THE RIVER NENE FROM SOURCE TO SEA: THE RIVERS AND WATERWAYS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND PAST AND PRESENT. With David Phillips.

1997 1st edition. Large 4to (218 x 285mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs, maps. Grey cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.

A description and history of the river Nene with one chapter on fishing together with several incidental mentions throughout the book". The story of the Nene is a remarkable journey through an important part of these islands. In this book, David Phillips traces the river from its twin sources high in the uplands of Northamptonshire through the wide-open spaces for the Fens to the salty waters of The Wash. It is a fascinating voyage, punctuated by diversions to the many remarkable and historic ports of call along the way. We meet the famous men and women of the Nene valley who have helped to change the shape of world history, and can observe the changes to the river and its settlements through a selection of intriguing 'past and present' photograph comparisons". Chapters include: The sources; Northampton to Wellingborough; Irchester to Thrapston; Islip to Fotheringay; Fotheringay to Peterborough; Down to the sea; The Old River; The tributaries: Ise, Willow Brook and Harper's Brook; Fishing; Messing about on the river; The nature of the Nene.