The Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire: Images of England
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The Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire: Images of England by Gary Firth
The Leeds & Liverpool is the longest single canal in Britain and arguably one of the most successful. From its completion in 1774 to the last commercial delivery, it served for nearly two hundred years as a main artery of trade across northern England, meeting the industrial and commercial needs of Lancashire and Yorkshire much as the M62 motorway does today. It offered healthy competition with the railways until well into the twentieth century and today provides a wonderful corridor of tranquility to the rambler, cyclist and pleasure boater alike. In The Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire Dr Gary Firth has collected over two hundred photographs of the canal’s eastern section from Leeds to Barnoldswick, as well as contemporary documents and reports. Accompanied by evocative commentary, these show the changing face of the Leeds & Liverpool – its vanished industries, its forgotten branch canals and a Yorkshire boating culture that has passed into the mists of time.
Firth, Gary: - Local historian Gary Firth has written two previous books on Saltaire: 'Salt & Saltaire (2002), and 'Saltaire Through Time', published in 2010 by Amberley.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752416311 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752416316 |
| Title | The Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire: Images of England |
| Author | Gary Firth |
| Series | Images Of England Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 1999-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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