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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features:
Castlefield National Rally - WW previews the largest ever IWA National Rally, to be held in both Manchester and Salford over August Bank Holiday, plus a detailed listing of Trade Stands
Canals to Castlefield - John Fletcher brings up to date the history of the complex system of waterways around the terminus of the original Duke of Bridgewater's Canal
Hector - Andy Burnett looks at a Josher-style tug from Five Towns Boatbuilding
Time on the Board - Euan Corrie talks to author and canal historian Charles Hadfield about his-four years serving on British Waterways Board from its inception in 1963
Sailor King to Queen's Dog - Tony Lewery looks at some interesting variations on the 'Roses & Castles' theme of narrowboat painting
Waterways Worldwide - In a special feature, Roger Squires reports on the recent IWA presence at the international centenary celebrations on Belgium's Canal du Centre
Commercial Commentary - Mike Taylor reviews dry-cargo barge traffic in the South-East with emphasis on those passing through London's bridges
Waterways Wordsquare - Another prize-winning brain-boggling word search ? this time for carriers and boats
Pennine Weekend - David Slater reports on Kingdom Tours' Pennine Waterway Weekend ? one of several canal-related study tours now regularly on offer
Waterside Walk - L. J. Boughey explores the 'award-winning' shallowed section of the Rochdale Canal leading up from Manchester
Railway vs Canal - John Morgan looks at some of the results of the battle between rail and water
Colours of the Cut - Edward Paget-Tomlinson re-creates the liveries of a Gloucester boatman ? Charles Ballinger
Regulars:
Reflections
News of the Waterways World
What's On
Readers' Forum
Boats & Pieces
Book Reviews
Classic Canalside Pubs
Letters to the Editor
Next Month
Classified Advertisements
Front Cover - Worsley Packet House, overlooking the distinctively coloured water of the Duke of Bridgewater's canal. Opened in 1765, the canal carried coal from his underground mines at Worsley to Castlefield, Man- chester, the site of this year's National Rally. (Michael Durnan)
Castlefield National Rally - WW previews the largest ever IWA National Rally, to be held in both Manchester and Salford over August Bank Holiday, plus a detailed listing of Trade Stands
Canals to Castlefield - John Fletcher brings up to date the history of the complex system of waterways around the terminus of the original Duke of Bridgewater's Canal
Hector - Andy Burnett looks at a Josher-style tug from Five Towns Boatbuilding
Time on the Board - Euan Corrie talks to author and canal historian Charles Hadfield about his-four years serving on British Waterways Board from its inception in 1963
Sailor King to Queen's Dog - Tony Lewery looks at some interesting variations on the 'Roses & Castles' theme of narrowboat painting
Waterways Worldwide - In a special feature, Roger Squires reports on the recent IWA presence at the international centenary celebrations on Belgium's Canal du Centre
Commercial Commentary - Mike Taylor reviews dry-cargo barge traffic in the South-East with emphasis on those passing through London's bridges
Waterways Wordsquare - Another prize-winning brain-boggling word search ? this time for carriers and boats
Pennine Weekend - David Slater reports on Kingdom Tours' Pennine Waterway Weekend ? one of several canal-related study tours now regularly on offer
Waterside Walk - L. J. Boughey explores the 'award-winning' shallowed section of the Rochdale Canal leading up from Manchester
Railway vs Canal - John Morgan looks at some of the results of the battle between rail and water
Colours of the Cut - Edward Paget-Tomlinson re-creates the liveries of a Gloucester boatman ? Charles Ballinger
Regulars:
Reflections
News of the Waterways World
What's On
Readers' Forum
Boats & Pieces
Book Reviews
Classic Canalside Pubs
Letters to the Editor
Next Month
Classified Advertisements
Front Cover - Worsley Packet House, overlooking the distinctively coloured water of the Duke of Bridgewater's canal. Opened in 1765, the canal carried coal from his underground mines at Worsley to Castlefield, Man- chester, the site of this year's National Rally. (Michael Durnan)
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