Birmingham Canal Navigations- A History
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The Birmingham Canal Navigations comprise the greatest concentration of waterways in Britain. Over the course of a century, from the original Birmingham Canal of 1769, they grew to their greatest extent of almost 160 miles, all within about a 12-mile radius of their geographical centre of Walsall. The network was a major driver of the great industrial development of Birmingham and the Black Country, carrying vast quantities of raw materials and finished goods into the twentieth century. Following decades of decline, the BCN is once more an important player in regeneration. With 140 illustrations, including maps and archive photographs, this book includes: the beginnings and expansion of the network; subsequent improvements to the system; supplying the water; the people who worked the BCN; trials and tribulations, including inclement weather, subsidence, breaches, wartime and accidents; the impact and influence of the railways, and finally its decline and subsequent transition into a New Canal Age.
Stock Code | CW019.0 |
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Author | Clayton P |
ISBN13 | 9780719840197 |
Format | Softback |
Height(mm) | 246 |
Width(mm) | 189 |
Page Count | 176 |
Publication Date | 22 Apr 2022 |
Publication Status | Available |
Publisher | CROWOOD PRESS LTD |
Record last updated | 04/05/2023 |