{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-drainage-of-the-great-level-of-the-fens-called-bedford-level-with-the-constitution-and-laws-of-the-bedford-level-corporation-paperback-9781108070317","title":"The History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford Level; With the Constitution and Laws of the Bedford Level Corporation (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108070317","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford Level\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith the Constitution and Laws of the Bedford Level Corporation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished 1828–30, this two-volume work provides documentation and historical information relating to a remarkable swathe of eastern England.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSamuel Wells (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108070317, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 November 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e860 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4.8 cm, 1.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMuch of eastern England is below sea level, resulting in wide swathes of marshland that are easily flooded. In the seventeenth century, the Bedford Level Corporation was set up by Francis Russell, fourth earl of Bedford, in order to manage the drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, which became known as the Bedford Level and is the largest region of fenland in eastern England. Between 1828 and 1830, Samuel Wells, the corporation's registrar, published his well-documented history of the Bedford Level and the attempts made at various points to clear it of water using a variety of methods, from earthworks raised by the Romans to the strategies of Sir Cornelius Vermuyden and the eventual introduction of steam-powered technology. Volume 1, published in 1830, contains a historical account of the area and of the commission set up to address the perennial problem of flooding.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Great Level\u003cbr\u003e 2. Causes of inundation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Original state of the Great Level\u003cbr\u003e 4. State of the Great Level from the Conquest to the Reformation\u003cbr\u003e 5. State of the Great Level during the reign of Queen Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e 6. State of the Great Level under Charles I\u003cbr\u003e 7. Oliver Cromwell\u003cbr\u003e 8. State of the Great Level under the Commonwealth\u003cbr\u003e 9. Division of the Great Level\u003cbr\u003e 10. State of the South Level\u003cbr\u003e 11. Petitions\u003cbr\u003e 12. State of the Great Level under the Protectorate continued\u003cbr\u003e 13. Causes of the restoration\u003cbr\u003e 14. Continued exertions of William Earl of Bedford\u003cbr\u003e 15. Phenomena of the Fens\u003cbr\u003e 16. Boundary of the Bedford Level\u003cbr\u003e 17. Officers of the corporation\u003cbr\u003e 18. General commissions of sewers\u003cbr\u003e 19. Registration of deeds\u003cbr\u003e 20. Parliamentary proceedings\u003cbr\u003e 21. Particulars of the 95,000 acres of Adventurers' lands\u003cbr\u003e 22. Division of the Three Levels\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Middle Level\u003cbr\u003e 24. The South Level, and its boundary\u003cbr\u003e 25. The port of Lynn\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266170081560,"sku":"9781108070317","price":54.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108070317i_6e725b11-f59f-43fc-9ca5-ffe751e958b0.jpg?v=1696748813","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-of-the-drainage-of-the-great-level-of-the-fens-called-bedford-level-with-the-constitution-and-laws-of-the-bedford-level-corporation-paperback-9781108070317","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}