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The River Welland, Shipping & Mariners of Spalding
Keith Seaton
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Description for The River Welland, Shipping & Mariners of Spalding
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 180 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; KNGS; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 410.
In its heyday Spalding was a busy commercial port, with a shipping industry that affected a large majority of the local population. But today that rich history is almost forgotten and the town is known mainly for its agricultural produce. Keith Seaton nostalgically seeks to recover that lost past, beginning with the River Welland of Roman times and traversing history up to the early twentieth century, when river traffic began to decline. The Industrial Revolution was a boom period for the waterway, and as such special attention is given to the master mariners of this important period. ... Read more
In its heyday Spalding was a busy commercial port, with a shipping industry that affected a large majority of the local population. But today that rich history is almost forgotten and the town is known mainly for its agricultural produce. Keith Seaton nostalgically seeks to recover that lost past, beginning with the River Welland of Roman times and traversing history up to the early twentieth century, when river traffic began to decline. The Industrial Revolution was a boom period for the waterway, and as such special attention is given to the master mariners of this important period. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752494494
SKU
V9780752494494
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Keith Seaton
KEITH SEATON was born and bred in Spalding, Lincolnshire. After joining the RAMC in 1959 for National Service that took him to Malaya, he spent a career in saw mills. He has previously written for the Chain Bridge Forge Museum on subjects relating to family history and local shipping history.
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