The Winter 2009 issue of NarrowBoat included the following features.You can purchase back issues online - click here for our shop.
Historical Profile: River Thames
David Blagrove takes up the story of the 'Royal River' from the 1860s to the present day
Famous Fleets: Wide Boats
Chris M. Jones and Chris R. Jones investigate the unusual ‘wide-beam narrowboats’ that operated on the southern section of the Grand Union Canal
Tracing Family History
Richard Booth reveals the curious circumstances behind a double funeral on the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth
Canals That Never Were: Basingstoke
Richard Dean traces the early schemes to put Basingstoke on the canal map
Traditional Techniques: Ice-Breaking on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Mike Clarke looks at how one canal company dealt with a serious hindrance to trade in the bleak Pennine wintersPicturing the Past: Will King Collection
T.W. King came from a
boating family, was a toll clerk on the Birmingham Canal Navigations, and also
a keen photographer – a winning combination in the photographic results!
Picturing the Past: SeeingDouble
A set of stereoscopic
photographs shows some interesting canal scenes