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History of the Manchester Ship Canal from Its Inception to Its Completion: With Personal Reminiscences

History of the Manchester Ship Canal from Its Inception to Its Completion: With Personal Reminiscences

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Technology & EngineeringTransportation GeneralGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1108071201
ISBN13: 9781108071208
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Apr 24 2014
Pages: 468
Weight: 2.45
Height: 0.94 Width: 8.27 Depth: 11.69
Language: English
By the late nineteenth century, charges imposed on Manchester companies for the use of Liverpool's docks and the connecting railway had created an atmosphere of resentment within the business community. The Manchester Ship Canal was to play a major part in the city's regeneration following the depression of the 1870s, but it took a lengthy battle for the scheme to gain the backing of Parliament and for construction to begin in 1887. In this two-volume work of 1907, Sir Bosdin Leech (1836-1912) traces the canal's conception, planning and construction. Volume 2 begins with the project's backers having finally raised the capital necessary to begin construction. The difficult process of building the canal is then detailed. The work includes a large amount of illustrative content, enhancing the light shed on the landscape and notable personalities of Manchester at that time.

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