The Urgent Hour: The Drainage of the Burnt Fen District in the South Level of the Fens, 1760-1981
by John Beckett
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Ely Local History Publications Board, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1983. Reprint. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Near Fine Condition. Titles, contents list & preface to front. Burnt Fen is located near the eastern borders of the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, although parts of it are also located in Suffolk and Norfolk. It is an area of prime agricultural land, which is mostly below sea level, and all of it is below the normal flood levels of the rivers which surround it on three sides and is therefore totally reliant on pumped drainage for its existence as it has been for many years. This informative & well illustrated booklet covers the history of this district, its drainage & its commissioners with appendices on pumping machinery & a listing of commissioner's names. Revised & Updated Edition. Size: Oblong 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 53 pages. No Dust Jacket as published. illustrated by b/w. drawings, maps & photo's.. Includes appendices. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Fens ; East Anglia; Fenland; England; History. ISBN: 0904463885. ISBN/EAN: 9780904463880. Inventory No: 5093. . 9780904463880
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- Title
- The Urgent Hour: The Drainage of the Burnt Fen District in the South Level of the Fens, 1760-1981
- Author
- John Beckett
- Format/Binding
- Softcover (Saddle-stapled)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0904463885
- ISBN 13
- 9780904463880
- Publisher
- Ely Local History Publications Board
- Place of Publication
- Ely, Cambridgeshire
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Genealogy & Local History/Fens/Fenland/Fen Drainage/Cambridgeshire/Suffolk/Norfolk/East Anglia Genealogy & Local History; Fens ; East Anglia; Fenland; England; History. Unbranded ISBN: 0904463885 EAN: 9780904463880 John Beckett The Urge
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