Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features:
Take Three Rivers - In an extended survey of facilities, attractions and safety on three of Britain's delightful rivers. David Bolton looks at the Avon. Nene and Upper Thames.
The Restoration Man - Keith Goss talks to David Hutchings about the reopening of the Upper Avon and about future restoration projects.
Thames to Medway - Mike Taylor barges around the Isle of Grain with a load of Kerosene
West Yorkshire Progress - Councillor John Sully assesses the rapid progress on restoration of the Huddersfield and Rochdale canals
Batteries - Andy Burnett offers a practical guide to buying and caring for boat batteries
Rooms With A View - More suggestions for accommodation overlooking waterways
Commercial Commentary - Mike Taylor looks at barge and coaster traffic on the river Trent
The Bridge Builders- Patrick Thorn and Marcus Potts tell the story of the Horseley Iron Works, whose name is cast in bridges on the Birmingham and Oxford Canals, and who also built the first iron steam ship
Waterside Walk - Tom Foxon takes a nostalgic stroll from Kidsgrove to Sandbach down Cheshire Locks
Day Star - Keith Goss talks to a canal theatre company as it sets out on its 1985 tour
Regulars:
Boats & Pieces
Letters to the Editor
Classified Adverts
Reflections
News of the Waterways World
Book Reviews
Front Cover: The delightful riverside at Stratford on the Avon, one of three rivers compared on pages 30-38.
Take Three Rivers - In an extended survey of facilities, attractions and safety on three of Britain's delightful rivers. David Bolton looks at the Avon. Nene and Upper Thames.
The Restoration Man - Keith Goss talks to David Hutchings about the reopening of the Upper Avon and about future restoration projects.
Thames to Medway - Mike Taylor barges around the Isle of Grain with a load of Kerosene
West Yorkshire Progress - Councillor John Sully assesses the rapid progress on restoration of the Huddersfield and Rochdale canals
Batteries - Andy Burnett offers a practical guide to buying and caring for boat batteries
Rooms With A View - More suggestions for accommodation overlooking waterways
Commercial Commentary - Mike Taylor looks at barge and coaster traffic on the river Trent
The Bridge Builders- Patrick Thorn and Marcus Potts tell the story of the Horseley Iron Works, whose name is cast in bridges on the Birmingham and Oxford Canals, and who also built the first iron steam ship
Waterside Walk - Tom Foxon takes a nostalgic stroll from Kidsgrove to Sandbach down Cheshire Locks
Day Star - Keith Goss talks to a canal theatre company as it sets out on its 1985 tour
Regulars:
Boats & Pieces
Letters to the Editor
Classified Adverts
Reflections
News of the Waterways World
Book Reviews
Front Cover: The delightful riverside at Stratford on the Avon, one of three rivers compared on pages 30-38.
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