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“it does the subject beautiful justice, with detailed, authoritative content and lavish pictures as good as any canal book to date….save quite a bit, learn more and enjoy even more from The Times Waterways of Britain”
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Highly illustrated hardback book of the navigable waterways of Britain. It is packed with maps of the canals and photographs of scenes along the waterways.
Regarded as the 'quickest way of slowing down', the canals and rivers of Britain evoke a bygone era when life moved at a more leisurely pace.
Founded on the careful selection of a variety of significant navigations, The Times Waterways of Britain offers a well-rounded view of the contemporary inland waterways system. This picture is built up by delving into their historical past, by a close examination of the present scene, together with a forward glance towards future directions and development.
Focusing on some of the many disparate strands of the fabric that go to make up our inland waterways, this book sets the evolution of the canals and navigable rivers against the social, economic and industrial backdrop of their time.
• Features a timeline of important waterway developments from early beginnings through to the present day – with a look towards the future.
• Offers an insight into the sometimes hidden wealth of waterway features and heritage.
• Illustrated with mapping, archive and over 300 contemporary photographs.
• Facts and figures for selected waterways.
• Highlights cities, towns and places of interest.
• Introduces the diverse wildlife to be found along the waterways.
• Suggests ways to explore the waterways further.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
THE TIMES WATERWAYS OF BRITAIN
Profusely illustrated hardback, 978-0-00-736633-0, 304pp, 1st ed 2010. Times Books. Author Jonathan Mosse. RRP £30.00, Amazon [...].
Having ordered this book prior to launch, I risked getting pure coffee table stuff. Absolutely not so. Buyers will delight in a superbly planned book packed with reference material of every kind. That the author is an enthusiast and a fluent writer is immediately apparent. He has also co-authored many, if not all, of the popular Nicholson's Waterways Guides. For most readers the result will be pure enchantment.
The book is divided into six geographic areas (The Midlands, The South, The Northwest, The Northeast, Wales and Scotland). Each area contains two to five Canals, each of which is described under the broad headings of Background, Navigation and Points of Interest, together with one or more maps.
Detail is important, and none more so than the length, depth, headroom of any canal. How many locks and their length and beam? How many tunnels and aqueducts? It's all there along with practicalities like `How to open a lift bridge when you weigh only 6½ stone'! How was the iron trough of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct made virtually watertight? Think iron guttering on your house.
Twenty five `Mileposts' are helpfully interspersed throughout the book. They describe a waterway development which is historically or technically significant, eg the above Aqueduct which is now a World Heritage Site. Twelve more pages cover Birds, Butterflies, Mammals and Plants.
This winter rejoice in browsing this book from cover to cover. In the spring make sure it's aboard your narrowboat to remind you of the infinite detail which makes canal life so fascinating.
Profusely illustrated hardback, 978-0-00-736633-0, 304pp, 1st ed 2010. Times Books. Author Jonathan Mosse. RRP £30.00, Amazon [...].
Having ordered this book prior to launch, I risked getting pure coffee table stuff. Absolutely not so. Buyers will delight in a superbly planned book packed with reference material of every kind. That the author is an enthusiast and a fluent writer is immediately apparent. He has also co-authored many, if not all, of the popular Nicholson's Waterways Guides. For most readers the result will be pure enchantment.
The book is divided into six geographic areas (The Midlands, The South, The Northwest, The Northeast, Wales and Scotland). Each area contains two to five Canals, each of which is described under the broad headings of Background, Navigation and Points of Interest, together with one or more maps.
Detail is important, and none more so than the length, depth, headroom of any canal. How many locks and their length and beam? How many tunnels and aqueducts? It's all there along with practicalities like `How to open a lift bridge when you weigh only 6½ stone'! How was the iron trough of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct made virtually watertight? Think iron guttering on your house.
Twenty five `Mileposts' are helpfully interspersed throughout the book. They describe a waterway development which is historically or technically significant, eg the above Aqueduct which is now a World Heritage Site. Twelve more pages cover Birds, Butterflies, Mammals and Plants.
This winter rejoice in browsing this book from cover to cover. In the spring make sure it's aboard your narrowboat to remind you of the infinite detail which makes canal life so fascinating.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a disappointing book !
I bought this as the owner of a boat on the River Great Ouse, travelling along the Great Ouse, Cam, Lark, Little Ouse, Wissey, the Welland, the Nene, the Witham, the Norfolk Broad rivers Bure and Ant, the Alde, the Ore, the Stour, the Orwell, the Blackwater, and the River Thames.
So my boating environment includes all the waterways of East Anglia, some 16 rivers being my patch.
I bought this book with excitement as a comprehensive overview of all the "Waterways of Britain" as it is called was overdue.
To my surprise, it is nothing of the sort, being instead narrowly confined to mainly a few Midlands canals, a token Welsh and Scottish river also included.
I have no problem with that, if the book was called Canals of the Midlands or similar.
However the title "Times Waterways of Britain" implies a comprehensive work with coverage of all corners of Britain. This book is nothing of the sort and may cause a degree of disappointment in others who were hoping for something more thorough.
And even for canal lovers in the midlands this work is far from comprehensive, instead being very selective in which canals are chosen.
What a shame to have to do a poor review of this book as the photos are lovely and the text well written. However it does not do what it says on the tin.
I bought this as the owner of a boat on the River Great Ouse, travelling along the Great Ouse, Cam, Lark, Little Ouse, Wissey, the Welland, the Nene, the Witham, the Norfolk Broad rivers Bure and Ant, the Alde, the Ore, the Stour, the Orwell, the Blackwater, and the River Thames.
So my boating environment includes all the waterways of East Anglia, some 16 rivers being my patch.
I bought this book with excitement as a comprehensive overview of all the "Waterways of Britain" as it is called was overdue.
To my surprise, it is nothing of the sort, being instead narrowly confined to mainly a few Midlands canals, a token Welsh and Scottish river also included.
I have no problem with that, if the book was called Canals of the Midlands or similar.
However the title "Times Waterways of Britain" implies a comprehensive work with coverage of all corners of Britain. This book is nothing of the sort and may cause a degree of disappointment in others who were hoping for something more thorough.
And even for canal lovers in the midlands this work is far from comprehensive, instead being very selective in which canals are chosen.
What a shame to have to do a poor review of this book as the photos are lovely and the text well written. However it does not do what it says on the tin.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A friend had been given this book for Christmas and left me looking at his copy whilst he sorted out a call at the door! That brief dip into the waterways of Britain was enough for me to come home and order it from Amazon. Now I'm not particularly into canals and narrow boats, but this is so very much more. It's a history of Britain from the time of the industrial revolution, its a guide book (did you know Liverpool has more Georgian buildings than Bath??), a science book, a book of snippets (Navvy comes from Navigators..the men who dug the canals) and most of all a book about our environment, town and country. Its a book filled with super pictures, informative text, summer days.... easy reading, informative. An excellent book by Jonathan Mosse, a brilliant present. ( And highly ironic that the friend thought that I was so enthuasiastic that he also ordered me one from Amazon ....!!)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Enjoyable exploration of many British canals
A great read for newcomers and existing canal lovers. Whilst it is not a complete guide to all canals, it evokes the history and geography of the most well known watery routes... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Crownpiston
The Times WATERWAYS OF BRITAIN
My reason for purchase;
Having been cruising the Inland Waterways for over 35 years, along with a desire and an ambition to cover the entire network,(acheiving over... Read more
Having been cruising the Inland Waterways for over 35 years, along with a desire and an ambition to cover the entire network,(acheiving over... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Christopher M. Parkes BEM
The Waterways of Britain
From Bob Watson:
An outstandingly attractive publication given to me for a present.
As a trustee of the Yorkshire Waterways Museum at Goole I have to ask why there was no... Read more
An outstandingly attractive publication given to me for a present.
As a trustee of the Yorkshire Waterways Museum at Goole I have to ask why there was no... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Bob Watson
Waterways of Britain
Great photography but not quite what it said on the tin. More history than needed, but interesting enough. I liked it - even if it was a bit unexpected.
Published 19 months ago by David Geoffrey Cooke
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