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Barges & Bargemen
Focuses on the River Severn between the Worcestershire ports of Bewdley and Stourport, and the medieval weir near Welshpool that marks the uppermost limit of boating, a stretch where the river remained 'in a state of nature'. This book traces the history of river trade from 1660, through its heyday during the Industrial Revolution.
Ceremonial Barges on the River Thames
The history of barges belonging to the City of London Livery Companies and the Crown. The author has traced surviving artifacts now in the care of museums and 49 livery companies. Appendices include "Music in the Barges at the Lord Mayor's Triumphs" and "The City Barges and the Oxford Connection".
Barges and Bargemen
A wide range of documentary, archaeological and pictorial sources combine to create an absorbing picture of the colourful lives of barge owners and watermen, in addition to illustrating how the navigation was devised and operated.
Coasting Bargemaster
This account gives a vivid picture of the romance and realism of coastal trade, initially in a schooner, then in Thames spiritsail sailing barges before and during the war. The author tells of the havoc wrought by barges caught out in severe gales and the hazards of plying trade in wartime.
Barges & Bread
An insight into the waterways and the lives of those whose job it once was to put bread upon our tables.
