Casual Labour

Author: Gordon Ashton Phillips
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
An examination of the changing nature of work and the structure of organization of the workforce in British port transport industry since the late nineteenth century.

The Port of Bristol in the Eighteenth Century

Author: Walter E. Minchinton
Publisher: Bristol [Eng.] : Bristol Branch of the Historical Association, the University
ISBN:
Category : Bristol (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description

Ports, Crime and Security

Author: Sergi, Anna
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1529217717
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
The COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and the US-China trade dispute have heightened interest in the geopolitics and security of modern ports. Applying a multidisciplinary lens to the political economy of port security, this book presents a unique outlook on the social, economic and political factors that shape organised crime and governance.

Cabot and Bristol's Age of Discovery

Author: Evan T. Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995619302
Category : Bristol (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description

Bristol

Author: Andrew Foyle
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300104424
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 342

Book Description
"This comprehensive guide covers the architectural riches of England's historic second port, with lively, up-to-date accounts of every significant building. Bristol's medieval heritage includes a cathedral, many churches, and timber-framed houses large and small. Fine civic buildings and spectacular hilltop suburbs represent its Georgian heyday, and Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge and Great Western Railway station head the list of Victorian monuments. Detailed walks explore the outer areas and excursions to nearby attractions, and a scholarly narrative introduction. Colour photographs and extensive maps and plans make the book easy to use, both for reference and as a visitor's companion"--Jacket.

Bristol and America

Author: Norah Dermott Harding
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806301708
Category : Bristol (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
This volume presents a list of more than 10,000 indentured servants who embarked from the British port of Bristol for Virginia, Maryland, New England, and other parts between 1654 and 1685, giving information on the passengers' origin and destination. Records the name of practically every person who left England for Virginia, Maryland, and the West Indies for the period covered.

Bristol and the Atlantic Trade in the Eighteenth Century

Author: Kenneth Morgan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521330173
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
Dr Morgan compares the performance of Bristol as a port with the growth of other out ports.

The Little Book of Bristol

Author: Maurice Fells
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750965436
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
A rich, and indeed sometimes bizarre, thread of history weaves its way through the Bristol story. Find out all manner of things, from why a 'Bristol Diamond' would never be found in a jewellery shop to why local by-laws restrict carpet beating to certain hours. Along with a fresh look at city life past and present, these and many more anecdotes will surprise even those Bristolians who thought they really knew their city.

The Floating Harbour

Author: John Lord
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780905459684
Category : Bristol (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description

Scapa 1919

Author: Innes McCartney
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472828968
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
The German High Seas Fleet was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world, and had fought the pride of the Royal Navy to a stalemate at the battle of Jutland in 1916. After the armistice was signed, ending fighting in World War I, it surrendered to the British and was interned in Scapa Flow pending the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles. In June 1919, the entire fleet attempted to sink itself in the Flow to prevent it being broken up as war prizes. Of the 74 ships present, 52 sunk and 22 were prevented from doing so by circumstance and British intervention. Marine archaeologist and historian Dr Innes McCartney reveals for the first time what became of the warships that were scuttled, examining the circumstances behind the loss of each ship and reconciling what was known at the time to what the archaeology is telling us today. This fascinating study reveals a fleet lost for nearly a century beneath the waves.