Winter 2009 - Issue 16
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The Winter 2009 issue includes the following features.
Famous Fleets
Wide Boats of the Grand Junction Canal
Chris M. Jones and Chris R. Jones investigate the unusual ‘wide-beam narrowboats’ that operated on the southern section of the Grand Union Canal
You can view an excerpt here.
Historical Profiles
River Thames: Part 2, After the 1860s
David Blagrove takes up the story of the 'Royal River' from the 1860s to the present day
You can view an excerpt here.
Tracing Family History
Double Tragedy at Marsworth
Richard Booth reveals the curious circumstances behind a double funeral on the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth
You can view an excerpt here.
Famous Fleets
Harry King & Chesham
Christopher R. Jones investigates why his great-grandfather swapped narrow boats for wide – and then back again
You can view an excerpt here.
Canals That Never Were
Birth of the Basingstoke
Richard Dean traces the early schemes to put Basingstoke on the canal map
You can view an excerpt here.
Traditional Techniques
Ice-Breaking on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Mike Clarke looks at how one canal company dealt with a serious hindrance to trade in the bleak Pennine winters
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Will King Collection
T.W. King came from a boating family, was a toll clerk on the Birmingham Canal Navigations, and also a keen photographer – a winning combination in the photographic results!
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Seeing Double
A set of stereoscopic photographs shows some interesting canal scenes
You can view an excerpt here.
