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Cumbria Heritage Volume Two: Carlisle's Crane Makers - The Cowans Sheldon Story

 

Author: Alan Earnshaw

Book Description: In 1846 four young men opened what they optimistically called a locomotive works at Woodbank near Carlisle. Founded by Thomas and William Bounch, John Cowans and Edward Sheldon, the company grew to become the world's foremost manufacturers of railways and dock cranes, turntables, traversers, coal hoists and much more besides.

Details: 52 pages, 4 colour and 120 mono illustrations

Size: 210 x 202mm

ISBN: 978-1903016-04-6

Price: £9.95 + p&p 

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