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L.T.C. Rolt


Born
in Chester, The United Kingdom
February 11, 1910

Died
March 09, 1974


Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt (usually abbreviated to Tom Rolt or L.T.C. Rolt) was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil engineering figures including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Thomas Telford. He is also regarded as one of the pioneers of the leisure cruising industry on Britain's inland waterways, and as an enthusiast for both vintage cars and heritage railways. ...more

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Narrow Boat
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3.98 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 1944 — 31 editions
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Sleep No More: Railway, Can...
4.06 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 1948 — 11 editions
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Red for Danger: The Classic...
4.32 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1986 — 9 editions
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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3.92 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1957 — 33 editions
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Railway Adventure
4.54 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1971 — 13 editions
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George and Robert Stephenso...
4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1977 — 42 editions
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Thomas Telford
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Victorian Engineering
4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1986 — 12 editions
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English Journeys The Cloude...
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The Balloonists: The Histor...
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“There is a second bridge worthy of note at Great Haywood. It carries the towing path of the Trent and Mersey over the mouth of the canal to the Severn”
― L.T.C. Rolt, Narrow Boat
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“Beside the fireplace there stood a skittle table which appeared to have been ousted from popular favour by the dartboard.”
― L.T.C. Rolt, Narrow Boat
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