{"product_id":"101-wonders-of-the-waterways-9781472991775","title":"101 Wonders of the Waterways","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA charming and characterful guidebook to the best of Britain's diverse and fascinating canal network for all waterway enthusiasts.\u003c\/b\u003eBeautifully illustrated, this compendium uncovers the many extraordinary, notable and surprising places to be found on Britain's waterways. Our canals and rivers link into a diverse 3,000-mile-long network, and \u003ci\u003e101 Wonders of the Waterways \u003c\/i\u003eshows you that wherever you find yourself in the country, there will be something nearby to give you a taste of this beautiful and nostalgia-infused world. Canal cruising experts Steve Haywood and Moira Haynes bring our waterways to life with their witty and lyrical prose, including many lesser-known and often ignored places  the best-kept secrets of Britain's canals and rivers. Some examples of wonders include:       Historic Hungerford in Berkshire, where William of Orange was staying when he was offered the crown after the Glorious Revolution       The world famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, soaring spectacula\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very useful book to have aboard. * Waterways World *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction and Dedication   Some Basics The Inland Waterways Association  Locks  Distance and Mile Posts   1. The Midlands Bancroft Basin, Stratford-upon-Avon  Barrel-roofed Lock Cottages, South  Stratford Canal  The Birmingham Canal Navigations  BCN Challenge  Braunston  Charity Dock  The Chesterfield Canal  Cosgrove to Grafton Regis, Grand Union Canal Cromford Mills and the Cromford Canal Fotheringhay Foxton Locks and Inclined Plane The Great Northern Basin The Harecastle Tunnels Hatton Locks Lichfield Canal Aqueduct Napton and the Oxford Summit Royal Ordnance Depot, Weedon Shardlow Stoke Bruerne and Blisworth Tunnel Stourport-on-Severn South Stratford Split Bridges Tixall Wide Toll Islands, Birmingham  Arts and Crafts Roses and Castles Towpath Art  2. The North The Anderton Boat Lift and The River Weaver The Barton Swing Aqueduct Bingley Five Rise Locks Bugsworth Basin Burnley Embankment Chester Ellesmere Port Gargrave Glasson Dock and Basin Hebden Bridge and the Rochdale Summit Hest Bank The Liverpool Link Naburn Lock The Ribble Link The Rochdale 9 Saltaire The Springs Branch Standedge Tunnel Wardle Canal Wigan Pier Worsley Delph  Canal Curiosities Roving Bridges Tow Rope Grooves Hobbit Houses  3. The South Blow-up Bridge (Macclesfield Bridge), Regent’s Canal Camden Lock Little Venice The Thames Tunnel Maritime Greenwich The Thames Barrier Three Mills Island The Royal Gunpowder Mills The River Thames between Goring and Windsor Swan-upping The Wey Navigation Port Meadow and Oxford Cropredy Festival Southern Oxford and Llangollen Lift Bridges Tooley’s Boatyard  Travelling Players Mikron Theatre Tim and Pru  4. The East The Broads The Cambridge Backs Denver Sluice Ely The Glory Hole, Lincoln Reed Cutters Wicken Fen Tributaries of the Great Ouse The Wash  Waterways Wildlife Water Voles Water Birds  5. Wales and the West Bridge-keepers’ Cottages, Gloucester \u0026amp; Sharpness Canal Bristol Floating Harbour Caen Hill Lock Flight The Ellesmere Lake District Gloucester Docks Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Pulteney Bridge, Bath Horseshoe Falls Ironbridge The Rennie Aqueducts Sapperton Tunnel and the Cotswold Canals The Severn Bore Whixall Moss Woodseaves Cutting  A Water Way of Life Waterways Pubs Traditional Boatman’s Cabin  6. Scotland Caledonian Canal Crinan Canal The Falkirk Wheel The Kelpies Neptune’s Staircase  Index Acknowledgements","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867243295063,"sku":"9781472991775","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/101-wonders-of-the-waterways-9781472991775","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}