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amous Fleets: British Waterways South East Division Alan Faulkner looks at the creation of one of the biggest fleets of narrowboats ever, following post-war nationalisation Historical Profile: The Manchester Ship Canal Geoff Wheat traces the story of Britaina€ s biggest and once busiest waterway Working on the Waterways: Memories Of Ellesmere Yard Tom Godwin talks to Harry Arnold about working on the Llangollen Canal in the mid-20th century a€ a by-gone age when he felt part of a€~one big familya€ Historical Canal Maps: Chesterfield Canal Richard Dean looks at the development of ideas for the Chesterfield Canal through a range of early maps Picturing The Past: Suttons Stop DAVID BLAGROVE looks at some slides taken by SYD MITCHELL, probably all on the same day in early 1962. They depict Hawkesbury Junction, where the Coventry and Oxford canals meet, known to boatmen as a€~Suttonsa€ after a former toll clerk stationed here Art of the Waterways: Mixing Oil and Water Caroline Jones on how a€~roses and castlesa€ now appear in the same book as a€~old mastersa€
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