Canals Across Scotland

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Canals Across Scotland

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Author : Hamish Brown
language : en
Publisher: Whittles
Release Date : 2015

Canals Across Scotland written by Hamish Brown and has been published by Whittles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Antonine Wall (Scotland) categories.

This entertaining and informative book will be of practical benefit to all who discover the historic Union Canal and the Forth & Clyde Canal, whether walking, cycling, boating or visiting the Falkirk Wheel or the Kelpies. The canals are for fun, whether on the water, on the towpath, walking or cycling or just visiting.The canals can be enjoyed at any season. In winter, with the trees leafless, the views are more extensive and there is less traffic on towpath or waterway. In high summer the green world of trees is almost overwhelming, the banks crowded with sweet reed grass, meadow sweet, willowherbs, vetches and many spreads of yellow waterlily, a real Wind in the Willows world. In autumn there are brambles to be eaten, in spring the returning wildlife spree, with swans nesting and swallows swooping. The canals are a scenic treat and will repay many visits or a dedicated holiday challenge.Canals Across Scotland provides detailed towpath information, suggests what to see and do along the way and in the towns passed. The book is full of fascinating historical background, knowledgeable descriptions, practicalinformation, good stories and is beautifully illustrated. Side trips to the Antonine Wall, which stretches from the Firthof Forth to the Firth of Clyde, country parks or to towns like Linlithgow, Falkirk, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch, often bycircular walks, are also described.The canals are for leisurely, timeless exploring and this updated guide will be an essential companion.

The Forth And Clyde Canal

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Author : Thomas J. Dowds
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2003-01-01

The Forth And Clyde Canal written by Thomas J. Dowds and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with History categories.

The Forth and Clyde Canal, completed in 1790, was by far the largest engineering project that had ever been seen in Scotland. It allowed coal and machinery to travel East and grain to travel West. Passengers could travel between Glasgow and Edinburgh in greater comfort than by stagecoach, and it produced employment along its entire route. But it required capital on a scale previously unknown; it required the collaboration of Edinburgh, Glasgow and London; it required new technology; and it encountered its full measure of constructional problems. It took 22 years to build.The Forth and Clyde Canal enjoyed half a century of success before it was eclipsed by the railways. Although the passenger trade was lost, and much of the freight also, the canal struggled on for another century before the rise of road transport resulted in its decline. Now, after a long period of neglect, and sporting the spectacular Falkirk Wheel, it enjoys new life as an imaginative leisure resource.Thomas J. Dowds tells the story of the rise, fall and rise again of this landmark in Scottish history.

Scotland S Canals

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Author : Nick Haynes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015

Scotland S Canals written by Nick Haynes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Canals categories.

Scotland S Millennium Canals

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Author : Guthrie Hutton
language : en
Publisher: Stenlake Publishing
Release Date : 2002

Scotland S Millennium Canals written by Guthrie Hutton and has been published by Stenlake Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Canals categories.

In the late eighteenth century, Scottish men of commerce envisioned goods moving easily from sea to sea and city to city. Instead of being carted at a snail's pace on rough unmade roads in tiny quantities, wheat, sugar, salt and more would move in bulk and at speed. So the Forth & Clyde Canal was born, with profit as its motive and Glasgow as its focus. Later, the Union Canal was constructed, completing the network by providing a link from Edinburgh to the Forth & Clyde Canal at Falkirk. But the Great War closed the ports on the Forth, and afterwards metalled roads and powerful lorries killed the canals commercially. By the mid-1960s both were closed but now, after over thirty years of campaigning and an ambitious £78 million Millennium Lottery Fund application, Scotland's Millennium Canals have been reborn, with the Falkirk Wheel, a giant rotating boat-lift, as their centrepiece. This lovely books tells that story.

The Canals Of Scotland

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Author : Jean Olivia Lindsay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968

The Canals Of Scotland written by Jean Olivia Lindsay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Canals categories.

Caledonian Canal Scotland

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013

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Comments On The Consultation Paper

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Author : Scottish Inland Waterways Association
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972

Comments On The Consultation Paper written by Scottish Inland Waterways Association and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Canals categories.

British Swedish Industrial Cooperation In The 18th And 19th Century The Case Of The Caledonian Canal In Scotland And The G Ta Canal In Sweden

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Author : Pia Hospes
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2015-03-02

British Swedish Industrial Cooperation In The 18th And 19th Century The Case Of The Caledonian Canal In Scotland And The G Ta Canal In Sweden written by Pia Hospes and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-02 with Foreign Language Study categories.

Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Scandinavia and Anglophone Countries, language: English, abstract: Throughout the course of history Sweden and Great Britain often had periods of strong contact and exchange. A few examples are the Viking era or the Hanseatic League. After few contact in the Tudor Age, both countries cooperated heavily during the Industrialization period, beginning in England around 1750. This paper will examine the development of Great Britain and Sweden and their industrial cooperation in the 18th and 19th century. During these years both countries underwent major changes in economy, generally known as the industrial revolution. First it will be examined how the process of industrialization was triggered and which effects it had on society, living standards and the general import and export trades. At the same time, the economic exchange between the two countries will be illustrated. Since the means of transportation play a big role in industrial development, the third chapter will deal with two major construction works that were realized in both countries at roughly the same time. The Caledonian Canal in Scotland and the Göta Canal in Sweden were both planned to enhance the transportation network to enable faster transit of goods across the country (cf. Scottish Canals) (cf. Bjuggren/af Donner 19). Thomas Telford, a British engineer, was responsible for the construction of the Caledonian Canal (cf. Scottish Canals). Due to that fact, Count Baltzar von Platen, who was the leading constructor of the younger Göta Canal (cf. Göta Canal 2010), also involved him in the planning of his project (cf. Smiles 1867, 237).

Scotland S Inland Waterways

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Author : Philip John Greer Ransom
language : en
Publisher: National Museums of Scotland
Release Date : 1999

Scotland S Inland Waterways written by Philip John Greer Ransom and has been published by National Museums of Scotland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Transportation categories.

Scotland from a watery lens. Its essential waterways of 19th century life fell into disrepair & are the subject of extensive life fell into disrepair & are the subject of extensive restoration.

Trip Through The Caledonian Canal

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Author : Bumps
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861

Trip Through The Caledonian Canal written by Bumps and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1861 with categories.