Canals of Eastern England
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- Author(s) Boyes, John, & Ronald Russell
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1977
- Pages 368pp; illus
- Publisher David & Charles
- Place Published Newton Abbot
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- Name Internal trade
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Authoritative account of canals and their development in east of England, 18th century to 1950s, with a focus on individual canals / navigations. Also much on canal carrying; distribution of commodities such as coal, timber, grain, malt, stone, agricultural goods, etc. Chapters include: 'The Lee and Stort'; 'The Essex navigations'; 'The Stour and Suffolk navigations'; 'Broadland and the east Norfolk navigations'; 'The Great Ouse'; 'Ouse tributaries'; 'The Nene, Middle Level and Wisbech Canal'; 'Welland, Glen and Bourne Eau'; 'The south Lincolnshire navigations'; 'The north Lincolnshire navigations'. Has an appendix: 'Summary of facts about the canals and navigations of eastern England' [pp335-50]