Hill, John M. ed.
Canal Boats: A Short Guide
(BCNS, n.d).
In booklet form. Paperback. Covers slightly yellowed, otherwise good. pp. Order No. NSBK-A6119
Keywords: canals, waterways, transport, boats, ships, shipping, travel, rivers, water, canal boats, booklet
Price £6.00.
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Colbeck, Maurice.
Yorkshire:
(B. T. Batsford, 1976).
Hardback. Tiny splashes on page edges, otherwise very good. 200pp. Order No. NSBK-A6378
Keywords: 0713430591, Yorkshire, York, Teeside, Ryedale, Eskdale, moors, countryside, regional, Humberside, the Wolds, Holderness, coal, Sheffield, Black Prince, Robin Hood, Pennines, Aire, Ribble, rivers, Wharfe, Nidd, Ripon, Wensleydale, Swale, Tees
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Corrie, Euan.
Tales from the Old Inland Waterways:
(David and Charles, rpt, 2005).
Paperback. Very good. 192pp. Order No. NSBK-A14468
Keywords: 071532294X, canals, transport, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, waterways, travel, boating, locks, boats, rivers, narrowboats, work, navigation
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Gladwin, D. D.
The Canals of Britain:
(B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1973).
With illustrations by J. K. Ebblewhite. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, some staining to top page edges, otherwise good in faded dustwrapper. 254pp. Order No. NSBK-A7037
Keywords: 07134049292, canals, rivers, water, waterways, Britain, British, history, England, English, Bridgewater, canal companies, company, boats, boatmen, lock-keepers, navvy, navvies, Waterways Research Centre, borrowed by RAS
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Armstrong, Robin.
The Painted Stream: A River Warden's Life
(J. M. Dent and Sons, rpt., 1985).
Foreword by Sir Michael Hodern. Hardback. Very good+ in slightly torn and creased dustwrapper. 158pp. Order No. NSBK-A10432
Keywords: 0460047027, rivers, water, streams, river wardens, fish, fishing, angling, anglers, fishermen, fisherman, twentieth century, Britain, British, England, English, history, 20th, conservation, conservationists, bailiffs, wardens
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Starkey, H.F.
Schooner Port: Two Centuries of Upper Mersey Sail
(G.W. and A. Hesketh, 1983).
Paperback. Fine. x + 228pp. Order No. NSBK-A10733
Keywords: 0905777344, waterways, Merseyside, Upper Mersey, Liverpool, history, transport, rivers, River Mersey, ships, local history, ports, Runcorn, shipbuilding, maritime, 18th, 19th, century, eighteenth century, nineteenth century
Price £11.00.
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Gladwin, D.D.
The Waterways of Britain: a Social Panorama
(B.T. Batsford, 1976).
Illustrated. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 240pp. Order No. NSBK-A4271
Keywords: 0713431598, social history, canals, canal, waterways, transport, Britain, British, England, English, family, families, navigation, canal boats, canal people, boat people, boat men, boat women, navvies, inland waterways, rivers, carriers, river, eighteenth century, nineteenth century, twentieth century, travelling people, travellers, travelers, traveller, traveller
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Wojtczak, Helena.
Railwaywomen: Exploitation, Betrayal and Triumph in the Workplace. (CD Rom)
(Hastings Press, 2005).
Please note that this is a CD (not an actual book) containing the book in electronic format. Foreword by Dr Colin Divall, Professor of Railway Studies. The first and definitive history of women working on the railways of Britain from 1830 to 2005, encompassing both manual and clerical staff and, to a lesser extent, shipping, workshop and catering employees. Contains a lot of material about women filling men's uniformed railway roles during the two world wars and over 200 photographs, most of which have never before been published. An entertaining read, which is also well-referenced to satisfy academics. CD. New, in perfect condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-C15915
Keywords: women, woman, gender, women's work, women and work, railways, railway workers, trains, steam, railwaywoman, railwaywomen, steam engine drivers, sexual discrimination, equal rights, harassment, workplace, workers, Britian, British, England, English, history, transport, British Rail, railway history, twentieth century, 20th
Price £15.00.
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