Inland Waterways Histories The Oxford Canal

Type

Book

Authors

Hugh J. Compton ( Compton, Hugh J. )

ISBN 10

0715372386

ISBN 13

9780715372388

Tags

Canals, Oxfordshire, Oxford Canal, History, River Thames, Trade, Railways, Competition

Series Name

Inland Waterways Histories

Abstract

The author, in writing this first full history of the Oxford Canal, describes not only the varying fortunes of the canal itself, but also the river navigations which the canal linked or superseded. He discusses the social and economic effects of the canal and the part payed by the Oxford colleges when the canal was promoted. The text is illustrated by maps, photographs, line diagrams and illustrations.

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