History of the Manchester Ship Canal from Its Inception to Its Completion : With Personal Reminiscences
by
Bosdin Leech
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
ISBN-10
1108071201
ISBN-13
9781108071208
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 24th, 2014
Print length
468 Pages
Weight
1,110 grams
Dimensions
29.70 x 21.00 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Civil engineering, surveying & buildingCivil engineering, surveying and building
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This two-volume work of 1907 discusses the conception and construction of the Manchester Ship Canal, a 36-mile inland waterway linking two major cities of northern England. Its author traces the historical and economic factors which first led to the canal's proposal, all the way through to its completion in 1893.
By the late nineteenth century, charges imposed on Manchester companies for the use of Liverpool's docks and the connecting railway had created an atmosphere of resentment within the business community. The Manchester Ship Canal was to play a major part in the city's regeneration following the depression of the 1870s, but it took a lengthy battle for the scheme to gain the backing of Parliament and for construction to begin in 1887. In this two-volume work of 1907, Sir Bosdin Leech (1836–1912) traces the canal's conception, planning and construction. Volume 2 begins with the project's backers having finally raised the capital necessary to begin construction. The difficult process of building the canal is then detailed. The work includes a large amount of illustrative content, enhancing the light shed on the landscape and notable personalities of Manchester at that time.
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