The Tyne Coal Keel: A unique British watercraft, 1400-1890

by Adrian Osler

Once seen on the river Tyne in their hundreds, for over five centuries coal keels were a vital transport link in Britain's largest commodity trade, the 'Coal Trade'. The keel's full story is told here for the first time; from early records after the Norman conquest; through Henry the Fifth's (never repealed) statute that keels must all be of one size; to the keel fleet's role in supporting the huge increase in coal shipments resulting from urban...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1915338395
• ISBN13: 9781915338396
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: UK Book Publishing
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.7"