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Author: Ray Shill Publisher: The Crowood Press ISBN: 1785008579 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
The Trent and Mersey Canal first came into use in 1777. A vital transport link for the industries of the midlands - indeed Josiah Wedgewood of the pottery was an early supporter - it carried coal, ironstone, limestone merchandise, pottery and salt. Despite the arrival of the railways and subsequently motorways, the carriage of freight continued up until 1970. After inevitable decline, various restoration programmes have been undertaken and the waterway is now popular with boaters. A working waterway for 250 years, the need to adapt to changing transport needs has been a constant factor in this canal's history. With over 100 archive and present-day photographs, maps and plans, the book describes the need for the canal and the key personnel who were involved in its inception. Engineering and constructions of the canal and its branches are looked at in detail along with further improvements to the canal and how these boosted trade. A century of ownership by railway companies, subsequent nationalisation and later decline is discussed. The book also looks at the people who lived and worked on the canal. Finally, restoration, rejuvenation and the future of the canal is covered.
Author: Ray Shill Publisher: The Crowood Press ISBN: 1785008579 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
The Trent and Mersey Canal first came into use in 1777. A vital transport link for the industries of the midlands - indeed Josiah Wedgewood of the pottery was an early supporter - it carried coal, ironstone, limestone merchandise, pottery and salt. Despite the arrival of the railways and subsequently motorways, the carriage of freight continued up until 1970. After inevitable decline, various restoration programmes have been undertaken and the waterway is now popular with boaters. A working waterway for 250 years, the need to adapt to changing transport needs has been a constant factor in this canal's history. With over 100 archive and present-day photographs, maps and plans, the book describes the need for the canal and the key personnel who were involved in its inception. Engineering and constructions of the canal and its branches are looked at in detail along with further improvements to the canal and how these boosted trade. A century of ownership by railway companies, subsequent nationalisation and later decline is discussed. The book also looks at the people who lived and worked on the canal. Finally, restoration, rejuvenation and the future of the canal is covered.
Author: Ray Shill Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445632101 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 96
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which West Midland Canals have changed and developed over the last century.
Author: Rob Shorland-Ball Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport ISBN: 1526753804 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 144
Book Description
Rob Shorland-Ball's researches for this book, and several visits, convinced him that he was putting together a jigsaw of facts. No previously published account of the area have brought together these stories of iron & steel making, limestone quarrying, coal mining, terra cotta, lead mining, and the railway systems they all needed to move their products to market. There were narrow and standard gauge railways 80 miles of tracks in the Shotton Steel Works; industrial sites like Brymbo Iron and Steel Works; and since 2003 the Airbus factory which makes 100ft long wings for Airbus 380s that are too long to be moved by rail! A jigsaw indeed and this books puts together the pieces.
Author: Matthew Pointon Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0244038309 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 212
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The Parish of Draycott-en-le-Moors in North Staffordshire is one of great antiquity and interest. In this book its fascinating story is followed from the earliest times up until the present-day. From agriculture to industry, railways to the Reformation, over a thousand years of history are recorded here so that all parishioners may explore their community's rich heritage.
Author: Barrie Stuart Trinder Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 178
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Focuses on the River Severn between the Worcestershire ports of Bewdley and Stourport, and the medieval weir near Welshpool that marks the uppermost limit of boating, a stretch where the river remained 'in a state of nature'. This book traces the history of river trade from 1660, through its heyday during the Industrial Revolution.
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