The Anatomy of Canals Volume 3 : Decline and Renewal Paperback / softback
by Anthony Burton, Derek Pratt
Paperback / softback
Description
Competition from rail and later road forced many canals into closure, and a large section of the old system seemed doomed to crumble away into terminal decay.
Then came a new industry: the canal leisure industry, and with it the birth of the restoration movement.
This final volume in the Anatomy of Canals series looks at what has been achieved and how the new compares with the old.
Cities such as Brimingham have now been won over and have made the old canals part of a lively rejuvenation programme, while a new generation of engineers has produced such marvels as the Falkirk Wheel.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:01/08/2003
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- ISBN:9780752428109
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:01/08/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780752428109