Tales from the Old Inland Waterways by Euan Corrie
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Tales from the Old Inland Waterways
Summary
A brief history of the development of Britain's river and canal navigation system provides a background for these reminiscences. A group of men and women recall their working years on the waterways. Also included are such associates of the canal trade as the dredgers, lock-keepers and blacksmiths.
Tales from the Old Inland Waterways Summary
Table of Contents
George Trevithick of Keadby, Humberside - towage contractor and marine engineer; Harry and Sarah Bentley of Scholar Green, Cheshire - potteries boating; Tom Kelly of Runcorn, Cheshire - ship canal tug skipper; George Wood of Kingswinford, West Midlands - Staffs and Worcs Canal dredger driver; Violet Moulds of Thurmaston, Leicestershire - long-distance boating; Jack Strange of Ellesmere, Shropshire - blacksmith; Thomas Tyson of Ardrishaig, Argyll - carpenter and lock gate builder; Joe Safe of Birmingham - from oil boatman to lock keeper; Bill and Rose Whitlock with Laura Carter, Braunston, Northamptonshire - boating 'til the last; Bill Dean of Newport, Shropshire - canal inspector.
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GOR001177607
9780715305423
0715305425
Tales from the Old Inland Waterways by Euan Corrie
Used - Very Good
Hardback
David & Charles
19980330
192
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