Picturing the Past
Braunston Strike & the 'H' Numbers
Through an extensive series of postcards, many only recently rediscovered, Richard Thomas investigates the 1923 boatmen's strike and the man who photographed it
Tracing Family History
Coles Family Boaters
Chris M Jones explores the history of a famous family of independent boaters on the Oxford Canal
Picturing the Past
Between Staffs and Notts
Chris M. Jones explores images showing boats and cargoes carried between Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire
This is our free-access sample article from the Autumn 2024 NarrowBoat
Canals That Never Were
Lincolnshire Link
Richard Dean examines waterway schemes to connect the Midlands with Lincolnshire