The Erewash Canal In Context

Packed With Over 350 Original Contemporary Photographs, The Erewash Canal In Context Sets Out To Show How This Small Canal Fitted In To The National Network, With Particular Reference To Those Waterways That Were Directly Connected. Its Strategic Importance Is Confirmed By The Fact That It Was Bought By The Grand Union Canal Company In The Mid-20th Century And Later Nationalised By The Government.there Is Significant Coverage Of The Erewash, Cromford, Nottingham, Nutbrook, Derby And Trent And Mersey Canals And The River Trent, Including Current Restoration Projects. The River Soar, The Leicester Line Of The Grand Union Canal And The Bridgewater Canal Also Get Honourable Mentions.