Images of the Erewash

Picturing the Past: NarrowBoat, Winter 2025

Christopher M Jones

Chris M. Jones explores photos showing working boats on the Erewash Canal

Opened to traffic in 1779, the 12-mile Erewash Canal – and, 16 years later, the adjacent Nutbrook Canal – became a vital transport route, carrying the mining and manufacturing output of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to the South Midlands and West Midlands. We look at a series of images that provide insights into some of this traffic and the carriers involved.…