Winter 2007 - Issue 8
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The Winter 2007 issue includes the following features.
Historical Profiles
Trent & Mersey
Harry Arnold looks at one of the earliest, longest and arguably most important canals in England
You can view an excerpt here.
Famous Fleets
Ovaltine
Alan Faulkner gives a flavour of the history of one of the more colourful canal fleets operated by a company that used their narrowboats as floating advertisements
You can view an excerpt here.
Canals That Never Were
Manchester & Birmingham Junction Canal
Richard Dean traces the route of a canal planned to ‘cut off the corner’ between the Bridgewater and Shropshire Union canals
You can view an excerpt here.
A Broader Outlook
Lydney Canal
Stanley Holland looks at the short but significant Lydney Canal
You can view an excerpt here.
A Place in History
Aberdulais
In the first of a new series, Ian L Wright and Hugh Potter guide you round an area famous for its falls, waterwheel, aqueduct and canal junction
You can view an excerpt here.
Traditional Techniques
Breaking the Ice
TOM FOXON looks at one aspect of the weather that could seriously hinder boating, and recalls his personal experiences
You can view an excerpt here.
