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Author: Ray Shill Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445632101 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 96
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which West Midland Canals have changed and developed over the last century.
Author: Ray Shill Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445632101 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 96
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which West Midland Canals have changed and developed over the last century.
Author: Ray Shill Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445644312 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 188
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the West Midlands Railways have changed and developed over the last century.
Author: Robert Davies Publisher: History Press ISBN: 9780750960045 Category : Canals Languages : en Pages : 0
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This enjoyable new book delves into unexplored areas of history surrounding the great network of the West Midland Canals. It provides a new insight into its most fascinating figures and places, including interviews with some of the last true boatmen, whose world disappeared forever during the turbulent 1960s. It reveals fascinating figures like John Corbett, who became one of the richest men in Britain during the 19th century, through salt and canals. He built a fabulous chateau for his unfaithful wife on the outskirts of Droitwich that can still be visited today. We also have an account of how the Droitwich Canals have been wonderfully restored to the navigation system, with old and new photographs depicting the changes. And not forgetting such pivotal characters such as Boulton and Watt, who were an essential part of the canal story. We at The History Press are sure that this book will appeal to canal enthusiasts and all who love the West Midlands with its amazing Waterways.
Author: Ray Shill Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445632438 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 181
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Wyrley & Essington Canal has changed and developed over the last century.
Author: Ray Shill Publisher: The Crowood Press ISBN: 1785008579 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 425
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The Trent and Mersey Canal first came into use in 1777. A vital transport link for the industries of the midlands - indeed Josiah Wedgewood of the pottery was an early supporter - it carried coal, ironstone, limestone merchandise, pottery and salt. Despite the arrival of the railways and subsequently motorways, the carriage of freight continued up until 1970. After inevitable decline, various restoration programmes have been undertaken and the waterway is now popular with boaters. A working waterway for 250 years, the need to adapt to changing transport needs has been a constant factor in this canal's history. With over 100 archive and present-day photographs, maps and plans, the book describes the need for the canal and the key personnel who were involved in its inception. Engineering and constructions of the canal and its branches are looked at in detail along with further improvements to the canal and how these boosted trade. A century of ownership by railway companies, subsequent nationalisation and later decline is discussed. The book also looks at the people who lived and worked on the canal. Finally, restoration, rejuvenation and the future of the canal is covered.
Author: Ray Shill Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445633337 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 96
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Northern Canals Through Time follows on from the previous title by well-known author Ray Shill, North West Canals Through Time: Manchester, Irwell & the Peaks, as a study of waterway infrastructure, in this case focusing particularly on Lancaster, Ulverston, Carlisle, and the Pennine Waterways from west to east, including from Nelson to Leeds on the Leeds & Liverpool, the canal from Rochdale to Sowerby Bridge on the Rochdale and the Huddersfield (Narrow) from Ashton to Huddersfield. Through a similar 'then and now' study, in line with his previous titles, canal historian Ray Shill explores the construction and technical developments of the canals and their social and economic contributions to the towns and cities they passed through, as well as the architecture they spawned and the legacy they left behind them. Within the pages of this book, the history of the canals will be unfolded to delight and inform all those interested in the canals of the North.
Author: David Viner Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445635518 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 276
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Thames & Severn Canal has changed and developed over the last century.
Author: John Christopher Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445657821 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 96
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This fascinating selection of images records the works of the pre-Victorian engineer Thomas Telford and what remains of the great roads, canals and bridges he built in Scotland, England and Wales.
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