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The West Canal main drainage channel for the surrounding Fens, runs straight through the town of Wisbech. Fine Georgian architecture on the North Brink overlooks the canal. 9th May 1947
New canal bridge at West Drayton. Circa 1936
Longboats moored at Canal Street Basin, in the heart of the City of Birmingham. 10th March 1971. Face of Britain 1971 Feature
View of Galton Bridge in Smethwick, West Midlands. 4th March 1971
Factory Bridge, Erected 1825, located in the Black Country, an area of the West Midlands in England, north and west of Birmingham. 25th May 1968
Huddersfield canal festival. 2nd September 1991
Canal scenes in Maidenhead, Berkshire. June 1954
Pupils of Birkby Infants School took a trip along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Tunnel End. Nearly 50 youngsters from the school sailed on the Huddersfield Canal Society craft from Marsden station
Pulling power... youngsters from the Kirklees Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme pull their weight in a sponsored barge tow on Saturday
Birmingham Skyline, 22nd March 1991
Uxbridge, Dolphin Bridge rebuilding at St Johns Road (A4007) Circa 1929
This man enjoys a smoke as he waits patiently for a bite as he fishes in the Coventry Canal. West Midlands, 17th July 1967
These young lads are having fun fishing with a net in the Coventry Canal at the Cashs Lane bridge, Foleshill, Coventry. West Midlands, 17th July 1967
Members of the Salvation Army stand next to their barge. April 1954
Canal scenes. April 1954
Views along the Grand Union Canal, in Hertfordshire. 19th June 1954
A young boy fishing in the Grand Union canal at Boxmoor, Hertfordshire. Circa 1945
Young boys fishing on a canal near Watford, Hertfordshire. Circa 1945
Holidaymakers negotiate the lock at Tring before the padlocks go on
Mother and daughter Captain and crew of a Canal Boat near Kings Langley between London and Birmingham on the Grand Union Canal during the Second World War. 17th March 1944
Two young boys in the village of Denham, Buckinghamshire. Standing in the street, by a bridge, looking at something caught in a jar. June 1952
The canal at Hawksbury, South Gloucestershire, Circa 1951
The Manure lock basin at Wolverhampton, the lock keeper is shown by a narrow boat captain where his boat hit an obstruction 12th January 1950 Watscan - - 23/04/2010 - -
The Manure lock basin at Wolverhampton 12th January 1950 Local Caption WatscanThe Manure lock basin at Wolverhampton 12th January 1950 Watscan - - 23/04/2010
A narrow boat makes it way through the Manure lock basin at Wolverhampton 12th January 1950 Watscan - - 23/04/2010
The original Wedgwood Pottery, with canal link-up, at Etruria, a suburb of Stoke on trent in North Staffordshire. In the background is the Shelton Steelworks. 28th July 1953
Coventry Canal Basin
Coventry Canal Basin. Derelict area waiting for redevelopment
Children fishing in river, circa 1940
Canal Zone 1952 The Aircraft Carrier HMS Vengence passes through the Suez Canal on route to the Far East with British troops guarding the banks
Boats and gondolas tied up as the procession of gondolas pass along the Grand Canal Venice September 1952 © Mirrorpix
Gondolas on a canal in Venice, Italy May 1987 A©MirrorpixGondolas on a canal in Venice, Italy May 1987 © Mirrorpix
Gondolas moored with the Santa Maria della Salute church in the background in Venice, Italy. May 1987 © Mirrorpix
A gondola on a canal in Venice 1956
The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge in the background, which was made famous in Shakespeares Merchant of Venice. circa 1960
Boats making their way along one of the major canals in Venice, Italy with the Santa Maria Della Salute church behind. May 1987 © Mirrorpix
Coventry Canal Basin. Early Victorian storage vaults facing demolition
For some the canal is no pleasure ground. The life is hard and the hours long. But there are compensations. Instead of roaring machines, Charles Foster and his son Horace
Sitting on the lock gate in the Bancroft gardens, Stratford, is a popular tourist attraction. And most of them are probably unaware that the lock itself is the link between the Avon and the canal
Three girls preparing for a picnic along the side of the canal at Perry Barr. They are Ann Rowland, Mary Russell and Anne Hill. May 1959
One of the features of canal architecture are the barrel-roffed cottages dotted along the banks. Mrs Jean Bates lives in one at Lowsonford with her mother and father
At Lapworth where an arm of the canal joins the Grand Union, and continues as a useful navigable waterway to Birmingham, Mr Paddy Newey amd her husband Les have made their home on a narrow boat
Five young anglers fish at the canal for perch. They are Angus McMaster, Peter Bethell, Brian Ward, Leslie Whittakerand John Shaw. May 1959 friendshipimages
Catch! And over the water sails a mooring line, expertly thrown by 71 year old Jack Smith, one of the crew of the " Water Fairy." This boat has been converted to carry passengers
Four young anglers fish at the canal for perch. They are Peter Bethell, Brian Ward and Leslie Whittaker, John Shaw. May 1959
Lock keeper William Fradley has spent most of his 63 years on the canals Working narow boats all over the country. May 1959
A quiet corner of Kings Norton - the parish church seen from the canal. 14/09/1960
