Horse-Drawn Transport in Leeds: William Turton, Corn Merchant and Tramway Entrepreneur, Andrew Turton (9780750961769) — Readings Books

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Horse-Drawn Transport in Leeds: William Turton, Corn Merchant and Tramway Entrepreneur
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Horse-Drawn Transport in Leeds: William Turton, Corn Merchant and Tramway Entrepreneur

Andrew Turton
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The golden age of coaching came between 1815 and 1840 as great road improvements occurred allowing trams, carts and buggies to be towed by horses comfortably. As companies vied for market share, one man stood out above the rest. William Turton made his money as a Hay and Corn Merchant but is better known as a founder and long-time chairman of Leeds Tramways Company and with the Busby brothers, founder and director of horse tramways in ten of the largest cities of northern England. It is an exciting mixture of biography, social history and city politics.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
27 January 2015
Pages
320
ISBN
9780750961769

The golden age of coaching came between 1815 and 1840 as great road improvements occurred allowing trams, carts and buggies to be towed by horses comfortably. As companies vied for market share, one man stood out above the rest. William Turton made his money as a Hay and Corn Merchant but is better known as a founder and long-time chairman of Leeds Tramways Company and with the Busby brothers, founder and director of horse tramways in ten of the largest cities of northern England. It is an exciting mixture of biography, social history and city politics.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
27 January 2015
Pages
320
ISBN
9780750961769

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