Canal structurs history

Book - Foxton Locks and the Inclined Plane Ref: 2457
by the Foxton Inclined Plane Trust.

This book is edited from articles written over several years by members of the Trust, and tells the story of the locks and the lift, as well as providing a record of the restoration works.

Soft back. 74 pages. Spiral bound. Mainly black & white photos and drawings. Colour photos inside front and rear covers. 21.6cms x 29.7cms approx.

Price: £5.99

Book - West Midlands (Civil Engineering Heritage) Ref: 2295
by Roger Cragg.

This book is part of a regional series on civil engineering heritage that examines the contribution the civil engineer has made to society over the last 300 years. There are chapters on bridges, inland waterways, railways, roads and public utilities. It also has a county by county gazeteer of groundbreaking monuments to civil engineering, with lots of canal items being featured.

Soft back. 164 pages. 18.5cms x 24.6cms approx. Black & white photos and diagrams.

Price: £18.99

Book - The Canals Of England Ref: 2040
by Eric de Mare.

60 years after it was first published, this 2009 reprint continues to provide an incredible insight into the architecture and function of England's canals, through its exploration of the functional tradition of canalside buildings, bridges and bollards.

Soft back. 144 pages. 15.6cms x 23.6cms approx. Black & white photos and drawings.

Price: £14.99

Book - Telford's Aqueducts Ref: 404
by Ron Quenby.

Thomas Telford's five great aqueducts on the Shropshire Union Canal justify his reputation as one of the finest civil engineers. At Pontcysyllte in North Wales he built the highest iron-trough aqueduct in the world, now world famous and still in use with narrow boats floating high above the Dee valley. At Chirk, Longdon on Tern, Nantwich and Stretton he built others which are prized for their originality and attractive design.

Soft back, 126 pages, 15.2cms x 22cms approx. Black & white illustrations.

Normal retail price £9.95

Price: £5.99

Book - Canal Tunnels Ref: 599
by David Appleby, Allan Gilbert & Paul Samuel.

Hidden within our countryside and cities are over 100 canal tunnels, each with their own story to tell. From spectacular constructions in popular beautyspots to those lying forlorn and abandoned in overgrown corners of the landscape. Also a section on the ghosts and spooks who haunt them.

Photographed as they now appear, from those over 200 years old to brand new tunnels just completed.

Soft back. 134 pages. 14.8cms x 21.1cms approx. Illustrated with black and white photos.

Price: £9.95

Book - Two Centuries of Service Ref: 1164
by David Blagrove.

This book, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Blisworth Tunnel, tells the story of the Grand Union Canal's impact upon two small Northamptonshire villages, whose destinies were altered for all time by the advent of this masterpiece of Georgian engineering.

The personalities, local and national; the organisations and companies that have contributed to the story; and the events, sometimes comical and sometimes tragic, covering two centuries, go towards the picture of continuity and change here described.

Hard back. 128 pages. 15.8cms x 24.1cms approx. Mainly black & white photos, some colour.

Price: £9.95