The Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire: Images of England (Paperback)

The Leeds & Liverpool is the longest single canal in Britain and arguably one of the most successful. From its completion in 1774 to the last commercial delivery, it served for nearly two hundred years as a main artery of trade across northern England, meeting the industrial and commercial needs of Lancashire and Yorkshire much as the M62 motorway does today. It offered healthy competition with the railways until well into the twentieth century and today provides a wonderful corridor of tranquility to the rambler, cyclist and pleasure boater alike. In The Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire Dr Gary Firth has collected over two hundred photographs of the canal's eastern section from Leeds to Barnoldswick, as well as contemporary documents and reports. Accompanied by evocative commentary, these show the changing face of the Leeds & Liverpool - its vanished industries, its forgotten branch canals and a Yorkshire boating culture that has passed into the mists of time.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1999
First published:	December 1999
Compiled by:	Gary Firth
Dimensions:	240 x 172 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-7524-1631-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > Narrowboats & canals Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
LSN:	0-7524-1631-6
Barcode:	9780752416311

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