History & Transportation - Maritime & Inland Waterways

Artikelname: Birmingham's Canalside Industries
Artikelbeschreibung: Coal mining and iron working prospered in the West Midlands in the nineteenth century, after the development of local industry, in particular metalworking and the use of coal, iron and limestone. Metalworking also stimulated the growth of a local chemical industry where acids and alkali was produced, which in turn led to the making of pure chemicals, assisting the local paint and varnish industry. Industries sprang up at the canal side. Other needs led to building of brickyards, flourmills, glassworks and timber yards beside the water's edge. This illustrated volume examines the canalside industries of Birmingham and the Black Country, looking at iron, coal, gas, electricity, bricks and firebricks, and railway interchange, plus some of the more modern trades.

Artikelname: Boats, Smoke, Steam and Folks: Exploring the Canals of the Midlands
Artikelbeschreibung: Narrow boats, coal, steam engines, tunnels, locks, bridges, aqueducts and the lives of thousands of men, women and children came to be wrapped up in the late eighteenth century with what was a whole new transport system. Over a period of fifty or so years a network of canals and inland waterways connected Britain's major towns and industrial centres. In the grand scheme of things, two hundred years is a relatively short period of time. But yet, within this timeframe, an amazing form of transport was developed, grew to a prosperous zenith, went into decline, virtually disappeared and is now being resurrected. Exploring the canals of the Midlands, this book, with maps and detailed walks, will encourage the reader to move from his armchair and into this living piece of history. It also answers some of the many questions asked today about our canal network: Who did all the work; when and why were they built; what was it like to work on canals, either repairing them or moving goods about. Also included are interviews and memories of those who worked on the canals, albeit in the twilight years of the fifties and sixties when road transport was taking over the role of moving bulky loads around the country.

Artikelname: Bread upon the Waters
Artikelbeschreibung: This book describes the last years of regular narrow-boat traffics on the Grand Union Canal and connecting waterways. Its author writes with great feeling of the difficulties faced by canal carriers and boatmen in the 1960s, including the 'great freeze' of 1962/3.

Artikelname: Britain's Lost Commercial Waterways
Artikelbeschreibung: This collection of nearly 300 photographs dating from the early 19th C. to the 1960's illustrates commercial traffic on Britain's inland waterways and navigations to the sea. The scenes depict the waterways, some of which survive but only in sections, and the various goods that were carried up and down the length and breadth of the country. Previously published in 1979 in two volumes entitled Britain's Lost Waterways. Extended captions provide fascinating historical detail to accompany the photographs.

Artikelname: Canal Guide: Llangollen & Montgomery Canals
Artikelbeschreibung: World-famous, the Llangollen canal is one of the most popular routes for holiday cruising; spectacular aqueducts and embankments alternate with short tunnels, lift-bridges and staircase locks amidst breathtaking scenery. From Hurleston, near Nantwich, the waterway meanders through lush cheshire pastures, climbs the famous Grindley Brook staircase locks and, by way of Whitchurch, passes through EIlesmere's lake district. Beyond the awe-inspiring 200-year old Pontcysyllte Aqueduct the canal clings to the side of the Dee valley to finally reach Llangollen.Branching off at Frankton, the Montgomery Canal may be followed via Welshpool to Newtown - but not all the way, yet, by boat - this guide describes the continuing restoration progress.Clear and easy to use, this guide is the perfect companion for all visitors to these two canals; whether boating, walkingof cycling,or simply arriving by car or public transport to enjoy their beauty. Packed with essential information for canal users..and those interested in the history and industrial archaeology of the Llangollen and Montgomery canals. Clear, full-colour maps show the route of the canal and also all major roads, facilities for boaters, pubs and eating places, museums, places of interest, and more. Extensive information on the navigation, points of interest along the way and connections to other waterways.

Artikelname: Crinan Canal: Puffers and Paddle Steamers
Artikelbeschreibung: Archive photographs and illustrations show the Crinan Canal bustling with activity. The towns of Ardrishaig and Lochgilphead and the village of Crinan complement pictures of puffers, fishing vessels and cabin cruisers, with the canal's best-known vessel, the Linnet, making several appearances. Guthrie Hutton's detailed captions accompany the photographs.

Artikelname: Crinan Canal: The Shipping Short Cut
Artikelbeschreibung: Work on the Crinan Canal commenced in 1794 but the project was beset by financial and engineering problems and quickly had to be baled out by the Government. After this uncertain start the structural difficulties were addressed and traffic levels gradually increased. In 1847 Queen Victoria travelled along the canal on her way to a holiday in the Highlands, and following her patronage it became part of what tourist promoters billed as 'The Royal Route'. The short but scenic canal has been popular with tourists ever since, and as commercial traffic dwindled in the first half of the twentieth century yachts and pleasure cruisers replaced fishing boats and puffers. The route of the canal from Crinan to Ardrishaig is illustrated in a collection of pictures that feature both canal life and some of the small communities that once lay alongside it.

Artikelname: Cromford Canal
Artikelbeschreibung: From the Editor of Waterways World this book is a collection of photographs collated from a vast cataloque. Cromford canal is pictured through the ages from the pony led barges to the motors of today

Artikelname: Forth and Clyde; The Comeback Canal
Artikelbeschreibung: Forth and Clyde, The Comeback Canal is the follow-up to Guthrie Hutton's 1991 book A Forth and Clyde Canalbum (now out of print). Guthrie has had a long-term interest in and involvement with the Forth and Clyde Canal, and was instrumental in securing the 1997 Heritage Lottery Fund award which led to the restoration and reopening of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals in 2002. The approach of this exciting new development rendered some aspects of his original book out of date, and this newer volume combines fresh text with many new archive photographs, unearthed since the publication of the first book.

Artikelname: Historic Shipwrecks of Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: Drama and disaster, tragedy and triumph, horror and heroism - this account of Welsh shipwrecks from the earliest times to the present day encompasses all these and more. Lost treasure, smuggling, wrecking, and the most gallant of attempts at rescue. In Dilys Gater's un-put-downable style, this is one book you will read enthralled to the last page.

Artikelname: Isle of Man...Ships of the Isle of Man Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: Dearden and Hassell's book gives a comprehensive history of the ships and people involved in the running of the Steam Packet Company service. Many ships are photographed from Peveril, the first specially built cargo ship to Fenella, the glamorous passenger steamer. Other ships featured include the Duke of Cornwall, Rushen Castle, the Victoria, Ben-My-Chree, Antrim, Manx Maid, Menevia, Currachmore, Tynwald, Abingdon, Mona's Queen, Lady of Mann, Snaefell III, Tyrconnel, Ramsey, Peel Castle, King Orry III, La Marguerite, Manxman I, Onward, Mona's Isle, Cushag and Ellan Vannin.

Ouse Navigation. Glynde Reach. River Cuckmere. Rother Navigation. Brede Navigation. River Tillingham. Royal Military Canal. Stour Navigation. Seaton Navigation. Medway Navigation. Thames & Medway Canal. Dartford & Crayford Navigation.

The inlets, harbours and ports of Kent have been of national importance since navigation began. Their great variety is extensively illustrated, as is the enormous range of vessels that have served them for many generations.

Artikelname: Lifeboat Gallantry
Artikelbeschreibung: Since the foundation of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution on 4 March 1824, just over 2,400 medals - gold, silver and, since 1917, bronze - have been awarded for gallantry in saving life from shipwreck.This is the first complete list of all such medals to be published, together with details of the services involved: from acts of individual heroism to the combined efforts of lifeboat crews: hours spent at sea to effect rescues in raging stonns and tempestuous seas: old men, young boys and women: incredible feats of endurance of men in rowing and sailing lifeboats before the advent of motor: the dangers of mines and aerial attacks in wartime: saving fishing fleets and board sailors.This is not only a book of reference but also a record of valiant deeds to make the reader realise just how many lives bave been saved because of the selfless efforts of those who have risked their own lives to rescue others from the sea.

List price for this book is £26.50.

River Thames. Wey Navigation. Godalming Navigation. Wey & Arun Junction Canal. Arun Canal. Arun Navigation. Coldwaltham Cut. River Arun. Portsmouth & Arundel Canal Navigation.

Artikelname: Midlands Canals: History of the Canal Carriers
Artikelbeschreibung: This illustrated volume is exceptionally researched. Robert Davies has compiled interviews with boat people and the people who worked the inland waterways during the final decades of commercial canal carrying, capturing the flavour of this era. Often whole families worked on the great boats and lived in the tiny cabins at the back. Among the people interviewed are those who worked the narrow canals from London through the Midlands, to Stoke on Trent and Middlewich, and people who worked for big companies such as Grand Union Canal Carrying Co., as well as for the little George and Mathews. The book spans the 1930s-'60s, a time when transport technology saw huge changes, and looks issues such as the operating of ice boats and the use of horse power as well as the experiences of the people themselves.

Artikelname: Narrow Boat:A Narrow Boat Journey through England
Artikelbeschreibung: First published in 1944, this book has been said by many to have started a revival of interest in the English waterways. It was on a spring day in 1939 that L.T.C. Rolt first stepped aboard Cressy. This is the story of how he and his wife adapted and fitted out the boat as a home and recreates the journey of some 400 miles that they made along the network of waterways in the Midlands. It recalls the boatmen and their craft, and celebrates the then seemingly timeless nature of the English countryside through which they passed.

Artikelname: Orkney & Shetland Steamers
Artikelbeschreibung: The replacement of P&O Scottish Ferries by Northlink as the ferry company serving Orkney and Shetland in October 2002 brings to an end an unbroken line of ownership that stretches back to the dawn of steam navigation and before. The North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company, known as the North Company, operated from 1875 for a century, until, as part of the P&O group, it was renamed P&O Ferries (Orkney & Shetland Services). P&O have served the northern isles since then.The ferry services are still an important part of the economy of Orkney and Shetland. Although aircraft have had an impact on passenger services over the past few decades, much of the freight and many passengers are still carried by ferries to and from Aberdeen or Scrabster. The inter-island services have also been important throughout the islands as a means of communication. Ships such as St Ola, St Rognvald, Earl of Zetland, Se Clair, Orcardia and St Sunniva have all served the islands well over the past hundred..or so years and ferry services to Orkney and Shetland look set to continue for a long time to come.Inside the pages of Orkney & Shetland Stcamers are over 200 images from the past two centuries of the ferries, the piers and the people they served. They are accompanied by an informative text and give an insight into the history of the companies that have served Orkney and Shetland over the past two hundred years as well as the ships that have plied the sometimes treacherous waters of the North Sea.

Artikelname: Paddle Steamers of the Thames
Artikelbeschreibung: The popularity of Thames paddle steamers as a means of transport began in the 1820s. They transported millions of holidaymakers along the river and to coastal resorts, initially , transporting both cargo and passengers. By the 1860s these vessels were being supplanted by more modern, passenger only steamers. These new vessels often appeared only in the summer, hence the term 'butterfly boats' to describe them. By the time of the 1871 Bank Holidays Act,steamer routes were well established. The steamers offered a means of escape from the daily drudgery of work, to the 'glamorous' resorts of the Thames Estuary and, later, across the Channel. Until the First World War they were able to compete with other forms of transport and were still popular. However; by the mid~1930s the very concept of a paddle steamer was being threatened by the modern vessels that had appeared. In the late 1960s, the last paddlers were-scrapped-and with those vessels died - often literally - a Victorian heritage. A few survived in 'static roles' and today, they linger on. Of all the traditional Thames paddle steamers, only Medway Queen survives. She has returned to the Medway and her survival is the key aim of the Medway Queen Preservation Society.In Paddle Steamers of the Thames peter Box manages to bring back the noises, smells and vibrations of this particular form of transport and an old fashioned way of travelling at a slow leisurely speed.

Twenty miles long, connecting Lancashire and Yorkshire, the Huddersfield Narrow Canal has by far the longest and deepest canal tunnel built in the British Isles at Standedge under the Pennines. It was built 200 years ago by people who dreamt an impossible dream - that they might profit from a canal taking a collision course with the backbone of England. Taking a long time to build, at a time when prices were rising dramatically to pay for war with France, it was thirty years before the canal paid a dividend. The canal prospered for only a short time before a parallel railway was built, but it soldiered on for another hundred years before abandonment in 1944.Thirty years later a group of enthusiasts dreamt another impossible dream: one of re-opening the canal. The world of officialdom thought that their dream of re-opening the canal was completely crazy, as the canal was closed and large parts of it were destroyed. The enthusiasts would have to restore seventy-four locks, rebuild one and a half miles that were filled in or even built over, and reinstate bridges all along the length of the canal. It would cost millions. But they persevered and on 3 September 2001 the canal was officially reopened by HRH The Prince of Wales.This is a story of two Pennine dreams. The first part, telling how and why the canal was built, the operating years and its decline, is set in the context of what was happening in the outside world away from the canal. The second part, that of the restoration of the canal, shows how the enthusiasts achieved respectability and were taken seriously by tackling the politics of restoring the canal, raising the money, and actually doing the work. How they developed a strategy and persuaded the powers that be that the canal should be restored as a catalyst for the economic and environmental regeneration of two Pennine valleys.

Artikelname: Pennine Pioneer: The Story of the Rochdale Canal
Artikelbeschreibung: Rochdale Canal - the third of the trans-Pennine canals - was built two hundred years ago and traded successfully until the beginning of the twentieth century. However, the arrival of motor transport had a dramatic effect on the canal and its importance as a trade route, and by the Second World War it was scarcely used and formally abandoned in 1952, quickly becoming impassable. But in 1974, the Rochdale Canal Society was formed to promote restoration of the canal across the Pennines. After a long search for funding and support from the local authorities, restoration finally commenced, resulting in the canal's complete reopening in 2002. The Pennine Pioneer: The Story of the Rochdale Canal follows the life of the Rochdale Canal, from its success to its abandonment, and tells of the more recent battle for its preservation.

Artikelname: Puffers:West Coast Puffers in Old Photographs
Artikelbeschreibung: Old photographs with extensive captions about these delightful little boats which plied the waters of the West Coast of Scotland in the twentieth century and were immortalised in Neil Munro's The Vital Spark. This book includes many rare photographs, previously unpublished, including a number by Dan McDonald. The vessels featured are Sealight, Nelson, Hannibal, Hero, Caesar, Norman, Victor, Druid, Dane, Saxon, Melissa, Vital Spark, The Maggie, Boer, Inca, Na Kiel, Cretan, Moor, Turk, Slav, Texan, Kildonan, Anzac, Lasca, Spartan, Stormlight, Kaffir, Chindit, Ardfern, Staffinch, Innishowen, Innisclora, Eva, Clydegate, Perfection, Ashdale Glen, Arab, Hafton, Logan, Kype, Mellite, Limelight, Crysto, Starlight, Skylight, Sitka, Raylight, Arclight, Moonlight, Paulgate, Ormsa, Inchcolm, Lucullite, Arran Rose, Garmoyle, Northinch, Stronshira, Glencloy, Thistle, Mary Stewart, Glenholm, Invercloy, Glen Rosa, Barrington, Lady Bute, River Cloy, Jenny, Lythe, Petrel, Faithful, Lady Isle, Cuban, Cloch Lass, Toward Lass, Cumbrae Lass, Pibroch, Texa, Glen Fyne, Auld Reekie, Louise, Helena and Eilean Easdale.

Artikelname: Scotland's Millennium Canals: The Survival and Revival of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals
Artikelbeschreibung: In the late eighteenth century, Scotland's men of commerce had a vision - of goods moving easily from sea to sea and city to city. Instead of being carted at a snail's pace on rough unmade roads in tiny quantities, wheat, sugar, salt and more would move in bulk - at speed. So the Forth & Clyde Canal was born, with profit as its motive and Glasgow as its focus. Later, the Union Canal was constructed, completing the network by providing a link from Edinburgh to the Forth & Clyde Canal at Falkirk. But the Great War closed the ports on the Forth, and afterwards metalled roads and powerful lorries killed the canals commercially. By the mid-1960s both were closed. After over thirty years of campaigning and an ambitious £78 million Millennium Lottery Fund application, Scotland's Millennium Canals have been reborn, with the Falkirk Wheel, a giant rotating boat-lift, as their centrepiece.

Ever since William Syrnington built the first steam boat on Dalswinton Loch in Dumfries, and sailed the Charlotte Dundas along the Forth & Clyde Canal
in 1803, Scotland has been at the forefront of steam-boat technology. With its myriad lochs and rivers, communication in parts of Scotland has only been facilitated by water travel, and steam and motor ships and boats have been a regular sight on many lochs and on the canals. Scottish Loch & Canal Steamers looks at the many pleasure steamers and motor vessels used on Loch Lomond, Loch Ness, Loch Katrine, Loch Earn, the Lake of Menteith and many other sea and freshwater Lochs, as well as on the Forth & Clyde, Union, Monkland and Caledonian Canals. Alistair Deayton brings together for the first time many unpublished images with an informative text and tells the story of the development of passenger services on Scotland's lochs and inland waterways.

Artikelname: Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Artikelbeschreibung: Dearden and Hassell's book gives a comprehensive history of the ships and people involved in the running of the Steam Packet Company service. Many ships are photographed from Peveril, the first specially built cargo ship to Fenella, the glamorous passenger steamer. Other ships featured include the Duke of Cornwall, Rushen Castle, the Victoria, Ben-My-Chree, Antrim, Manx Maid, Menevia, Currachmore, Tynwald, Abingdon, Mona's Queen, Lady of Mann, Snaefell III, Tyrconnel, Ramsey, Peel Castle, King Orry III, La Marguerite, Manxman I, Onward, Mona's Isle, Cushag and Ellan Vannin.

Artikelname: Shrouded Quays: the lost ports of Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: The sea has been a vital highway for many of Wales coastal areas throughout the centuries; ship building, loading and unloading ships, and raising sons to go to sea was part of the pattern of life in those areas. The fortunes of the working ships are now at an ebb and many small ports that were busy in their day by now lie idle and silent. Some of them are threatened by enormous commercial developments marinas, holiday homes, pleasure craft and leisure facilities - developments that are altogether alien to the nature of the old ports and endanger their character and culture. In this volume the author shows that incompatible developments of this kind are not inevitable - he gives us examples of maritime museums in other countries that attract visitors, whilst retaining the character and tradition of historic ports.

Artikelname: Steamers of Loch Lomond
Artikelbeschreibung: From 1818 to 1981 there were steamers in operation on Loch Lomond, the first being the Marion, which catered mainly for the demands of early tourism, and the last the Maid of the Loch. In the intervening period Loch Lomond's steamers were an integral part of the transport system of the district. The heyday of these steamer services is featured extensively in this photographic history.

Artikelname: Steamers of the Forth
Artikelbeschreibung: Together with a companion volume subtitled 'Ferry Crossings and River Sailings this book tells the story of local passenger sailings on the River and Firth of Forth. All activity relating to services starting east of the Queensferry narrows is covered in this volume, with the exception of the Fife and Midlothian ferries from Newhaven to Pettycur and Burntisland, and their successor between Granton and Burntisland, which were controlled by Parliamentary Act and feature in volume one. Detailed captions accompany a wide-ranging selection of photographs illustrating vessels that plied on the Forth. Ian Brodie's captions are informative and accessible, making them of interest to general readers and not just steamer enthusiasts.

Artikelname: Steamers of the Forth:Volume 1: Ferry Crossings and River Sailings
Artikelbeschreibung: Together with a companion volume subtitled 'Firth Services and Excursions', this book tells the story of local passenger sailings on the River and Firth of Forth. The ferry crossings controlled by Parliamentary Acts are covered in this volume, as are the river sailings and crossings commencing at Queensferry or operating upriver from there. Comprising photographs and other illustrations accompanied by detailed captions, the book is divided into several sections: Pioneer Steam Services, The Railway Ferries, The Stirling Steamer Service, The Ferries, 1890-1919, River Excursions, The Inter-war Years, and The Post-war Years. Ian Brodie's informative captions will be of interest to both aficionados and general readers.

Artikelname: Steamers of the Tay
Artikelbeschreibung: This is a readable and accessible account of the history of steamers on the Tay, illustrated with pictures showing all the key vessels, as well as other aspects of the subject such as passenger certificates and illustrations from guidebooks. The various Tay passenger ferries feature prominently, as does the history of the Tay train ferry - the second in the world after that across the Forth - while excursion traffic is also well covered. The excursion vessels are seen at destinations including Dundee, Newburgh, Broughty Ferry, Bridge of Earn and Balmerino. The last ferries to operate between Dundee and Newport prior to the opening of the Tay Road Bridge are featured prominently, and the excursion story is brought bang up to date with pictures of those vessels that have made an appearance on the Tay in more recent years. The final three pages of the book cover Loch Tay.

Artikelname: The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships
Artikelbeschreibung: The history of Admiral Horatio Nelson has been written from every possible angle but this is not the case with his ships. Such information as there was about the ships was buried in the archives on naval architecture; only a top expert could have sifted it and presented it in a useable form. Dr. Longridge was that expert. His research is supported by 271 detailed line drawings, rare photographs and unique fold-out plans showing hull framing, interior construction, complex rigging and deck layouts. Anyone interested in ships, naval architecture or ship modelling will find this book invaluable.

Artikelname: The Art of the Narrow Boat Painters
Artikelbeschreibung: From the traditional designs of diamonds, hearts, clubs and fancy borders, to the development of the well-known 'roses and castles' theme, the author describes the techniques, and comments on the practice and style of boatyards and painters who have gained recognition within this tradition. Bypassing the romantic conjecture surrounding this subject, he has interviewed and recorded details of the work of the people, crews, builders and painters, to create an accurate and evocative record of a fast-disappearing folk-culture.

Contents Include THE BOATS AND THE BOATMEN, 'ROSES AND CASTLES' - ORIGINS, DIAMONDS, DESIGNS AND DERIVATIONS, 'VAN-DYKING' AND THE PAINTERS, BCN BOATS AND THEIR PAINTWORK.

Artikelname: The Caledonian Canal: Lochs, Locks and Pleasure Steamers
Artikelbeschreibung: The Caledonian Canal was cut to link Scotland's east and west coasts and among its many users were boats engaged in herring fishing - as the fish migrated, they were followed from coast to coast by vessels using the canal as a short cut. There was also a thriving tourist trade, with holidaymakers travelling from as far south as Glasgow, sailing via the Clyde, the Crinan Canal, up the west coast and through the Caledonian Canal to Inverness. Thanks to Queen Victoria, this became known as the 'Royal Route'. These and other aspects of the canal's history are illustrated with 53 photographs.

Artikelname: The Canal Builders
Artikelbeschreibung: Just over 250 years ago a revolution started in the UK that was to make it the powerhouse of the world. The Industrial Revolution saw the growth of the town, altered trade patterns and of the first proper transport system in the country. From the first river navigations to the building of some of the most impressive canals, Anthony Burton looks at the men who made Britain 'Great', those first pioneers of the industrial age. Without the new canals it is unlikely that Britain would have become industrialised just so quickly and a few men like Thomas Telford, William Jessop and James Brindley were responsible for most of the first canals. First published in 1969, this revised edition is the definitive history of Britain's canals and the men who made them.

Artikelname: The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal: An Illustrated History
Artikelbeschreibung: This illustrated history draws on contemporary sources to shed new light on the difficulties encountered in constructing the canal, including memories of those who worked on the waterway, giving a vivid history.

Artikelname: The Manchester Ship Canal: The Big Ditch
Artikelbeschreibung: The history of the MSC can be traced to the Stone Age. When the MSC was being constructed in the 1880s, dug out canoes were discovered at two locations throughout its length, where a river previously existed. The owners of these canoes could not have had any direct bearing on the canal as it is today, but the discovery may indicate that the importance of the rivers Mersey and Irwell was recognised when mankind was in its infancy. This book provides a history and guide to the Inland Waterways System around Manchester, chartering their development from ancient beginnings, to their importance in the Industrial Revolution, to current redevelopment projects.

Artikelname: The Narrowboat Builder's Book
Artikelbeschreibung: The third, completely revised and updated, edition of the standard work on fitting out traditional narrowboat shells. Written by the technical editor of Waterways World, Britain's best selling and most authoritative monthly magazine for canal enthusiasts,the book provides a complete guide to fitting out a narrowboat.Starting with the purchase of a shell, it takes you through how to find an engine, the tools needed for DIY fitting-out, insulation, lining out, water heating, electrics and required safety standards. It comes complete with comprehensive listings of shell builders, diesel engine manufacturers and suppliers, plus extensive listings of all the necessary suppliers.

Artikelname: The Quiet Waters By (Working Waterways Series)
Artikelbeschreibung: The Quiet Waters By, the seventh book in the 'Working Waterways' series, describes the colourful experiences of a young man who worked as a Thames lock-keeper, while also running a narrow-boat carrying company. His recollections of the Thames Conservancy, Salters' Steamers, and taking the Skinners to the reopening of the Stratford-on-Avon Canal vividly recapture the waterway scene in the early 1960s.

Artikelname: The Stroudwater Navigation
Artikelbeschreibung: Personal reminiscences, legal documents, census returns, illustrations, photographs, maps, plans and poetry are all used to record the role played by the canal in the social history of the region.

Artikelname: The Thames and Severn Canal
Artikelbeschreibung: This book has been prepared by David Viner from 30 years personal knowledge of the canal, including observations of the resurgence in restoration interest following the formation of the Stroudwater Canal Society.

Artikelname: Troubled Waters (Working Waterways Series)
Artikelbeschreibung: In this book the author describes the Ministry of War Transport scheme under which women 'off the land' were recruited to crew canal boats. Writing many years later, Margaret Cornish was able to give a more balanced description of this scheme than earlier writers.