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Canals in Britain (Shire Library)
Tony Conder
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Description for Canals in Britain (Shire Library)
Paperback. A complete illustrated history of British canals, their infrastructure, and those who worked on them which will appeal to anyone interested in the UK s industrial heritage." Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 b/w; 60 Col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTM; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
In the early years of the Industrial Revolution, canals formed the arteries of Britain. Most waterways were local concerns, carrying cargoes over short distances and fitted into regional groups with their own boat types linked to the major river estuaries. This new history of Britain's canals starts with the first Roman waterways, moving on to their golden age in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and ends with the present day, describing the rise and fall of canal building and use in the UK. It tells the story of the narrow boats and barges borne by the canals, and the ... Read more
In the early years of the Industrial Revolution, canals formed the arteries of Britain. Most waterways were local concerns, carrying cargoes over short distances and fitted into regional groups with their own boat types linked to the major river estuaries. This new history of Britain's canals starts with the first Roman waterways, moving on to their golden age in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and ends with the present day, describing the rise and fall of canal building and use in the UK. It tells the story of the narrow boats and barges borne by the canals, and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784420505
SKU
V9781784420505
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Tony Conder
Tony Conder has been involved with inland waterways since his parents first took him for walks beside the Wey Navigation. For twenty-five years he was Curator of the British Waterways Collection. Initially he was based at Stoke Bruerne, from where he collected objects from all over the canal system. In 1988 he opened the National Waterways Museum at Gloucester ... Read more
Reviews for Canals in Britain (Shire Library)
Canals In Britain is an absolutely ideal introductory handbook on the subject, outlined in a logical historical sequence but bringing it right up to date... ideal to get visitors new to the subject involved in Britain's waterways and a book that should be on every school library's shelves.
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