Aqueducts and Viaducts of Britain

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A look at the fascinating history behind some of the most iconic landmarks of the British landscape.
Between July 1761, when a navigable aqueduct opened on the Bridgewater Canal at Barton-upon-Irwell, and July 1963, date of the completion of the Thelwall Viaduct on the M6 near Warrington, Britain would see the construction of a great number of aqueducts and viaducts. Emblems of the industrial age, from unassuming arches built to carry canals over streams to immense multi-span structures conveying railways across estuaries or roads above plains, each bridge has its own distinctive history and character.

In this book, Victoria Owens takes a look at the fascinating history behind some of the most iconic landmarks of the British landscape, charting the ambitions of the engineers who designed them, the endurance of the labourers who built them and the impact that they have made upon the face of the nation. Numerous photographs illustrate the text, and grid references give a guide to the bridges' locations.
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Weight 0.303000
Author Owens, Victoria
Availability IP
Department Great Britain and Ireland
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781445683805
Pages 96
Published 15/03/2019
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Section GB: General Travel Guides
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