NarrowBoat Autumn 2008
Issue 200803
In Autumn 2008:
Famous Fleets: Cowburn and Cowpar, a specialist fleet of chemical carrying narrowboats from the North West
Canals that never were: Oldham, the proposal to link the Ashton and Rochdale Canals
John Pyper learned about handling a pair of narrowboats from the Beecheys, a true boating couple
Historical profile of the Grand Union Canal, and the background to a major link between the Midlands and London
Tracing family history back to the King family, who worked the canals for several generations
A place in history: Daisy Nook - a modeller's dream near Manchester
Famous Fleets: Cowburn and Cowpar, a specialist fleet of chemical carrying narrowboats from the North West
Canals that never were: Oldham, the proposal to link the Ashton and Rochdale Canals
John Pyper learned about handling a pair of narrowboats from the Beecheys, a true boating couple
Historical profile of the Grand Union Canal, and the background to a major link between the Midlands and London
Tracing family history back to the King family, who worked the canals for several generations
A place in history: Daisy Nook - a modeller's dream near Manchester