Summer 2013 - Issue 30
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The Summer 2013 issue includes the following features.
Famous Fleets
The Warwickshire Canal Carrying Co
Christopher M. Jones & Alan Faulkner relate the story of a company born out of transport and supply problems arising from the First World War, and which continued carrying until the 1950s
You can view an excerpt here.
Historical Profiles
River Weaver
Colin Edmondson traces the story of Cheshire’s main navigation, which goes back almost 300 years
You can view an excerpt here.
Last Traffic
Last Horse on the BCN
Hugh Potter photographed Caggy Steven’s horse ‘Mac’ at workon the Birmingham Canal Navigations
You can view an excerpt here.
Historical Canal Maps
Caledonian Canal
Richard Dean follows the building of the canal on an 1915 map
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Jean's Plan
Mike Constable previews a rare post-war canal-based film
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Ancient & Modern
David Blagrove studies three slides taken by Mike Stone in 1961 that show both ‘traditional’ and ‘improved’ narrowboats
You can view an excerpt here.
Last Traffic
Hardy to Banbury
David Blagrove looks at photographs taken by David Martin when carrying coal to Banbury in the early 1960s
You can view an excerpt here.
