Life on the Tyne : water trades on the lower River Tyne in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a reappraisal /
Wright, Peter D.,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Illustrations -- Glossary -- Preface -- Introduction -- Newcastle upon Tyne, the coal trade and the local economy -- The River Tyne, its navigability and the problem of ballast -- The water trades community of Tyneside -- All Saints : the growth of a riverside parish -- Who were the owners? : networks of working boat and ship ownership -- The shipping trade on the river Tyne -- Ralph Jackson on Tyneside, 1749-1756 : a contemporary perspective -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Ships "fixed" / by Newcastle Hostman Jefferson between March and December 1756, as described in the Ralph Jackson Diaries -- Bibliography -- Index.
Shipping
Inland water transportation
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