The Ancient Bridges Of Mid And Eastern England

Author : E. Jervoise
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781473340794

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The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England by E. Jervoise Pdf

This vintage book contains a detailed and comprehensive account of the bridges and rivers of mid and eastern England, including those that lie in Bedford, Buckingham, Cambridge, Derby, Essex, Hartford, Huntingdon, Leicester, Lincoln, and beyond. This profusely illustrated volume will appeal to those with an interest in England's famous rivers, and it is not to be missed by collectors of related literature. Contents include: "The River Trent", "The Northern Tributaries of the Trent", "The Southern Tributaries of the Trent", "The Rivers and Bridges of Lincolnshire and Rutlandshire", "The River Nene", "The River Ouse", "The Rivers and Bridges of East Anglia and Essex", "The Northern Tributaries of the Thames", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with the original artwork and text.

Author : David Harrison
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191556791

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The Bridges of Medieval England by David Harrison Pdf

Medieval bridges are startling achievements of design and engineering comparable with the great cathedrals of the period, and are also proof of the great importance of road transport in the middle ages and of the size and sophistication of the medieval economy. David Harrison rewrites their history from early Anglo-Saxon England right up to the Industrial Revolution, providing new insights into many aspects of the subject. Looking at the role of bridges in the creation of a new road system, which was significantly different from its Roman predecessor and which largely survived until the twentieth century, he examines their design. Often built in the most difficult circumstances: broad flood plains, deep tidal waters, and steep upland valleys, they withstood all but the most catastrophic floods. He also investigates the immense efforts put into their construction and upkeep, ranging from the mobilization of large work forces by the old English state to the role of resident hermits and the charitable donations which produced bridge trusts with huge incomes. The evidence presented in The Bridges of Medieval England shows that the network of bridges, which had been in place since the thirteenth century, was capable of serving the needs of the economy on the eve of the Industrial Revolution. This has profound implications for our understanding of pre-industrial society, challenging accepted accounts of the development of medieval trade and communications, and bringing to the fore the continuities from the late Anglo-Saxon period to the eighteenth century. This book is essential reading for those interested in architecture, engineering, transport, and economics, and any historian sceptical about the achievements of medieval England.

Author : Ted Ruddock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351919289

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Masonry Bridges, Viaducts and Aqueducts by Ted Ruddock Pdf

For 2,000 years the most durable spanning structures have been built of masonry, and the surviving bridges of the Roman Empire have challenged master masons, architects and engineers to emulate and surpass them. Down the centuries, bridge-builders have been commissioned by monarchs, bishops, councils of state, cities, private individuals and, more recently, waterway and railway companies. The studies collected in this volume focus chiefly on the bridges, viaducts and aqueducts themselves and the actions of the designers and builders, but also encompass the political, economic and social contexts and outcomes of their creation. Famous bridges in Britain, Italy, France, Iran and the USA are all featured. Narratives of conception, design and construction predominate, but there are also papers on construction techniques, on the analysis of documentary sources, and on the continuing search by modern engineers for satisfactory scientific description of the strength and stability of arch bridges.

Author : David McFetrich
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 1301 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781526752963

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An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges by David McFetrich Pdf

“An already impressive reference work has been made significantly more valuable . . . a well-illustrated alphabetized compendium of notable bridges.” —The Happy Pontist Bridges have a universal appeal as examples of man’s mastery of nature, from picturesque packhorse bridges to great spans stretching across broad estuaries, and the development of the technology that allows ever more audacious constructions is never-ending. Of the million or more bridges throughout Great Britain, David McFetrich has selected those that are significant in terms of their design, construction or location, or of their connections with people or events of history. His definitive book contains 1,600 separate entries for individual bridge sites or related groups of bridges covering more than 2,000 different structures, 165 general entries about different types of bridge and such topics as collapses and failures, and a summary of about 200 record-holding bridges in 50 different categories. The concise text is supported by more than 900 illustrations and diagrams. The result is a fascinating and readily accessible compendium. The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICA) is also on board. “A valuable resource to use . . . if you plan to visit some of these structures while on holiday or are merely planning a day out.” —East Yorkshire Family History Society “Well-written and researched and eminently readable . . . Because of the ubiquity of bridges throughout Great Britain, this volume should have wide appeal.” —NZ Crown Mines “Full of details covering the many bridges around the UK . . . I found it fascinating to see the variety of bridges around Britain, even the ones not railway related.” —Rail Advent

Author : E. A. Labrum
Publisher : Thomas Telford
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Reference
ISBN : 072771970X

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Civil Engineering Heritage by E. A. Labrum Pdf

Britain has a heritage of civil engineering works unrivalled anywhere. The skills of past engineers are in evidence throughout the land in the infrastructure. This work is suitable for the technical and non-technical reader, and the area covered in it reaches from the Humber to the Thames and from East Anglia to central England.

Author : William T. Jackman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1962-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0714613266

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The Development of Transport in Modern England by William T. Jackman Pdf

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Author : Christopher W. Chalklin
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1852851538

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English Counties and Public Building, 1650-1830 by Christopher W. Chalklin Pdf

Before the modern growth of centralised government, the most important unit of administration was the county. Counties were run by Justices of the Peace sitting together at Quarter Sessions where, as well as trying criminal cases, they dealt with all county business. In the years between 1650 and 1830 a increasing proportion of their time and resources was taken up in erecting public buildings. Building by counties, taken together, represents a substantial and previously little noticed programme of public works. Unlike most other building works in this period, where the details of planning, building, execution and cost are lost, county building is well documented, allowing us to follow clearly the stages of erection. The county building programme reflected changes in society and in the economy, apart from being itself an indication of the growing wealth of the period. A sizeable part of county budgets was spent on bridges. A series of increasingly elaborate bridewells and gaols reflected concerns over employment and crime, also reflected in the erection of judges' lodgings and court houses; the latter being often incorporated in shire halls. Rising humanitarian alarm about mental illness led to the building of pauper lunatic asylums after 1800. English Counties and Public Building, 1650-1830 is an original and important contribution to both administrative and architectural history. Before the modern growth of centralised government, the most important unit of administration was the county. Counties were run by Justices of the Peace sitting together at Quarter Sessions where, as well as trying criminal cases, they dealt with all county business. In the years between 1650 and 1830 a increasing proportion of their time and resources was taken up in erecting public buildings. Building by counties, taken together, represents a substantial and previously little noticed programme of public works. Unlike most other building works in this period, where the details of planning, building, execution and cost are lost, county building is well documented, allowing us to follow clearly the stages of erection. The county building programme reflected changes in society and in the economy, apart from being itself an indication of the growing wealth of the period. A sizeable part of county budgets was spent on bridges. A series of increasingly elaborate bridewells and gaols reflected concerns over employment and crime, also reflected in the erection of judges' lodgings and court houses; the latter being often incorporated in shire halls. Rising humanitarian alarm about mental illness led to the building of pauper lunatic asylums after 1800. English Counties and Public Building, 1650-1830 is an original and important contribution to both administrative and architectural history.

Author : Jeffrey A. Hess
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Concrete bridges
ISBN : WISC:89069565299

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Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin by Jeffrey A. Hess Pdf

Author : Albrecht Classen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 747 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110377613

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Handbook of Medieval Culture by Albrecht Classen Pdf

A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture. Medieval research has grown tremendously in depth and breadth over the last decades. Particularly our understanding of medieval culture, of the basic living conditions, and the specific value system prevalent at that time has considerably expanded, to a point where we are in danger of no longer seeing the proverbial forest for the trees. The present, innovative handbook offers compact articles on essential topics, ideals, specific knowledge, and concepts defining the medieval world as comprehensively as possible. The topics covered in this new handbook pertain to issues such as love and marriage, belief in God, hell, and the devil, education, lordship and servitude, Christianity versus Judaism and Islam, health, medicine, the rural world, the rise of the urban class, travel, roads and bridges, entertainment, games, and sport activities, numbers, measuring, the education system, the papacy, saints, the senses, death, and money.

Author : David Charles Douglas,Harry Rothwell
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 1100 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780415143684

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English Historical Documents, 1189-1327 by David Charles Douglas,Harry Rothwell Pdf

This is a collection of documents on English history. Editorial comment is directed towards making sources intelligible rather than drawing conclusions from them. Full account has been taken of modern textual criticism. A general introduction to each volume portrays the character of the period under review and critical bibliographies have been added to assist further investigation. Documents collected include treaties, personal letters, statutes, military dispatches, diaries, declarations, newspaper articles, government and cabinet proceedings, orders, acts, sermons, pamphlets, agricultural instructions, charters, grants, guild regulations and voting records. Volumes include genealogical tables, lists of officials, chronologies, diagrams, graphs and maps.

Author : Sue Clifford And Angela King,Sue Clifford,Angela King
Publisher : Saltyard Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781444789621

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Journeys Through England in Particular: On Foot by Sue Clifford And Angela King,Sue Clifford,Angela King Pdf

'Should be at every curious Englishman's bedside' ALAN TITCHMARSH 'As vital as it is joyous, and as timely as it is inspired . . . It should join Shakespeare and the Bible as a "must have" on any English man or woman's desert island' HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL From allotments to arcades, fingerposts to footbridges, stepping stones to stiles this is the perfect pocket-sized companion for countryside or coast. Drawn from the critically acclaimed England In Particular, this delightful book pairs with Journeys Through England in Particular: On Foot to form a new series celebrating English local distinctiveness - ideal for travellers, holiday-makers and armchair browsers. England In Particular, first published in 2006, is a celebration of the distinctive details that cumulatively make England - its buildings, landscapes, people and wildlife. It was the culmination of more than twenty years' work by Sue Clifford and Angela King, who founded the charity Common Ground with Roger Deakin.

Author : Ted Ruddock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1979-05-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521218160

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Arch Bridges and Their Builders 1735-1835 by Ted Ruddock Pdf

This book is a comprehensive history of bridge building during the century.

Author : Edwyn Jervoise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Bridges
ISBN : 0854099522

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The Ancient Bridges of the North of England by Edwyn Jervoise Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Agricultural libraries
ISBN : CORNELL:31924061473843

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Agricultural Library Notes by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Blair
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199217151

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Waterways and Canal-Building in Medieval England by John Blair Pdf

A study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman canals and waterways, this book is based on evidence surrounding the nature of water transport in the period. A collection of essays, this study unearths this neglected but important aspect of medieval engineering and economic growth.