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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.

The Forth And Clyde Canal

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language : en
Publisher: Royal Commission
Release Date : 2002-01-01

The Forth And Clyde Canal written by and has been published by Royal Commission this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Canals categories.

Offers a description of the history and construction of the Forth and Clyde Canal, including a general map, elevations and plans, and various views.

The Old Forth And Clyde Canal

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Author : Guthrie Hutton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-13

The Old Forth And Clyde Canal written by Guthrie Hutton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-13 with categories.

Canal expert Guthrie Hutton presents a compact illustrated history of the Forth and Clyde Canal, which ran from Grangemouth to Bowling via Glasgow's Maryhill.

Forth And Clyde

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Author : Guthrie Hutton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Forth And Clyde written by Guthrie Hutton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Forth and Clyde Canal (Scotland) 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.

Swifts And Queens

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Author : A. Ian Bowman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984

Swifts And Queens written by A. Ian Bowman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Canal - boats categories.

Exploring The Edinburgh To Glasgow Canals

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Author : Hamish M. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Mercat Press Books
Release Date : 2006

Exploring The Edinburgh To Glasgow Canals written by Hamish M. Brown and has been published by Mercat Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Canals categories.

The canals linking Edinburgh and Glasgow are not only fascinating historical monuments, but they offer an ever-growing opportunity for recreational activity. This guide is packed with information about what to see and do along the canals.