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A. M. Models: Sells a range of model narrowboats and has some useful lists of ex-working boats. Abacus Designs: Embroidery kits of a wide range of canal and waterway scences. Artist on the Waterways: On this site you can view oil paintings and prints by the artist Sylvia Hankin who is a member of the Guild of Waterways Artists.
Bewdley Pipes & Pottery: Making replica clay pipes and a range of Narrowboats scaled at approx 1/72 hand painted in the styles of the traditional carrying companies and other canal related objects. Canal Art: A family business, based in Northamptonshire, supplying painted canal ware. Canal Stock: Canal Photographs and fenders. Canalia: Hand-painted canalware Canalpix: A photographic library devoted to
the canals and inland waterways of England and Wales. Day-Star Theatre: All the dates and details for this canal theatre company. Derek Pratt - Waterways Photo Library: Images from the leading waterways photographer whose work has been seen in books and magazines for many years. Doug Myers Paintings: Includes his project is to paint all the bridges 135 (approx) over the Thames.
English Crafts: Incorporating a number of cottage industry crafts which reflect different aspects of English life, past and present, including Crochet and Cabin Lace. Folkwise: Songs of the waterways. Details of the show and CD. Garth Allan: Waterways Artist and watercolours specialist. The Guild of Waterway Artists: A group of artists interested in the commercial painting of rivers canals, waterways and other wetlands. Images of the BCN: A calendar of the Birmingham Canals which can be printed from the web pages. Jane Selkirk: Traditional hand painted canalware painted by Jane Selkirk Keepers Lock: A group who sing songs and tell stories about the great era of the canals in England Lockside Antiques: Specialising in selling antique ribbon and lace plates and original Measham pottery as well as brass items and old lace (crochet) edging. Michele Field: A well-established artist in Oxfordshire; whose work consists of pet portraits, landscapes, canals, waterways, flowers, still life, and modern art. Mikron Theatre Company: Formed by Mike Lucas and Danny Schiller, now famous for its national waterways tour, aboard the narrowboat Tyseley. Robin Smithett Waterways Photography: A professional photographer offering Photo Library, Commissions, Brochure Design and Copywriting.
Thames Cards: Sue Milton's specialist in images of England's River Thames and its surrounding area Tim Hobbs: Tradditional Signwriter and canal ware painter. Traditional Canalware by Martin Toennigs: Hand painted decorative canalware Village Needlecraft: Embroidery kits featuring canal boats and scenes. Waterways Craft Guild: The objectives of the Guild are to encourage, set and maintain high standards of knowledge and practice in the traditional skills of the waterways from the days of commercial carrying. Wychcraft: Traditional crafts of the English canals at Hanbury Wharf in Worcestershire. A one stop shop for traditional Roses and Castles canal painting, signwriting, and interior boat design and fit.
Historic Narrow Boat Owners Club: Dedicated to encourage the preservation, restoration and use of working and ex- working narrow boats. The Horseboating Society: Promoting horseboating and preserving the heritage and skills of this once common form of transport.
The Narrow Boat Trust: A charity for restoring and preserving narrowboats. Narrowboat Raymond: Raymond was the last wooden butty to be built at Braunston and probably the last wooden working boat built anywhere. Steam narrow boat President: President, the preserved steam narrowboat is owned by the Black Country Living Museum at Dudley. Wooden Canal Boat Society: Dedicated to saving, restoring and using some of the old wooden working boats of Britain's canals.
Blisworth Tunnel 200 Years: A major rally and canal festival to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Blisworth Tunnel in 1805. Held on 18th & 19th June. Boats on Show: Boat show at Penton Park, on the River Thames at Chertsey, Surrey - 16th to 18th May 2003
Crick Boat Show: Information about this annual event. The Inland Waterways Exhibition: The biggest gathering of specialist narrowboat exhibitors under one roof The National Boat, Caravan & Leisure Show: All the details of this annual show held at National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham in February.
Abebooks.com: Search this network of independent booksellers worldwide. Includes specialist book sellers selling new and secondhand waterways books. Athene: Details of the 2 books "ATHENE": Anatomy of a Dream and
"ATHENE": The Odyssey Continues.
Bournville 5: The making of a video telling the story of George Wiseman and the horse drawn boat Bournville 5 carrying milk to the Cadbury processing plant at Knighton Britain's Waterways: Sample pages of this book by Brian Roberts. Canal and Riverboat Magazine: Includes past articles, editorial and subscription information relating to this monthly publication. Canal Boat & Inland Waterways: The boating magazine for the rivers and canals Classic Canal Videos: DVDs and Videos on canal subjects. Direct Textbook
: Textbook and book prices compared on the internet to help you find the lowest prices on new & used books. First Mate Guides: Canal guides. Greg Chapman's Waterways Guides: A site that provides updates for all seven of Nicholson's Guides and the three of Imray's guidebooks. I.A.Recordings: Industrial Archaeology Recordings is a purely voluntary organisation with no paid officers. Waterways videos are included in their range.
J M Pearson & Son Ltd.: Publishers of the waterways guides. Joseph Mason Bookseller: Secondhand Books about canals, rivers,river craft, inland waterways etc. Laurence Hogg Productions: Waterways videos Patterson Liddle: Book seller specialising in waterways books. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Restoration: An account of the companies and men who toiled through the harsh winter conditions of 2003 to deliver the restored aqueduct in time for National Boating Day on 12th March 2004. Robert Humm & Co.: Specialises in books about railways, other transport and industrial history. S-K Productions: Makers of waterways videos. Sutton Publishing: History publisher with many titles including canal and railway books. Tee Publishing: They have in stock thousands of second hand books of interest to the Hobbyist with a separate section covering canals and waterways. Tempus Publishing: Publisher of Local History, Transport, Archaeology, Military History, Industrial Archaeology, etc. Includes a series of waterways books. Towpath Talk: An online version of this magazine. Transport Diversions Emporium: Books and videos. Walking On Water: A book published by the Minerva Press which describes a journey down the spine of the inland waterways system by a 'canal-innocent'. The Waterways Book Service: Retail Book Service that is part of the Belmont Group. This also includes the Belmont Press, publishers and book wholesalers.
Black Country Living Museum: Situated next to Dudley Tunnel with moorings for visiting boaters. The Boat Museum: The Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port brings Britain's canal history to life, with exhibitions in the historic dock and the largest collection of inland craft. Canal Archive: Bridging the Years: Explores the creation of Britain's first commercial waterway, the Bridgewater Canal, and the construction of the Manchester Ship canal over 100 years later. The Canal Museum - Stoke Bruerne: Not a large museum but packed with interest, inside and out, and close to locks and Blisworth Tunnel. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust: Foxton Canal Museum and Inclined Plane Trust giving details of this award winning museum, the Locks and Canal system.
London Canal Museum: The only London museum of inland waterways. Situated at Kings Cross. The National Waterways Museum: A major waterways museum located in Gloucester Docks. River Thames and Rowing Museum: Information on the museum and on Henley on Thames, where it is. Waterways Museums: Twenty seven museums having waterway related collections.
Canal Cargo: Canal maps and cruising guides, books, videos, gifts, chandlery and other canal items online. Canal Marine: An online secure shopping store offering Books, Videos, Gifts, Maps and Chandlery The Canal Shop - Whilton Chandlery: Situated alongside the bottom lock of Buckby Flight of the Grand Union Canal. The Canal Shop Company: Stocks books, maps, guides, t-shirts, oval brass plaques, needlework kits, videos, Rosie & Jim items & other waterway related items. The Canal Warehouse: Canal books, videos and DVD's, brass bridge plaques, art, t-shirts, maps and guidebooks and a big range of gifts, toys and games. The Inland Waterways Association: News of activities and campaigns, books and other items for sale and links to some local branches. MML Electrics: Lighting and electrical products for boats and caravans. Waterwaydays.com: Calendars and Josher Towels to buy on-line.
