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The Thames and Severn Canal, Household, Humphrey, Used; Good Book

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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

EAN: 9781848680357

ISBN: 184868035X

Book Title: The Thames and Severn Canal

Publication Year: 2009

Type: Textbook

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publication Name: The Thames and Severn Canal

Item Height: 235mm

Author: Humphrey Household

Publisher: Amberley Publishing

Item Width: 156mm

Subject: Science

Item Weight: 608g

Number of Pages: 272 Pages

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The canal was completed in 1789 at a cost of GBP250,000. With the Stroudwater Navigation, which had been completed in 1779, it completed a link between the River Severn and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the west and the River Thames in the east. Both the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames and Severn Canal are 'broad canals'. This means that boats with a 14 foot beam could use them. The Thames and Severn Canal was just under 28A miles long and had 44 locks. The branch to Cirencester added a further 1A miles. The canal's summit is 363 feet above sea level and includes the 2.1 mile long Sapperton tunnel. At the time of its completion, this tunnel was the longest in England. The canal always had problems with its water supply due to springs breaking through the clay lining of the canal bed. In summer when the springs receded, water was lost through these holes at a rate greater than the available supply. In one of the attempts to rectify this problem, the size of the locks was reduced which resulted in their unusual double headed appearance. In a further attempt to prevent water loss, King's Reach, the section immediately east of Sapperton tunnel, the canal was lined with concrete rather than puddle clay. In 1819 another canal company, the North Wilts Canal, completed a link between the Wilts and Berks Canal at Swindon and the Thames and Severn Canal at Latton. As the 19th century progressed, railway competition took much traffic from the canals. The Thames and Severn Canal was in economic difficulties by the 1890's. Much of the canal, including Sapperton Tunnel, was abandoned in 1927. A western section survived in use until 1933, and the Stroudwater Navigation was not abandoned until 1941.

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Publisher

Amberley Publishing

ISBN-13

9781848680357

eBay Product ID (ePID)

87288677

Product Key Features

Author

Humphrey Household

Publication Name

The Thames and Severn Canal

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Subject

Science

Publication Year

2009

Type

Textbook

Number of Pages

272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height

235mm

Item Width

156mm

Item Weight

608g

Additional Product Features

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Humphrey Household

Topic

Local History

Country/Region of Manufacture

United Kingdom

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