Download or read book The Kennet and Avon Canal in Pictures written by Mark C. Baker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kennet and Avon Canal is made up of three historic waterways. The Kennet Navigation created a navigable link between Newbury and Reading in the early 18th Century. Shortly afterwards the Avon Navigation similarly linked the cities of Bath and Bristol. A 57 mile long artificial canal was constructed between 1794 and 1810 to join these two waterways. This provided a link from Bristol to Reading and then on to London, via the River Thames. At a time when road transport was costly, slow and unreliable, the UK's canals played a crucial role in unleashing the power of the industrial revolution. Huge social change followed, as the country transformed from a primarily agrarian economy, to become, for a while at least, the world's leading industrial power. With over 320 full colour photographs, "The Kennet and Avon Canal in pictures" starts by setting out the canal's context, including a brief history, before embarking on an end-to-end tour. This is followed by a selection of picturesque winter images, before finally looking at a selection of the wide range of flora and fauna, that can be seen and enjoyed along this waterway. With its rich and varied selection of images, the book makes an excellent souvenir for those who have experienced this quintessential English canal. It is a valuable planning aid for anyone preparing for a visit and an essential volume for all canal enthusiasts. 136 pages, 8.5 x 11"
Download or read book The Kennet Avon Canal in Pictures from Bath to Reading written by Kennet and Avon Canal Trust and published by Twayne Publishers. This book was released on 1980 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Kennet and Avon Canal From Old Photographs written by Clive Hackford and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a unique and enchanting look at the beauty and history of The Kennet & Avon Canal through an eclectic collection of beautiful photographs.
Download or read book The Kennet and Avon Canal written by Steve Davison and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook to walking along the Kennet & Avon Canal covers the 94 mile (152km) route from Reading to Bristol. The canal walk is split into 7 stages of fairly easy, level walking, of between 9.5 and 18.5 miles, with advice on splitting or shortening the stages if needed. The book also includes 20 easy circular walks, ranging from 4.25to 9 miles, taking in the best sections of the canal and visiting sites nearby, making this two guidebooks in one. Alongside OS map extracts and detailed route descriptions, there are plenty of details on the history, heritage and wildlife encountered along the way. An itinerary planner is included for walkers who want to create longer or shorter stages, and there is useful practical information including details on accessing the walks by public transport and a list of accommodation available along the route. The result is a highly useful and fascinating companion to exploring the canal and its surroundings. In the early 1800s the Kennet and Avon Canal provided an important direct trade route between London and Bristol. Today the waterway weaves its way through the rolling chalk contours of the North Wessex Downs to the southern edge of the Cotswolds, passing vibrant towns and cities as well as picture-postcard villages with thatched cottages, ancient churches and cosy pubs. Fascinating features - such as Crofton Pumping Station and Beam Engines, the impressive Caen Hill flight of locks at Devizes, the aqueducts at Avoncliff and Dundas, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Georgian Bath and Bristol's vibrant Floating Harbour - are explored as the canal makes its journey across southern England.
Download or read book Weird and Wonderful Canal Photographs written by Mark C Baker and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-10 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canals are wonderful places to take a camera. There is over 200 years of transport history to document, with many attractive bridges, locks and other features. There are many colourful boats and a range of plants and flowers. Water, ice and snow add to the picture possibilities, with changing seasons, weather and time of day producing yet more variation. All manner of things can be seen from tow paths; industry, farming, skies, trees, a wide range of patterns and textures, fungi and so much more. This book celebrates the richness of the pictorial opportunities on offer, with 17 themed chapters and over 360 fabulous photographs. Some were clearly taken along a canal, but with over half, the context is unclear. Many of these could be described as off-beat, innovative or surprising. The artistic potential of canals is presented for all to enjoy. A selection of camera settings is given so that it is easier to understand how particular visual effects were achieved. Being a creative photographer is a little like being an observational comedian. You must learn to look at the world from strange angles, so that the ordinary and the mundane are presented in fresh and unusual ways, challenging and delighting the observer. This book sets out to do just that. 140 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches. This is the third book in the UK Canals series, following on from 1: The Kennet and Avon Canal in pictures, which gives a general overview of this very popular waterway and 2: Wildlife of the Kennet and Avon Canal. The author has also written, Living in a digital world: Demystifying technology. For more details on books by Mark C Baker, see http: //www.educationvision.co.uk/books.html
Download or read book The Kennet and Avon Canal written by Clive Hackford and published by . This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating history of the Kennet and Avon Canal illustrated through old and modern pictures.
Download or read book Images of the Kennet and Avon written by Niall Allsop and published by . This book was released on 1987-12-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kennet and Avon Canal written by Clive Hackford and published by Tempus Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The photographic history of this well-known and picturesque inland waterway contains archive images all the way to more recent views. The restoration work is recorded along with repair work over the years. Detailed captions provide fascinating information, and many of the photographs are appearing in book form for the first time.
Download or read book Wildlife of the Kennet and Avon Canal written by Mark Baker and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kennet and Avon Canal is a linear oasis, providing water and a green ribbon, linking other areas of natural habitat, as it runs from Bristol to Reading. It both provides wildlife habitat and acts as a wildlife corridor. Those keen to observe wildlife will find a wide range of birds, as well as invertebrates, mammals, fish and other aquatic creatures. There are common water birds, such as coots and moorhens, as well as red-listed species (those of most conservation concern) like the grey wagtail and marsh tit. Water voles, which have disappeared from some counties altogether, have gone from once being Britain's most common mammal, to its fastest declining, but they can still be found along this waterway. With over 370 sumptuous full colour photographs, Wildlife of the Kennet and Avon Canal illustrates the range of wildlife that anyone could come across. Most of the images were taken using a conventional, hand-held camera, either on the tow path or very close to it. Some of the close-ups were taken using a macro lens, with the camera sometimes mounted on a tripod, elsewhere a telephoto lens was used. There was no use of hides or specialist photographic equipment, beyond that mentioned. The book includes wildlife spotting suggestions and photographic hints and tips, as well as a collection of wildlife stories. It provides a fabulous introduction to watching and photographing wildlife and a way of enhancing your enjoyment of one of Britain's best-loved canals. 152 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches This is the second book in the UK Canals series, following on from The Kennet and Avon Canal in pictures, which gives a general overview of this very popular waterway. The author has also written, Living in a digital world: Demystifying technology. For more details on books by Mark C Baker, see http://www.educationvision.co.uk/books.html
Download or read book The Improved Bath Guide Or Picture of Bath and Its Environs Embellished with an Accurate Map of the City and Other Engravings To which are Added Accounts of Bristol Hotwells and Clifton and a Particular Description of Cheltenham written by BATH GUIDE. and published by . This book was released on 1809 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Picture of Bristol Or a Guide to Objects of Curiosity and Interest in Bristol Clifton the Hotwells etc written by John Evans and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Restoring the Kennet and Avon Canal written by Peter Lindley Jones and published by . This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restoring the Kennet & Avon Canal
Download or read book The Kennet and Avon Canal written by Kennet and Avon Canal Trust and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Kennet Avon Canal written by Kenneth R. Clew and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Kennet and Avon Canal Extracts from the Acts of Parliament for Making the Said Canal written by Kennet and Avon Canal Company and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
