The Summer 2008 issue of NarrowBoat included the following features.

Alan Faulkner looks at a company set up by enthusiasts in 1965 in an attempt to revive canal carrying

Ian L. Wright explores the history of the Monmouthshire Canal, one of two canals comprising what is now known as the 'Mon & Brec' in South Wales

Hugh Potter visits the dramatic flight of locks where once stood the famous inclined plane

Head of Heritage Nigel Crowe examines British Waterways’ approach to its 2,600-plus historic structures

Richard Dean traces proposals for canals from Chester to Birkenhead, and Manchester to the Dee

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