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Anyone travelling in the Fens will never be far away from water systematically confined to a network of drains and ditches. In the Fens, water - the relentless enemy - is controlled by a remarkably efficient drainage system, the finest in the country and, arguably, Europe. Centuries ago, water flowed at will and spread over the marsh, forming pools and lakes. Planned in the 17th century, the great drainage scheme went forward in fits and starts and finally transformed the Fens into a prolific agricultural enterprise. Most of the labourers were Scottish prisoners-of-war defeated at Worcester and Dunbar, then brought to the Fens by Order of Parliament. It was a hostile environment they came to, cold and damp, and work progressed in traumatic circumstances. Disease was rife and several men died from malarial-related afflictions. The Company of Adventurers behind the scheme did what they could for them and provided the prisoners with identical suits of white Kersey wool, but any attempting to escape faced execution by shooting. The nation is entirely indebted to the prisoners who cut the drains, raised embankments, and made roads among other things, essential to the well-being of agriculturists and horticulturists in the Fens which has been described as the Breadbasket of Britain.Product Identifiers
PublisherT.A.Bevis
ISBN-139780901680730
eBay Product ID (ePID)89240870
Product Key Features
Publication Year2003
TopicEngineering & Technology, Local History
Book TitlePrisoners of the Fens: A True Story of Scottish and Dutch Prisoners-of-war Brought to the Fens to Work on the Drainage Scheme
Number of Pages15 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorTrevor A. Bevis
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height210 mm
Item Width150 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorTrevor A. Bevis
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