Canals of the East Midlands; including part of London

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First published 1966. Authoritative account of canals and the East Midlands and north of London, 18th century to 1972, with a focus on individual canals. Also much on canal carrying; distribution of commodities such as coal, corn, limestone, etc; and private tramroads built to link mines, quarries, etc, to the canals. Structured in three parts, viz: 1] 'To 1790' - 'The line to Oxford'; 'The Trent and its tributaries'; 2] '1790-1845' - 'Derby, Nottingham and the Trent'; 'The Leicester line'; 'The great Grand Junction'; 'The canals of London'; 'The line from Fazeley to Oxford'; 'The Warwick and Stratford lines'; 3] '1845-1947' - 'Round about the Trent'; 'Stratford, Coventry and Oxford'; 'The Grand Union'. An appendix provides a 'Summary of facts about the canals and navigations in the East Midlands' [pp266-78]