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Advanced ship modelling The book, which deals with advanced theory and practice for the maritime modeller, covers the philosophy of model-making, building static and working models, researching sources of information and reading drawings. With detailed informaton on workshop practice, theory and technique, the book is illustrated with the author's own modelling projects. Covering materials, hulls, superstructure and decks, armament, finishing and painting, etching and making glass display cases, illustrations include models of Victorian warships Devastation and Magnificent, 20th-century ships Belfast and Queen Elizabeth, aircraft carrier Glorious and the battleship Anson, and RNLI lifeboats including Grace Darling's coble. It also includes photographs of models by Jimmy Wood and Alex MacFadyen. 2000 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.123.1:086.5

Passenger steamers of the River Dart & Kingsbridge Estuary / Richard Clammer & Alan Kittridge Clammer, Richard 1987 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.122.5(423.5)

Joint conference of the British Society for the History of Science and the Past and Present Society on the patronage of science in the nineteenth century : conference papers. British Society for the History of Science. 1972] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 351.854:5"18"

The optical munitions industry in Great Britain, 1888-1923 / Stephen C. Sambrook. "The story of the optical munitions industry embraces not only entrepreneurship and invention, but also aspects of military technology and international politics. Running counter to the general decline of technological industries in post-Victorian Britain, optical munitions provides an important, previously overlooked, study into the business of manufacturing."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.94"19/20"

A Cumberland endeavour : Hine Brothers of Maryport :the people, the ships and the town /Ian Hine. The author traces the story of the Hine Brothers of Maryport, a shipping company founded and run by Wilfred and Alfred Hine in the latter half of the 19th century. The book details the important events in the Hine family alongside the development of the company and includes black and white photographs of important family occasions. It includes examples of the exploits of some of the captains and crews and the development of Maryport itself, through the Victorian era until just before the First World War. The chapters give a chronological account of the company, the family and the town from 'The Beginnings', 'Growth and Development: 1873-1881' to 'The Gathering Storm: 1906' and 'The End of the Line'. Included is an alphabetical list of the company fleet, together with black and white photographs of the ships. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792HINE BROTHERS

Sailing for the Empire : the life of Admiral Sir John Corbett in letters and paintings. "This is the first major account of an important part of the life of the naval officer who rose to be the eminent Admiral Sir John Corbett, KCB, (1822-1893) and became Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies and at the Nore. He played significant roles in the expansion and management of the British Empire and ending the slave trade. His exploits are visually captured by the full-colour and black and white illustrations, many from his own skilled sketches and paintings. Corbett's informative detailed letters in particular provide an important insight into life in the Victorian navy in many parts of the world, and how senior officers recorded and communicated their experiences."-- 2024. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Imperial defence 1868-1887 / Donald Mackenzie Schurman ; edited by John Beeler. "The technical transformation of the Royal Navy during the Victorian era posed many design, tactical and operational problems for administrators from the 1830s onwards. The switch from sail to steam required the creation of a system of defended coaling stations and a greater infrastructure."--Provided by the publisher. 2000. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(42)"1868/1887"

The art and history of globes / Sylvia Sumira. This book celebrates the art and history of the globe, focusing on the 400 years when the printed globe - as navigational tool, scientific instrument and powerful status symbol - occupied an important place in the history of European exploration. It ranges from the first globe ever made in China to the desktop models in Victorian schoolrooms, and from celestial globes of the sixteenth century to charming pocket examples produced as educational toys. Featuring sixty examples drawn from collections around the world, this is a major new book on the subject for the general reader and collectors alike, and uses stunning new photography to pick out the revealing details - ships and sea monsters, navigators' tracks and newly found islands, constellations and astronomical features - that help us to understand why globes were made and how they were used.0Published in North and South America by University of Chicago Press as 'Globes: 400 Years of Exploration, Navigation and Power.' 2014. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 528.951"15/18"

The Routledge companion to Britain in the nineteenth century, 1815-1914 / Chris Cook. A compendium of information on the Victorian era, arranged in four sections: political, social and religious; economic; and foreign affairs, defence and empire. 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 942(048.8)"1815/1914"

The General Steam Navigation Company, c.1850-1913 : a business history /Robert Edward Forrester. This PhD thesis details the history of The General Steam Navigation Company, a London-based shipowner operating a range of steamship liner services, mainly for passengers but also for some cargo (including cattle). The study places the company within the context of the general history of British coastal shipping and short-sea shipping. As essentially a business history, it focuses on the motivations and activities of the management and provides a detailed analysis of the company's financial and operational performance within a changing political, legal and economic framework in an era that featured both 'The Great Victorian Boom' and 'The Great Depression'. Forrester examines the role played by two key Board chairmen, J Herbert Tritton and Richard White, in the fluctuating fortunes of the company during these times, in which it experienced a near collapse and slow recovery. Sample Profit and Loss Accounts, Balance Sheets and Receipts and Costs data are provided in numerous tables and figures. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Vapor Yavari : navigation on Lake Titicaca Peru 1862 /Meriel Larken. Larken, Meriel. 2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.2 YAVARI

David Livingstone and Africa : proceedings of a seminar held on the occasion of the centenary of the death of David Livingstone at the Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh 4th and 5th May 1973. 1973. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(6)

The Ferry : a drive-through history :the story of the ferry development from the Leviathan (1850) to today's super jumbo ferries /Bruce Peter and Philip Dawson "This authoritative and detailed book written by Bruce Peter and Philip Dawson covers the history and development of the ferry from the Victorian era to this century. This leading academic book is supported by photography and illustrations."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 656.66(100)"18/21"

Pleasure boating on the Thames : a history of Salter Bros, 1858-present day/Simon Wenham. "The River Thames above London underwent a dramatic transformation during the Victorian period, from a great commercial highway into a vast conduit of pleasure. Pleasure Boating on the Thames traces these changes through the history of the firm that did more than any other on the waterway to popularise recreational boating. Salter Bros began as a small boat-building enterprise in Oxford and went on to gain worldwide fame, not only as the leading racing boat constructor, but also as one of the largest rental craft and passenger boat operators in the country. Simon Wenham's illustrated history sheds light on 150 years of social change, how leisure developed on the waterway (including the rise of camping), as well as how a family firm coped with the changes brought about by industrialisation - a business that, today, still carries thousands of passengers a year."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 797.11SALTER

Deterrence through strength : British naval power and foreign policy under Pax Britannica /Rebecca Berens Matzke. Matzke, Rebecca Berens. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.462(42)"18"

The empire project : the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970 /John Darwin. This history of the British Empire charts how this intricate imperial web was first strengthened, then weakened and finally destroyed on patterns of global economic and political upheaval. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941-44"1830/1970"

London's pleasure steamers / Andrew Gladwell. "For generations of Londoners, a trip to the seaside aboard a pleasure steamer such as the Royal Eagle, Golden Eagle or Royal Daffodil was the highlight of the year and these ?Poor Man?s Liners? were part of childhood and family life for huge numbers of people. The tradition went back to the 1820s when the first commercial paddle steamers entered service and the advent of paid holidays for the masses saw a huge rise in the numbers of pleasure steamers and passengers using them. The steamers went from London to resorts on the Kent and Essex coasts, from Gravesend to Southend, from Clacton to Ramsgate and Margate. Both piers and steamers evolved into glorious reflections of the Victorian age, but in the twentieth century things changed again as there was more competition on the river. A brief boom came in the years following the Second World War but in the mid-1960s London?s pleasure steamer heritage ground to a halt before services started again during the late 1970s. Andrew Gladwell, archivist of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, takes us on a journey on the paddle steamers that once plied the Thames from London."--Provided by publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Bloody Foreigners : the story of immigration to Britain "The story of the way Britain has been settled and influenced by foreign people and ideas is as old as the land itself. In the first book to treat the subject as a continuous narrative, Robert Winder tells of the remarkable migrations that have founded and defined a nation. It is a moving and inspiring history, which begins with hunter-gatherers following the melting ice and moves through a thousand years of invasions from 55BC to the Battle of Hastings. Winder describes how the Jewish community, originally sponsored by William the Conqueror, was persecuted and expelled by Edward I; how a Dutch elite crossed the Channel with William II, among them clockmakers, goldsmiths and artists; and the daring escape of the Huguenots, who fled religious persecution on the continent and helped lay the foundations of an industrial and commercial revolution. Victorian Britian hummed with human traffic from all over Europe, from scientists to sailors, dissidents to engineers. Robert Winder chronicles the impact of the Irish and the other great influxes of that century: from Italy, Germany, Jewish Russia and Poland. As the curtain falls on the British Empire, he follows the tumultuous arrival of the hopeful travellers from India, Africa, China and the Caribbean."--Provided by the publisher. 2004 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.14(42)

British Ironclads 1860-75 : HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet' /Angus Konstam. "In November 1859, the French warship La Gloire was launched. She was the world's first seagoing ironclad - a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. Britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad the following year - HMS Warrior - which, when she entered service, became the most powerful warship in the world. Just like the Dreadnought half a century later, this ship changed the nature of naval warfare forever, and sparked a frantic arms race. The elegant but powerful Warrior embodied the technological advances of the early Victorian era, and the spirit of this new age of steam, iron and firepower. Fully illustrated with detailed cutaway artwork, this book covers the British ironclad from its inception and emergence in 1860, to 1875, a watershed year, which saw the building of a new generation of recognisably modern turreted battleships."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.821.2(42)"1860/1875"

Chatham steamers : the paddle steamers of the London Chatham & Dover Railway /John Hendy. "The London Chatham & Dover Railway was the operator of the prestigious Dover to Calais cross-Channel service between 1864 and 1899. During this time it underwent a huge period of change from small, wooden hulled vessels of basic design to large, fast and efficient paddle steamers of steel construction. Within the period under review, Victorian inventiveness saw the appearance of what were known as the 'peculiars'; three strange vessels of unusual design which it was hoped would save the long-suffering public from sea-sickness. As a railway company, the London Chatham & Dover Railway was frequently criticised for the poor quality of its rolling stock and its lamentable punctuality. In sharp contrast, under the control of Captain William Morgan RN, its Marine Department rose to the highest levels of efficiency and set the standard which was forthcoming throughout the entire period of railway ownership."--Provided by the publisher. [2021] • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Leviathan : the rise of Britain as a world power /David Scott. "The 350 years between the accession of the Tudors and the beginning of the Victorian era saw one of the great transformations of any nation in history: Britain emerged from its lowly position as European underdog to become the world's only maritime superpower. It was a period that saw the creation of Protestant kingdoms in England and Scotland, the gain and loss of American colonies and the beginnings of a new empire in Africa, India and Australasia. It is a slice of our past represented by some of the most compelling personalities to have graced the historical stage ? Elizabeth I, Nelson, Cromwell and Byron amongst them."--Dust jacket. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941-44"14/17"

The burning of the Sarah Sands / Roger Willoughby and Alan Coles "The fire aboard the troopship Sarah Sands was an epic story of gallantry that transfixed Victorian Britain. When the ship carrying men of the 54th Regiment to India in 1857 to help quell the Mutiny caught fire in the middle of the ocean with no means of summoning help, those aboard had to deal with the potential disaster themselves. Showing extraordinary courage and discipline, they put out the fire without loss of life and successfully nursed the damaged ship 800 miles to Mauritius. The authors not only tell the story of the fire and of the individuals involved - some heroic, some less so - in this well-illustrated book but have also compiled much medallic information. There is a roll of Indian Mutiny Medals to men aboard, a section on lifesaving awards for the incident, a detailed look at why no Victoria Cross was granted and a list of extant medals."--Provided by the publisher. 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3SARAH SANDS

By steamer to the Essex coast / Andrew Gladwell. "Cruises by pleasure steamer along the Essex coast have been a popular day out since the Victorian age, and are still going strong today despite a plunge in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s and several tragic fires. For most Londoners, the tradition of going to the seaside was always by pleasure steamer. These steamers, with their happy names, colourful liveries and luxurious interiors, became a memorable annual tradition. Steamers such as the Royal Daffodil, Royal Sovereign, Queen of the Channel and Royal Eagle became part of everyday life. For many, there was simply no other way to visit the seaside! And when they arrived at Southend or Clacton, the day was a great ritual where people visited their best-loved attraction, sat in their favourite gardens and topped their day off with fish and chips and a Rossi ice cream. Then they ran along the pier for the journey home to London. From the start of paddle steamer services in the 1820s, through their great heyday in the 1930s and the collapse in passenger numbers following the Second World War to the nostalgic service now provided by Balmoral and Waverley, Andrew Gladwell explores this simple pleasure which brought so much joy."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.3(426.7)

The pre-Dreadnought revolution : developing the bulwarks of sea power /Warren Berry. "The late nineteenth century saw an unparalleled revolution in warship development as the Victorian Navy found itself grappling with intense technical change to ensure its survival in the modern theatre. From the wooden battleships of the 1800s, naval architecture underwent great change to produce a very different form of capital ship, which would have a huge impact and change naval design forever. The pre-Dreadnought was constructed of steel, wholly driven by steam power and carried its rifled ordnance in armoured turrets operated by hydraulics. Electrics, mechanical computers, mines and torpedo weapons were also utilised to create an immensely powerful fighting ship the likes of which had never been seen before. This well-illustrated and fascinating history reveals the process involved in that most rapid development, which in such a short time totally altered the naval forces of Britain and ensured that the British Navy remained the most powerful in the world."--Provided by the publisher. 2013 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12(42)"18"

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