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The following list is a catalogue of my private collection of bridge and waterways related books, which are proving invaluable in my on-going research. As I extract information from each book I will add a reference to waterway or bridge descriptions as appropriate.

12 Walks near Arundel by Helen Carlton, Published by Helen Carlton, 1996,
A Book of Port Plans by , Published by Lloyd's List and Shipping Gazette, 1930,
A Canalside Camera - 1845-1930 by Michael E. Ware FRPS, Published by David and Charels, 1975,
A Century of Bridges by Chris Witts, Published by River Severn Publications, 1996,
A Guide to the Basingstoke Canal by Roger Cansdale and Dieter Jebens, Published by Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society, 1989, 3rd Edition
A Guide to the Cotswold Canals by Richard Attwood and David Jowett, Published by Cotswold Canals Trust, 1997,
A Jarrold Guide to the Historic Town of Arundel by John Brooks, Published by Jarrold Publishing and Arun Distric Council, 1999,
A Pictorial History of Canals by D.D. Gladwin, Published by B.T.Batsford, 1977,
A Pictorial History of the Mersey & Irwell Navigtn by John Corbridge, Published by E. J. Morten, 1979,
A Tour of the Grand Junction Canal in 1819 by John Hassell, Published by Cranfield and Bonfiel Books, 1968, First published 1819 by J. Hassell
A Walker's Guide to the Cromford Canal by Michael Harrison & Valerie Roberts, Published by Friends of the Cromford Canal, 2003,
Alexandra (Newport & Soth Wales) Docks & Railway C by C.W. Harris & S. Richards, Published by S. Richards, 1977,
Alnwick Castle by Dr. Colin Shrimpton, Published by English Life Publications, 1999, Compiled by Clare E. Baxter
Along the Bude Canal by Joan Rendell, Published by Bossiney Books, 1979,
An Authentic Description of the Kennet & Avon Cana by J. M. Richardson, Published by , 1811, 1969 reprint with introduction by Kenneth R. Clew
An Encyclopedia of Britain's Bridges by David McFetrich, Published by Priory Ash, 2010,
An Exploration of the Leicester Navigation by Brian C. J. Williams, Published by Leicester Navigation 200 Group, 1994,
Around Barrow-in-Furness Docks by John Garbutt & John Marsh, Published by Nonsuch Books, 1993, Pocket Edition 2007
Around the Cotswold Canals Volume 1 by Richard Attwood and David Jowett, Published by Cotswold Canals Trust, 2003, Maps by Richard Fairhurst
Around the Cotswold Canals Volume Two by Richard Attwood and David Jowett, Published by Cotswold Canals Trust, 2003, Maps by Richard Fairhurst
Arundel Castle - History and Guide Book by The Lady Winifrede Freeman, Published by , c.1950, 12th edition
At the Port of Bristol Volume 1 by W.G.Neale, Published by The Port of Bristol Authority, 1968,
At the Port of Bristol Volume 2 by W.G.Neale, Published by The Port of Bristol Authority, 1970,
Basingstoke Canal & the River Wey Navigations by , Published by GEOprojects (UK) Ltd, 1990,
Basingstoke Canal - The Western Length by John Holder & Alison Granucci, Published by Hampshire County Recreation Department, c.1980,
Birmingham Canal Navigations by -, Published by Traffic Education Publications, Birmingham, 1977,
Birmingham Canal Navigations - map by , Published by GEOprojects (UK) Ltd, 1990,
Bodiam Castle by Anne Yarrow, Published by The National Trust, 1985,
Bourne and People Associated with Bourne by John T. Swift, Published by , 1925,
Bradshaw's Canals & Navigable Rivers of England an by Henry Rudolph De Salis, Published by Augustus M. Kelly, 1969, Originally published 1904 by Henry Blacklock & Co
Bridgwater Docks and the River Parrett by Brian J. Murless, Published by Somerset County Library, 1983,
Britain's Lost Waterways by Michael E. Ware FRPS, Published by Moorland Publishing, 2nd edition 1989, First published 1979
Britain's Lost Waterways by Michael E. Ware FRPS, Published by Moorland Publishing, 1989,
British Ports and Harbours by Leo Walmsley, Published by Collons, 1946,
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 1 by , Published by British Waterways Board , 1966, Hurleston Locks to Llantysili0
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 2 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1965, Trent - Shardlow to Gainsborough
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 3 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1965, Lee and Stort Navigations
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 4 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1965, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 6 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1966, Oxford Canal
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 7 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1965, Fosdyke and Witham Navigations
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 8 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1967, Grand Union part 1-Regent's Canal to Braunston
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 9 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1966, Grand Union-part 2-Braunston to Birmingham
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 10 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1965, Grand Union-part 3-Norton Junction to Trent Lock
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 11 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1965, Macclesfield Canal- Hall Green to Whaley Bridge
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 12 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1965, Trent and Mersey Canal Pt 1 Trent lock to Haywood
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 13 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1965, Trent and Mersey part 2
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 14 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1967, Severn Waterway
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 15 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1965, Lancaster Canal
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 16 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1966, Leeds and Liverpool Canal
British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet - 5 by , Published by British Waterways Board, 1967, Shopshire Union Canal
Brunel The Man Who Built the World by Steven Brindle, Published by Phoenix , 2005,
Butetown and Cardiff Docks by Brian Lee - Compiler, Published by Tempus, 1999,
By Waterway to Taunton The Bridgwater and Taunton by Tony Haskell, Published by Tempus, 2007, 1st published 1994
Bygone Bristol-Hotwells and the City Docks by Brian Lewis, Janet & Derek Fisher, Published by Bygone Bristol, c. 2005,
Canal Companion - Kennet and Avon Can al by Michael Pearson, Published by J.M. Pearson & Son Ltd, 2007, 2nd edition
Canals of Manchester - map by Richard Dean, Published by M & M Baldwin, ,
Canals of North Staffordshire - map by Richard Dean, Published by M & M. Baldwin, ,
Canals to Manchester by David E. Owen, Published by Manchester University Press, 1977,
Cardiff Docks - A Photographic History by Eric Brown, Published by King Alfred Books Ltd, 1990,
Castles of Britain and Ireland by Plantagenet Somerset Fry, Published by BCA, 1980, First Published in the UK 1996
Castles of Edward the First in Wales by P. H. Humphries, Published by HMSO, 1983,
Castles of Shropshire by Peter and Anne Duckers, Published by Tempus Publishing, 2009, First published 2006
Cotswold Canals Souvenir Album by , Published by Waterways World, ,
Coventry, Ashby & Oxford North Canals by , Published by Waterways World, 1984,
Crinan Canal The Shipping Short Cut by Guthrie Hutton, Published by Stenlake Publishing, 2003,
Dam Nuisance by Sian Best, Published by The Guardian Newspaper, 05/01/2005,
Docks and Harbours of Britain by Captain A.G.Course, Published by Ian Allen, 1964,
Dublin Castle by Denis McCarthy, Published by Government of Ireland, 2004, 2nd Edition
English Rivers and Canals by Frank Eyre & Charles Hadfield, Published by Collins, 1939,
Everyday Day Life in Tudor Shrewsbury by Bill Champion, Published by Shropshire Books, 1994,
Ford to Hunston - Portsmouth & Arundel Canal by Roger G. Reed, Published by Roger G. Reed, 2007,
Forth & Clyde Canal Book by Paul Carter - Editor, Published by Strathkelvin District Libraries & Museums, 1985,
Give A Dock A Good Name? by Ken McCarron & Adrian Jarvis, Published by Merseyside Port Folios, 1992,
Gloucester Docks - An Illustrated History by Hugh Conway-Jones, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd , 1984, Joint Publication with Gloucestershire County Libr
Hadfield's British Canals by Charles Hadfield, Published by Budding Books, 1998, Eighth Edition - revised by Joseph Boughey
Hampshire Waterways by P.A.L. Vine, Published by Middleton Press, 1990,
Inland Waterways of Great Britain by W. Eric Wilson D.S.O., Published by Imray, Laurie, Norie, & Wislon, Ltd, 1939,
Inland Waterways of Great Britain and Ireland by Lewis A. Edwards, Published by Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wislon Ltd, 1962 edition, 1st published 1950
Ireland's Inland Waterways-Celebrating 300 Years by Ruth Delaney, Published by Appletree Press, 2004 edition, 1st published 1986
James Green Canal Builder and County Surveyor by Brian George, Published by Devon Books , 1997,
Jesse Hartley by Nancy Ritchie-Noakes, Published by National Museums and Galleries, 1980,
John Gagg's Book of Narrow Canals by John Gagg, Published by John Gagg, 1979, 1st published 1975
Kennet & AVon Canal Map by , Published by GEOprojects (UK) Ltd., 1990, 5th Edition - 2008
Know Your Waterways by Robert Aickman, Published by Geoffrey Dibb Ltd, 1962 - 6th edition, R.Aickman-founder and vice-president of the IWA
Lancashire Waterways by Gordon Biddle, Published by Dalesman Books, 1980,
Liverpool Docks-Four Decades of Change by Philip Parker, Published by Tempus, 2004,
Liverpool Docks-Images of England Series by Michael Sammers, Published by Tempus, 1999,
Liverpool and its Canal by Mike Clarke & Allison Hewitt, Published by Merseyside Port Folios, 1992, Copyright Trustees National Museums on Merseyside
Llanthony Railway Yard And Swing Bridge by Hugh Conway-Jones, Published by Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archeolgy, 2005, pages 19-27 of the GSIA Journal
Lock Keeper's Daughter by Pat Warner, Published by Brewin Books, 2006 reprint, 1st published 1986
London Docklands and Greenwich Map by , Published by GEOprojects (UK) Ltd, 2000,
London Docks 1800-1980 by Ivan S. Greaves, Published by Thomas Telford Ltd, 1980,
London to Portsmouth Waterway by P.A.L. Vine, Published by Middleton Press, 1994,
London's Lost Docks by , Published by Online Video, c.2000, London's Docks and the River Thames
London's Lost Route to Basingstoke by P.A.L. Vine, Published by David and Charles, 1968, revised edition1994
London's Lost Route to Midhurst by P.A.L. Vine, Published by Sutton Publishing, 1995,
London's Lost Route to the Sea by P.A.L. Vine, Published by David and Charles, 1986-4th edition, 1st published 1965
Manchester Ship Canal Centenary Souvenir Programme by , Published by The British Publishing Company, Gloucester, 1994,
Maps of Portsmouth Before 1801 by D. Hodson, Published by City of Portsmouth, 1978, Cannot find copies of supposedly accompanying maps
Movable Bridge Engineering by Terry L. Koglin, Published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 2003,
Navigable Waterways by L.T.C. Rolt, Published by Longmans, 1969,
Nicholson Guide 1-GrandUnion, Oxford & South East by , Published by Harper Collins Publishers , 2000,
Nicholson Guide 2 Severn, Avon & Birmingham by , Published by Harper Collins Publishers, 2000,
Nicholson Guide 3 Birmingham & Heart of England by , Published by Harper Collins Publishers , 2003,
Nicholson Guide 4 Four Counties & Welsh Canals by , Published by Harper Collins Publishers, 2000,
Nicholson Guide 5 North West & the Penines by , Published by Harper Collins Publishers, 2000,
Nicholson Guide 7 Thames, Wey & Kennet & Avon by , Published by Harper Collins Publishers , 2000,
Nicholson Guide 8 Scotland Highland & Lowland by , Published by Harper Collins Publishers, 2003,
Nicholson's Guides to the Waterways - 1 South East by Editors Paul Atterbury and Andrew Darwin, Published by Robert Nicholson Publications, c.1972,
Nicholson's Guides to the Waterways - 2 North West by Editors Paul Atterbury and Andrew Darwin, Published by Robert Nicholson Publications, c.1972,
Nicholson's Guides to the Waterways - 3 South West by Editors Paul Atterbury and Andrew Darwin, Published by Robert Nicholson Publications, c.1972,
Nicholson's Guides to the Waterways - 4 North East by Editors Paul Atterbury and Andrew Darwin, Published by Robert Nicholson Publications, c.1972,
Nicholson's Guides to the Waterways - 5 Midlands by , Published by Robert Nicholson Publications, c.1972,
Nicholsons Guide 6 Nottingham York & North East by , Published by Harper Collins Publishers, 2000,
Nottingham Castle by , Published by Nottingham City Council, 2009,
Old Docks - Shire Album 199 by Nancy Ritchie-Noakes, Published by Shire Publications Ltd, 1970's,
Old Ordnance Survey Maps - Newry 1903 by Ordnance Survey - The Godfrey Edition, Published by Alan Godfrey Maps, 2006,
Old Ordnance Survey Maps-West India Docks 1867 by , Published by Alan Godfrey Maps, ,
On the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal by Alec Watson, Published by Neil Richardson, 1985,
Pembroke & Pembroke Dock by Brian Cripps, Published by Gomer Press, 1996,
Plan of the Manchester Ship Canal by , Published by The Manchester Ship Canal Company, 2001,
Ports and Docks by Douglas Owen, Published by Methuen and Co, 1904,
Priestley's Navigable Rivers and Canals by Joseph Priestley, Published by David & Charles, 1969, 1st Published 1831
Prince's Dock (Liverpool) by Adrian Jarvis, Published by Merseyside Port Folios, 1991,
Railways of Sunderland by Neil T. Sinclair, Published by Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1985,
Restoring the Kennet and Avon Canal by Peter Lindley-Jones, Published by Tempus, 2002,
Retracing Canals to Croydon and Camberwell by , Published by Living History Publications with Environment Broml, 1986,
Rose Castle by J. Wilson, Published by , 1912,
Rowhedge Recollections by The Rowhedge Village Association, Published by The Rowhedge Village Association, 1977, Ed:Nick Baker,Grace Brown,Ben Fosker and others
Scotland's Inland Waterways by P.J.G. Ransom, Published by NMS Publishing, 1999,
Scotland's North Sea Gateway by John R Turner, Published by Aberdeen University Press, 1986,
Shire Album 3 - Canals and Canal Architecture by John Vince, Published by Shire Publications Ltd, 1973,
South Norwood and the Croydon Canal by Ken Maggs & Paul De 'Athe, Published by North Downs Publications, 1984,
Staffordhire Waterways by Staffordshire County Council, Published by Staffordshire County Council Education Department, 1969,
Staffordshire Waterways by David E. Owen, Published by The National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, 1986,
Stanford's Harbour Guide-N.Foreland to the Needles by Captain F S Campbell, Published by Stanford Maritime London, 1975,
Stanford's Harbour Guide-River Medway & the Swale by Captain F S Campbell, Published by Stanford Maritime, 1975,
Step Back in Time-Saxilby cum Ingleby by , Published by The History of Saxilby District Group, 2005,
Stratford Canal by Nick Billingham, Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2002,
Stroudwater and Thames & Severn Canals by Michael Handford & David Viner, Published by Alan Sutton , 1988,
Surrey Waterways by P.A.L. Vine, Published by Middleton Press, 1987,
The Archeology of the Montgomeryshire Canal by Stephen Hughes, Published by The Royal Commission on Ancient & Historical Monum, 1981,
The Arun Navigation by P.A.L. Vine, Published by Tempus, 2000,
The Aylesbury & Wendover Canals by Bob and Eizabeth Bush, Published by Aylesbury Canal Society, ,
The Bridgewater Canal by Ron and Marlene Freethy, Published by Aurora Publishing, 1997,
The Bridgewater Canal Handbook by , Published by J. Burrow & Co Ltd for the Manchester Ship Canal C, c. 1974,
The Broads and Rivers of Norfolk and Suffolk by Ward Lock, Published by Ward, Lock and Co Ltd., 1924,
The Bude Canal by Helen Harris & Monica Ellis, Published by David & Charles, 1972,
The Caldon Canal by -, Published by The Caldon Canal Society, 1960's,
The Caldon Canal by Alan Jeffrey, Published by The Caldon Canal Society, c.1970, Printed before pre-decimal currency introduced
The Caldon and Uttoxeter Canals by , Published by The Caldon and Uttoxeter Canals Trust, , 7th Edition
The Canal & River Sections of the Aire & Calder Na by Mike Taylor, Published by Wharnclifffe Books, 2003,
The Canals Book by Editor Geoffrey Dibb, Published by Geoffrey Dibbs Ltd, 1966,
The Canals of England by Eric de Mare, Published by The Architectural Press, 1961 edition, First published 1950
The Canals of South Wales and the Border by Charles Hadfield, Published by Phoenix Press London; University of Wales Cardiff, 1960,
The Canals of Southern England by Charles Hadfield, Published by Phoenix House Ltd, 1955,
The Canals of the East Midlands by Charles Hadfield, Published by David & Charles, 2nd edition 1970, 1st published 1966
The Canals of the Welsh Valleys by D.D & J.M. Gladwin, Published by The Oakwood Press, 1991 , 1st published 1975
The Canals of the West Midlands by Charles Hadfield, Published by David & Charles, 2nd edition 1969, 1st published 1966
The Castles of England by Frederick Wilkinson, Published by LettsGuides, 1973,
The Chesterfield Canal-Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow by , Published by Chesterfield Canal Society, 1977,
The Complete Guide to the Lancaster Canal by Richard Trevitt; Editor, Published by The Lancaster Canal Trust, 2008, Fourth Edition
The Cromford Canal by Hugh Potter, Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2003,
The Cromford Canal and Leawood Pump by , Published by Cromford Canal Society, c.1980,
The Duke of Bridgewater's Canal by Frank Mullineux, Published by Eccles and District History Society, 1988,
The Forgotten Canals of Yorkshire by Roger Glister, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2004,
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal by Hugh Conway-Jones, Published by Tempus, 2003,
The Grand Junction Canal by A.H. Faulkner, Published by David and Charles, 1972,
The Grand Western Canal by Helen Harris, Published by David & Charles, 1973,
The Grantham Canal - The Early Days by R. Philpotts, Published by Grantham Canal Restoration Society Ltd, 1978,
The Grantham Canal Guide by Tony Pitman, Published by The Grantham Canal Society, 2007,
The Great Brunel by Chris Morris, Published by Tanner's Yard Press, 2005,
The Great Docks of Portsmouth Dockyard 1830-1914 by B.H. Patterson, Published by Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Society, 1989,
The Great Ouse by Dorothy Summers, Published by David and Charles, 1973,
The History of Chichester's Canal by Alan H.J. Green, Published by Sussex Industrial Archeological Society, 2005,
The History of Chichester's Canal by Alan H.J. Green, Published by Sussex Industrial Archeology Society, 2009, Third, extended, edition
The History of the Parishes of Sherburn and Cawood by Wheater. W., Published by , 1882,
The Kennet and Avon Canal by Kenneth R. Clew, Published by David & Charles, 1968, Second edition 1973
The Kennet and Avon Canal by John Russell, Published by Millstream Books, 1977,
The Ladyline Cruising Guides-2 Oxford Canal by Hugh McKnight & Julian Plowright - compilers, Published by Ladyline Ltd, 1973, Oxford to Hawkesbury Junction
The Leeds & Liverpool & Lancaster Canals by , Published by British Waterways, c.2005,
The Leeds & Liverpool Canal by David C. Lyons, Published by Hendon Publishing Co. Ltd., 1977,
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire by Dr. Gary Firth, Published by Tempus, 1999, 2007 reprint
The Leicester and Swannington Railway by C.R. Clinker, Published by Avon-Anglia Publications, 1977,
The Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Isambard Brunel, Published by Nonsuch Books, 2006, Reprint of the 1870 original
The Littlehampton Story No.2 the Swing Bridge by H.J.F Thompson, Published by H.J.F. Thompson, 1979,
The Melton Mowbray Navigation by M.G. Miller & S. Fletcher, Published by Railway & Canal Historical Society, 1984,
The Monmouthshire Railway & Canal Company by S. Richards, Published by S. Richards, 1978,
The Newport Docks and Railway Company by John Hutton, Published by Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 1996,
The Oxenhall Branch of the Herford & Gloucester by D. E. Bick, Published by Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archeology, 1972, Annual Journal
The Rendel Connection; A Dynasty of Engineers by Michael Lane, Published by Quiller Press, 1989,
The River Great Ouse and the River Cam by Josephine Jeremiah, Published by Phillimore, 2006,
The Royal Military Canal by Geoff Hutchinson, Published by G. Hutchinson, 1995,
The Seven Canals of Derbyshire by Edward Garner, Published by Landmark Publishing, 2003,
The Shell Book of Inland Waterways by Hugh McKnight, Published by Book Club Associates, London, 1980 reprint, 1st published 1975
The Stroudwater Navigation by Joan Tucker, Published by Tempus Publishig Ltd, 2003,
The Thames & Severn Canal by Humphrey Household, Published by Alan Sutton, 1983,
The Wey - South Path by Geoof Perks & Clive Scott, Published by W & A Enterprises Ltd, 2006,
The Wilts and Berks Canal by L. J. Dalby, Published by The Oakwood Press, 1971,
The Wilts and Berks Canal by Doug Small, Published by Tempus, 1999,
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal by Revd Alan White, Published by Brewin Books, 2005,
Thornton Abbey by Sir Alfred Clapham and P K Baillie Reynolds , Published by English Heritage, 1951, 3rd revised edition 2010
Ward Lock's Guide to Portsmouth & Southsea by , Published by Ward Lock & , 1950's?,
Waterways Restored by P.J.G. Ransom, Published by Faber & Faber Ltd, 1974,
Waterways into Castlefield by John C. Fletcher, Published by Neil Richardson, 1989,
Welsh Waterways by Lyn Gurney, Published by James Pike Ltd, 1975,
Wessex Waterway-A Guide to the Kennet & Avon Canal by Kenneth R. Clew, Published by Moonraker Press, 1978,
Wey and Arun Canal - Restoration Progress by Colin Gibbs and Hazel Lintott, Published by Wey and Arun Canal Trust, 2008,
Yorkshire Waterways by Peter L. Smith, Published by Dalesman Books, 1978,
the Hereford and Gloucester Canal by David Bick, Published by The Oakwood Press, 2003, Third edition