SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL
Author : PETER. BROWN
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 43,90 MB
Release : 2018
Category :
ISBN : 9780901461667
Walks Along the Llangollen Canal
Author : David Berry
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 39,7 MB
Release : 2016-04-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781908748348
Book Description
The beautiful Llangollen Canal runs for 46 miles from its source at Horseshoe Falls across the border between Wales and England, visiting the historic towns of Llangollen, Chirk, Ellesmere, and Whitchurch, as well as ancient villages. It passes through the stunning Vale of Llangollen, enclosed by hills and now part of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Four Counties & the Welsh Canals: Waterways Guide 4 (Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides)
Author : Collins Maps
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 11,57 MB
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0007488580
Book Description
50 years as the number 1 waterways guide. This ebook is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape mode to optimise your experience. Guide covering the canals and waterways in Wales and to the south of Liverpool.
The Canals of the West Midlands. With Plates and Maps
Author : Charles Hadfield
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,73 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Canals
ISBN :
Book Description
Duke's Cut
Author : Cyril J. Wood
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,17 MB
Release : 2009-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752451114
Book Description
The Bridgewater Canal is distinguished as England's first canal and its development marked the beginning of a transport revolution that provided a crucial foundation for industrial and commercial development in England. Since its completion in 1765, the canal has been regularly used by commercial and passenger traffic; it was one if the major routes of the North West that helped Manchester to develop as a centre of trade and industry in the 19th century. In The Duke's Cut: The Bridgewater Canal, Cyril J. Wood recounts the fascinating history of the Bridgewater canal from its conception and construction to its subsequent successes including its use as a leisure waterway today. His detailed commentary is complemented by his descriptive guide to cruising the canal and valuable navigational information. Illustrated with more than 150 images, this comprehensive history and guide will appeal to local historians and canal enthusiasts alike.
The Canals of Britain
Author : Stuart Fisher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 30,14 MB
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1472940024
Book Description
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.
Welsh Waters
Author : Michael Pearson
Publisher : Pearson's Canal Companions
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 19,26 MB
Release : 2016-07-29
Category :
ISBN : 9780992849221
Book Description
This extended 10th edition of Michael Pearson's Welsh Waters Canal Companion focusses on the Llangollen, Montgomery and Monmouthshire & Brecon canals in Wales, and the Shropshire Union Canal in England. Over 200 miles of canals expertly interpreted to inspire you, on foot, afloat or by bicycle. The areas covered are: Shropshire Union Canal - Autherley Junction (Wolverhampton) to Ellesmere Port; Llangollen Canal - Hurleston Junction to Llangollen (Horseshoe Falls); Montgomery Canal - Frankton Junction to Newtown; and Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal - Pontnewydd to Brecon. Key Places include: Autherley Junction; Market Drayton; Audlem; Nantwich; Hurleston & Barbridge Junctions; Middlewich; Chester; Ellesmere Port; Grindley Brook; Whitchurch; Ellesmere; Chirk; Pontcysyllte; Llangollen; Welshpool; Newtown; Pontypool; Abergavenny; Crickhowell; Brecon. The Canal Companions have been chugging along 'the cut' for over thirty five years; conveying facts and figures, insight and entertainment, wit and wisdom: from Diggle to Devizes, from Froghall to Foxton, from Cowroast to Cropredy. All manner of folk have been encouraged to explore the inland waterways using these guides, which have become as much a part of tradition as their subject matter. Michael Pearson has been the originator and author for more than thirty five years of this well known series and also the 'Iron Roads' series, plus 'Railway Holiday in Scotland', 'Coming up with the Goods', 'Me, My Morgan & the Midlands' and 'Journeys into Staffordshire'.
The Canal Guide
Author : Stuart Fisher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1472918541
Book Description
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.
Snowy
Author : Berlie Doherty
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,73 MB
Release : 2014-02
Category : Boats and boating
ISBN : 9780957301399
Book Description
Rachel loves living on a narrowboat. There are so many things she loves about it but most of all Rachel loves Snowy, the big and beautiful boat horse. When her teacher asks the class to bring in their pets, what can Rachel do?
Water Like a Stone
Author : Deborah Crombie
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 13,75 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061828114
Book Description
When Scotland Yard superintendent Duncan Kincaid takes Gemma, Kit, and Toby for a holiday visit to his family in Cheshire, Gemma is soon entranced with Nantwich's pretty buildings and the historic winding canal, and young Kit is instantly smitten with his cousin Lally. But their visit is marred by family tensions exacerbated by the unraveling of Duncan's sister Juliet's marriage. And tensions are brought to the breaking point on Christmas Eve with Juliet's discovery of a mummified infant's body interred in the wall of an old dairy barn—a tragedy hauntingly echoed by the recent drowning of Peter Llewellyn, a schoolmate of Lally's. Meanwhile, on her narrowboat, former social worker Annie Lebow is living a life of self-imposed isolation and preparing for a lonely Christmas, made more troubling by her meeting earlier in the day with the Wains, a traditional boating family whose case precipitated Annie's leaving her job. As the police make their inquiries into the infant's death, Kincaid discovers that life in the lovely market town of his childhood is far from idyllic and that the dreaming reaches of the Shropshire Union Canal hold dark and deadly secrets . . . secrets that may threaten everything and everyone he holds most dear.
