Summer 2012 - Issue 26
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The Summer 2012 issue includes the following features.
Historical Profiles
Ashby Canal
Geoff Pursglove looks at a wide-beam canal that was created for, but almost destroyed by, coal
You can view an excerpt here.
Famous Fleets
Greaves, Bull & Lakin
Christopher M. Jones looks at a fleet of lime and cement carrying narrowboats based at Wilmcote and Stockton
You can view an excerpt here.
Last Traffic
Last Boat North
To mark the 50th Anniversary of Blue Line's founding, we republish an eloquent article written by Michael Streat in 1970 at the very end of Blue Line’s carrying activities
You can view an excerpt here.
Canals That Never Were
Birth of the Canal Network
Richard Dean explores Brindley’s map of the emerging canal system
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Heather Bell at Tipton
Keith Hodgkins takes a closer look at a fascinating series of photographs of Daphne March at work in World War Two
You can view an excerpt here.
Working the Waterways
Towpath Tractors
David Blagrove looks at a towing technique that replaced horses in the London area
You can view an excerpt here.
