NarrowBoat Summer 2012
Issue 201202
In Summer 2012:
A look at the Ashby Canal that was created for, but almost destoyed by, coal
Picturing the Past: Heather Bell at Tipton
Historical canal map explores Brindley's important 1769 map of the emerging canal system
Last Traffics: reprint of eloquent article by Michael Streat in 1970 about Blue Line's final days as boats returning from their last run to the "Jam 'Ole"
Famous Fleets: Greaves, Bull & Lakin
Working on the Waterways: a towing technique that replaced horses in the London area
A look at the Ashby Canal that was created for, but almost destoyed by, coal
Picturing the Past: Heather Bell at Tipton
Historical canal map explores Brindley's important 1769 map of the emerging canal system
Last Traffics: reprint of eloquent article by Michael Streat in 1970 about Blue Line's final days as boats returning from their last run to the "Jam 'Ole"
Famous Fleets: Greaves, Bull & Lakin
Working on the Waterways: a towing technique that replaced horses in the London area