Horse-Drawn Transport in Leeds : William Turton, Corn Merchant and Tramway Entrepreneur
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0750961767
ISBN-13
9780750961769
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Imprint
The History Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture
MT
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 27th, 2015
Weight
692 grams
Dimensions
15.80 x 23.50 x 2.10 cms
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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.
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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