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Bristol Cranes
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Bristol Cranes paperback


Discover the cranes of Bristol city docks with this book:
Bristol Cranes - a celebration of cranes in Bristol Harbour

The cranes that can be seen on the quays of Bristol tell a story: they are witnesses to change.

Cranes feature in Bristol from the earliest days. They have changed with time, with technology and with the growing city. They were there as the floating harbour was built, as the port had its heyday and affected by its decline. They now loom in the background, as shapes from the past.

The cranes have a story to tell, as a key part of Bristol's history.

Let this book take you on a journey of discovery...



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ISBN 978-1-906593-54-4

Publisher: Redcliffe Press


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This book is written with the kind assistance of Andy King, curator of Industrial and Maritime History for Bristol's Museums, Galleries and Archives. It was published in June 2010 by Redcliffe Press, the respected Bristol publisher. It is an easy to read, forty-page book in landscape format. Printed with full colour photos and images, it is suitable for all who are interested in Bristol's local history, the Bristol City docks and cranes.
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To discover more, here is further reading (for more choice, click onto next pages, or refresh page in your browser):





Useful links:

BristolFloatingHarbour.org.uk  for historic harbour images

BIAS-Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society

Museum of Bristol, (crane fund info.)

Bristol Record Office

DocksideCranes.co.uk

Redcliffe Press

Bristol Floating Harbour

Readinglist.biz  find local books on a map!

eReadingList.co.uk find more ebooks to read.
Also, to create and convert your books into epub format. 


Wikipedia entries: Crane, Bristol, I.K.Brunel, epub,



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