BOOKS


"THE SOMERSETSHIRE COAL CANAL REDISCOVERED" Niall Allsop (Millstream Books) £4.95 ISBN 0948975350 A walkers guide to the whole length of the canal, including maps. (Available from all good bookshops.)

"THE SOMERSETSHIRE COAL CANAL & RAILWAYS" Kenneth R. Clew (Brans Head) The history of the canal from its planning and building, through its working life, to abandonment and the subsequent building of the GWR Camerton to Limpley Stoke railway. (Sadly out of print but may be available from secondhand, specialist bookshops.)

"THE SOMERSET COALFIELD" by Shane Gould.
A5; 68 pages with 30+ illustrations. It can be obtained from the Museum at Radstock, or from G. Fitton, Giles Cottage, Hill Lane, Brent Knoll, Highbridge. TA9 4DF.Return to Top

Two New Books (July 2000)
  • Issue 26 of The Archive.
    (The quarterly journal for British Industrial & Transport History.
    By Roger Halse. The Lightmoor Press.
    ISSN 13527991
    21 pages on the SCC; many wonderful pictures and an excellent summary of the history of the canal. £6.00

    cover of book
  • The Somersetshire Coal Canal - A Pictorial Journey by Roger Halse and Simon Castens.
    Millsteam Books, £6.50
    ISBN 0-948-755-8X -
    48 pages. More pictures than above (about 50% overlap); picture quality is a little better-but smaller. Picture captions have a little more detail.
    You can order these from the Titfield site (below).

    Please mention that you have seen the advert in these web pages. Thank you.

    Readers may wish to study the local bookshop near to the canal (at the old Limpley Stoke Railway Station). It is called "The Titfield Thunderbolt".

    Or, visit his excellent web site at Titfield
    (Named after one of the best films of all time (!): "The Titfield Thunderbolt!)