Robert Wilson books

Book - The Number Ones Ref: 593
by Robert J. Wilson.

This book is all about the life of the proud owner-boatmen, known on the canals as 'Number Ones'.

This book has been out of print for quite a long time but was revised and extended in 2001.

Soft back. 48 pages. 8¼" x 5¾" approx. Illustrated with black & white photos.
Price: £4.25

Book - Boatyards & Boatbuilding Ref: 584
by Robert J. Wilson.

This was the fifth book in the series, and had also been out of print for quite a while until reprinted in 2002. As the title suggests, it deals with the various boatyards and the way in which the boats were built.

Soft back. 32 pages. 8¼" x 5¾" approx. Illustrated with black & white photos and diagrams.
Price: £3.50

Book - Knobsticks Ref: 586
by Robert J. Wilson.

The sixth book in the series was also reprinted in 2002 and deals with canal carrying on the Northern Trent & Mersey.

Soft back. 32 pages. 8¼" x 5¾" approx. Illustrated with black & white photos and diagrams.
Price: £3.50

Book - Life Afloat Ref: 587
by Robert J. Wilson.

This, the eigth book in the series, was also reprinted in 2002. It deals with the life of the boatmen and their families.

Soft back. 48 pages. 8¼" x 5¾" approx. Illustrated with black & white photos and diagrams.
Price: £3.50

Book - Roses & Castles Ref: 594
by Robert J. Wilson.

This is the tenth book in the series and deals with the decoration of the boats.

Soft back. 48 pages. 8¼" x 5¾" approx. Illustrated with black & white and colour photos and diagrams.
Price: £4.25

Book - Epilogue Ref: 592
by Robert J. Wilson.

Epilogue is the eleventh book in the series and tries to give a fairly complete picture of the people, boats and carrying companies that could be seen operating to the south of Birmingham from 1967 until about 1970.

Soft back. 48 pages. 8¼" x 5¾" approx. Illustrated with black & white photos.
Price: £3.50

Book - Claytons of Oldbury Ref: 591
by Alan H. Faulkner.

This was the twelfth book in the series and deals with the well-known name in canal carrying circles, particularly in the Midlands. It includes a list of all the narrow boats in the fleet from 1916.

Soft back. 48 pages. 8¼" x 5¾" approx. Illustrated with black & white photos and diagrams.
Price: £3.50

Book - Too Many Boats Ref: 596
by Robert Wilson.

This was the thirteenth book in the series and gives a history of the carrying fleet of British Waterways, with a fleet list at the back of the book.

Soft back. 48 pages. 8¼" x 5¾" approx. Illustrated with black & white photos and diagrams.
Price: £3.50

Book - Severn & Canal and Cadburys Ref: 595
by Alan H. Faulkner.

This, the fourteenth book in the series, deals with the history of the Severn & Canal Carrying Company and the Cadburys fleet. A list of both fleets is at the back of the book.

Soft back. 48 pages. 8¼" x 5¾" approx. Illustrated with black & white photos.
Price: £3.50

Book - Barlows Ref: 590
by Alan H. Faulkner.

The fifteenth book in the series gives a history of Samuel Barlow Coal Company, S.E. Barlow and the Blue Line Canal Carrying Company, with fleet list at the back.

Soft back. 48 pages. 8¼" x 5¾" approx. Illustrated with black & white photos and diagrams.
Price: £3.50