Imrays maps & guides

Imray - Waterways of Great Britain Ref: 331
CONTENT - Single sided map of England & Wales with insets of North East England (Cheshire Ring), Scotland, London, Black Country & Norfolk Broads. Showing canals (broad, narrow and not currently navigable) and rivers (navigable and unnavigable). Distances & number of locks between marked places.

DETAILS - Scale 10 miles to 1" for main map. Size 7¼" x 10¼" folded, 28" x 40" when opened out. March 2000 edition.
Price: £4.75

Imray - Inland Waterways of Scotland Ref: 797
This map provides medium scale coverage of the Caledonian, Forth & Clyde, Union and Crinan Canals. It also includes an overview map which shows the geographical relationship of the Scottish canals and disused waterways.

The detailed mapping is supported by useful notes on dimensions, navigation, contacts and facilities. Jane Cumberlidge has also written a more general narrative on the three main waterways. This provides background information and is a guide to places to visit and see along each canal.

Side 1 contains the general narrative, the waterways of Scotland map (scale ¾" to 10 miles approx) and the Crinan Canal map (scale 1½" to 1 mile approx). Side 2 contains the map for the Caledonian Canal (scale 1½" to 1 mile approx) with exploded views of Corpach, Banavie, Gairlochy and Clachnaharry, and the map for the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals (scale 1½" to 1 mile approx) with exploded views of Grangemouth and Bowling.

Size 6½" x 9" approx and 35" x 25" approx when opened out.
Price: £7.15

Imray - River Nene Ref: 1619
AREA COVERED - River Nene (Northampton to Peterborough Dog in a Doublet Lock), Grand Union Northampton Arm (Gayton Junction to Northampton).

CONTENT - Short description of waterway, locks and their use, overall map of area covered. Useful telephone numbers, distances between various points, short notes on locks, shops and navigation alongside relevent points on route.

DETAILS - Soft back. Scale 3" to 1 mile. Size 6¼" x 9¼" approx. 70 pages. October 2006 edition.
Price: £7.75

Imray - Great Ouse & Tributaries Ref: 1624
AREA COVERED - River Great Ouse & the Old West River (Denver to Bedford), Rivers Wissey, Little Ouse or Brandon Creek, Lark, Cam & the Cambridgeshire Lodes.

CONTENT - Overall map of area covered, further reading list and useful telephone numbers, distances & headroom under bridges. Description of waterways with maps and enlarged detail of locks, navigational notes.

DETAILS - Soft back, spiral bound. Scale 3" to 1 mile. Size 6½" x 9¼" approx. 104 pages. 2006 edition
Price: £9.25

Imray - Fenland Waterways (Middle Level) Ref: 1623
AREA COVERED - Fenland waterways between Morton's Leam to the west, to the Old Bedford River in the east, and from Salters Lode Lock in the north to Ramsey in the south.

CONTENT - Description of the waterways, recommended routes plus other navigable waterways with maps. The Fens past, present & future again with maps. List of further reading and useful telephone numbers. Distances and dimensions. Folding map of overall area covered attached to rear cover.

DETAILS - Soft back. Size 6¼" x 9¼" approx. Map 17¾" x 25" when opened out.56 pages. 2006 edition (map - July 2006).
Price: £7.75

Imray - River Thames Book (4th edition) Ref: 1434
by Chris Cove Smith.

AREA COVERED - River Thames (Thames Barrier to Cricklade), River Wey ( Thames to Godalming), Basingstoke Canal (River Wey to Greywell), and Kennet & Avon Canal (River Thames to Bruce Tunnel).

CONTENT - Details of the waterways with exploded views of the River Thames locks. Details of boatyards, hire bases, fuel, launching, rail and bus services.

DETAILS - softback, 220 pages, spiral bound. 6¾" x 9¼" approx. Scales - Thames 2½" to 1 mile, Wey 2¼" to 1 mile, canals 1" to 1 mile. 4th edition 2006.
Price: £9.75