Winter 2020 - Issue 60
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Front Cover: Samuel Coles of Thrupp was an independent boatman contractor plying for hire on the Oxford Canal in the first half of the 20th century. His boat Louisa was bought from fellow contractor John Humphris during World War I as Elizabeth.
The Winter 2020 issue includes the following features.
Tracing Family History
Coles Family Boaters
Chris M Jones explores the history of a famous family of independent boaters on the Oxford Canal
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Canals in Colour
Roger Butler and Chris M. Jones examine rare colour photos of the waterways first published in a magazine of 1936, alongside a collection of evocative black and white images
You can view an excerpt here.
Working the Waterways
Midlands Boaters Wages
Tom Foxon studies correspondence showing the pay and conditions of boatmen engaged in short-distance boating on the BCN
You can view an excerpt here.
Canal Postcards
The Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
Trevor Ellis explores postcard perspectives of this pioneering Aire & Calder structure
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Stoppage at Buckby
Chris M. Jones studies a picture-postcard view of a stoppage on the Grand Union Canal
You can view an excerpt here.
Famous Fleets
James Smart of Chalford
Hugh Conway-Jones explores the early history and carrying activities of a well-known Thames & Severn Canal-based carrier
You can view an excerpt here.
A Broader Outlook
Traffic at Thorne
Chris M. Jones studies three images showing keels at Thorne
You can view an excerpt here.
From the Archives
Wartime Labour Shortages
Joseph Boughey examines the difficulties of recruiting boat crews during World War II
You can view an excerpt here.
Working the Waterways
The Last Flashlock on the River Thames
David Wilson provides an insight into the ancient paddle-and-rymer locks that were once prominent on the Thames
You can view an excerpt here.
Historical Canal Maps
Canals at War
Richard Dean looks at wartime canal maps
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Summer Boating at Braunston
Another delve into the Jack Parkinson collection reveals two views of the Grand Union Canal in 1959
You can view an excerpt here.
