Spring 2008 - Issue 9
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The Spring 2008 issue includes the following features.
Historical Profiles
Basingstoke Canal
P. A. L. Vine takes a detailed look at a once privately owned canal, now restored and in local authority care, but whose future is again uncertain
You can view an excerpt here.
Famous Fleets
Anderton Company
Alan Faulkner on a leading Trent & Mersey carrier that had almost 200 narrowboats in its fleet
You can view an excerpt here.
Early Campaigning
Enterprise in Reading
David Blagrove recalls how narrowboats played a major role in promoting the restoration of the Kennet & Avon Canal with the launch of a trip boat service 50 year ago
You can view an excerpt here.
Traditional Techniques
Taking Their Toll
Christopher M. Jones investigates the complex ways by which carriers were charged for using the canals
You can view an excerpt here.
Canals That Never Were
Bypassing the Thames
Richard Dean details Brindley’s scheme for a canal from Isleworth through Slough to near Maidenhead
You can view an excerpt here.
A Place in History
Nynehead
Denis Dodd looks at surviving industrial archaeology that once enhanced the landscape as well as provided transport
You can view an excerpt here.
