Boats Looking For Crew

Boats Looking For Crew

Books to read on the canals and narrow boats UK

There is much history and tradition that belongs to the UK Fortunately Channels for us, a single purchase which took place in word and image. Sometimes I encounter a book about the day passed, and I can not resist! Whether in Store small side canal or Canal Museum, this book jumps channel, asking me to buy it! Here are some books that I have what is is useful to do, if possible.

* The Number Ones, by Robert J. Wilson
Number Ones were owner-operators. In fact, owners of their own boat, and had teams for them. Some of the best known were the number Arthur Bray, Joe Skinner and Charlie Atkins. This little book I made in the Museum London Canal, and take a look at the lives of boat owner Midland Canal. It is well written and has a large number of photographs of the Number Ones, their boats and their families.

* Canal boats and barges Strait, Tony Conder.
This is a publication of the Shire, and is an introduction to the narrow boats, while watching a variety of other channels, and riverboats. Photos and illustrations (color and black and white) are boats in the waterways are Today the main and work boats down the industry. The author, Tony Conder, worked at Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum, before opening the waterways of the National Museum in Gloucestershire.

* A popular chain, the photographs of Robert Longden, by Sonia Rolt
One of the best books on barges and people in the channel. I love the history and culture channel, and that book is full of excellent photos of the carcass. Photos have been taken around Hawkesbury cross between late 1940 and early 1950. The images are from a nearby community and represent its members intimate, work, play, in its internal affairs, and how they lived in their colorful boats close. Sonia Rolt, who worked on canals new and photographer, he tells how he came by the images, and provides informative captions for the photos. Highly recommended for all lovers barge.

* Chains of England, Martin Evans and Robert Reichenfeld
It is a charming picture book, part of the series published by Phoenix Country some time ago. Martin and Robert ran the canals, waterways and documented in all aspects – at any time. There are over130 large photographs, and much Rich Text of the history, people and legends of the channels. This book captures the beauty of the stone bridges and canals in Bath, for the magnificent sweep Rochdale Canal.

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