
Along the Mersey
Britain in Old Photographs
Jan Dobrzynski(Author)
The History Press Ltd
Published on 1. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-7524-6360-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Mersey's 70-mile journey to the Irish Sea starts with the merging of the rivers Goyt and Tame at Stockport in Greater Manchester. At Irlam the course of the Mersey is briefly diverted into the Manchester Ship Canal, where its waters combine with another captive river, the Irwell. Soon released from this manmade constraint the Mersey continues to flow unimpeded for the remainder of its journey - flowing past Warrington and through the Runcorn Gap - into the throat of Liverpool Bay. For centuries the Mersey has served as the natural boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire, its tidal flow washing through the developing conurbation of Merseyside which comprises the port of Liverpool, Birkenhead and the former coastal resort of New Brighton at the mouth of the estuary. This book takes the reader on a journey in words and pictures along the lower reaches of the river, its navigable companion the Manchester Ship Canal and the coast of Liverpool Bay, using more than 200 old photographs. It is a record of a major waterway with its ports, docks, warehouses, cargo ships and ocean liners immortalised by past generations of photographers for the benefit of visitors and travellers from around the world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 166 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
302 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-6360-5 (9780752463605)
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Person
Jan Dobrzynski is a postcard collector and local history author. He has produced several titles, including A Postcard from the Severn, Worcestershire's Historic Pubs, and A Postcard from Shakespeare's Avon.