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Rolt had the special talent of combining folkloric spontaneity with artful sophistication." [12] Several of Rolt's stories were anthologised; they were also adapted as radio dramas. [10] His "Winterstoke" (1954) is a unique perspective on the development of modern Britain from the Feudal system via the dissolution of the monasteries.
Narrow Boat is a book about life on the English canals written by L. T. C. Rolt. Originally published in 1944 by Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1] it has continuously been in print since. It describes a four-month trip that Rolt took with his bride Angela at the outbreak of the Second World War.
Green and Silver is the account by Tom Rolt of a voyage through the inland waterways of Ireland just after the Second World War, published in 1949. It is notable because it was one of the last trips by any boat around the triangular loop of the River Shannon , Grand Canal , and Royal Canal before the last named was closed to navigation (until ...
In his book L. T. C. Rolt comments that "Scarcely any safety device existing at the time was lacking on the network of lines outside Paragon station..." - however, one safety device did exist and was lacking - a track circuit which had been invented in the USA in the 1870s and began to be used in the UK from the beginning of the 20th century.
Christopher Awdry wrote his first book in 1983, and 13 further books followed between 1984 and 1996. No books were published between 1996 and 2007; book 40: New Little Engine, and the original books from The Railway Series went out-of-print. This was a source of friction between the Awdry family and the publishers.
The association was sparked off by a letter sent by Aickman to L. T. C. Rolt following the publication in 1944 of Rolt's highly successful book Narrow Boat, describing the declining and largely unknown world of the British canals. The inaugural meeting took place on 15 February 1946 in London, with Aickman as chairman and Rolt as honorary ...
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Many boatmen (and their families) spent significant time on narrowboats and barges, and the artwork became a source of pride as well as individuality. [1] One theory suggests that the amount of time families spent on the canals meant they were undereducated and became ostracised from society, and so the artwork became their "proud statement of separateness, self esteem, and a traditional way ...