CHIPPENHAM AND THE WILTS & BERKS CANAL [Chippenham Studies 2]

Alder, Ray

Published by The Hobnob Press [Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre], Salisbury, 2011

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SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page beneath his name. Small 4to. (24 cm.) 68p. Profusely illustrated with black and white captioned photos and maps. Appendix 1: List of Boatmen and other Canal Workers from the Chippenham area; Appendix 2: List of Subscribers to the Wilts & Berks Canal from Chippenham and surrounding area; Bibliography. Brown and white photo pictorial wrappers with letters in brown and white. Just touches of wear to extremities, covers clean and bright, corners square and flat, else fine with no internal markings. Ray Alder was a volunteer at Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre. "Long forgotten and now overgrown or covered with modern building, the Chippenham Arm of the Wilts & Berks Canal once brought working boarts to the centre of Chippenham. Seen through the live of some of its characters, this is the story of Chippenham's canal, from political scheming in the days of 'canal mania', through years of relative prosperity to its inevitable decline and eventual abandonment following the arrival of the railway." [from the rear cover]. Seller Inventory # 009446

Bibliographic Details

Title: CHIPPENHAM AND THE WILTS & BERKS CANAL [...

Publisher: The Hobnob Press [Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre], Salisbury

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition