The Llangollen Canal
Harry Arnold(Author)
NPI Media Group (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 1. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-7524-1663-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Llangollen Canal is the now the busiest and most popular pleasure cruising waterway in the British Waterways' network. Running for forty-six miles from the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal near Nantwich, it wends its way across rural Cheshire, into the Welsh mountains, to a terminus by the river Dee in the Vale of Llangollen. Historically, the waterway is most of the finally completed route of the original Ellesmere Canal; planned and built by such famous engineers as Thomas Telford and William Jessop. Among its outstanding engineering structures are the aqueducts at Chirk and Pontcysyllte. The latter - which celebrates the bicentenary of its official opening in 2005 - is the premier 'wonder' of Britain's waterways. Written by Harry Arnold, renowned waterway journalist and photographer - and author of the book on the linking Montgomery Canal - this history features many photographs from his extensive archive; taken and collected during boating and working on the Llangollen Canal for over four decades.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The History Press Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-1663-2 (9780752416632)
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