A Short History Of The Port Of Bristol Classic Reprint

Author : Charles Wells
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483482135
Total Pages : 556 pages
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Download or read book A Short History of the Port of Bristol (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Wells and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Short History of the Port of Bristol Here are many books about Bristol; the one in the hands of the T reader deals with the history of the Port in a form suitable for general reading and for reference: as far as I am aware, it is the first to treat the subject in a popular and comprehensive manner. The clocks are under municipal control, and their history and manage ment are matters of importance to all citizens. Bristol was once the second port in the kingdom; it long ago lost that position, through a variety of causes, some of which ought not to have operated. We lost our supremacy in the Atlantic steamship traffic through mistakes that should have been avoided. But in the latter half of the nineteenth century the old spirit of enterprise began to reassert itself. Many things were done to bring the port up to modern requirements. No doubt municipal control, with its multitude of counsellors, often hindered progress. How it did this, and how the forward policy ulti mately triumphed, is recorded in the following pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Charles Wells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781462284641
Total Pages : 489 pages
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Download or read book A Short History of the Port of Bristol written by Charles Wells and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1909 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Wells, Charles. A Short History of The Port of Bristol. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Wells, Charles. A Short History of The Port of Bristol, . Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1909. Subject: Bristol (England), History

Author : Charles Wells
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
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Download or read book A Short History of the Port of Bristol written by Charles Wells and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Derek Howard Aldcroft
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719008399
Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book Transport in the Industrial Revolution written by Derek Howard Aldcroft and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Richard Green
Publisher : New York : Harper & brothers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 852 pages
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Download or read book A Short History of the English People written by John Richard Green and published by New York : Harper & brothers. This book was released on 1876 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. R. Green
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385259398
Total Pages : 826 pages
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Download or read book A Short History of the English People written by J. R. Green and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-10 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Author : Andy King
Publisher : Tempus Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780752427867
Total Pages : 128 pages
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Download or read book The Port of Bristol written by Andy King and published by Tempus Pub Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Port of Bristol looks at a slice of the Port's long history and industrial heritage (1908 - 1977), a period in which it was thriving and growing dramatically. During the 1870s a number of granaries and mills were constructed in the City Docks, and more throughout the twentieth century at Avonmouth which, a decade later, became a major miling centre, with a million tons of grain arriving each year. Oil importing became the Port's biggest trade during the 1940s, while by the end of the 1960s there were major plants in the area producing zinc, carbon black, bricks and fertiliser. In the same decade Avonmouth was important as quarter of the UK's tea, as well as raw materials for two of Bristol's other traditional industries; cocoa and tobacco. The period covered by this book begins with the opening of the Royal Edward Dock at Avonmouth in 1908 and ends with the opening of the Royal Portbury Dock in 1977, which has since become the modern centre of the Port of Bristol, dealing with bulk cargoes, forest products and more cars than any other port in Europe. Illustrated with over 200 photographs from the Port of Bristol Authority Collection held at the Bristol Museums Service - many of which have not been seen in print before - Port of Bristol presents the reader not only with a unique insight into the everyday life of the Docks and the people who worked there, but also with a flavour of the life of the Port during a golden age.

Author : G. Brown Goode
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 844 pages
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Download or read book The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States (Classic Reprint) written by G. Brown Goode and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States It is now nearly four hundred years Since these grounds were first fished upon by Europeans, and their resources are still unfailing; but the fishing interests have been mainly transferred to the New World, France alone of European countries having continued to send fishing vessels across the Atlantic down to 1880. Since then, however, the Portuguese have begun to exhibit some activity in connection with the cod fishery of the Grand Bank, and in the Spring and sum mer of 1885 bought several New England fishing schooners and fitted out others from home ports. Their voyages proving generally successful, they have added more vessels to their fishing fleet during the latter part of this year, and it is quite possible that, in the course of a few seasons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Total Pages : 20 pages
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Download or read book The Port of Bristol written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Maurice Fells
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750965436
Total Pages : 153 pages
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Download or read book The Little Book of Bristol written by Maurice Fells and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich, and indeed sometimes bizarre, thread of history weaves its way through the Bristol story. Find out all manner of things, from why a 'Bristol Diamond' would never be found in a jewellery shop to why local by-laws restrict carpet beating to certain hours. Along with a fresh look at city life past and present, these and many more anecdotes will surprise even those Bristolians who thought they really knew their city.