Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- Chapter 1 Early history of the Fens
- Chapter 2 The Court of Sewers
- Chapter 3 The North Holland parishes
- Chapter 4 South Holland, including the South Holland Drainage District and the South Holland Embankment Trust
- Chapter 5 The River Witham
- Chapter 6 The Witham Drainage Districts
- Chapter 7 The Black Sluice
- Chapter 8 The Black Sluice Districts
- Chapter 9 The Welland and the Glen, Bicker Haven and Crowland Washes
- Chapter 10 Deeping Fen, Bourne South Fen and Thurlby Fen
- Chapter 11 The Estuary and proposed schemes of reclamation
- Chapter 12 Boston Harbour and the Witham Outfall
- Chapter 13 The Drainage system of the Fenland, with a description of the pumping machinery
- Chapter 14 Agriculture of the Fenland. Rent and value of land. Rate of wages. Value of produce
- Chapter 15 Waterways, roads, bridges, and railways
- Chapter 16 Geology and water supply
- Chapter 17 Natural history and products, climatology and health
- APPENDIX
Chapter 7 - The Black Sluice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- Chapter 1 Early history of the Fens
- Chapter 2 The Court of Sewers
- Chapter 3 The North Holland parishes
- Chapter 4 South Holland, including the South Holland Drainage District and the South Holland Embankment Trust
- Chapter 5 The River Witham
- Chapter 6 The Witham Drainage Districts
- Chapter 7 The Black Sluice
- Chapter 8 The Black Sluice Districts
- Chapter 9 The Welland and the Glen, Bicker Haven and Crowland Washes
- Chapter 10 Deeping Fen, Bourne South Fen and Thurlby Fen
- Chapter 11 The Estuary and proposed schemes of reclamation
- Chapter 12 Boston Harbour and the Witham Outfall
- Chapter 13 The Drainage system of the Fenland, with a description of the pumping machinery
- Chapter 14 Agriculture of the Fenland. Rent and value of land. Rate of wages. Value of produce
- Chapter 15 Waterways, roads, bridges, and railways
- Chapter 16 Geology and water supply
- Chapter 17 Natural history and products, climatology and health
- APPENDIX
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- A History of the Fens of South LincolnshireBeing a Description of the Rivers Witham and Welland and their Estuary, and an Account of the Reclamation, Drainage, and Enclosure of the Fens Adjacent Thereto, pp. 244 - 272Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013