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8%OFFDoug Small - Wilts and Berks Canal Revisited - 9780752451466 - V9780752451466
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Wilts and Berks Canal Revisited

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Description for Wilts and Berks Canal Revisited Paperback. With over 180 photographs and informative captions, canal expert Doug Small revisits this much-loved waterway. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, facsim., map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; 1DBKEWW; WGGN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 304.

The Wilts & Berks Canal was opened in 1810 but promoted from 1793, connecting the Kennet & Avon Canal at Semington to the River Thames at Abingdon. In 1819 the North Wilts Canal was opened from Swindon to Latton on the Thames Severn Canal, providing an alternative route for boats bypassing the difficult Upper Thames Navigation. Abandoned in 1914, urban development took its toll on the canal and in some of the country areas it was returned to agricultural use. But the rural nature of this navigation was in many ways its salvation, meaning much of it lay undisturbed. Since ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752451466
SKU
V9780752451466
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Doug Small
DOUG SMALL worked 30 years for British Telecom and 8 years in a secondary school IT department. Interested in inland waterways all his life, for the last 20 years he has been an active member of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust where he holds the position of Archivist. Actively involved with the main restoration at the Wilts & Berks ... Read more

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