Join IWA Lichfield Branch for our first public meeting of 2025.
Our speaker will be John Pomfret with an illustrated talk on the “The Waterways of the Low Countries”.
John Pomfret is a member of IWA Northampton Branch.
This talk starts with the early development of waterways in Belgium and the Netherlands from the 13th century and looks at a number of examples of trading towns which grew up around waterways (Brugge, Gent, Amsterdam, Groningen), with a brief tour around the waterways in each case. More recent developments are then covered, including waterway enlargements and new waterways for freight use, enclosing of the Zuider Zee and the Delta Project, as well as development of recreational use of smaller waterways, including a number of restoration schemes for leisure use.
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IWA Lichfield Branch talk: Waterways of the Low Countries
Join IWA Lichfield Branch for our first public meeting of 2025.
Our speaker will be John Pomfret with an illustrated talk on the “The Waterways of the Low Countries”.
John Pomfret is a member of IWA Northampton Branch.
This talk starts with the early development of waterways in Belgium and the Netherlands from the 13th century and looks at a number of examples of trading towns which grew up around waterways (Brugge, Gent, Amsterdam, Groningen), with a brief tour around the waterways in each case. More recent developments are then covered, including waterway enlargements and new waterways for freight use, enclosing of the Zuider Zee and the Delta Project, as well as development of recreational use of smaller waterways, including a number of restoration schemes for leisure use.
Details
Time
7:15pm
Location
Darwin Hall, Lichfield WS13 6RQ
Darwin Hall is located off Heathcot Place, Lichfield WS13 6RQ. Free parking is available on site and at the nearby Waitrose.
Contact
IWA Lichfield Branch
email: [email protected]
