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The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal: By Waterway to Taunton
Tony Haskell
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Description for The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal: By Waterway to Taunton
Paperback. Looks at canal schemes, canal companies, boatmen and their work, the struggle to keep the canal navigable, canal versus railway, and post-war and restoration. This book also documents the River Tone, which provided the essential lifeline to Taunton for boatmen and their barges for over 200 years, before the canal and, later, the railways arrived. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 626.
Looks at canal schemes, canal companies, boatmen and their work, the struggle to keep the canal navigable, canal versus railway, and post-war and restoration. This book also documents the River Tone, which provided the essential lifeline to Taunton for boatmen and their barges for over 200 years, before the canal and, later, the railways arrived.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752442679
SKU
V9780752442679
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Tony Haskell
Tony Haskell carried out most of the research for this book while working as a planning officer for Somerset County Council, during which time he was involved in planning the canal's restoration. Now retired, he lives in Somerset.
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