A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PORT OF BRISTOL
Written by Charles Wells
Published by J.W. Arrowsmith
in 1909
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- BRISTOL
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- PORTS
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PORT OF BRISTOL
Written by Charles Wells.
Stock no. 2127632
1909.
Hardback.
Fair condition.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 62 illustrations. Heavy wear to covers, with ink marks; some chipping to cloth at corners. Name in ink to front endpaper. Portrait plate page to 228 is MISSING. Some other plate pages are not bound in - but loosely inserted. Creasing and some chipping to page edges. A reading copy.
Front cover
Contents
- Chapter I The Making of the Quay
- Chapter II To and Fro in Three Centuries
- Chapter III The Floating Harbour
- Chapter IV Struggles with the Dock Company
- Chapter V The "Great Wester" Steamship
- Chapter VI The Free Port Movement
- Chapter VII A Shower of Improvement Schemes
- Chapter VIII Something Done at Last
- Chapter IX Avonmouth and Portishead
- Chapter X Purchase of the Rival Docks
- Chapter XI Developing the City Docks
- Chapter XII The Royal Edward Dock
- Chapter XIII Bridges and Railways
- Chapter XIV Ships and Commerce
- Appendix
- Index