| | Another volume in Foxline's excellent “Scenes From The Past” series, this one focussing on the waterways of Lancashire and one of its carriers, J Monk & Sons. The customary mix of descriptive history, anecdotes and a wide range of pictures make this another fascinating volume. Contents:
- Acknowledgements & About This Book
- Introduction
- The Manchester Dock Estate – Then & Now
- Working Boats in World War Two
- Tender Loving Care
- Home Comforts
- Index to Stations:
- A ‘Christmas Card’ Journey
- ’Working the Tips’
- Lock Work
- ’Hold In – Hold Out’
- The ‘Monk’ Fleet Expands
- ’Bloom Street’ and the ‘Rochdale Nine’
- ’A Helping Hand Up The Rochdale’
- ’Gathering Coal From The Sea-Shore’
- ’A Difficult Period’
- ’Still Working The Coal Job’
- Howley Quay, Warrington
- Bridging The Runcorn ‘Gap’
- J Monk & Sons – Lancashire Canal Carriers
- The Participants
- Bridgewater Canal (The Dukes Cut)
- Boats & Engines
- Spanning the Decades
- The End Of An Era
- Industrial Archaeology
- Reprise Continued and Monk Boats in Retirement
- ’Finis’
Continent: Europe
Country: UK
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