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Thames Bridges
Af: David C. Ramzan
Engelsk Paperback
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Thames Bridges
Af: David C. Ramzan
Engelsk Paperback
Paperback
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From a low road bridge crossing the Fosse Way near Trewsbury Mead to the towering Queen Elizabeth Bridge linking Kent to Essex, the River Thames is crossed by over 200 bridges, some simple wooden or stonework structures, others magnificent architectural constructions.Stretching across the southern counties of England, starting as a trickle in a Gloucestershire meadow to the vast expanse of tidal water leading into the North Sea, the course of the River Thames defined local kingdoms, tribal lands and later the counties situated to the north and south of the river. Throughout this time, although London Bridge was the first permanent structure to traverse the river in London, other bridges crossed the Thames further upstream, first simple structures erected for moving livestock and carts from one field to another, where the waterway dividing farmland and pasture was too wide or too strong to cross by fording, then new building techniques made it possible for carpenters and stone masons to construct permanent structures to link communities, hamlets, villages and towns.Of the two hundred bridges many have fascinating stories to tell, of their construction and historical events which surround them, from prehistory and Roman times up to the 21st century. In this book author David C. Ramzan explores the economic and social history of these Thames bridges, some unassuming, but no less important, while others are unique in design and construction.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781398109605
Indbinding:
Paperback
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ISBN-10:
1398109606
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Udg. Dato:
15 apr 2022
Længde:
14mm
Bredde:
234mm
Højde:
165mm
Forlag:
Amberley Publishing
Oplagsdato:
15 apr 2022
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