Summer 2008 - Issue 10
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The Summer 2008 issue includes the following features.
Famous Fleets
Birmingham & Midland
Alan Faulkner looks at a company set up by enthusiasts in 1965 in an attempt to revive canal carrying
You can view an excerpt here.
Historical Profiles
The Monmouthshire Canal
Ian L. Wright looks at one of the two Welsh canals, today better known collectively as the ‘Mon & Brec'
You can view an excerpt here.
A Place in History
Foxton
Hugh Potter visits the dramatic flight of locks where once stood the famous inclined plane
You can view an excerpt here.
Preserving the Past
Valued National Asset
Head of Heritage Nigel Crowe examines British Waterways’ approach to its 2,600-plus historic structures
You can view an excerpt here.
Canals That Never Were
The Wirral
Richard Dean traces proposals for canals from Chester to Birkenhead, and Manchester to the Dee
You can view an excerpt here.
Tracing Family History
The Franks Family
Chris Butcher shares her family photographs and the story of their boating life as told by her uncle Benjamin Franks; and Christoper M. Jones looks at their story through boating records
You can view an excerpt here.
Life Afloat
A Tale of Two Classes: Education of canal boat children
Wendy Freer looks at the education of canal boat children at two London schools – Paddington and West Drayton
You can view an excerpt here.
