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The Canals of Britain

Author : Stuart Fisher
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472903072
Total Pages : 1036 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book The Canals of Britain written by Stuart Fisher and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-09-22 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canals of Britain is a comprehensive and absorbing survey of the entire canal network of the British Isles - the first of its kind. It provides a fascinating insight into the linked up waterways as well as the isolated cuts and quiet waters which may not be fully navigable by larger craft. Infinitely varied, it passes picturesque open countryside, wild moorland, coastal harbours, historic industrial buildings, modern city centres, canalside public houses and abundant wildlife. Stuart Fisher looks at every aspect of the canals - their construction, rich history, stunning scenery, heritage, incredible engineering, impressive architecture and even their associated folklore, wildlife and art. Enticing photographs give a flavour of each place and places of interest close to the canals are included. For those who are keen to explore that little bit further, taking smaller boats to points beyond which others usually turn back, there is information on little-known parts of the system, offering a new insight into this country's unique, surprising and beautiful canal network. Attractive, inspiring and foremost a practical guide, this has proved popular with canal enthusiasts and boaters wanting to get the most out of Britain's canals. This second edition features new canals and more colour photographs.

Water Ways

Author : Jasper Winn
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 178283334X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Water Ways written by Jasper Winn and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a hundred and fifty years, between the plod of packhorse trains and the arrival of the railways, canals were the high-tech water machine driving the industrial revolution. Amazing feats of engineering, they carried the rural into the city and the urban into the countryside, and changed the lives of everyone. And then, just when their purpose was extinguished by modern transport, they were saved from extinction and repurposed as a 'slow highways' network, a peaceful and countrywide haven from our too-busy age. Today, there are more boats on the canals than in their Victorian heyday. Writer and slow adventurer Jasper Winn spent a year exploring Britain's waterways on foot and by bike, in a kayak and on narrowboats. Along a thousand miles of 'wet roads and water streets' he discovered a world of wildlife corridors, underground adventures, the hardware of heritage and history, new boating communities, endurance kayak races and remote towpaths. He shared journeys with some of the last working boat people and met the anglers, walkers, boaters, activists, volunteers and eccentrics who have made the waterways their home. In Britain most of us live within five miles of a canal, and reading this book we will see them in an entirely new light.

Britain's Canals

Author : Anthony Burton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472971922
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Britain's Canals written by Anthony Burton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's Canals is a charming and insightful exploration into the amazing architecture and engineering wonders that surround Britain's inland waterways – from the awe-inspiring 30-lock flight on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, to the delightful chocolate-box lock-keepers' cottages that line the cut of every canal, to masterpieces such as the 18-arch Pontcysyllte aqueduct, the highest aqueduct in the world, to beautiful bridges, grand company buildings, the social hubs that were, and still are, canal-side pubs, plus so much more. In contrast to many inland waterways books which are organised geographically by canal, Britain's Canals is structured thematically, with chapters covering the line (the shape of the canal), locks and lock cottages, bridges, aqueducts, lifts and planes, company buildings, wharves, basins and quays and finally the canal-side pub. Each chapter explores how these features were created and have changed through history, right through to the present, with plenty of ideas for places to visit – plus full information on how to get to them. An abundance of full-colour photography throughout, both historical and modern-day, will delight readers and inspire them to explore Britain's wondrous inland waterways, whether on boat, by foot or by bike. In Britain's Canals, two inland waterways experts and admired authors come together to produce the definitive word on the man-made wonders that make Britain's canals so special, so loved and enjoyed by so many.

Exploring Britain's Canals

Author : Paul Atterbury
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781859270981
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Britain's Canals written by Paul Atterbury and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Exploring Britain's Canals

Author : Paul Atterbury
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780002185349
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Britain's Canals written by Paul Atterbury and published by . This book was released on 1994-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Our Great Canal Journeys

Author : Timothy West
Publisher : Charnwood
ISBN 13 : 9781444840940
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Our Great Canal Journeys written by Timothy West and published by Charnwood. This book was released on 2019-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than half a century, a shared love of canals and narrowboats has been inseparable from the marriage of Timothy West and Prunella Scales. The two iconic actors have spent many of the happiest days of their life together enjoying the calming pleasures of watching land and nature unfold before them at four miles an hour. In 2014, Tim and Pru took to the canals of Britain and beyond with a television crew and a brief to record their best-loved trips along the most beautiful waterways they could find. Not only does OUR GREAT CANAL JOURNEYS recount their careers and travels, but it also explores the trials - and the joys - of ageing, and how Prunella's struggle with dementia has both changed, and yet failed to change, their lives together.

Canals: The Making of a Nation

Author : Liz McIvor
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473530237
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Canals: The Making of a Nation written by Liz McIvor and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canals hold a unique place in British culture, with associations of lazy summer afternoons, journeying through lush green countryside. But as Liz McIvor explains in the book to accompany her BBC series, the story of our canals is also the story of how modern Britain was born. It was the canals that helped open up the trade of the Industrial Revolution, furthered the new science of geology, and even ushered in a new form of architecture. The legacy of our canals is all around us. In Canals: The Making of a Nation, McIvor takes us on a journey across the network of English canals to tell a deeper story of how our waterways changed our lives. It’s a very modern tale, full of high finance and greedy investors, cheap labour and the struggle for workers’ rights, and new frontiers in family and child welfare. It’s a unique and compelling exploration of Britain’s golden age.

Walking Britain's Rivers and Canals

Author : P. Attenbury
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780002187534
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Walking Britain's Rivers and Canals written by P. Attenbury and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a team of experts, this illustrated book will inspire both the armchair explorer and serious walker to sample the joys of the British countryside. Covers 30 different walks.

Britain's Best Canal Journeys

Author : John Sergeant
Publisher : Michael Joseph
ISBN 13 : 9780718180638
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Britain's Best Canal Journeys written by John Sergeant and published by Michael Joseph. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today there are more craft on our canals than even during their industrial heyday. Thanks to the pleasures of boating, our canals are vibrant and thriving once again. Yet this would have astounded the people who built them and lived hard lives to keep the boats and their cargo moving. In Barging Round BritainJohn Sergeant sets out both to explore eight of the best trips among our more than three thousand miles of canals and to tell the fascinating story of their origins and workings. Opening up a too-often neglected world right on our doorstep, he seeks out pleasures and sights while stopping to examine the part the canals and their extraordinary builders played in our industrial heritage - from Josiah Wedgwood's need to safely transport his fragile bone china, to engineer James Brindley's visionary solutions to complications of geology and landscape. Exploring the history of British inland navigation through eight of the most celebrated waterways - including the Caledonia, Grand Union and the Trent and Mersey Canals - travelled by John Sergeant in the ITV series Barging Round Britain, this book will delight seasoned boaters and encourage those dreaming of their first canal holiday to dip their toes in the water. It is the book for anyone with a passion for Britain and its waterways. 'There is something very British in the way we cherish the canals. It takes us back to a time when the pace of life was slower. . .'

Exploring the Lancaster Canal

Author : Robert Swain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910837221
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Lancaster Canal written by Robert Swain and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Barging Round Britain

Author : John Sergeant
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0718180658
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Barging Round Britain written by John Sergeant and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barging Round Britain by David Bartley is a beautifully-illustrated guide to a unique and fascinating part of our history: the canal network. Explore the people and places that have forged this national treasure, from the birth of the Industrial Revolution to the leisure explosion on our waterways today. Fully-illustrated with maps and photographs, the book will trace canal routes across the UK, from the Georgian grandeur of Bath to the dramatic splendour of the Scottish Highlands. This is the official tie-in to the ITV series, coming to prime-time TV in January 2015. David Bartley's Barging Round Britain includes a foreword and chapter introductions by the presenter of the TV series, John Sergeant.

Hadfield's British Canals

Author : Joseph Boughey
Publisher : Alan Sutton Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780750918404
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Hadfield's British Canals written by Joseph Boughey and published by Alan Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighth revised edition, of the history of the canal in Britain and Ireland, discussing its emergence from the industrial revolution through to its use today for pleasure boating.

Exploring Canals

Author : Daniel (Senior Content Strategist) Nunn
Publisher : Young Explorer
ISBN 13 : 1474774504
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Canals written by Daniel (Senior Content Strategist) Nunn and published by Young Explorer. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a journey along Britain's canals and find out all about how they were built, what locks are and how they work, and canal boats and the people who might live on them. Case studies feature the larger canal systems in Britain such as the Grand Union Canal and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, while our 'top tips' on what to do when on a canal boat provide readers with practical advice for their next boating holiday.

The Canal Guide

Author : Stuart Fisher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472974077
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book The Canal Guide written by Stuart Fisher and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This attractive guidebook shows off just how rich our waterways heritage is. This fully updated new edition highlights 55 of Britain's most beautiful and interesting canals, with new photography, updated text throughout and a new 'places to visit' feature for each canal (picking out 3 places within walking distance, and another 3 slightly further away). In each of the 55 chapters, Stuart Fisher gives a lively background to the history, wildlife and pubs alongside each waterway, as well as a handy map and useful information for visitors. Through the beautiful cities of London, Bath and Oxford, traversing stunning countryside and national parks, and exploring some of the best Victorian engineering and industry, this book is an inspiring and thoroughly enjoyable read, as well as a perfect resource for anyone thinking about a day out or holiday along Britain's wonderful canals.

The Canal Guide

Author : Stuart Fisher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472918525
Total Pages : 673 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book The Canal Guide written by Stuart Fisher and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This attractive guidebook shows off just how rich our waterways heritage is. Picking out Britain's 50 most beautiful and interesting canals, Stuart Fisher gives a lively background to the history, wildlife, pubs and nearby attractions of each waterway. Each of the 50 chapters also features a map, colour photographs and a handy info box. Through the beautiful cities of London, Bath and Oxford, traversing stunning countryside and national parks, and exploring some of the best Victorian engineering and industry, this book is an inspiring and thoroughly enjoyable read, as well as a perfect resource for anyone thinking about a day out or holiday along Britain's wonderful canals.

The Canals of Britain

Author : Stuart Fisher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472940024
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book The Canals of Britain written by Stuart Fisher and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canals of Britain is a comprehensive and absorbing survey of the entire canal network of the British Isles - the first of its kind. It provides a fascinating insight into the linked up waterways as well as the isolated cuts and quiet waters which may not be fully navigable by larger craft. Infinitely varied, it passes picturesque open countryside, wild moorland, coastal harbours, historic industrial buildings, modern city centres, canalside public houses and abundant wildlife. Stuart Fisher looks at every aspect of the canals - their construction, rich history, stunning scenery, heritage, incredible engineering, impressive architecture and even their associated folklore, wildlife and art. Enticing photographs give a flavour of each place and places of interest close to the canals are included. For those who are keen to explore that little bit further, taking smaller boats to points beyond which others usually turn back, there is information on little-known parts of the system, offering a new insight into this country's unique, surprising and beautiful canal network. Attractive, inspiring and foremost a practical guide, this has proved very popular with canal enthusiasts and boaters wanting to get the most out of Britain's canals. This third edition has been revised to reflect the ever-changing landscape of Britain's canals, and includes many new colour photographs to help bring it to life.

Exploring Britain

Author : Automobile Association (Great Britain)
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393321913
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (219 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Britain written by Automobile Association (Great Britain) and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore Britain on foot, by bike, by horse, by balloon, by barge or boat, by car, by train - from coast to coast.