Picturing the Past
Post-War Boating on the Grand Union
In the mid-1950s, Julian Thompson took a number of photographs of working boats on the Grand Union. This selection captures the penultimate decade of carrying in the south Midlands
Historical Profiles
Muck and Rubbish
Chris M. Jones looks at how canal boats were once used to carry sewage and refuse from major centres of population, like Birmingham and London, and the legislation that had to be adhered to
Famous Fleets
Cadbury's
Better known for its chocolate than for it use of narrowboats, Alan Faulkner looks into the fleet of a company that was a great believer in water transport
Canals That Never Were
Berks & Hants Junction Canal
Richard Dean traces proposals to link the Kennet & Avon to the Basingstoke Canal
