 | Book - The Big Ditch (Manchester's Ship Canal) Ref: 1258
by Cyril J. Wood.Nowadays most of us think of the Manchester Ship Canal as that bit of water under the Thelwell Viaduct as we sit in one of England's traffic jam black spots, but in the days before the M6, the MSC was an important route from the docks at Salford and industrial Manchester to the world. All sorts of ships used this busy thoroughfare.In the 1880s, construction started on Britain's largest man-made inland waterway. A stunning engineering project in its own right, the 'Big Ditch' also spawned smaller marvels such as the Barton Aqueduct, and it remained busy for almost a century.Soft back. 160 pages. 16.5cms x 23.5cms approx. Illustrated with plenty of black & white photos and drawings.
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 | Book - Montgomery Canal and its Restoration Ref: 772
by Harry Arnold.An unfortunate breach in 1936 led to official abandonment in 1944. Fortunately, in 1968, volunteer work on the canal was started by the Shropshire Union Canal Society. The canal is gradually being restored and part of it is once again connected to the national network.Written by Harry Arnold, waterways journalist, photographer and co-founder of the restoration scheme, this history features many photographs from his extensive archive and includes rare views of L.T.C. Rolt's Cressy.Soft back. 128 pages. 16.5cms x 23.5cms approx.Was £12.99p - now reduced
Price: £9.99
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 | Book - The River Nene Ref: 1829
by Josephine Jeremiah.In this striking collection of carefully captioned old photographs, Josephine vividly reveals life along the Nene in bygone times.The wide variety of waterside scenes, of bridges, boats, locks, staunches and floods - and people - include both lively town and contrasting peaceful village views.Hard back. 126 pages. 19.3cms x 25.2cms. Illustrated with black & white photos.
Price: £14.99
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 | Book - Exploring The New River Ref: 2035
by Michael Essex-Lopresti.The New River is neither new nor a river but a four hundred year old canal winding through Hertfordshire and Middlesex and still supplying London with over 38 million gallons of water per day.This book combines the history of this little known waterway with detailed maps and routes permitting all to make their own exploration.Soft back. 101 pages. 14.7cms x 21cms approx. Black & white maps, drawings and photos.
Price: £9.95
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 | Book - Nottingham Canal Ref: 1502
by Bernard Chell.The Nottingham Canal ran from Trent Bridge to join with the Cromford and Erewash canals at Langley Mill. The canal itself was abandoned in the 1930s and much has been built on it since then, but this detailed book provides a lasting record of its journey from past to present. Carefully researched and illustrated with a mix of archive and modern photographs.Soft back. 160 pages. 17.2cms x 24.8cms approx.Black & white drawings and photos.
Price: £16.99
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 | Book - Yorkshire Ouse Navigation Ref: 1129
by Mike Taylor.In this book Mike has used an extensive resource of maps and photographs, dating from the late nineteenth century to the present, to illustrate the development of cargo carrying on the river and its tributary rivers and canals.It portrays not only the vessels at work, but boatbuilding, the power of the tides and bridges both road and rail. It is a unique and valuable record of the development of the river and its traffic.Soft back. 128 pages. 17.5cms x 23.5cms approx. Black & white illustrations.
Price: £12.00
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 | Book - Bridgwater & the River Parrett Ref: 2429
by Rod Fitzhugh.In this book, Rod presents an invaluable record of the heyday of trade on the river when the prosperity of much of Somerset was dependent on access to the sea. From 1200 to 1971 when Bridgwater docks finally closed, the river was a trading route for cargo.First published in 1993, this revised and updated edition brings the history of the River Parrett up to date and introduces some fascinating photographic records.Soft back. 160 pages. 16.4cms x 23.5cms approx. Illustrated with black & white photos.
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 | Book - London's Lost Route to Portsmouth Ref: 1786
by P.A.L. Vine.The Portsmouth & Arundel Canal was an extraordinary speculation and an ignominious failure. When it opened, in 1823, it was part barge canal, part ship canal and part open water over which barges had to rely on a primitive steam tug and a favourable tide.Paperback. 192 pages. 16.8cms x 26.5cms. Illustrated with numerous black & white photos and drawings,
Price: £15.99
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 | Book - Exploring The Regent's Canal Ref: 2036
by Michael Essex-Lopresti.This book serves both as a history and as a detailed guide to London's well known waterway, originally constructed in 1812. 5th edition. 2008.Soft back. 118 pages. 14.8cms x 21cms approx. Black & white maps and photos.
Price: £9.95
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 | Book - The Regent's Canal Ref: 1181
by Alan Faulkner.Enclosed in an almost secret world behind wharves and waterside buildings, the busy Regent's Canal served industries and businesses in north London for 150 years.Now used for houseboats, pleasure boating and by walkers and cyclists, the Regent's Canal has new life and its development and commercial success are explored in this detailed history of one of London's hidden assets.Hard back. 166 pages. 21.5cms x 27.7cms approx. Illustrated mainly with black and white photos and drawings, some colour photos.
Price: £25.00
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 | Book - Pennine Pioneer - the story of the Rochdale Canal Ref: 972
by Keith Gibson.The Rochdale Canal was the most successful of the three trans-Pennine canals. Trade boomed on the canal until the beginning of the twentieth century. By the Second World War, the canal was scarcely used. It was formally abandoned in 1952.In 1974 the Rochdale Canal Society was formed to promote the restoration of the canal, and it was completely re-opened from Manchester to Sowerby Bridge in 2002.This book follows the life of the canal from its inception in the eighteenth century to abandonment and tells of the more recent battle for its restoration.Soft back. 192 pages. Illustrated with black & white photos. 17.3cms x 24.8cms approx.
Price: £16.50
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 | Book - London's Lost Route to Midhurst Ref: 1294
by P.A.L. Vine. The 3rd Earl of Egremont's enthusiasm for inland navigation had been fired at an early age by the success of the Duke of Bridgewater's canal. Within 20 years of the waterway's opening the young earl was studying how inland navigation could be utilized to improve his estate at Petworth.The Rother Navigation was the first of his waterway adventures and his most successful. This is the story of how the navigation came to be built and how it flourished for the best part of a century.Hard back. 176 pages. 16.3cms x 22.5cms approx. Illustrated with black & white photos and drawings.
Price: £10.50
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 | Book - The Royal Military Canal Ref: 2180
by P.A.L. Vine.This canal was one of only two waterways built in Great Britain by the Government. It was designed as a defence against the threatened invasion of the Kent coast by the Emperor Napoleon in 1805. The 60ft wide waterway stretched 28 miles from Sandgate to Rye.The book also deals with the proposed Weald of Kent Canal. This book has been fully revised from the one first published 38 years ago, including new illustrations.Soft back. 224 pages. 15.6cms x 23.6cms approx. Black & white photos and diagrams.
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