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Author: Ray Shill Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445632101 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 253
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: Ray Shill Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445632101 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 253
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: Ray Shill Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445644312 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 185
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the West Midlands Railways have changed and developed over the last century.
Author: Ray Shill Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445632438 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 180
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Wyrley & Essington Canal has changed and developed over the last century.
Author: Ray Shill Publisher: The Crowood Press ISBN: 1785008579 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 425
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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: David Viner Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445635518 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 276
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Thames & Severn Canal has changed and developed over the last century.
Author: John Christopher Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445657821 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 177
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This fascinating selection of images records the works of the pre-Victorian engineer Thomas Telford and what remains of the great roads, canals and bridges he built in Scotland, England and Wales.
Author: Robert Davies Publisher: Through Time ISBN: 9781445602257 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
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This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Birmingham Canal Navigations have changed and developed over the last century.
Author: George Demidowicz Publisher: Liverpool University Press ISBN: 1802070931 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 296
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This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the ground-breaking historic industrial complex created to the west of Birmingham in the eighteenth century and associated with Matthew Boulton, James Watt, and William Murdoch. The Soho Manufactory (1761-1863) and Soho Mint (1788-1850s) were both situated in the historic parish of Handsworth, now in the city of Birmingham, and the Soho Foundry (1795-1895) lay in the historic township of Smethwick, now within Sandwell Metropolitan Borough. Together they played a key role in the Industrial Revolution , achieving many world 'firsts': the first working Watt steam engine, the first steam-engine powered mint and the first purpose-built steam engine manufactory (the Soho Foundry), to name but a few. Existing literature focuses largely on the biography of the people, primarily Boulton and Watt, or the products they manufactured. The place - the Soho complex - has attracted very little attention. This volume is the first to concentrate on the buildings themselves analysing not only their physical origins, development and eventual decline but also the water and steam power systems adopted. An interdisciplinary approach has been employed combining archival research in the magnificent Soho collection at the Library of Birmingham with the results of archaeological excavations. The volume is profusely illustrated with archival material, most published for the first time, and contains a large number of reconstruction plans and drawings by the author.
Author: Michael Handford Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445635267 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 222
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Stroudwater Navigation has changed and developed over the last century.
Author: Ray Shill
Author: Ray Shill
Author: Ray Shill
Author: Ray Shill
Author: Ray Shill
Author: David Viner
Author: John Christopher
Author: Carl Chinn
Author: Robert Davies
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Author: Michael Handford