The Summer issue of NarrowBoat, on sale now from canalside shops, chandleries and museums, in our online shop – or by post – includes . . .Famous Fleets: Shropshire Union Railways & Canal Co
Alan Faulkner looks at the largest fleet of narrowboats ever seen on the inland waterways
Canals That Never Were: Haslingden Canal
Richard Dean examines a remarkable Canal Mania scheme in Lancashire
Historical Profile: The Leicester Line
Mike Beech looks at the various canals that eventually became part of the Grand Union system
Traditional Techniques: Getting the Gauge
Christopher M. Jones reveals how canal companies determined just how much cargo a boat was carrying
Early Campaigning: Cressy's Tale
In the centenary year of L.T.C. Rolt’s birth, Harry Arnold looks at the story of
Cressy before and after Rolt’s involvement with this most famous narrowboat
Picturing The Past: Willow Wren at Limehouse
David Blagrove looks at photographs of some of the last traffic to Limehouse Dock
