Manchester Ship Canal Through Time

by Steven Dickens

The Manchester Ship Canal was a huge engineering achievement. It included seven swing bridges and the aqueduct at Barton, and helped turn the cotton-producing capital of Great Britain into an inland seaport. This was a feat many at the time believed could not be achieved. One of the wonders of the modern industrial world, the Manchester Ship Canal, with its huge locks and ocean-going vessels, was a magnetic draw for enthusiastic Victorians who marvelled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445639726
• ISBN13: 9781445639727
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"