History of the Manchester Ship Canal from its Inception to its Completion 2 Volume Set
With Personal Reminiscences
Published on 24. April 2014
Book
902 pages
978-1-108-07121-5 (ISBN)
Description
By the late nineteenth century, charges imposed on Manchester companies for the use of Liverpool's docks and the connecting railway had created an atmosphere of resentment within the business community. The Manchester Ship Canal was to play a major part in the city's regeneration following the depression of the 1870s, but it took a lengthy battle for the scheme to gain the backing of Parliament and for construction to begin in 1887. In this two-volume work of 1907, Sir Bosdin Leech (1836-1912) traces the canal's conception, planning and construction. Volume 1 discusses the historical and economic factors that led to the creation of the waterway, as well as the bitter political fight to make it a reality. Volume 2 begins with the project's backers having finally raised the capital necessary to begin construction. The work includes a large amount of illustrative content, enhancing the light shed on the landscape and notable personalities of Manchester at that time.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 Plates, color; 73 Plates, black and white; 10 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 47 mm
Weight
2240 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-07121-5 (9781108071215)
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Content
Volume 1: Preface; Memorandum; 1. Navigable rivers of England; 2. English canals; 3. Canalised rivers and ship canals; 4. History of the Liverpool docks; 5. Early attempts to make a ship canal to Manchester; 6. 1882: Daniel Adamson heads the ship canal movement; 7. 1883: Chronicle of events; 8. 1883: Ship Canal Bill in the Commons; 9. 1883: Ship Canal Bill in the Lords; 10. 1884: Manchester thoroughly roused; 11. 1884: History of the Parliamentary Bill in the Lords; 12. 1884: Parliamentary proceedings in the House of Commons; 13. 1885: The Ship Canal Bill recast; 14. 1885: Ship Canal Bill in the House of Lords; 15. 1885: Bill before Mr Forster's committee in the Commons; 16. 1886: Attempts to raise the capital. Volume 2: 17. 1887: Crusade for capital; 18. 1888: The contractor starts in earnest; 19. 1889: Dispute about tidal openings; 20. 1890: Death of Daniel Adamson; 21. 1891: Gloomy prospects; 22. New executive committee at work; 23. 1893: Old directors defend their policy; 24. 1894: Dr Pankhurst's application for certificate, and speech; 25. Dramatis personae; Appendices 1-11; Index.