Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
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A01=Tony Haskell
Author_Tony Haskell
barges
boatmen
by waterway to taunton
canal companies
canal schemes
canals
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navigation
railway
restoration
river tone
Product details
- ISBN 9780752442679
- Weight: 640g
- Dimensions: 165 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 10 Feb 2007
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Looks at canal schemes, canal companies, boatmen and their work, the struggle to keep the canal navigable, canal versus railway, and post-war and restoration. This book also documents the River Tone, which provided the essential lifeline to Taunton for boatmen and their barges for over 200 years, before the canal and, later, the railways arrived.
Tony Haskell carried out most of the research for this book while working as a planning officer for Somerset County Council, during which time he was involved in planning the canal's restoration. Now retired, he lives in Somerset.
