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Stratford Canal
Nick Billingham
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Description for Stratford Canal
Paperback. Stratford upon Avon owes its existence to the necessity of transport. Its very name derives from the place where a minor Roman road crossed the River Avon by way of a ford. The Avon later became a navigable waterway and the Stratford Canal was built to link it to the industrial Black Country. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; TR; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Stratford upon Avon owes its existence to the necessity of transport. Its very name derives from the place where a minor Roman road crossed the River Avon by way of a ford. The Avon later became a navigable waterway and the Stratford Canal was built to link it to the industrial Black Country. The canal may seem today to be a fairly modest rural canal, typical of many in the Midlands, but underneath its placid waters there flows a turbulent history. The canal formed part of the inspiration for the railway network and, later, when the railways and roads appeared ... Read more
Stratford upon Avon owes its existence to the necessity of transport. Its very name derives from the place where a minor Roman road crossed the River Avon by way of a ford. The Avon later became a navigable waterway and the Stratford Canal was built to link it to the industrial Black Country. The canal may seem today to be a fairly modest rural canal, typical of many in the Midlands, but underneath its placid waters there flows a turbulent history. The canal formed part of the inspiration for the railway network and, later, when the railways and roads appeared ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752421223
SKU
V9780752421223
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
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