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Re:Port : Waterways Journal : Cabin Crochet : Boatwoman's Bonnet |
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(to order copies of Waterways Journal print this form and send with cheque) |
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Review of Waterways Journal volumes 6 and 7 in: "These journals are a model for other specialist societies. They are very well produced and presented, with ample photographs and line drawings. The four articles in Volume 6, on the Clyde Puffers, Flats and Flatmen of the Rivers Mersey and Irwell, the Growth of Shardlow Port and the Early Years of the Douglas Navigation, are well written and scholarly. Although there are some variations in presentation, all articles provide brief bibliographies, are annotated and fully referenced. All illustrations are fully captioned. Clear maps are provided where these are helpful, and other information is in tabulated form. In Volume 7, while the articles on the Tunnel Tugs of the W&BC and Early Pleasure Boating on the Shropshire Union follow a similar format, the article on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation only provides the basic sources and is not fully referenced. For the fourth article referencing is inappropriate, as it is based on the recollections of a man who worked on the Mersey tugs towing flats up river. Overall, the articles in these two journals provide a range of carefully researched investigations, well presented. The Waterways Journal would on this evidence seem to be well worth consulting by anyone seriously interested in the history and development of inland waterways in this country." Review of Waterways Journal volumes 8 and 9 in: “These further volumes of the Waterways Journal maintain the high standards of their predecessors. All research-based articles are comprehensively referenced, illustrations include documents as well as photographs and prints, although the limited size of these in the rather small A5 format may create problems for those whose eyesight is not what it was. Topics covered in Volume 8 are the rise and fall of Saltport, built initially as a temporary measure to enable trade to continue to Runcorn while the Manchester Ship Canal was built, the later years of Thomas Clayton, the restoration of the fly boat Saturn, and sailing flats on the Chester and Ellesmere Canals. Volume 9 looks at George Smith of Coalville, a campaigner for improved conditions for children living on canal boats, Tom Puddings in the 1960s, the campaign to save the Llangollen Canal, and an account of a 1948 canal holiday on the converted narrow boat Phosphorus, which shows a good deal of light on the condition of the canals generally at that time. In this collection anyone at all interested in not just waterways history, but the social history of the 19th and 20th centuries must find something of interest. It might be helpful, though, if the Boat Museum Society could consider moving to a larger format.” Steam and diesel on the Bridgewater Canal, Alf Hayman British canal history in perspective, Mike Clarke Cruising the Llangollen and Shrewsbury Canals, 1939, Captain T Wheeldon The Canals of England and Wales - the future they never had, Tony Burnip back to coversVolume 2 The Bridgewater Canal and its links with Staffordshire, Alf Hayman Revisiting some aspects of horseboating, Tony Lewery A brief history of the River Weaver, Tony Hirst Early steam tugs on the Birmingham & Liverpool Junction Canal, Terry Kavanagh back to covers Severn carriers in the railway age, Hugh Conway-Jones A lifetime of Friendship with Rose and Joe Skinner, Philip Kidd The Daresbury of Castle: an eighteenth century Weaver flat, Edward Paget-Tomlinson Wooden barge building and the origins of the narrow boat, Mike Clarke back to covers Narrow boats on the Thames, David Blagrove Carrying craft of the Bridgewater Canal, 1773-1974, Alf Hayman Declining traffics on branches of the Shropshire Union Canal, Joseph Boughey back to covers Wartime waterways, Mike Clarke Buildingflats at Runcorn, Mike Stammers Life and times of a Shroppie fly-boatman, Terry Kavanagh Liverpool Docks of theBridgewater and Mersey & lrwell Navigations, Alf Hayman back to covers The Puffer -The Ultimate Scottish Canal Boat, Len Paterson Flats and Flatmen of the Rivers Mersey and lrwell, Terry Kavanagh The Growth of Shardlow Port, Pat Crecraft The Early Years of the Douglas Navigation, Mike Clarke back to covers The Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation, 1888-1947, Mike Taylor A 1930s Journey by a Tug towing Flats on the River Mersey, Bill Leathwood Tunnel Tugs Worcester and Birmingham of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, Cath Turpin Early Pleasure Boating on the Shropshire Union Canal, Joseph Boughey back to covers The Restoration of a Shropshire Union Fly Boat: The Saturn Project 2000-2006, Tony Lewery The Rise and Fall of Saltport, Tony Barratt The Later Years of Thomas Clayton (Oldbury ) Ltd., Cath Turpin Sailing Flats on the Chester and Ellesmere Canals, Terry Kavanagh back to covers 'This Special Kind of Traffic', Pat Crecraft Tom Puddings in the 1960s, Mike Taylor How the Llangollen Canal was Saved, Peter Brown The Experiences of a first canal holiday in 1948 on a newly converted
The Rochdale Canal and its carrying department, Mike Clarke The waterways of Central Scotland and the craft that used them, John R Hume The early history of Runcorn Docks 1773 - 1914, Alf Hayman A brief history of E. C. Jones & Son (Brentford) Ltd., Cath Turpin
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RE:PORT, the Boat Museum Society's newsletter, is published four times a year and is distributed free to all members. Typical contents include contact details of directors, BMS and Boat Museum news, a wide range of articles on boats and related topics, letters to the editor and a diary of forthcoming events. A complete set of Re:Port is held in the archives at Ellesmere Port. For index to RePort 1972-2002 click here. Save file to your computer so you can rotate image. Open in Adobe Reader: click on view - rotate counterclockwise - and enlarge to 400%. A searchable Microsoft Excel file of the index is available from |
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Cabin Crochet is published by the Society and contains clear, easy to follow instructions for making your own lace edging, using the pattern for lace from narrowboat Friendship, and charts for five more similar designs. To order a copy print off this form and send with a cheque
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Boatwoman's Bonnet is published by the Society and contains clear, easy to follow instructions for making your own bonnet pattern and bonnet To order a copy print off this form and send with a cheque
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