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The Wheels and the Water - Lymm's journey through the Transport Revolution

+ The Wheels and the Water is a book that tells the story of a village that was in at the start of the Transport Revolution. It tells how transport shaped Lymm in Cheshire UK and the lives of people who made it their home. In 1777 the Duke of Bridgewater's canal carved a route through the village. With its arrival the Transport Revolution had begun. It was followed by the turnpike,the railway,the Manchester Ship Canal and finally, with the rise of the motor car, the motorway and Thelwall Viaduct. Read about the great schemes that never came to fruition such as Lymm's Electric Light Railway and of murder and mayhem and the tragic tales of those who lost their lives in the construction projects. There are amazing stories too of forgotten events like the Warburton Regatta. Most of all the Wheels and the Water shows a village adapting and evolving as each new transport wave rolls in. Finally the book remembers a day in June 2013 when the village celebrated its heritage with the first Historic Transport Day that brought craft and vehicles of every description, as well as many thousands of visitors, pouring into Lymm Find out how to get the book and about Transport Day 2014 at www.lymmtransport.org.uk