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A Canal People: The Photographs of Robert Longden - Rolt, Sonia

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    Genre
    Ships and boats: general interest
    ISBN
    9780752451107

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    During a few years in the late 1940s and early 1950s Robert Longden took a remarkable set of photographs of the narrow boat community at Hawkesbury Stop - the main meeting point for those who worked the Midlands canals. The images are of a close community and represent its members in a very intimate way, at work, at play, in their domestic affairs, and as they lived on the paired and single colourful narrow boats. They illustrate the close relationship between all ages and types within the community, and the dramatic boat shapes and infrascape of this rural and industrial area. Sonia Rolt, who herself worked the canals during the period and knew the photographer, provides an introduction, which details how Robert Longden came to this passionate involvement. It also sets the photographs in the context of their time, the last period when the narrow boats could be said to play a serious part in transporting goods in quantity. Informative captions identify the scenes before you. Providing a rare insight into the community who worked the waterways when it was still a way of life for many, this book will appeal not only to canal enthusiasts, but to anyone interesting in Britain's social and industrial heritage. L T C Rolt was one of the first narrative historians, an industrial pioneer and preservationist. During his life he was fundamental in establishing and promoting canals, waterways and railways. He was one of the first people in modern Britain to draw attention to the value of our canals as a means of transport and a source of pleasure. As well as his interest in canals he also turned his attention to neglcted railways and set up the first organisation to save and run a railway with a mainly volunteer workforce.

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    Publisher
    T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
    ISBN-13
    9780752451107
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    88775027

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    A Canal People: the Photographs of Robert Longden
    Author
    Sonia Rolt
    Format
    Paperback
    Language
    English
    Topic
    Ships
    Publication Year
    2009
    Number of Pages
    160 Pages

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    Item Height
    220mm
    Item Width
    220mm
    Item Weight
    630g

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    Sonia Rolt
    Country/Region of Manufacture
    United Kingdom

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