Autumn 2012 - Issue 27
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The Autumn 2012 issue includes the following features. You can purchase this magazine from our online Shop.
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Famous Fleets
British Waterways
Alan Faulkner reviews the narrowboat operations of British Waterways in the North West
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Historical Profiles
The Rochdale Canal
On the 10th anniversary of its reopening, Mike Clarke explores the history of the first of the three trans-Pennine canals to be completed
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One Boat's Story
Heather Bell Post War
Following on from the photographs of Heather Bell at Tipton in Summer NarrowBoat, Jeff Parrott continues the boat’s story after the end of the Second World War
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Famous Fleets
Griffiths Update
A recent Griffiths’ family gathering has caused Chris M. Jones to review some aspects of the John Griffiths’ story
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Canals That Never Were
Bude and Tamar
Richard Dean examines canal schemes on the Cornwall/Devon border
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Art of the Waterways
Wartime Artists: Audrey Harper and Christian Vlasto
Mike Constable discovers more artistic talent amongst the wartime boating trainees
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