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Canal Narrowboats and Barges
Tony Conder
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Description for Canal Narrowboats and Barges
Paperback. This new Shire Album is primarily an introduction to narrowboats. It is illustrated by modern colour photographs of boats on the inland waterways today and will act as a guide to those who want to search out the heritage of the working canals. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour and b&w Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 152. New.
Although the days when inland waterways were used primarily for trade have passed, there remains afloat today a great variety of boats that once carried cargoes. This book is mainly an introduction to narrowboats but it also covers wider canal craft and will act as a guide to those who want to search ut the heritage of the working canals. The illustrations include photographs of boats on the inland waterways today as well as others that show some of the techniques of canal boating and chronicle some of the groups who work to preserve craft and use them ... Read more
Although the days when inland waterways were used primarily for trade have passed, there remains afloat today a great variety of boats that once carried cargoes. This book is mainly an introduction to narrowboats but it also covers wider canal craft and will act as a guide to those who want to search ut the heritage of the working canals. The illustrations include photographs of boats on the inland waterways today as well as others that show some of the techniques of canal boating and chronicle some of the groups who work to preserve craft and use them ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Shire Album S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
56
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747805878
SKU
9780747805878
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Tony Conder
Tony Conder has been involved with inland waterways since his parents first took him for walks beside the Wey Navigation. For twenty-five years he was Curator of the British Waterways Collection. Initially he was based at Stoke Bruerne, from where he collected objects from all over the canal system. In 1988 he opened the National Waterways Museum ... Read more
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