Swansea Docks in the 1960s
Title | Swansea Docks in the 1960s PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Lee Inman |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2017-10-15 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 144566593X |
A nostalgic look back at Swansea's docks in the 1960s.
London Docks in the 1960s
Title | London Docks in the 1960s PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Lee Inman |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2017-05-15 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1445665859 |
A nostalgic look back at the docks of London the 1960s.
The Little History of Swansea
Title | The Little History of Swansea PDF eBook |
Author | David Gwynn |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 173 |
Release | 2021-01-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0750995866 |
Much has changed in Swansea over the years and this short but comprehensive history chronicles the development of the city from the earliest times to today. The Little History of Swansea traces the growth of the medieval town, the rise of the Port of Swansea, the industrial heritage of the area and the fate that befell the town during the Second World War. Here you can read about the odd and unusual happenings, as well as the more traditional history that has made the city what it is today.
Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).
Title | Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons |
Publisher | |
Pages | 998 |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
Contains the 4th session of the 28th Parliament through the session of the Parliament.
Four-coupled Tank Locomotive Classes Absorbed by the Great Western Railway
Title | Four-coupled Tank Locomotive Classes Absorbed by the Great Western Railway PDF eBook |
Author | David Maidment |
Publisher | Pen and Sword Transport |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2023-12-07 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1399095447 |
This book is a comprehensive history of the four coupled tank engines absorbed by the Great Western Railway – locomotives of nine Broad Gauge companies, nineteen Standard Gauge companies, mainly in the South West which became part of the GWR between the 1870s and 1914, and a further eighteen companies, mainly in South Wales absorbed by the GWR in 1922 and 1923 at the formation of the ‘Big Four’ Grouping. The locomotives described and illustrated range from the 4-4-0 Broad Gauge saddle tanks of the South Devon and Bristol & Exeter Railways to the large 4-4-4 tank locomotives of the Midland & South Western Junction Railway, not forgetting the numerous and varied 0-4-0 pug saddle tanks of the Swansea Harbour Trust and the Powlesland & Mason company. The book includes thirty-two weight diagrams and nearly 200 photographs, many of exotic and rare locomotives.
The Quest for the Holy Grail of Graig Trewyddfa, Swansea
Title | The Quest for the Holy Grail of Graig Trewyddfa, Swansea PDF eBook |
Author | John Peter Thomas |
Publisher | novum pro Verlag |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2020-08-21 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3990647091 |
Over about 200 years, up until the 1930s, the open valley of the River Tawe became one of the most heavily industrialised areas of the developed world. The 'Holy Grail' which lay beneath the lands of Graig Trewyddfa, in Swansea, locally known as the 'Great Penvilia Five Foot Vein', was renowned for its quality; smelting metals, at the time, required more than three parts of coal to every one of metal ore, so this was of major economic benefit. Mining the Penvilian coal brought about its own problems - use of child labour, serious accidents, flooding and explosions. It became apparent in the mid-1880s that it was cheaper to smelt ores at the source, rather than ship them to Swansea; this led to the gradual cessation of copper smelting and closing of most coal mines in the Swansea area.
Reclamation and Redevelopment of Contaminated Land
Title | Reclamation and Redevelopment of Contaminated Land PDF eBook |
Author | Garrie L. Kingsbury |
Publisher | |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Hazardous waste sites |
ISBN |