Swansea Canal & Early Railways

At its centre was a Canal and public railway system authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1794. This integrated transport system enabled the development of the world centre of a series of international industries – copper, tinplate, iron, coal and early railway development. Some of the first public railways were planned for early locomotives, engineers involved built tunnels from the 1760s and iron railway bridges from the 1780s. The canal engineers reintroduced Roman techniques of waterproofing waterways, and the international background of a multipurpose waterway unique in Britain is explored. It was unique in the extent that it provided a water-power resource attracting new industries that also used the water for transport and processing. This 328-page book contains 82 reconstructions painted by the author of the book, who has exhibited at various galleries. He wrote the World Heritage Study of Canal Monuments & this book has an international introductionary chapter, Stephen was an original member of the Historic Heritage Group of the Canal & River Trust & part of the team leading the World Heritage Inscription of Pontcysyllte. This book is signed by the author.