The Summer 2009 issue of NarrowBoat included the following features.
Historical Profile: Caldon Canal
Basil Jeuda reveals that the attractive rural canal that we know today was once a hive of industry and activity
Famous Fleets: Grand Union Canal Carrying Co
Alan Faulkner looks at the history of one of the best known carrying fleets, many of whose narrowboats survive today, whilst Chris Jones reveals the variation of liveries through 16 specially drawn cabin sides
A Broader Outlook: The Father of Britain’s Canals?
250 years after the Duke of Bridgewater obtained the Act for his first canal, Mike Clarke asks how significant his achievements were in the wider field of waterway development