Barges & Bargemen: A Social History of the Upper Severn Navigation 1660-1900Focuses on the River Severn between the Worcestershire ports of Bewdley and Stourport, and the medieval weir near Welshpool that marks the uppermost limit of boating, a stretch where the river remained 'in a state of nature'. This book traces the history of river trade from 1660, through its heyday during the Industrial Revolution. |
Contents
A River in a State of Nature | 9 |
A Navigation at Work | 19 |
Communities and Community | 38 |
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18th century Arley bank barge barge owners barge-owners Benthall Berrow's Worcester Journal Birmingham Black Country bow haulers Bridgnorth Bristol Broseley Buildwas built cargoes carried Chepstow coal Coalbrookdale Coalbrookdale Company Coalport Coastal and River consignments craft Directory downstream Eddowes's Salopian Journal Edward England estuary ferry forges furnaces George Gloucester Hadfield Hampton Loade History horses Hussey Industrial Archaeology Industrial Revolution Ironbridge Gorge ironworks Jackfield July June late 17th London Manchester Meadow Wharf merchant Middle Severn Miners and Mariners moored narrow boats numbers Old Park passed Gloucester pig iron Pool Quay Port Books Probate Inventories recorded Richard River Severn River Trade river workers sail Severn Gorge Severn Navigation Severn Valley Railway Shrewsbury Chronicle Staffordshire Stourport Thomas timber tons town towpath traffic trow upper river Upper Severn upstream vessels voyages Wakelin Wales Wanklyn Wappenshall warehouse watermen weir Welsh Bridge West Midlands wherry William Worcestershire