Canal Boating Guides, Books, Magazines & Dvds
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Water gypsies
It is 1942, and after a tough childhood in Birmingham, Maryann Bartholomew has built a happy life with her husband and children working the canals on a narrowboat. But hard work and constant child bearing take their toll, and the death of a friend and another pregnancy lead her to a desperate and near-fatal act. It is 1942, and after a childhood of suffering in Birmingham, Maryann Bartholomew has built a life of happiness and safety with her husband Joel and their children, working the canals on his narrowboat, the Esther Jane. But the back-breaking work and constant childbearing take their toll on Maryann, and the tragic loss of her old friend Nancy, followed by a further pregnancy lead her to a desperate act which nearly costs her her life. The walls of her security are broken down when Joel suffers an accident, and to keep the boats working, Maryann is forced to allow Sylvia and Dot, two wartime volunteers, into the privacy of their life. And when she discovers that someone keeps calling for her at Birmingham's Tyseley Wharf, the dark memories of her past begin to overwhelm her life. For that someone, who seems to be watching her every move, is becoming more dangerous that even she could imagine...
A Narrow Escape
DI Hillary Greene is not a happy woman. Not only has her corrupt husband died, leaving her in the mire with an internal investigation team, but she's living on a relative's canal boat in the tiny village of Thrupp. Things perk up, however, when her boss assigns her the case of a body found in a canal lock.
10 Reasons Not To Fall In Love
Jo Gilroy is done with love. And who can blame her, after her partner Richard walked out on her on their son's first birthday? Richard, unfortunately also Jo's boss at TV news station Spotlight North West, is now happily esconsed with the station's stick-thin weather girl. Funny, dark and true, this is the sensational follow-up to the smash hit I DID A BAD THING... Jo Gilroy, an award-winning TV news reporter, has returned to work part-time at Spotlight North West after a lengthy maternity leave. But, to her dismay, she has been demoted to covering the 'And finally' stories at the end of the news. Even worse, her new boss is her ex-boyfriend Richard, who walked out on her and their son Alfie on his first birthday. Now Richard's going out with the station's celebrity weather girl. As the humiliation piles on, Jo wonders how she can ever trust a man again. But then she meets Dan, an enigmatic balloon sculptor who lives on a canal boat. Her son Alfie is enchanted by him, as is Jo. But Dan is hiding a dark secret about his childhood. And can Jo really risk another unhappy ending? Find out in Linda Green's hilarious and moving new novel...
Canals of England
This is an illustrated guide to the canals and waterways of England. This book bears witness to the transformation that took place in the English landscape during the last 50 years of the 18th century, when canals were built from the Pennines to the English Channel.;The canals were a way of carrying goods, as well as a tradition of life. The narrow boat was home to generations of navigators, and decorated in a particular style, and the buildings associated with canals - wharves, warehouses, lock-keepers' cottages, locks, bridges and aqueducts - are part of a familiar scene. The neglect of recent years has given way to a new awareness of canals in town and country, as well as the opportunities they offer for pleasure and historical interest. Approx. size 27x19cm. Signs of light use. Curl to front cover. Otherwise nest and clean.
The George and the Mary
A brief history of the Grand Union Canal Carrying Co Ltd. The third book in a series covering all aspects of boating on inland waterways, with black and white photographs.
Narrowboat Dreams Collection-3 Books - Steve Haywood - Z99
Packed with Steve Haywood's inimitable humour, the Narrowboat Dreams set is a fantastic collection for anyone who loves life on the waterways. With generous helpings of mayhem, mishaps and torrential rain, the trio of narrowboat tales see the Canal Boat magazine writer and author take the reader with him as he attempts to outwit a mid-life crisis, try to redefine himself alongside the magic of England's appealing waterways and also take on board a new member of crew to his narrowboat - a cat called Kit, who seems intent on causing trouble!
"Songs of the Canals and Waterways of Great Britain" - Mikron Theatre Company - Last Run (PBR 5001)
Side One One May Morning I'm James Brindley Barrow Run John Alcohol Pinkerton & Murray I Navvied Up In Scotland The Caledonian Canal The Navvymen Come Now Begin Delving I've Fallen in Love With a Legger Tommy Note Song Mother Dear Side Two Tilbury Oh Lockkeeper Read Me My Letter Nationalisation Boatman's Lament Winter song Last Run Restoration Up The Cut! Please Mind My Boat Sailing By
The Inland Waterways Manual: the complete guide to boating on rivers, lakes and canals / Emrhys Barrell. 3rd ed.
Apart from some very light creasing on the cover, this copy is in very good condition: clean and unmarked. Size: 16 x 24 cms. This work provides a guide to more than 3000 miles of navigable waterways in Great Britain, Ireland and Europe, providing information on hiring and buying boats, handling and manoeuvring them and maintenance and repair.
Narrowboat Dreams - Steve Haywood - Travel Writing
At home, I'm a cantankerous old git. On the boat, after a week's cruising, I'm just a cantankerous old git with dirty hair.Steve Haywood has a problem. He doesn't know where he comes from. In the south, people think he's a northerner; in the north, they think he's from the south. Judged against global warming and the sad demise of Celebrity Big Brother, this hardly registers highly on the Richter scale of world disasters. But it's enough to worry Steve. And it's enough of an excuse for him to escape his long-suffering partner Em for a voyage of discovery along England's inland waterways.Travelling by traditional narrowboat, he heads north along two newly opened Pennine canals, a trip that takes him from Banbury in deepest Oxfordshire, through the vibrant modernity of Manchester, to the trendy affluence of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire's answer to London's ciabatta belt. With irrepressible humour he recounts the history of the waterways and stories of his encounters with characters along the way, and attempts to define the magic that makes England's waterways so appealing.
One Man and a Narrowboat - Steve Haywood - Travel Writing
If I'd really been serious about getting to grips with my mid-life crisis, then I'd have been better opting for a course of therapy than going off travelling. Or if I had to travel, I'd have been better opting for somewhere warm with a beach! In an attempt to get to grips with a Big birthday, Steve sets out from Oxford to explore what makes the English! well, so English. His quirky humour is inspired by Tom Rolt, who took to the canals on a similar journey immortalised in the book "Narrow Boat", kick-starting the revival of Britain's waterways. Prepare for a generous helping of mayhem, mishaps and the staple of every English summer: torrential rain. First published as "Fruit Flies Like a Banana", this revised edition with new material is published to coincide with the 70-year anniversary of Tom Rolt's own classic trip.
Too Narrow to Swing a Cat - Steve Haywood - Travel Writing
She was particularly taken with the small narrow ledges that ran along either side of the boat. For a cat, four inches is an airport runway - she could dance a Moonwalk along them on her two hind legs, juggling at the same time. Steve has a new member of crew aboard his narrowboat, Justice - but maybe not the kind he'd have wanted if he'd known the trouble she'd cause. Kit, an untidy bundle of fur with all the attitude you would expect from a 'sarf Lunnun' cat, joins him on a mission to discover lost parts of England. Steve gets a different perspective on the modern world as he cruises the canals through a landscape unchanged for centuries, visiting picturesque towns and waterway festivals along the way.
English Canals Explained
The English canal network becomes increasingly popular and widely used each year. The main aim of this book is to explain how everything works - from locks and lifts, to tunnels and towpaths. Stan Yorke, a life-long narrow boat enthusiast...
Wanderers of the Water Realm
Queen Victoria is on the throne when Hetty Littlewood, one of the few remaining wise women, tending her injured son Daryl who is the master of a canal narrow boat and a part-time prize fighter. Daryl subsequently fall's foul of gaming interests in...
Canals and Waterways
This book traces the history of the canals and waterways, from Roman days through to the decline of the commercial traffic in the 1950s. I covers the building of the canals, the structures, their maintenance and the boats that travelled on them.
Pearson's Canal Companion Cheshire Ring
Covers a popular route or area with large scale maps accompanied by a commentary, descriptions of waterside towns and villages, and itemised listings on eating and drinking, shopping, visitor centres, public transport and boating facilities.
Pearson's Canal Companion Severn and Avon
A travel and walking and boating guide to the Upper Thames and Cotswold Canals. This title covers Gloucester and Sharpness, Cotswold Canals and Upper Thames. It also covers a popular route or area with large scale and detailed maps accompanied by...
Narrow Dog to Carcassonne
When they retired, Terry and Monica Darlington decided to sail their canal narrow boat across the Channel and down to the Mediterranean, together with their whippet Jim. They took advice from experts, who said they would die, together with their...
Waterways Through France
This new map has been designed for boats making the passage from the English Channel to the Mediterranean through the French canals. Broken into clear geographical areas, the mapping is annotated with Jane Cumberlidge's text which describes the...