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LONDON'S LOST ROUTE TO MIDHURST

by P.A.L. Vine

Published by Alan Sutton. 1st. 1995

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The Earl of Egremont's Navigation. B/w photos. 176 pages.

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.

ISBN: 0750909684
Stock no. 2116652

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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

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