Description
Nowadays most of us think of the Manchester Ship Canal as that bit of water under the Thelwell Viaduct as we sit in one of England's traffic jam black spots but in the days before the M6, the Manchester Ship Canal was an important route from the docks at Salford and industrial Manchester to the world. From banana boats to cattle carriers, from tramp steamers to pleasure steamers, all sorts of ships used this busy thoroughfare.
It wasn't always like this - at one time the docks at Birkenhead and Liverpool received the goods that Manchester needed and everything travelled by railway, canal or road to the North's industrial metropolis. In the 1880s, construction on Britain's largest man-made inland waterway and soon sizable ships sailed to Salford. A stunning engineering project in its own right, the 'Big Ditch' also spawned smaller marvels such as the Barton Aqueduct and it remained busy for almost a century. Now little used, it still remains a marvel of Victorian engineering.
About the Author
Cyril Wood is an established author, photographer, and lecturer, who has had an active interest in canals and inland waterways since childhood.
Book Information
ISBN 9780752428116
Author Cyril J Wood
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint The History Press Ltd
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 370g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 8mm
