Summer 2015 - Issue 38
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The Summer 2015 issue includes the following features.
Famous Fleets
John Knill & Son
Alan Faulkner looks at a well-meaning but short-lived attempt to develop canal carrying
You can view an excerpt here.
Tracing Family History
Mercer Family
David Marks’ family proudly boasts over 150 years of continuous service to the waterways
You can view an excerpt here.
Working the Waterways
Stone Boating
Chris M. Jones looks at the carriage of granite for use on roads, mostly quarried in the Hartshill area around the Coventry Canal
You can view an excerpt here.
Historical Canal Maps
Sankey Surveys
Richard Dean explores the termini of the Sankey Navigation in St Helens
You can view an excerpt here.
Traditional Techniques
On the Plane
Andy Tidy investigates the evolution of the inclined plane in Britain
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Ovaltine Boats
David Blagrove looks at photographs of A. Wander Ltd’s Ovaltine boats in 1947
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Narrowboat Medley
David Blagrove examines a varied selection of slides from the sixties
You can view an excerpt here.
Traditional Techniques
Water Management
James Hewitt recalls the use of paddle trunks and box trunks
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Marsworth
The last traffic out of British Waterways Marsworth depot were concrete piles
You can view an excerpt here.
