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Narrowboats

A Narrowboat is a long thin boat, designed to fit the canals of England and Wales. They were 7 feet (2.1 metres) wide, and up to 70 feet (21 metres) in length, the maximum that will fit in a standard lock.

In the 18th century before the age of steam railways and the internal combustion engines, the canals were one of the key systems of transporting goods around the country. The boats were towed by a shire horse walking along the tow-path. Of course boats today are powered by diesel engines.

Most narrowboats today are used for holidays & leisure cruising, and some are used as homes.

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by Oast House Archive

Created: Sat, 21 Nov 2009, Updated: Sat, 26 Feb 2011


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TQ1675 : Narrowboat passing Isleworth Ait by N Chadwick
2010
SU9946 : Narrowboats on the South Wey by N Chadwick
2010
TQ3590 : Narrowboats, Lea Navigation by N Chadwick
2012
SP0483 : Narrowboats, Worcester and Birmingham Canal by N Chadwick
2011
NS8679 : Narrowboat near Tamfourhill by Anne Burgess
2013
TQ7458 : Narrowboats on the River Medway by N Chadwick
2011
TQ2983 : "Pirate Club" narrowboat, Regents Canal by Oast House Archive
2016
TQ3586 : Narrowboat, Lea Navigation by N Chadwick
2012
SP0686 : Library Centenary Square Metro Stop by Mat Fascione
2022
SU9844 : Narrowboats, Wey Navigation by N Chadwick
2013
TQ0593 : Narrowboats, Grand Union Canal by N Chadwick
2019
NT0076 : Narrowboats at Linlithgow by Anne Burgess
2012
TQ3083 : Narrowboats, Regent's Canal by N Chadwick
2023
SP6163 : Narrowboat, Grand Union Canal by N Chadwick
2013
TQ3283 : Narrowboats, Regent's Canal by N Chadwick
2019
NT1470 : Narrowboat on the Union Canal by Anne Burgess
2013
NT1370 : Union Canal by Anne Burgess
2012
NT1171 : Wilkie's Basin by Anne Burgess
2012
SU4267 : Narrowboats moored by N Chadwick
2015
TQ3283 : Regent's Canal by Richard Croft
2017
NT0576 : Into the Sunlight by Anne Burgess
2013
SU6067 : For sale by N Chadwick
2015
SP7942 : Narrowboat at Cosgrove by Oast House Archive
2016
SU4667 : Moored Narrowboats by N Chadwick
2015
TQ2681 : Louisiana - narrowboat in Paddington Basin by David Hawgood
2015

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