Old Canal Photographs

The Rufford Branch, Tarleton

These copies of old canal photographs were found in the loft. Thanks to Mike Clarke for the information via canalworld about the boats in the photographs.

One of Suttons barges at Tarleton	Barge at Tarleton at Town End Swing Bridge	Barges at Tarleton by Tarleton Mill.
Suttons Barges at Tarleton	Mayors New Boatyard at Tarleton	Barge at Mayors old boatyard

Photos from ebay

A slide I bought from e-bay showing Jean	A submarine on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

Photographs from the Stores

Photos from "The Canals of North Lancashire, 1962, G.D.Smith"

These photographs are scanned from a 1962 University of Liverpool B.A. dissertation called The Canals of North Lancashire.

Bank Hall Colliery	Altham Coke Works	Empty Coal Barge
Burnley Depot	Nelson Mill	Nelson Depot
Whitebirk Power Station	Burnley	Whitebirk Power Station
Burnley	Lancaster	Lancaster

Photos from a the Chapman collection.

The following black and white photographs of canals from the 1960s and 1970s are part of a collection that originally belonged to Dr Dennis Chapman. After his death they were given to the library of the University of Liverpool. The collection of papers, prints and photographs sat in the stores of the library in boxes unsorted. The subjects included Scandinavian fishing boats, the Great Britain and prison hulks, Whitby, mostly they have a boaty theme. After much searching I found these canal photographs.

The Leeds & Liverpool Canal

These photographs are from a box labeled "Leeds Liverpool Canal Idle". Most places were easily recognisable a few were a bit tricky but thanks to Mike Clarke I have sorted them all out now.

Converted Lifeboat Shipley	Former Wool Warehouse Shipley	The View from Victoria Street Bridge
By the warehouse basin is a old working boat	The stern of the working boat on the quay side.	The view from the towpath
The name of the boat "James"	Glovers Wharf by Gallows FootBridge #207D	Dock Swing Bridge #209
Dock Swing Bridge #209	Sunken Working Boat by Bridge 214B	Stern of the Working Boat ASKRIGG
	Dobson 2 Rise	Paddle Gear on the Dobson 2 Rise Locks

The Bradford Canal

There is little left of the Bradford Canal today though there are plans to bring it back. These photographs show the end of the Bradford Canal at the junction with the Leeds Liverpool Canal at Shipley. The canal passes under the railway bridge and enters a lock. The gates of the lock are missing.

Looking towards the junction	Looking towards the junction	Under the railway looking up the Bradford Canal

The Chester Canal

These photographs were easy to identify. The locks are the Northgate Staircase Locks in Chester. There is a very nice wooden cruiser in the lock. The locks haven't changed much since these pictures were taken in the 1960's.

Northgate Staircase Locks	Locking Up towards Chester	Boats in the Locks	A variety of Boats

Christleton near Chester	Christleton near Chester	On the Dee Branch

The Kennet & Avon Canal at Bath

The first three photographs have just "Bath End" on the back of them and the date October 1970.

A lock with no paddles Bridge Lock	A lock at Bath	A lock and Bridge

Kennet and Avon Canal Sydney Gardens	Jane Austen	Paddle Boat on the Kennet and Avon Canal
Kennet and Avon Canal	Tunnel under Cleveland House	Tunnel under Cleveland House

Thanks to everyone on canalworld.net who helped identify these photos.

Stroudwater, Basingstoke Canal and Birminham C.N. 1970s

These photographs are from ebay. They show the Stroudwater and Basingstoke Canals in various starges of abandonment. There are also some of the Birmingham Canal Navigations which looks in good order in the 1970s and there were still working narrow boats around.

Basingstoke Canal	Basingstoke Canal	Basingstoke Canal
Birmingham Canal Navigations	Birmingham Canal Navigations	Stroudwater Canal

More photos

Have a look at photos of the canal in Liverpool in the 1980s on flickr click here for Dave Sinclairs photos

Also I have put some of my family photos on here click for family canal photos

And there is my canal postcard collection which has some great old canal photographs here.