Classic Diesels series features the north east of Scotland and the 108 miles between Scotland’s two northern cities, a sparsely-populated, exquisite and largely unspoilt landscape. Although remote the north of Scotland was an early BR target to eliminate steam traction. Diesel units started appearing in July 1958 and had almost completely replaced steam two or so years later. In terms of diesels, in April 1980 Class 27s replaced DMUs on the Inverness-Aberdeen passenger service, then from the mid 1980s Class 47s took charge, supplemented by Class 37s. In 1994 Class 158s took over. Tom’s photos here date from the 70s, 80s and 90s and are accompanied by lengthy and informative captions. Included are Dyce, Union Terrace, Inverurie, Kennethmont, Huntly, Glenfiddich Distillery, the Spey Viaduct, Forres, Elgin East, Nairn and various other locations. The book includes 57 black and white photographs and Tom's captions nail it as always. RRP £11.95

About to leave England for County Kerry, in September 1975 the author had one last unfulfilled wish before departing Bli...
11/06/2026

About to leave England for County Kerry, in September 1975 the author had one last unfulfilled wish before departing Blighty for the Emerald Isle – to photograph the “fine signal at Acton Wells Junction” and the rest of the route but discovered all the trains had barred windows. The driver, passing, took pity on him and took him into the cab, even washing his window! This book is the result of the photos taken that day together with some of the West London Line taken on walks a few years later. The book includes a useful map of the North London Line and some of its connections. Locations include Richmond, No.2 box, Dunloe Street Home signal, Dalston Junction Station and box interior, Maiden Lane Junction signal box, Willesden Low Level (in the rain), Willesden High Level, Chelsea Basin sidings, of course the hallowed Acton Wells Junction, plus many more track scenes with signals and signal boxes. It's a nice book with some unusual photos and has been doing well for us. RRP £11.95

Its “development from unremarkable byway to today’s modern thoroughfare” is how the author describes the history of this...
08/06/2026

Its “development from unremarkable byway to today’s modern thoroughfare” is how the author describes the history of this legendary road in Glasgow’s West End. The book is divided into 21 chapters, beginning naturally with its origins as a dirt track and how it grew from there. The other chapters deal with various themes, enabling the author to talk about all the aspects of Byres Road in turn. He spent the first 20 years of his life growing up in Ruthven Lane so the book is written from the heart, with love, and with lots of interesting stories included and a profusion of photographs also.
192 pages including 360 photographs! RRP £29.95

Complementary to Old Partick by the same author, this new illustrated history in the familiar Stenlake Old Towns format ...
08/06/2026

Complementary to Old Partick by the same author, this new illustrated history in the familiar Stenlake Old Towns format covers everything west of the railway line from Partick Station, south of Broomhill Cross and east of Balshagray Avenue as well as the better understood districts named in the title. The book includes lots of quiet street scenes in the days of the horse and cart and the electric tram. Also included are Hyndland Station, a nice old motor bus climbing Clarence Drive and a view of a tram descending it, Hyndland School, bowling greens, the former Crow Road Station, the making of the Expressway, Meadowside Granary, Merkland Quay and much more. The photos are all accompanied by detailed, informative captions.

To avoid duplication with other Stenlake books this one includes the old village of Partick and the area surrounding it...
08/06/2026

To avoid duplication with other Stenlake books this one includes the old village of Partick and the area surrounding it, plus Overnewton which is adjacent to but not part of Partick! The area is bounded by the railway bridge over Dumbarton Road in the west, and Highburgh Road. The front cover image is Castlebank Street, typical of the old village, and long gone. More familiar are Dumbarton Road, Peel Street, Merkland Street, Gardner Street, Hyndland Street. Lost are the old Kelvin Hall, Scotstoun Mill, the Regent’s Mill, Yorkhill House and Partick Central Station. The book retails at £11.95 and complements the author's Old Partickhill, Hyndland and Thornwood.

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