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The Anatomy of Canals Volume 3

Decline and Renewal

Anthony Burton author Derek Pratt author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The History Press Ltd

Published:1st Aug '03

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The Anatomy of Canals Volume 3 cover

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

Dimensions: 248mm x 172mm x 10mm

Weight: 460g

176 pages