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Caradon & Looe (New edition)
 
Price£26.00
AuthorMichael Messenger
FormatHardback
PublisherTwelveheads
DescriptionThe Liskeard & Looe Union Canal was built for agricultural purposes but the discovery of ore on Caradon Hill changed its character completely. The Liskeard & Caradon Railway was built to carry copper ore and granite down from the hill, and did so uniquely by gravity, for the canal to take on down to Looe. Overwhelmed by the traffic, Looe harbour was built, giving us the harbour we know today.

This is very much a local story, for it was all achieved by local people. The definitive history of the Liskeard & Looe Union Canal, the Liskeard & Caradon Railway, and the Liskeard & Looe Railway was first published in 1978 and has been scarce and sought after for some years. This new edition has been fully revised and benefits from additional research and many new illustrations.
 
    
 

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