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Pennine Pioneer: The Story of the Rochdale Canal (Hardcover)

by Keith Gibson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: The History Press LTD (12 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752432664
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752432663
  • Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 17.2 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 197,745 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Rochdale Canal - the third of the trans-Pennine canals - was built two hundred years ago and traded successfully until the beginning of the twentieth century. However, the arrival of motor transport had a dramatic effect on the canal and its importance as a trade route, and by the Second World War it was scarcely used and formally abandoned in 1952, quickly becoming impassable. But in 1974, the Rochdale Canal Society was formed to promote restoration of the canal across the Pennines. After a long search for funding and support from the local authorities, restoration finally commenced, resulting in the canal's complete reopening in 2002. The Pennine Pioneer: The Story of the Rochdale Canal follows the life of the Rochdale Canal, from its success to its abandonment, and tells of the more recent battle for its preservation. Keith Gibson is a local canal enthusiast and historian, and this, his second book on the Pennine canals, relates the tale of Rochdale Canal's past while also looking to its future.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Eve;s choice, 4 Feb 2009
By Mrsyvonne Pilkington "Book worm" (lancashire) - See all my reviews
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excellent book well writen it was like going back in time reading this book
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