Exploring Britain’s Canals
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This book is out of print. The copies available are second hand, in near-as-new or very good condition. Published by Harper Collins for Dealerfield Ltd
One of Britain’s best kept secrets is her network of canals and navigable rivers, over 2000 miles of waterways that make their private way around the country. Even today, it is possible to travel by boat from Bristol to York, from Oxford to Cambridge, across the Pennines, through Scotland from coast to coast, and into the heart of Wales, and to the remote corners of the Black Country. For most people a canal is some narrow ditch glimpsed from a car window as it speeds across a bridge. But waiting to be discovered is a whole waterway world, and it is the best way to discover Britain’s history, its traditional towns and villages, and the changing variety of the landscape.
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Exploring Britain’s Canals pays homage to some of the country’s outstanding waterways, taking the reader on a timeless journey through the delights of the countryside, up and down great flights of locks, through tunnels, and across towering aqueducts to explore both the traditional landscape with its old Inns and cottages, and the exciting legacies of the industrial revolution
Ten selected routes, each devoted a chapter, range from the majestic grandeur of the Caledonian Canal to the inner city waterways of Birmingham. The great routes are here, such is the Trans-Pennine Leeds and Liverpool Canal, along with some little known waterways such as the Caldon Canal in Staffordshire, and the remains of the long-closed Cromford Canal. These featured canals, and many more contained in a comprehensive gazetteer, are brought to life in Paul Atterbury’s fascinating text and Ian Burgum’s superb colour photographs.
Take a journey back in time and wonder at the feat of the great engineers, the labouring navies, the distinctive architecture, and the particular pleasures of canal boat life past and present, whether in your car, on your bicycle, on foot, or in your armchair, exploring Britain’s canals is an entertaining and informative introduction to Britain’s waterway heritage.
Author: Paul Atterbury
Binding: Hardback
Published: 1995
Pages: 192
Size: 275 x 250 mm
ISBN: 1859270980
Publisher’s Price (in 1995): £17.99
