Manchester Ship Canal Through Time

von Steven Dickens

96 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Manchester Ship Canal was a huge engineering achievement. It included seven swing bridges and the aqueduct at Barton, and helped turn the cotton-producing capital of Great Britain into an inland seaport. This was a feat many at the time believed could not be achieved. One of the wonders of the modern industrial world, the Manchester Ship Canal, with its huge locks and ocean-going vessels, was a magnetic draw for enthusiastic Victorians who marvelled at its construction.This book looks at the changes and development of the Manchester Ship Canal through time, from its origins as a thriving economic hub in the late nineteenth century, to an important retail, leisure and media centre in the early twenty-first century and beyond. Join Steven Dickens as he explores the history of this 36-mile-long inland waterway in the north-west of England, which links Manchester to the Mersey Estuary and the Irish Sea.

• Reihe: Through Time
• Themen: Lifestyle, Hobbys und Freizeit Heimatkunde, Familiengeschichte, Nostalgie Orte auf alten Fotografien
• ISBN: 9781445639727
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.02.2017
• Größe: 233 x 166 mm
• Verlag: Amberley Publishing