Shows how since Neolithic times, road-makers have tried to meet the needs and demands of travellers. This work examines such topics as the structure and gradient of roads and the provision of bridges and drainage, showing how each influences the quality of travel.

Read more

Examining such topics as the structure and gradient of roads and the provision of bridges and drainage

Product details

ISBN
9780752436500
Published
2006-08-01
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Weight
490 gr
Height
248 mm
Width
172 mm
Thickness
10 mm
Age
00, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
176

Author

Biographical note

For most of his professional life Hugh Davies worked at the Transport Research Laboratory at Crowthorne. In retirement Hugh Davies received PhD from the University of Reading for his study of Roman roads in Britain, which became a very successful book, Roads in Roman Britain (Tempus 2002).