Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester

Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester
Author: Terry Wyke
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 533
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0853235678

Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester is a complete catalog and illustrated guide to all of Greater Manchester's public sculptures and monuments. Manchester historian Terry Wyke provides detailed individual entries for each sculpture featured, including information about the artist and the commissioning agent, date of installation, and the sculpture's historical and artistic significance. More than 350 black-and-white photographs reveal the diversity and beauty of Manchester's many public monuments. The eighth volume in Liverpool University Press's highly acclaimed and prize-winning Public Sculpture of Britain series, Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester will be an incomparable resource for both armchair and actual travelers, as well as for English historians and art scholars alike. "These are excellent volumes in an outstanding and continuing series, one of the most original and important such projects under way. They set an international standard for the recording and publication of public sculpture."—Judging panel, 2003 William MB Berger Prize for British Art History, on the Public Sculpture of Britain series

Manchester Ship Canal Through Time

Manchester Ship Canal Through Time
Author: Steven Dickens
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2017-02-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 144563984X

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Manchester Ship Canal has changed and developed over the last century.

The Manchester Ship Canal

The Manchester Ship Canal
Author: Patricia M. Hodson
Publisher: Mamchester : Lancashire Bibliography
Total Pages: 126
Release: 1985
Genre: Manchester (England)
ISBN:

Bridgewater, the Canal Duke, 1736-1803

Bridgewater, the Canal Duke, 1736-1803
Author: Hugh Malet
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1977
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780719006791

Hugh Mallet tells the story of the duke's personal life and the story of his great achievement, he created the country's first major canal by his own efforts and a national network by his example.

The Manchester Ship Canal

The Manchester Ship Canal
Author: David Elystan Owen
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1983
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780719008641

The Ships That Came to Manchester

The Ships That Came to Manchester
Author: Nick Robins
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2015-08-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1445651955

Explore the fascinating history of the vessels of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Abandoned & Vanished Canals of England

Abandoned & Vanished Canals of England
Author: Andy Wood
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2014-06-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1445639270

A resurgence in canal restoration has seen many English canals reopen in the past three decades, but many are still abandoned, some even vanished under roads, railways and buildings.