Working the Waterways
John Corbett the Salt Tycoon
Andy Tidy profiles a West Midlands canal-carrier who became one of the most successful industrialists in the land
Picturing the Past
Trent & Mersey Boating
We explore details of four pictures from the Jack Parkinson Collection showing traffic near Rode Heath in 1964
This is our free-access sample article from the Spring 2021 NarrowBoat.
Picturing the Past
Heather Bell at Tipton
Keith Hodgkins takes a closer look at a fascinating series of photographs of Daphne March at work in World War Two
Unearthing History
Narrowboat evolution
Chris M. Jones examines the changing shape of working narrowboats over 150 years by looking at fly-boats, slow-boats, barge features, living cabins and powered narrowboats.
