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Barnoldswick grew once the Leeds-Liverpool canal arrived around 1812. The local textile industry blossomed, and people moved into the village from the surrounding areas to work in the new mills.

The Bosley flight of 12 locks on the Macclesfield Canal is located in simply superb scenery.

The Shropshire Union Canal, engineered by Thomas Telford and con- structed between 1827 and 1835, was the last of the major canals.

This delightful bridge spans the Monmouthshire canal. The canal was built between 1797 and 1812 to link Brecon with Newport and the Severn Estaury.

In 1846 the Shropshire Union Canal Co was formed by the amalgamation of several companies.

As the canal was never needed as a defence, it became a haven for wildlife.

The Birmingham & Fazerley Canal, completed in 1789, provided a more direct route for London-bound goods. It was a unique example of co-operation between canal companies.

A motorised narrow boat tows its butty along behind – on the open canal, the 'snubber' or towing rope was normally 60 feet long. They are heading south on the Grand Union Canal from Braunston Tunnel.

The canal was started in 1793 and was completed in 1805. It was originally called the Ellesmere Canal, but is now known as the Llangollen Canal.

The canal reached Atherstone in 1771; by this time all the authorised capital had been spent and James Brindley sacked.

Now known as the Shropshire Union Canal, the Ellesmere Canal was built at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. The system linked the River Dee with the Mersey, the Trent and the Severn.

Ellesmere Port was the focal point for much of the canal activity in Cheshire.

The Duke of Bridgewater has been called 'the parent and father' of our canal system.

In 1792, a company was formed by Lancaster merchants; they saw a canal as a way of getting cheap coal from Wigan and getting other goods out to the towns in the heart of Lancashire, and to the growing

The Basingstoke Canal was opened in 1794, and stretches for a length of 37 miles from the River Wey to Basingstoke. Notice how the canal crosses in an aqueduct over the main railway line.

The Royal Military Canal was constructed in the early 19th century; its purpose was to transport military personnel along the most vulnerable stretch of Kent's coast in the event of a French

The Leeds & Liverpool Canal climbs out of Yorkshire into the Pennines. After these three locks at Greenberfield, there is a short summit and a tunnel before the canal descends into Lancashire.

Blue Line, whose buildings and offices we see here, was a pioneer company in promoting canal cruising both here and in France.

The Monmouthshire Canal ran from Newport to Pontymoile, with a branch to Crumlin. Allt-yr-yn is the name of the hill in the distance.

The locks at Fleckney are a part of the descent of the canal from its high point at Foxton into the Soar Valley.

A fishing boat lies in the tidal section of the canal that linked it to the River Nene, which can be seen under Sluice Bridge.

The 'Fairy Queen', a passenger-carrying vessel, is seen on the Manchester Ship Canal during the early months after its opening.

A motorised narrow boat tows its butty along behind – on the open canal, the 'snubber' or towing rope was normally 60 feet long. They are heading south on the Grand Union Canal from Braunston Tunnel.

Here we have another view of the Bridgewater Canal, this time in Lymm.