Canals and Waterways
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Shire Library
ISBN-10
0852638787
ISBN-13
9780852638781
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Shire Publications
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 1st, 1987
Print length
88 Pages
Weight
220 grams
Dimensions
21.10 x 14.80 x 0.60 cms
Product Classification:
Ships & boats: general interestShips and boats: general interest
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This book traces the history of the canals and waterways, from Roman days through to the decline of the commercial traffic in the 1950s. I covers the building of the canals, the structures, their maintenance and the boats that travelled on them.
Many of Britain's navigable waterways now carry more traffic than they did in the supposed heyday of canals, though the traffic today is pleasure boats rather than commercial craft. This book traces the history of these artificial waterways, from Roman days through to the decline of commercial traffic in the 1950s. It covers the building of canals, the structures that make them work, their maintenance and the boats that travelled on them. The cargoes carried are given prominence, as are the 'people of the cut'. The last chapter shows the canals in decline, giving some of the reasons for the closure of many waterways, and describing why pleasure boating has now taken over.
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