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Manchester Ship Canal Through Time Steven Dickens

Manchester Ship Canal Through Time By Steven Dickens

Manchester Ship Canal Through Time by Steven Dickens


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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Manchester Ship Canal has changed and developed over the last century.

Manchester Ship Canal Through Time Summary

Manchester Ship Canal Through Time by Steven Dickens

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.

About Steven Dickens

Steven John Dickens has a BA. Hons in History (Sheffield University) and an MA in Twentieth Century History (Liverpool University) and is a retired charge nurse and college lecturer. He has always had an interest in local history and social history and has also lectured on the history of the NHS. He has previously written for several local history publications, genealogy journals and magazines; including The Manchester Genealogist and The Journal of the Altrincham History Society.

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NGR9781445639727
9781445639727
1445639726
Manchester Ship Canal Through Time by Steven Dickens
New
Paperback
Amberley Publishing
2017-02-15
96
N/A
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