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 | History - Working Canals |
Windlass in my Belt - a canal adolescence by John Thorpe , Edition: 1st - Paperback ISBN 1 870002 96 2 :290 pages, Published by Waterways World Ltd 2002 A school boy's introduction to the waterways in the late 1950's and early 60's and his experiences on hire boats, working narrowboats and a pair of hotel boats. Order now from 
Working Boat: Warwickshire & Worcestershire Trades by Ray Shill & Tom Foxon , ISBN 0 9517755 2 9 :64 pages, Published by Heartlands Press 2002 The waterways of these counties and the history of the trade carried by their working boats. Order now from
Knobsticks by Robert J Wilson , Edition: Reset edition. ISBN 0 907381 33 2 :32 pages, Published by Robert Wilson 2002 Written 1974 Canal carrying on the Trent & Mersey. Order now from
The Number Ones by Robert J Wilson , Edition: Reset and expanded edition. ISBN 0 907381 18 9 :48 pages, Published by Robert Wilson 2002 Written 1973 The story of the life of owner boatmen on the Midland canals Order now from
Adventures of the Nippy by James Hewitt , ISBN 0 9543197 0 2 :164 pages, Published by Published by the author 2002 The story of boating in the 1950s and the fight to keep the canals open. Order now from
A Spark on Salford Docks - Manchester Canal Memories 1954 - 1963 by Bill Hardie , ISBN 1 85216 149 3 :50 pages, Published by Neil Richardson 2002 An electrician's story of the people who worked in the docks. Order now from
Hold on a Minute by Tim Wilkinson , ISBN 0 947712 39 9 :188 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 2001 Written 1965 Paperback version of this 1965 account of working a pair of narrowboats. Order now from
I'd Go Back Tomorrow by Mike Lucas , ISBN 0 907864 89 9 :186 pages, Published by Wayzgoose 2001 The authors account of the Mikron Theatre Company, of which he was a founder, and its progress through the waterways. Order now from
Working Boat - An Introduction to Midland Canal Carriers 1770 - 1845 by Ray Shill , ISBN 0 9517755 7 X :60 pages, Published by Heartlands Press 2001 Looks at the operation of canal carrying in the early years. Order now from
Scenes from the Past - Lancashire Canal Carriers, J Monk & Sons by Norman Jones & James and Leonard Monk , ISBN 1 870119 54 1 :64 pages, Published by Foxline 2000 Large format book with good photographs of the Manchester Ship Canal and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Order now from
Waterways at Work by Thomas Pellow , ISBN 0 947849 74 2 :84 pages, Published by Landscape Press 2000 Illustrated with drawings by Edward Paget-Tomlinson. Order now from
Severn Traders by Colin Green , ISBN 0 9533028 2 2 :180 pages, Published by Black Dwarf 1999 Illustrated history of the trows, barges and other trading craft of the River Severn. Order now from
Burscough Boatmen: Their Marriages and their Boats by Robert Cheetham-Houghton , ISBN 1 901231 12 7 :52 pages, Published by Countyvise March 1999 A history, with photographs, of the boating families of this small town on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Order now from
George Smith the Children's Friend by Adrian Bristow , Edition: Softback ISBN 0 9535 0020 9 :181 pages, Published by Imogen 1999 The story of this social reformer who fought to improve the conditions for children on working boats. Order now from
The Quiet Waters By by David Blagrove , Edition: 1st ISBN 0 947712 35 6 :248 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1998 The story of the author's time spent as a Thames Lock keeper and of some canal trips made at this period. Published in paperback as number 7 of the Working Waterways series. Order now from
Tales from the Old Inland Waterways by Euan Corrie , ISBN 0 7153 9452 5 :192 pages, Published by David & Charles 1998 Stories of the past life on the waterways as told by the people who worked on them. Order now from
John Knill's Navy - Five Years on the Cut by Sir John Knill , ISBN 0 9532897 0 2 :144 pages, Published by Published by the author 1998 The author recalls the 5 years in the fifties that he spent running a small fleet of working boats based at Braunston. Order now from
Anderton for Orders by Tom Foxon , Edition: Revised ISBN 0 947712 33 X :158 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1997 Written 1988 Memoirs of a canal boatman in the early 1950s. Order now from
Voices from the Waterways by Jean Stone , ISBN 0 7509 1351 7 :181 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1997 Recolections of the waterways by people who spent their lives on them. Order now from
A Canal People: The Photographs of Robert Longden by Sonia Rolt , ISBN 0 7509 1048 8 :154 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1997 Order now from
Gongoozlers at the Gate by Kathleen Balchin , ISBN 0 9530511 0 2 :144 pages, Published by Silverswan 1997 The author and her husband spent three years in the 1980s as lock keepers at Tewkesbury on the Lower Avon. This is an account of their time there. Order now from
The Amateur Boatwomen by E Gayford , ISBN 0 947712 31 3 :162 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1996 Written 1973 Order now from
Tugs, Barges and Me by Jake Abram , ISBN 1 85216 104 3 :55 pages, Published by Neil Richardson 1996 Subtitled Manchester Ship Canal and Bridgewater Canal Memories. A4 card covered book describing work on the canals and in the docks. Order now from
The Industrial Canal - Volume 1, The Coal Trade by Ray Shill , ISBN 0 0951773 5 3 :166 pages, Published by Heartlands Press 1996 A5 softback history with photographs and illustrations. Order now from
Women & Children of the Cut by Wendy Freer , ISBN 0 901461 18 0 :80 pages, Published by Railway and Canal Historical Society 1995 Order now from
Bread upon the Waters by David Blagrove , Edition: Paperback edition ISBN 0 947712 27 5 :224 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1995 Written 1984 Describes the author's experiences of working on the waterways in the 1960s, from a trip boat on the River Kennet at Reading to a pair of working boats in the Willow Wren fleet. Order now from
Idle Women by Susan Woolfitt , Edition: Paperback edition ISBN 0 947712 28 3 :223 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1995 Written 1947 Illustrated account of the work of "trainee" boatwomen during the Second World War. Order now from
Troubled Waters - Memoirs of a Canal Boatwoman by Margaret Cornish , Edition: Corrected ISBN 0 947712 25 9 :204 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1994 Written 1987 Covers the author's life as a trainee boatwoman during the Second World War. Order now from
Canal Coins: Inland Waterway Tokens, Medals, Badges and Buttons by Stanley Holland , ISBN 0 947712 18 6 :71 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1993 Well illustrated. Recommended. Order now from
Railway on the Water by Harrold Crabtree & Mike Clarke , ISBN 0 9522592 0 6 :120 pages, Published by Sobriety Project 1993 Written by Crabtree and edited by Clarke this book deals with the operation of the Tom Pudding compartment boats that operated on the Aire & Calder Navigation. Order now from
Maidens' Trip by Emma Smith , Edition: 1987 Paperback reprint ISBN 0 947712 05 4 :208 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1993 Written 1948 A novel based on author's experiences as a trainee boat woman during the second world war. Order now from
Number One by Tom Foxon , ISBN 0 907864 58 9 :136 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 1991 The author's experiences as a working boatman in the early fifties. Order now from
Troubled Waters - Memoirs of a Canal Boatwoman by Margaret Cornish , ISBN 0-7090-2955-1 :Published by Robert Hale 1987 Written 1987 Covers the author's life as a trainee boatwoman during the Second World War. Order now from
Lock Keeper's Daughter by Pat Warner , Edition: Softback ISBN 0 906986 08 7 :158 pages, Published by Shepperton Swan 1987 Autobiography of life on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.. Order now from
The Canal Boatmen 1760 - 1914 by Harry Hanson , Edition: Paperback Edition ISBN 0 86299 067 X :244 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1984 Written 1975 A study adapted from a thesis presented for an M.A. degree at Manchester. Much well researched and interesting information, complete with photographs. Order now from
Claytons of Oldbury by Alan H Faulkner , ISBN 0907381014 :48 pages, Published by Wilson 1978 Includes photogrphs. Order now from
Clothes of the Cut by Avril Lansdell , ISBN 0905 366328 :36 pages, Published by Belmont Press 1975 A history of canal cosume. Order now from
The Dark River by Cyril Bracegirdle , ISBN 0 85427 033 7 :Published by Sherratt & Hughes 1973 About the river Irwell in and around Manchester, and the tales and characters associated with it over the years. Order now from
Journeys of the Swan by J Liley , Edition: 1st edition ISBN 0 04 386005 2 :192 pages, Published by Allen & Unwin 1971 An illustrated account of various journeys in a former Cowburn & Cowper motor boat. Order now from
Hold on a Minute by Tim Wilkinson , ISBN 0 04 386004 4 :Published by Waterway Productions 1970 Written 1965 Order now from
| History - Reviving Canals |
Scotland's Millennium Canals by Guthrie Hutton , ISBN 1 84033 181 X :160 pages, Published by Stenlake 2002 The story of the Forth & Clyde and the Union canals and their restoration. Order now from
Slipstream - A Memoir by Elizabeth Jane Howard , ISBN 0 333 90349 8 :493 pages, Published by Macmillan Publishers (UK) Ltd 2002 Her autobiography which includes the her experiences in the newly formed Inland Waterways Association. She moved in with Robert Aickman (an IWA founder) after leaving another IWA member - her husband Peter Scott, the naturalist and painter. Order now from
The Landscape Trilogy by L T C Rolt , ISBN 0 7509 2478 0 :688 pages, Published by Sutton Publishing 2001 A sinlge volume incorporating Rolt's three oringinal volumes of Landscape with Machines, Landscape with Canals and Landscape with People. Order now from
Precious Cargo - 50 Years of Hotel Boats by Robin Smithett , ISBN 1 870002 99 7 :107 pages, Published by Waterways World Ltd 2000 The history of hotel boats on Britain's waterways. Order now from
Narrow Boat by L T C Rolt , Edition: Hardback ISBN 18401 5064 5 :212 pages, Published by Sutton Publishing August 1998 Written Early April 1940 This classic book which led directly to the founding of the Inland Waterways Association, and the revival of interest in canals, was completed "a few weeks" after the Cressy arrived at Hungerford in March 1940. It was rejected by numerous publishers and was kept under the bed on Cressy for over 3 years before publication was agreed. With photographs by Angela Rolt. Order now from
Charles Hadfield Canal man and more by Joseph Boughey , Edition: 1st ISBN 0-7509-1052-6 :223 pages, Published by Sutton Publishing 1998 Written 1998 A biography of the canal historian plus autobiographical writings by Charles Hadfield. Order now from
Narrow Boat by L T C Rolt , ISBN 0 7509 0806 8 :216 pages, Published by Sutton Publishing December 1994 Softback edition of this classic work Order now from
Landscape With Figures, The final part of his Autobiography by L T C Rolt , Edition: Paperback Edition ISBN 0-7509-0593-X :246 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1994 Illustrated. Order now from
Tom Rolt and the Cressy Years by Ian Mackersey , Edition: New (corrected) impression ISBN 0 947712 01 1 :106 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1991 Written 1984 Paperback biography covering Rolt's association with the inland waterways. Order now from
Race Against Time by David Bolton , ISBN 0 413 63470 1 :270 pages, Published by Methuen London Ltd 1990 Sub-titled "How Britain's Waterways were saved" this book tells the story of the Inland Waterways Association from its founding to the re-opening of the Stratford Canal in 1964. Order now from
The River Runs Uphill by Robert Aickman , Edition: 1st ISBN 0-907864-38-4 :210 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 1986 The first chairman and co-founder of the Inland Waterways Association gives his view of events from the founding of the IWA to 1950. Order now from
Landscape with Canals by L T C Rolt , Edition: 1986 reprint ISBN 0-86299-141-2 :194 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1984 Written 1977 The second part of L T C Rolt's autobiography Order now from
Landscape With Machines, The first part of his Autobiography by L T C Rolt , Edition: 1994 reprint ISBN 0-86299-140-4 :230 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1984 Illustrated. Order now from
New Navvies by Roger W Squires , ISBN 0 85033 364 4 :180 pages, Published by Phillimore & Co. 1983 A history of the modern waterways restoration movement including 22 maps. 32 pages of plates. Order now from
Canals Revived by Roger W Squires , ISBN 0 239 00191 5 :185 pages, Published by Moonraker Press 1979 Photographs and maps. Order now from
Waterways Restored by P J G Ransom , ISBN 0 571 10434 7 :179 pages, Published by Faber & Faber Ltd. 1974 16 plates and 10 maps. Order now from
Lost Canals of England and Wales by Ronald Russell , ISBN 0 7153 5417 5 :272 pages, Published by David & Charles 1971 A description and history of practically all the derelict canals of England and Wales Order now from
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