In the 1st century Hoi An had the largest harbour in Southeast Asia. From the 7th to the 10th century it was the centre of the asian spice trade and brought enormous wealth and power to the Cham people who controlled…
Bugsworth Basin- Peak Forest Canal terminus
Bugsworth Basin, the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal, was one of the largest inland ports on the canal system. Originally intended to continue to Chapel Milton to meet the Peak Forest Tramway (two miles to the east) it was…
Peak District- Froghall Wharf
Its difficult to imagine that this location once contained a mass human industry, with goods, iron & copper ore, stone & coal all being loaded & unloaded between lime burning kilns, plate-ways, railways, canals, & incline plains. The copper smelter…
Waltham Abbey
Back to Waltham Abbey & with time to look round. The place has a very long & fascinating history of royal patronage going back to Cnut. It was endowed by King Harold (Godwinson) & in 1066 he diverted his march…