The latest plaque to appear is for the Grand Western Canal in Devon, opened in 1814.
These plaque measure approx 9 x 6.5 cms. Price £6.25p and can be ordered here.
Grand Western Canal Plaque
Jess Carter and the Bolinder
- Jess Carter and the Bolinder
by Geoffrey Lewis.
This second canal story for younger readers picks up the tale of young Jess Carter where the first book left off. We go with Jess and Luke south to Uxbridge, where their new boat is being built, and then travel with them as they make their way back towards Birmingham and the Thomas Clayton Ltd yard at Oldbury.
As well as having mechanical difficulties, they also meet a friendly and vaguely mysterious Dutchman, travelling the canals for his Amsterdam newspaper.
Soft back. 135 pages. Price £6.99p and available here.
Waterways Journal Vol 13
- Waterways Journal Vol 13
from The Boat Museum Society, Ellesmere Port.
Waterways and food supplies in Manchester and Staffordshire.
George III and canals – English and French canal construction.
Two centuries of boatbuilding – the story of the Taylor family.
Policing on the canals and inland waterways.
Waterways between east and west europe.
Soft back. 72 pages. 21cms x 19.9cms approx. Black & white photos and drawings.
Priced at £6.99p and can be found here.
Boatbuilders of Market Harborough
by Bob Hakewill.
Charting the history of boatbuilders and companies that supplied them around the Market Harborough area, including Harborough Marine, North Kilworth Marine, Springer and Fernie Steel Fabrications to name some of them.
Soft back. 56 pages. Spiral bound. Black & white photos and diagrams. Priced at £4.50p and can be found here.