Autumn 2023 - Issue 71
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Front Cover: On a sunny autumn day, coal-laden boat Shahzada makes its way south to a coal merchant’s wharf.
The Autumn 2023 issue includes the following features.
Historical Profiles
The Mill Job
Chris M. Jones studies the coal traffic carried by boatmen-contractors to the papermills of John Dickinson & Co Ltd
You can view an excerpt here.
Working the Waterways
Lighterman Laurie Dews
David Lewis explores the life of North East lighterman Laurie Dews, who recently passed away aged 100
You can view an excerpt here.
Historical Profiles
Edwardian Expansion of Manchester Docks
A new book explores the 1905 opening of the vast Dock No 9 at the terminus of the Manchester Ship Canal
You can view an excerpt here.
A Broader Outlook
Craft of the North-East
Chris M. Jones studies a series of images showing wide-beam vessels on the waterways of North-East England
You can view an excerpt here.
Canals That Never Were
Lincolnshire Link
Richard Dean examines waterway schemes to connect the Midlands with Lincolnshire
You can view an excerpt here.
Picturing the Past
Between Dock and Canal
Chris M. Jones studies a series of images illustrating the navigation of canal craft around various docks
You can view an excerpt here.
Historical Profiles
Forget-Me-Not
Chris M. Jones looks into the history of a single narrowboat that was photographed several times during its working life.
You can view an excerpt here.
Time and Place
The Port of Leeds in 1960
Ken Matthews captured this selection of photographs of central Leeds in 1960
You can view an excerpt here.
