{"product_id":"exploring-rolts-landscapes","title":"Exploring Rolts Landscapes","description":"\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\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\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395068207486,"sku":"NW9781803992716","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781803992716.jpg?v=1778675487","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/exploring-rolts-landscapes","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}