Ferries Across the Humber
Ferries Across the Humber:
The Story of the Humber Ferries and the Last Coal Burning Paddle Steamers in Regular Service in Britain
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1783831022 | 177 Pages | EPUB | 17 MB
The Story of the Humber Ferries and the Last Coal Burning Paddle Steamers in Regular Service in Britain
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1783831022 | 177 Pages | EPUB | 17 MB
Starting with an introduction about discovering the coal-burning paddle steamers of the Humber in the early 1970s the book continues with a brief history of the ferries of the Humber Estuary, the coming of the first paddle steamer, the Caledonia, in 1814 and the rapid expansion of steamers operating on the estuary.