The Forgotten Waterway -The Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal

Terry Ashworth of Bury Cine Society shares his 1956 film of the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal called "The Forgotten Waterway". At the end of the film is an interview with Terry by Steven Parker which took place in 2008 and was filmed along the line of the canal.

Video Channel

There are an array of fascinating archive videos featuring Britain’s inland waterways available on the internet and they offer an important dimension to our understanding of the inland waterway story. To help you access these videos we have assembled a searchable database of archive films with links to the originals. The database is searchable by waterway and by decade. Clicking on the image in the listing below will bring the associated video to the top for viewing.

Where there is no image available clicking on the link will take you to the website where the original is hosted for viewing there.

We welcome suggestions and recommendations of archive films not included here – please email them to editorial@wwonline.co.uk.

Search by waterway and decade