Horse-boating in the 1920s
Picturing the Past: NarrowBoat, Winter 2015
Christopher M Jones
Chris M. Jones studies a series of photos showing horse-drawn craft at Stoke Bruerne and Blisworth Tunnel
This well-timed shot could be straight out of the 19th century. Taken at the northern approach to Blisworth Tunnel, it shows a single horse-drawn coal boat followed by a loaded pair (enlarged below). …
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