A BOOK documenting historic houses has been published by a village’s civic society.

Addingham Civic Society launched Addingham Houses 1750 - 1850, by local historian Arnold Pacey, at its last speaker meeting.

In the first part of the book, Mr Pacey has written chapters about the main property owners of the era, particularly the Cunliffes and the Cockshotts.

He describes the houses that they owned, with detailed pen and ink drawings - many drawn himself - of architectural features, and photographs of some of the houses.

The second part of the book is devoted to the builders, stonemasons and other craftsmen who built the houses, their design sources, and their distinctive working methods which left their mark and show who built which house.

Particularly featured here are generations of the Breare family.

The book will be available at civic society meetings, to order at Addingham Newsagents, or by e-mailing the society at info@addinghamcivicsociety.co.uk. and also from Amazon in paperback and Kindle versions.

Paperback: £3.50, Kindle: £1.53. All proceeds donated to the Civic Society.