Picturing the Past
Stoppage at Buckby
Chris M. Jones studies a picture-postcard view of a stoppage on the Grand Union Canal
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Unearthing History
The Water Transport Company Ltd
Stephen Rowson details a short-lived, late 19th century enterprise intended to improve cargo-carrying between Cardiff and Birmingham.
Traditional Techniques
The Grand Union Boat Control System
David Blagrove explains how boats were monitored on the waterways between the Midlands and London
Canals That Never Were
Surrey Schemes
Richard Dean explores the abandoned schemes for links from Surrey to London and Croydon via the Thames.