The Autumn 2006 issue of
NarrowBoat included:
Famous Fleets – Samuel Barlow Coal Company
In this third article, Alan Faulkner deals with a colourful fleet of narrowboats that carried coal from the Warwickshire collieries to a wide variety of destinations.
Historical Profile – Oxford Canal
Hugh Compton relates the story of an early waterway that has seen many changes and remains a popular boating route today.
Art of the Waterways – Roses & Castles
Chris Jones looks back to the possible origins of our distinctive narrowboat painting – that ultimately developed into today’s ‘Roses & Castles’.
A Broader Outlook – Sloops and Keels
Mike Taylor examines the differences between Humber Sloops and Keels.
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