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 2 begins with
the project's backers having finally raised the capital necessary
to begin construction. The difficult process of building the canal
is then detailed. The work includes a large amount of illustrative
content, enhancing the light shed on the landscape and notable
personalities of Manchester at that time."
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Technology, Volume 2 |
| Release date: |
April 2014 |
| First published: |
March 2014 |
| Authors: |
Bosdin Leech
|
| Dimensions: |
297 x 210 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
468 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-07120-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Professional & Technical >
Civil engineering, surveying & building >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-108-07120-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781108071208 |
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