Written by well-known local businessman and historian Alan Read, Old Egremont is packed with informative captions to accompany the wide variety of photographs. Local characters such as Dodger Pattinson and Albert Henson feature, as do many well-known former shops and sights of the town. The Children's Gala parade of 1923, the unveiling of the war memorial in 1922, Winscales No. 1, Haile Moor and Florence mines and the town's railway station are just some of the subjects included. There's a good chance of spotting one of your relatives in the book with photographs of former school classes, the town band, members of the bowling and tennis club and numerous Egremothians going about their daily business.