£16.99
By J. Ann Paul. Published by Silver Link Publishing, softback, 144 pages with maps, B/W photographs and comprehensive text.
Between 1875 and 1879 the Midland railway built a connecting line between Manton in Rutland and Kettering in Northamptonshire. In fewer than 16 miles it involved high embankments and deep cuttings, four tunnels and five viaducts, including the Welland Viaduct, at 1,275 yards the longest on Britain’s railway system.
Using contemporary records and descriptions, the author’s meticulously researched book provides a unique insight into the building of this most challenging line, in particular, the lives and characters of the navvies who came to work and live in the district and whose presence in such huge numbers made so great an impact on the lives of local people.
