Newport Transporter Bridge and Industry Along the River
Seiten
2019
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4456-7785-9 (ISBN)
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4456-7785-9 (ISBN)
A lavishly illustrated and fascinating look at the iconic Newport Transporter Bridge.
The Newport Transporter Bridge was built to meet the needs of industry which had grown to include the east bank of the Usk. Here, Jan Preece illustrates the history of this iconic local landmark from conception to the present day, looking at its unusual design, with only twelve others like it in the world that are still in use, and the impact it had on industry in the area.
The stretch of the River Usk close to the bridge has its own rich industrial heritage, from cottage industries of tin makers to shipping and the railways. With a wealth of rare and previously unpublished images, Jan Preece tells these two interconnected stories that form crucial parts of Newport’s history.
The Newport Transporter Bridge was built to meet the needs of industry which had grown to include the east bank of the Usk. Here, Jan Preece illustrates the history of this iconic local landmark from conception to the present day, looking at its unusual design, with only twelve others like it in the world that are still in use, and the impact it had on industry in the area.
The stretch of the River Usk close to the bridge has its own rich industrial heritage, from cottage industries of tin makers to shipping and the railways. With a wealth of rare and previously unpublished images, Jan Preece tells these two interconnected stories that form crucial parts of Newport’s history.
Jan Preece was born in Pillgwenlly, Newport, in the late 1940s. This backdrop of terraced streets and the sights and sounds of the dockland area led him to develop an unshakeable passion for heritage and the past. In the mid-1980s, he started the Pill Heritage Project, a community archive telling the story of Newport’s docklands. Following closure several years ago, Jan moved the archive online (www.quietwomansrow.com), with great success. Today, Jan Preece works as a photographer and architectural model maker.
Erscheinungsdatum | 16.01.2019 |
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Zusatzinfo | 150 Illustrations, unspecified |
Verlagsort | Chalford |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 165 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 293 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
Technik ► Bauwesen | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4456-7785-7 / 1445677857 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4456-7785-9 / 9781445677859 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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