Ray Shill hs produced histories on canals and railways and industries since 1980 when he first contributed to The Blackcountryman magazine, with his first book published in 1992. After attending Handsworth Grammar
School and Liverpool University, he worked for British Railways and their successors Central Trains. In retirement he has continued his interest in industrial and transport history through writing articles, books and making contributions to the Special Interest Groups and the Journal of the Railway & Historical Society.
10 Ebooks tarafından Ray Shill
Ray Shill: Workshop of the World
Researches Birmingham's industries – primarily the manufacture of components, paints and varnish, plastics, toys, aircraft components, and the food industry. This book interweaves company histor …
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Ray Shill: Birmingham Canals
Birmingham is famously reputed to have more miles of canals than Venice. These canals contributed much to the city’s growth, bringing coal and merchandise from the surrounding areas. As the city pros …
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Ray Shill: North West Canals Manchester, Irwell and the Peaks Through Time
The history of the canals and waterways of North West England, including the Ashton Canal, Peak Forest Canal, Rochdale Canal, Huddersfield Canals, Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal and River Ribble, is …
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€15.48
Ray Shill: West Midland Canals Through Time
This book is a study of waterways infrastructure and investigates through images and maps how the present midland network of canal and river navigations was put together. It is a complex history wher …
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€15.37
Ray Shill: Wyrley & Essington Canal Through Time
The Wyrley & Essington Canal began as an independent waterway, carrying coal from Essington and Wyrley Bank to Wolverhampton. It was a popular route, in high competition with the mines at Bilston, Co …
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€15.50
Ray Shill: Northern Canals Lancaster, Ulverston, Carlisle and the Pennine Waterways Through Time
Northern Canals Through Time follows on from the previous title by well-known author Ray Shill, North West Canals Through Time: Manchester, Irwell & the Peaks, as a study of waterway infrastructure, …
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€15.47
Ray Shill: North East Canals Through Time
North East Canals Through Time follows on from previous titles by specialist author and canal historian Ray Shill, notably North West Canals Through Time: Manchester, Irwell & the Peaks. As a study o …
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€15.38
Ray Shill: West Midlands Railways Through Time
While the first public passenger-carrying railway operated between Liverpool and Manchester from 1830, it was the construction of the Grand Junction and London & Birmingham that created the first lon …
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€15.44
Ray Shill: The Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal first came into use in 1777. A vital transport link for the industries of the midlands – indeed Josiah Wedgewood of the pottery was an early supporter – it carried coal, ir …
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€20.99
Ray Shill: Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage
Birmingham was a renowned manufacturing centre by the 18th century and the city rapidly grew into the primary industrial centre of the Midlands. An account of Birmingham's heyday of heavy indust …
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