{"product_id":"9781803992716-exploring-rolts-landscapes-writing-heritage-and-conservation","title":"Exploring Rolt's Landscapes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting, Heritage and Conservation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring Tom Rolt’s many landscapes, and legacy, through a series of linked essays\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eL.T.C. Rolt played a crucial role in the revival of Britain’s inland waterways and pioneered the first preserved narrow-gauge railway.\u003c\/strong\u003e He is still a towering figure in the fields of inland waterways, preserved railways and post-war conservation: a bridge and a locomotive have been named after him, and there is a Rolt Prize, Rolt Fellows and an annual Rolt Lecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this series of linked essays, Joseph Boughey explains aspects of Rolt’s earlier life and work, and sets his writing and practice in a broader context, considering such themes as the landscapes Rolt knew; the nature of travel and ‘country’ writing; the organicist movement of the 1930s and ’40s; English canals and navigable rivers from the 1930s to the ’50s the background to early railway preservation; and the nature of craft, craftspeople and preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExploring Rolt’s Landscapes\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on an earlier period of Rolt’s life before he devoted his life to writing professionally. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the rich history of Britain’s waterways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41602098495585,"sku":"9781803992716","price":16.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30140565.jpg?v=1726732146","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803992716-exploring-rolts-landscapes-writing-heritage-and-conservation","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}