Download or read book Barges & Bargemen written by Barrie Stuart Trinder and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the River Severn between the Worcestershire ports of Bewdley and Stourport, and the medieval weir near Welshpool that marks the uppermost limit of boating, a stretch where the river remained 'in a state of nature'. This book traces the history of river trade from 1660, through its heyday during the Industrial Revolution.