Canals: The Making of a Nation

  

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Canals: The Making of a NationNew. Heritage: How Birmingham led the way in urban regeneration, turning canals and their immediate surroundings from places to be avoided to places to be enjoyed. [S]Fri, Feb 17, 7:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canals: The Making of a NationNew. The Boat People: Liz McIvor tells the story of the people who operated the canal boats, who during the Victorian era gained reputations for criminality, violence and drinking. [S]Fri, Feb 17, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canals: The Making of a NationThe Workers: Liz McIvor examines the Manchester Ship Canal. Hailed as the greatest engineering feat of the Victorian age. [S]Fri, Feb 17, 11:30 amYesterday30 mins
Canals: The Making of a NationCapitalism: Liz McIvor recounts the story of 'canal mania' - a boom period of frenzied activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London. [S]Fri, Feb 17, 11:00 amYesterday30 mins
Canals: The Making of a NationNew. The Workers: Liz McIvor examines the Manchester Ship Canal. Hailed as the greatest engineering feat of the Victorian age. [S]Thu, Feb 16, 7:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canals: The Making of a NationNew. Capitalism: Liz McIvor recounts the story of 'canal mania' - a boom period of frenzied activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London. [S]Thu, Feb 16, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canals: The Making of a NationGeology: Liz McIvor discovers how carving up the landscape in order to build canals helped man's understanding of the earth below. [S]Thu, Feb 16, 11:30 amYesterday30 mins
Canals: The Making of a NationEngineering: Liz McIvor tells the story of the early canal builders who struggled with the rugged terrain of England's Pennine hills. [S]Thu, Feb 16, 11:00 amYesterday30 mins
Canals: The Making of a NationNew. Geology: Liz McIvor discovers how carving up the landscape in order to build canals helped man's understanding of the earth below. [S]Wed, Feb 15, 7:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canals: The Making of a NationNew. Engineering: Liz McIvor tells the story of the early canal builders who struggled with the rugged terrain of England's Pennine hills. [S]Wed, Feb 15, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins