WENDOVER BOOKSHOP
35 High Street, Wendover, Bucks. HP22 6DU
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WENDOVER BOOKSHOP 35 High Street, Wendover, Bucks. HP22 6DU
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The Story of the Met & GC Joint Line Dr Clive Foxell Foxell, 2001 £12.95 further details The Met & GC Joint Line An Observer's View 1948-68 Albin J. Reed Albin Reed, 2001 £16.00 further details Lost Railways of the Chilterns Leslie Oppitz Countryside, 2000 £9.95 further details Great Central Railway's London Extension Robert Robotham Ian Allan, 1999 £24.99 further details Western Region Steam Twilight part one Colin Walker Pendyke, 1997 £22.95 further details B.R. Steam Operating no.3 Marylebone Rugby DistrictController's View Xpress Publications Xpress, 2001 £10.95 Wings Over Wing The Story of a World War II Bomber Training Unit Michael Warth Book Castle, 2001 £12.99 further details Thames Valley Airfields in the Second World War Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Middlesex Robin J. Brooks Countryside, 2000 £12.95 further details Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Airfields in the Second World War Graham Smith Countryside, 1999 £12.95 further details Oxfordshire Airfields in the Second World War Robin J. Brooks Countryside, 2001 £12.95 further details |
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Water From Wendover The Story of the Wendover Arm Canal One of the challenges for the builders of the great canals linking the industrial revolution taking place in the Midlands to the commerical centre of london in the South, was to forge a way through the Chiltern Hills. When boats move from one level to another by means of locks, water is lost to the system, and must be replaced. Locks could take the canal 'up-hill' to the Tring cutting through the hills at an altitude of 120m (390 ft). However, over 50,000 gallons of water were 'lost' each time boats used the locks, so they needed to be sure of a plentiful supply of water to the summit of the canal. That source of water for the Grand Junction Canal in 1797 was water from Wendover. This is the beginning of the fascinating story in which we follow what happened to the vital water course over the next 200 years. the best way to appreciate the significance of the Canal is to walk along the six andthree-quarter miles of towpath. This volume is designed to inform travellers along the way. Each page is divided into two: the upper section describes the route, interesting sights along the way and signposts to other paths or excursions; the lower section gives historic and other background information relevant to the area. |
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