LONDON'S LOST ROUTE TO MIDHURST
Written by P.A.L. Vine
Published by Alan Sutton
in 1995
ISBN: 0750909684
LONDON'S LOST ROUTE TO MIDHURST
Written by P.A.L. Vine.
Stock no. 2116652
1st.
1995.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Earl of Egremont's Navigation. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 0750909684. Heavy bump along bottom edge of front cover. Browning to page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine with some edge-creasing; sticker glue residue to bottom of front panel.
Front cover
Contents
- List of Illustrations and Maps
- Chronological Table
- Preface
- 1. The River Rother before 1791
- 2. The 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837)
- 3. Choosing a Contractor (1791)
- 4. The Building of the Rother Navigation (1791-5)
- 5. The Arun Navigation's Dilemma (1791-6)
- 6. The Petworth Canal (1795-1826)
- 7. Barge Traffic (1796-1816)
- 8. Local Difficulties and Troublesome Disputes (1795-1819)
- 9. The Thames Trade (1816-71)
- 10. The Coming of the Railways (1857-66)
- 11. Decline and Fall (1866-88)
- 12. Unofficially Abandoned (1888-1936)
- Epilogue
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index