Autumn 2014 - Issue 35
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The Autumn 2014 issue includes the following features.
Famous Fleets
James Hall
Christopher M. Jones looks at a small north-western carrier based at Droylsden, on the Ashton Canal near Manchester
You can view an excerpt here.
Working the Waterways
Church Collection
Euan Corrie looks through some photographs from the album of Norman Hurst, whose family lived at Church Lock near Leighton Buzzard in the late 1950s
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Bob May's Collection
A look at some of the last local narrowboat traffics from the collection of a well-known West Midlands newspaper photographer and canal enthusiast
You can view an excerpt here.
Canals That Never Were
Stirling Canal
Richard Dean reveals how Stirling sought a link to Glasgow by a connection to the Forth & Clyde Canal
You can view an excerpt here.
Traditional Techniques
Cargo Packaging & Handling
Tom Foxon and Christopher M. Jones look at how boats were loaded and unloaded over the years
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Stoke Bruerne
Euan Corrie & David Blagrove look at postcards in George Hancock's collection which also show that the wide Thomas Clayton boat in Stoke top lock has been wrongly identified in the past
You can view an excerpt here.
From the Archives
Hidden Nuggets
Joseph Boughey finds gold amongst the archives relating to the Sankey (St Helens) Canal and the Erewash
You can view an excerpt here.
Last Traffic
Coal to Doncaster
Hugh Potter joined the last shipment in 1981, just as the Sheffield & South Yorkshire modernisation was going ahead
You can view an excerpt here.
A Broader Outlook
The Monk's Tale
Ian Monk recalls one notable day for his boatman father, Jimmy Monk
You can view an excerpt here.
