Autumn 2008 - Issue 11
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The Autumn 2008 issue includes the following features.
Famous Fleets
Cowburn & Cowpar
Euan Corrie looks at this famous fleet of distinctive liquid carrying narrowboats from the North West
You can view an excerpt here.
Canals That Never Were
Oldham
Richard Dean on proposals for a broad-beam link to the town from the Rochdale Canal and a narrow-beam link from the Ashton
You can view an excerpt here.
Historical Profiles
Grand Union Canal Part 1: Brentford to Braunston
Alan Faulkner offers a historical profile of the southern half of what was to become the Grand Union Canal: from London to Braunston
You can view an excerpt here.
Traditional Techniques
Boating with the Beecheys
On a trip to Pooley Hall Colliery in 1964, veteran boating couple Sam and Anna Beechey showed John Pyper something of the art of handling a pair of narrowboats
You can view an excerpt here.
Tracing Family History
Kings of the Cut
Chris R Jones discovered that he is descended from the King family, who worked on the canals for several generations
You can view an excerpt here.
A Place in History
Daisy Nook
Hugh Potter explores Daisy Nook on the Hollinwood Branch of the Ashton Canal, described by some as a “modeller’s dream” with staircase locks, canal junction, bridges, tunnel and aqueduct
You can view an excerpt here.
