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Ports and Harbours of the North-West Coast, Paperback / softback Book

Ports and Harbours of the North-West Coast Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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Who now would link such varied cargoes as slaves, stone, slate, cheese and wine – even shipbuilding itself – with Wardleys, Skippool, Sunderland Point, Silloth, Conishead or Bardsea?

More than two centuries ago, shipbuilding was cheaper in the north-west of Britain.

This stormy coastline was prized for its craftsmen and many harbours and calling places of refuge developed here.

A number of them have long since disappeared, but their interesting history remains.

Well-known local historian Catherine Rothwell has travelled the length of the north-west shores and conducted many interviews with locals.

In this in-depth study, revising and expanding work originally undertaken thirty years ago, she looks back at the history of both the ‘ghost’ ports and such mighty names as Liverpool, Birkenhead, Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven.

This illustrated book is sure to appeal to locals and sea-goers alike.

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