Canal Builders. The men who constructed Britain's canals
Details:
- Author(s) Burton, Anthony
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2015
- Pages 5th ed; 192pp; illus
- Publisher Pen & Sword Transport
- Place Published Barnsley
Topics:
- Name Workers / employee & work, women & men
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
First published 1972. A history of the early period of canal navigation organised by category of constructor and explaining functions and procedures, viz: 1] 'Promoters and financiers' - beginnings of the canals, father of canals [Duke of Bridgewater], promoters, opposition and pamphlet wars, parliament, raising the money; 2] 'Engineers and administrators' - building a canal, James Brindley, 'the chief engineer', Thomas Telford, 'the resident engineer', administration; 3] 'The workers - the navvy, contractors, men at work, 'gongoozling'. Includes some coverage of individual canals, notably Lancaster Canal and Trent & Mersey Canal. Also John Rennie