London's lost route to Portsmouth.1860772838 London's lost route to Portsmouth Portsmouth, city, England Portsmouth, city (1991 pop. 174,218) and district, Hampshire, S England, on Spithead Channel. The district includes Portsea (naval station), Southsea (residential district and resort), and the old town of Portsmouth proper. . Vine, P.A.L. Phillimore 2005 192 pages $40.00 Hardcover DA690 Vine recounts the construction of the Portsmouth and Arundel Canal The Portsmouth and Arundel Canal was a canal in the south of England that ran between Portsmouth and Arundel. The plan for the canal was completed in 1815 and the Act of Parliament passed in 1817. to connect London and Portsmouth in the early 1800s. His account describes the project, financial and management problems, the subsequent failure of the Portsea Ship Canal, and the influence of the railway, tolls, and numerous locks, as well as recent restoration efforts on the Chichester Ship Canal. Vine is the author of other books on British waterways British Waterways is a government body sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Scottish Executive in the United Kingdom. It is the navigation authority for the vast majority of the inland waterways in the UK. . Distributed in the US by The David Brown David Brown may refer to any of the following people:
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