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English Canals & Waterways

Historic images of English Canals and Navigable Waterways, including Locks, Wharfs, Warehouses, Factories, Bridges, Aqueducts, Narrowboats, Barges, Tugs, Sailing Craft, Horses, and Bargees and Families living on board.

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Day's Lock at Wittenham on the Kennet & Avon Canal circa 190
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Kennet & Avon Canal, Day's Lock, Wittenham, c1905
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K&A Canal, Wittenham, Days Lock
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HungerFord Lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal circa 1905. Dunn Mill just visible behind
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Kennet & Avon Canal, Hungerford Lock & Dunn Mill c1905
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K&A Canal Hunge…
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New Bridge on the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal circa 1910
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Grand Union Canal, New Canal Bridge, Begrave c1910
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GU Canal Belgrave New Bridge
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Strings of laden Tom Puddings in Goole Docks circa 1925
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Goole Docks, Tom Puddings c1925
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Goole Docks Tom Puddings
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Lincoln Docks on the Fossdyke & Witham Navigation circa 1910, with a sailing barge moored to the right
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Fossdyke & Witham Navigation, Lincoln Docks c1910
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Fossdyke & With…
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Western Cliff Footbridge over the Derby Canal near Derby circa 1905
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Derby Canal, Western Cliff Footbridge near Derby c1905
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Derby Canal bridge Western Cliff
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Navigation Bridge on the Coventry Canal circa 1906
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Coventry Canal, Navigation Bridge near Coventry c1906
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Coventry canal Navigation bridge
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A wintry view of an unidentified Canal Tunnel circa 1910. Writing at bottom of card not decipherable; looks to start 'Gil...' and then second word possibly 'Bank'. Any suggestions gratefully received.
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Unidentified Canal Tunnel c1910
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Canal tunnel snow
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Brookwood Bridge on the Basingstoke Canal circa 1912
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Basingstoke Canal, Brookwood Bridge c1912
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Basingstoke C, Brookwood bridge
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A bridge on the Taunton & Bridgwater Canal near Bridgwater circa 1930
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Taunton & Bridgwater Canal, Bridge at Bridgwater c1930
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T&B Canal Bridgwater bridge
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Thames sailing barges unloading coal at Twickenham circa 1908
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River Thames, Barges at Twickenham c1908
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R Thames, Twickenham spritsails
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A view of the River Ouse at Selby circa 1930
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The River Ouse at Selby c1930
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R Ouse Selby
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Captain Clark's Bridge over the Peak Forest Canal at Hyde circa 1910
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Peak Forest Canal, Captain Clark's Bridge, Hyde c1910
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Peak Forest, Hy…
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The Ouse Bridge at Bedford circa 1908, with steam pleasure craft about to pass through.
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River Ouse Bridge, Bedford c1908
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Ouse Bridge & boat Bedford
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Mode Wheel Locks on the Manchester Ship Canal circa 1920
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Manchester Ship Canal, Mode Wheel Locks c1920
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MSC Mode Wheel Locks
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The Grand Junction Canal at Fenny Stratford circa 1905
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Grand Junction Canal at Fenny Stratford c1905
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GJ Canal, Fenny Stratford
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A section of the Grand Junction Canal at Boxmoor circa 1906
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Grand Junction Canal, Boxmoor c1906
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GJ Canal, Boxmoor
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A view of a section of the Grand Junction Canal near Linslade circa 1910, with narrowboat passing.
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Grand Junction Canal, Linslade, Narrowboat c1910
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GJ Canal Linslade vw
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Wheelers Bridge on the Droitwich Canal, circa 1925
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Droitwich Canal, Wheelers Bridge, c1925
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Droitwich canal…
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