The Thames and Severn Canal Through Time - Couverture souple

Viner, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848680449 ISBN 13 : 9781848680449

Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Crossing the Cotswolds and widely regarded as one of the most attractive locations for an historic canal, the Thames & Severn Canal is also one of the most interesting to trace and enjoy on the ground today. Opened in 1789 and in use until the early twentieth century, the Thames & Severn Canal makes the link over a total of thirty-seven miles between the two great rivers of southern Britain, the Severn and the Thames, from its junction with the Stroudwater Canal in the centre of Stroud. The towpath route can be followed as it climbs steadily via many locks to reach the summit at the famous Sapperton tunnel. Over two miles long, this remains one of the wonders of the canal age. Eastwards to reach the Thames at Lechlade there is much to explore, armed with this album of photographs showing various stages in the canal's history up to the present day. This is both an informative guide and a souvenir of a fascinating and much loved canal.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Viner is a freelance curator and writer and was formerly curator of the Corinium Museum, Cirencester. He has been a museums and heritage consultant for over 20 years working all over the UK on social history and rural life collections. A founder-chairman of the Milestone Society, he is a trustee of Cirencester Archaeological & Historical Society and of Cirencester Weavers Company, guardians of a C15 building in the town, and serves the Bingham Library Trust as curatorial adviser. He was a trustee of Cotswold Archaeology from 1989 to 2012 and lives in Cirencester.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amberley Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848680449
• ISBN 13: 9781848680449
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
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