The Anatomy of Canals. Decline & Renewal

Competition from rail and later road forced many canals into closure, and a large section of the old system seemed doomed to crumble away into terminal decay. Then came a new industry: the canal leisure industry, and with it the birth of the restoration movement. This final volume in the Anatomy of Canals series looks at what has been achieved and how the new compares with the old. Cities such as Brimingham have now been won over and have made the old canals part of a lively rejuvenation programme, while a new generation of engineers has produced such marvels as the Falkirk Wheel.

ISBN:	9780752428109
Publisher:	Tempus
Imprint:	Tempus
Published date:	01 Aug 2003
DEWEY:	386.40941
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	159
Weight:	450g
Height:	247mm
Width:	174mm
Spine width:	12mm

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