Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Historical Profile: Caldon Canal Basil Jeuda reveals that the attractive rural canal that we know today was once a hive of industry and activity Famous Fleets: Grand Union Canal Carrying Co Alan Faulkner looks at the history of one of the best known carrying fleets, many of whose narrowboats survive today, whilst Chris Jones reveals the variation of liveries through 16 specially drawn cabin sides A Broader Outlook: The Father of Britaina€ s Canals? 250 years after the Duke of Bridgewater obtained the Act for his first canal, Mike Clarke asks how significant his achievements were in the wider field of waterway development Canals That Never Were: Grand Imperial Ship Canal Richard Dean traces Nicholas Cundya€ s ambitious 1827 plan for a London to Portsmouth Ship Canal
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