Working the Waterways
Timber Carrying on the Waterways
Chris M. Jones explores the carriage of timber by boat – one of the most useful and adaptable materials transported by canal and river craft.
Canals That Never Were
Sheffield & Manchester Junction Canal
Richard Dean looks at an 1824 proposal for a 39 mile trans-Pennine waterway connecting Manchester and Sheffield.
Canal Postcards
The Great Storm of 1904
Trevor Ellis examines how postcards captured a freak weather event on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal in the early 20th century
This is our sample article from the Summer 2020 NarrowBoat. Clicking the "excerpt" link will show the full article.
Traditional Techniques
On the Plane
Andy Tidy investigates the evolution of the inclined plane in Britain
