The Architecture of Canals (Shire Album): 444 (Shire Library) - Softcover

Pratt, Derek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747806322 ISBN 13: 9780747806325

Publisher: Shire Publications, 2005

Our appreciation of the network of canals through Britain is greatly enhances by the structures that dot their course - bridges, locks, tunnels, aquaducts, cottages, pubs and workshops. Canal engineers usually used local materials but sometimes had to adjust their designs to take into account the terrain or the local landowner and this contributed to the wide variety of styles. Bridges, single arched to cross narrow water or manoeuvrable for cheapness, were sometimes decorated to match a stately home and some were ingeniously constructed to allow towropes to pass through. This book looks at the wonderful variety of structures that made the canals work in their commercial heyday and are still enjyed today by pleasure boaters and walkers.

About the Author:

Derek Pratt is a professional photograph with a special interest in inland waterways. His 'Waterways Photo Library' is a result of many years of wandering around Britain's canals and rivers with a camera. He contributes to 'Canal Boat and Inland Waterways' magazine.

• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0747806322
• ISBN 13: 9780747806325
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56