Manchester Ship Canal Through Time - Through Time

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.

ISBN:	9781445639727
Publisher:	Amberley Publishing
Imprint:	Amberley Publishing
Published date:	15 Feb 2017
DEWEY:	386.470942733
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	96
Weight:	280g
Height:	235mm
Width:	164mm
Spine width:	8mm

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