Summer 2010 - Issue 18
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The Summer 2010 issue includes the following features.
Famous Fleets
Shropshire Union Railways & Canal Co
Alan Faulkner looks at the largest fleet of narrowboats ever seen on the inland waterways
You can view an excerpt here.
Canals That Never Were
Haslingden Canal
Richard Dean examines a remarkable Canal Mania scheme in Lancashire
You can view an excerpt here.
Historical Profiles
The Leicester Line
Mike Beech looks at the four canals that linked the Trent to the Grand Junction, and eventually became part of the Grand Union Canal system
You can view an excerpt here.
Traditional Techniques
Getting the Gauge
Christopher M. Jones reveals how canal companies determined just how much cargo a boat was carrying
You can view an excerpt here.
Early Campaigning
Cressy's Tale
In the centenary year of L.T.C. Rolt’s birth, Harry Arnold looks at the story of Cressy before and after Rolt’s involvement with this most famous narrowboat
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Willow Wren at Limehouse
David Blagrove looks at photographs of some of the last traffic to Limehouse Dock
You can view an excerpt here.
