Moore 2 Life:Exploring the waterways

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WORK BOATS

Most of our canal system was created for one primary purpose, 'Trade'. Few boats exist from before 1800 as the majority were made of wood and were towed by horse or mule. The 'modern' historic boats seen today are made of riveted iron with elm bottoms or welded steel shells. The Butties are towed by the Motors which are powered by diesel. Many are restored and owned by trust organizations.

My thanks to Douglas Maas for his 'Boat Listings' book, and the many web sites dedicated to these old boats. For example Historic Narrowboat Owners Club at www.hnboc.org.uk

Here is our collection of pictures we took as we travelled the canal system.

Blue Line Canal Carriers Ltd

(N)NUTFIELD (R)RAYMOND

British Waterways

(A)AVH (B)BANSTEAD (G)GAILEY (M)MALVERN (P)PYTHON (S)SEAFORD SICKLE SOUTHERN CROSS SWIFT (T)TAYGETA (W)WILLOUGHBY

Cowburn and Cowpar

(E)ETHEL (S)SKYLARK STARLING SWALLOW SWAN

The Erewash Canal Carrying Co. Ltd.

(C)CYPRUS CEDAR

Fellows Morton & Clayton(F.M.C.)

(A)ACACIA ALLIGATOR AUSTRALIA (B)BADGER BARON (C)CACTUS CAMEL CLEMATIS CLENT CLOVER COLUMBIA (D)DACE DANE DOVE DRAGON (E)ELK EMPRESS ENGLAND (F)FAZELEY (G)GOSPORT GREYHOUND GRIMSBY (H)HANLEY HAMPTON HARE (I)IBEX ILFORD (J)JAGUAR (K)KANGAROO KESTREL KILDARE (L)LAMPREY LILY LUCY LUPIN (M)MADELEY MALVERN MINNOW MONARCH (O)OWL (P)PANTHER PETREL PLOVER PRESIDENT (R)ROACH RUDD (S)SPEY SUNNY VALLEY (T)TOWY (V)VENICE VICEROY VIENNA VULCAN

Grand Union Canal Carrying Co. Ltd.(G.U.C.C.C)

(A)ACTIS ALCOR ALDGATE ALTON ANGEL AQUARIUS ARA ARCHIMEDES ARGO ARGUS ASCOT ATALANTA (B)BADSEY BARGUS BARNET BATTERSEA BEDWORTH BELMONT BETELGEUSE BEVERLEY BIRMINGHAM BLETCHLEY BODMIN BOOTES BORDESLEY BRIGHTON BUCKDEN BUCKINGHAM BUXTON (C)CALLISTO CASSIOPEIA CHISWICK CORONA CYGNUS (D)DARLEY DENEBOLA DODONA DOVER (E)EDGEWARE ELSTREE (F)FULBOURNE (G)GEORGE GREENOCK GRIMSBY (H)HADLEY HAGLEY HYPERION (J)JUNO (L)LUCY (N)NUNEATON (O)OTLEY (P)PURTON (R)REGULUS RENFREW RIGAL (S)SAGITTA SALTAIRE SCULPTOR SERPENS SEXTANS SICKLE STANTON STAR (T)THAXTED THEA THEMIS TIPTON TOWCESTER TYSELEY (V)VESTA VICTORIA (W)WHITBY (Z)ZODIAC

Independent & No. One's

(A)ADAMANT ANTARTIC ARCHANGEL ASTRA (B)BEN (C)CANIS MAJOR COLLINGWOOD (F)FRIENDSHIP (I)INDUS INDUS TOO (J)JELLICOE JOE JUBILEE (K)KESTREL (M)MANCHURIA MERCURY MOUNTBATTEN (N)NEWDIGATE (O)OLIVE (S)SATURN STAR STOKIE SWEDEN SYGNET (T)TELFORD THULE (V)VERBENA (W)WARBLER

Samuel Barlow Coal Co. and S. E. Barlow

(D)DAPHNE DEE (H)HOOD (P)PRINCE