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 | Book - Disasters on the Severn Ref: 597
by Chris Witts.The River Severn rises in the Cambrian Mountains, 600m above sea level, and runs 330km to the Bristol Channel. It is Britain's longest river and one of its most dangerous.In this book Chris Witts, an experienced navigator of the river, has compiled a fascinating catalogue of many of the accidents and mysteries. He also tells of his personal experiences of difficulty, panic and loss on the river.Soft back. 160 pages. 6¾" x 9¾" approx. Illustrated with many black and white photos.
Price: £12.60
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 | Book - The River Severn (Pictorial History) Ref: 1789
by Josephine Jeremiah.The River Severn is Britain's longest river. Some 220 miles from its source to the sea, it starts its journey on the slopes of Plynlimon, winding past Welshpool, Shrewsbury and Ironbridge before reaching Bridgnorth, Stourport, Worcester and Gloucester.In this remarkable new study of old Severnside Josephine brings back to life those busier days with a splendid collection of old photographs and prints.Soft back. 128 pages. 186mm x 246mm. Black & white photos.
Price: £13.50
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 | Book - Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation Ref: 1238
by Mike Taylor.The Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation linked industrial South Yorkshire with the ports of Hull and Goole. From the improvements around Sheffield at the end of the nineteenth century, through neglect during the First World War, public ownership and the expensive modernisation scheme of the 1980s, this book documents the history and development of the waterway.Illustrated with a diverse collection of over 200 images of the navigation, its traffic and the surrounding area.Soft back. 128 pages. 6½" x 9¼" approx.
Price: £10.75
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 | Book - Stratford Canal Ref: 643
by Nick Billingham.The Stratford Canal was built to link Stratford to the industrial Black Country. It may seem to be a fairly modest rural canal today, but underneath its placid waters there flows a turbulent history.The canal formed part of the inspiration for the railway network and , later, when the railways and the roads appeared to threaten the annihilation of the entire canal system it was the Stratford Canal that pioneered the movement to rescue this vital part of our industrial heritage.Soft back. 128 pages. 6½" x 9¼" approx. Black and white photos.
Price: £11.75
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 | Book - Stroudwater Navigation Ref: 1239
by Joan Tucker.The Stroudwater Navigation opened in 1779 from the Severn at Framilode to Stroud, Gloucestershire, a distance of 8 miles. It brought increased prosperity to the Stroud valleys.The Stroudwater is unique for being in the hands of the original company for over 200 years, and most of the primary source material for this book derives from the company archive.Personal reminiscences, legal documents, census returns and illustrations, including paintings, photographs, maps, plans and poetry, are also used to record the role played by the canal.Soft back. 192 pages. 6¾" x 9¾" approx. Colour and black & white photos.
Price: £16.50
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 | Book - The Upper and Middle Thames Ref: 1755
By Josephine Jeremiah.A pictorial history from the source to Reading. In this new study of the Upper and Middle Thames, 18th century aquatints, 19th century engravings and old photographs of the river and the settlements along its banks illustrate an historical journey from source to Reading.Ancient bridges, ferries, flash & pound locks, churches, mills, inns and river craft are all featured.Hard back. 120 pages. 7" x 10" approx. Black & white illustrations.
Price: £15.99
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 | Book - Thames & Severn Canal Ref: 1240
by David Viner.The canal opened in 1789 and took 5 years to build, and at Sapperton, boasted the longest and largest canal tunnel in the world at the time. This new history and guide has been prepared by David from 30 years' personal knowledge of the canal.The book shows where to access the canal and how to enjoy the extensive towpath network as well as to study its important surviving buildings. There is also a detailed historical account of a fascinating canal which still remains one of the most attractive canal routes in Britain.Soft back. 160 pages. 6¾" x 9¾" approx. Colour and black & white photos.
Price: £15.50
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 | Book - Wey & Arun Junction Canal Ref: 1121
by P. A. L. Vine. Another book from the Tempus Images of England series.The canal opened in 1816 and traded for 55 years until the order for closure in 1871, and then for the best part of a century it lay abandoned.The book starts with the history of the canal, and then the derelict state of the canal as it lingered forgotten and crumbling, as well as the attempts being made since 1970 to reinstate it, are vividly evoked here by illustrations from the author's collection and those of the Wey & Arun Canal Trust.Soft back. 128 pages. 6½" x 9¼" approx. Black & white illustrations.
Price: £10.75
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 | Book - Wilts & Berks Canal (Oakwood) Ref: 1300
by L.J. Dalby.The first edition of this book was printed in 1971, but since then more information has come to light and this has meant that the book has been updated twice. This 3rd edition includes this extra information as well as bringing the story of the canal more up to date.Inside the back cover is a pull out plan of he canal and branches.Soft back. 124 pages. 5¾" x 8¼" approx. Illustrated with black & white photos and drawings.
Price: £8.95
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 | Book - Wilts & Berks Canal (Tempus) Ref: 1128
compiled by Doug Small. Images of England Series.The Wilts & Berks canal was conceived late in the canal boom and was always doomed to failure. It played second fiddle to the Kennet & Avon, didn't offer a shorter route to London and its main source of income, the Somerset coalfields, were soon worked out.A collapsed aqueduct in 1901 signalled the end of one of England's most rural canals. It did, however, remain in remarkably good condition. It is now slowly being reclaimed.Soft back. 128 pages. 6½" x 9¼" approx. Black & white illustrations.
Price: £12.60
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 | Book - Worcester and Birmingham Canal Ref: 1432
by Revd. Alan White.The earlier chapters of this book trace in detail the successive stages reached in making the canal and the reservoirs, and the Tardebigge Boat Lift. Later chapters cover the history of the canal following its completion, and its use for commercial and pleasure purposes.Three of the final chapters feature past and present places and items of interest located along the canal.Hard back. 394 pages. 7" x 9¾" approx. Illustrated with black and white photos and drawings.
Price: £19.50
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 | Book - The River Wye (A Pictorial History) Ref: 1790
by Josephine Jeremiah.The River Wye has long been celebrated for its exceptional picturesque beauty. Once navigated by trows and barges trading up and downstream and speckled with coracles.Josephine's concise and very readable narrative of the history of the Wye valley is transformed by her pictures and their captions into a book of compelling interest.Hard back. 134 pages. 193mm x 254mm. Black & white photos.
Price: £14.50
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