Kendal’s Port: A Maritime History of the Creek of Milnthorpe by Leonard Smith

£7.00

This book explains the working of the former port on the River Kent and traces the maritime history of the innermost reach of Morecambe Bay.

In stock

Description

For more than three centuries, the Creek of Milnthorpe served as Kendal’s port, giving Westmorland’s merchants and mariners access to the sea for home and international trade. In this book, local author and maritime researcher, Leonard Smith, explains the working of the port and traces the maritime history of the innermost reach of Morecambe Bay.

The first edition of this book was published in 2009 and quickly sold out. This 2018 edition is republished posthumously by the Arnside & Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust.

106pp  Lensden Publishing 2009 ISBN: 978-0-9551992-6-4

Additional information

Weight 0.28 kg