Ups and downs of a lockkeeper / Jake Kavanagh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kavanagh, Jake, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boats and boating--Humor.

Boats and boating.

Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Automatic control.

Locks (Hydraulic engineering).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A light-hearted look at the lockkeeper's job, be it a rural little lock on the canals, or an ultra-modern affair at a huge marina. Jake Kavanagh presents a humorous survey, in cartoons and anecdotes, of the scrapes people get into when trying to use locks. A light-hearted look at the lock-keeper's job, be it a rural littlelock on the canals, or an ultra-modern affair at a huge marina. JakeKavanagh presents a humorous survey, using his inimitable cartoons and anecdotes, of thescrapes people get into when trying to use locks. He focuses on notableevents like the Henley Regatta which afford many opportunities forhorrors to unfold. Readers have enjoyed Jake's tales for decades; this is the perfect book for his devotees. 'Do not read this book while edging your 52ft hired narrow boat towardsan impossibly small lock. It would seriously damage shipping.' Southern Evening Echo 'Excellent reading whilst queuing for those over-busy Thames locks on a summer weekend.' Waterways World

Contents:

Front cover

Half title

Also by Jake Kavanagh

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. Lock us up

2. Weir'd happenings

3. Spring is sprung

4. A helping hand

5. The Professionals

6. The Boaters

7. Things that go bump in the lock

8. Falling in

9. Hooray for Henley

10. Winter

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Back cover.

Notes:

Originally published: 1991.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4729-0160-6

1-4729-0161-4

OCLC:

856870022