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Author: Jonathan Mosse Publisher: Times Books ISBN: 9780007366330 Category : Waterways Languages : en Pages : 0
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Highly illustrated hardback book of the navigable waterways of Britain. It is packed with maps of the canals and photographs of scenes along the waterways. Regarded as the 'quickest way of slowing down', the canals and rivers of Britain evoke a bygone era when life moved at a more leisurely pace. Founded on the careful selection of a variety of significant navigations, The Times Waterways of Britain offers a well-rounded view of the contemporary inland waterways system. This picture is built up by delving into their historical past, by a close examination of the present scene, together with a forward glance towards future directions and development. Focusing on some of the many disparate strands of the fabric that go to make up our inland waterways, this book sets the evolution of the canals and navigable rivers against the social, economic and industrial backdrop of their time. âe¢ Features a timeline of important waterway developments from early beginnings through to the present day âe" with a look towards the future. âe¢ Offers an insight into the sometimes hidden wealth of waterway features and heritage. âe¢ Illustrated with mapping, archive and over 300 contemporary photographs. âe¢ Facts and figures for selected waterways. âe¢ Highlights cities, towns and places of interest. âe¢ Introduces the diverse wildlife to be found along the waterways. âe¢ Suggests ways to explore the waterways further.
Author: Jonathan Mosse Publisher: Times Books ISBN: 9780007366330 Category : Waterways Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Highly illustrated hardback book of the navigable waterways of Britain. It is packed with maps of the canals and photographs of scenes along the waterways. Regarded as the 'quickest way of slowing down', the canals and rivers of Britain evoke a bygone era when life moved at a more leisurely pace. Founded on the careful selection of a variety of significant navigations, The Times Waterways of Britain offers a well-rounded view of the contemporary inland waterways system. This picture is built up by delving into their historical past, by a close examination of the present scene, together with a forward glance towards future directions and development. Focusing on some of the many disparate strands of the fabric that go to make up our inland waterways, this book sets the evolution of the canals and navigable rivers against the social, economic and industrial backdrop of their time. âe¢ Features a timeline of important waterway developments from early beginnings through to the present day âe" with a look towards the future. âe¢ Offers an insight into the sometimes hidden wealth of waterway features and heritage. âe¢ Illustrated with mapping, archive and over 300 contemporary photographs. âe¢ Facts and figures for selected waterways. âe¢ Highlights cities, towns and places of interest. âe¢ Introduces the diverse wildlife to be found along the waterways. âe¢ Suggests ways to explore the waterways further.
Author: Jasper Winn Publisher: Profile Books ISBN: 178283334X Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 437
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For a hundred and fifty years, between the plod of packhorse trains and the arrival of the railways, canals were the high-tech water machine driving the industrial revolution. Amazing feats of engineering, they carried the rural into the city and the urban into the countryside, and changed the lives of everyone. And then, just when their purpose was extinguished by modern transport, they were saved from extinction and repurposed as a 'slow highways' network, a peaceful and countrywide haven from our too-busy age. Today, there are more boats on the canals than in their Victorian heyday. Writer and slow adventurer Jasper Winn spent a year exploring Britain's waterways on foot and by bike, in a kayak and on narrowboats. Along a thousand miles of 'wet roads and water streets' he discovered a world of wildlife corridors, underground adventures, the hardware of heritage and history, new boating communities, endurance kayak races and remote towpaths. He shared journeys with some of the last working boat people and met the anglers, walkers, boaters, activists, volunteers and eccentrics who have made the waterways their home. In Britain most of us live within five miles of a canal, and reading this book we will see them in an entirely new light.
Author: Paul Talling Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1409023850 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 196
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Packed with surprising and fascinating information, London's Lost Rivers uncovers a very different side to London - showing how waterways shaped our principal city and exploring the legacy they leave today. With individual maps to show the course of each river and over 100 colour photographs, it's essential browsing for any Londoner and the perfect gift for anyone who loves exploring the past... 'An amazing book' -- BBC Radio London 'Talling's highly visual, fact-packed, waffle-free account is the freshest take we've yet seen. A must-buy for anyone who enjoys the "hidden" side of London -- Londonist 'A fascinating and stylish guide to exploring the capital's forgotten brooks, waterways, canals and ditches ... it's a terrific book' - Walk 'Pocket-sized, beautifully designed, illustrated and informative - in short a joy to read, handle and use' -- ***** Reader review 'Delightful, informative and beautifully produced' -- ***** Reader review 'A small gem. A really great book. I can't put it down' -- ***** Reader review 'Fascinating from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************************************ From the sources of the Fleet in Hampstead's ponds to the mouth of the Effra in Vauxhall, via the meander of the Westbourne through 'Knight's Bridge' and the Tyburn's curve along Marylebone Lane, London's Lost Rivers unearths the hidden waterways that flow beneath the streets of the capital. Paul Talling investigates how these rivers shaped the city - forming borough boundaries and transport networks, fashionable spas and stagnant slums - and how they all eventually gave way to railways, roads and sewers. Armed with his camera, he traces their routes and reveals their often overlooked remains: riverside pubs on the Old Kent Road, healing wells in King's Cross, 'stink pipes' in Hammersmith and gurgling gutters on streets across the city. Packed with maps and over 100 colour photographs, London's Lost Rivers uncovers the watery history of the city's most famous sights, bringing to life the very different London that lies beneath our feet.
Author: Collins UK Publisher: Collins ISBN: 9780008195472 Category : Canals Languages : en Pages : 0
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Exploring Britain's most beautiful waterways. Discover a hidden countryside which is packed with wildlife along with industrial heritage.
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Publisher: The Stationery Office ISBN: 9780215035622 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 406
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British Waterways : Seventh report of session 2006-07, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence
Author: Ian Mortimer Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1681774003 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 438
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Imagine you could see the smiles of the people mentioned in Samuel Pepys’s diary, hear the shouts of market traders, and touch their wares. How would you find your way around? Where would you stay? What would you wear? Where might you be suspected of witchcraft? Where would you be welcome? This is an up-close-and-personal look at Britain between the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 and the end of the century. The last witch is sentenced to death just two years before Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica, the bedrock of modern science, is published. Religion still has a severe grip on society and yet some—including the king—flout every moral convention they can find. There are great fires in London and Edinburgh; the plague disappears; a global trading empire develops.Over these four dynamic decades, the last vestiges of medievalism are swept away and replaced by a tremendous cultural flowering. Why are half the people you meet under the age of twenty-one? What is considered rude? And why is dueling so popular? Mortimer delves into the nuances of daily life to paint a vibrant and detailed picture of society at the dawn of the modern world as only he can.
Author: Jonathan Mosse
Author: Jonathan Mosse
Author: Jasper Winn
Author: Jonathan Mosse
Author: David Bolton
Author: Paul Talling
Author: Geoprojects (Great Britain) Ltd
Author: Collins UK
Author: British Waterways Board
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Author: Ian Mortimer