Waterways of the Royal Gunpowder Mills |
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| Author:
| Thomas, Richard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4923-1231-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.75 |
Book Description:
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The waterways of the Royal GunpowderMills are a unique three level industrialcanal system, originally extending to tenmiles, with locks between the levels anda cut to the Lee Navigation to enable thetransportation of finished product bysailing barge to magazines on the Thames.Smooth shock-free water was preferableto roads for transport of materials betweenthe process buildings.
The waterways of the Royal GunpowderMills are a unique three level industrialcanal system, originally extending to tenmiles, with locks between the levels anda cut to the Lee Navigation to enable thetransportation of finished product bysailing barge to magazines on the Thames.Smooth shock-free water was preferableto roads for transport of materials betweenthe process buildings.