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7%OFFBrian Lee - Cardiff´s Vanished Docklands - 9780750944243 - V9780750944243
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Cardiff´s Vanished Docklands

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Description for Cardiff´s Vanished Docklands Paperback. Until the Industrial Revolution Cardiff was a sleepy little town, but the coming of the Glamorganshire Canal and the development of the first Cardiff dock in 1839 changed all that. With the aid of over 300 photographs, this work tells the tale of Cardiff's docks, focusing on the people who worked here. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 2. Weight in Grams: 432.

Before the Industrial Revolution Cardiff was a sleepy little town on the South Wales coast. That was until mules started arriving laden with coal from the Welsh valleys. The Industrial Revolution took hold, the coal and iron trade took off and a vast complex of docks spread rapidly around the town's natural harbour. The Glamorganshire Canal was built to transport the iron and coal, the railway arrived, and by the late nineteenth century Cardiff had become the largest coal-exporting port in the world.

Ships sailed in and out of the harbour from all over the globe. Large numbers of migrant workers ... Read more

Brian Lee tells the fascinating story of this exciting period in Cardiff's history, illustrated with his selection of more than 200 remarkable photographs which capture the spirit of the era: huge new docks opening, cargoes swinging from ship to shore, warehouses filled to overflowing, streets and pubs a flurry of activity, royal visits and carnivals, and a multitude of different vessels.

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750944243
SKU
V9780750944243
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Brian Lee
Brian Lee lives in Cardiff. He is the author of 17 books (13 about Cardiff and 4 sports titles). He writes the 'Cardiff Remembered' column for the Cardiff Post, and is also a regular contributor to the Western Mail, Glamorgan Gem and Cardiff Advertiser. This is Brian's first book for SPL.

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