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Timber was a major commodity carried on the canal; it was used not only by the building industry, but also in the manufacture of paper and cardboard, then a major Warrington industry.

Being on the far side of the Lancaster Canal from the centre, the school was considered to be out in the country, and the air was good for the boys.

Although a seemingly idyllic view of the canal, what this picture cannot show is the stagnant state of the water, caused by silting and the rubbish thrown in by householders and businesses along the waterway

The pedestrian route to Shugborough still passes down the lane, beneath the railway bridge of 1848, over the canal and across Essex Bridge.

With the opening of the canal system it was possible to trans-ship at Runcorn directly into narrow boats, and for the clay to be taken direct to the Potteries.

A small canal runs through the back of the town on its way to the River Stour. Little in this picture has changed today.

Exeter's canal was built at the request of the Tudor merchants, who were exasperated by the weirs on the Exe that obstructed their vessels.

Its prosperity was increased after a canal was dug connecting the River Ant with the Broads.

Yelvertoft stands near the Grand Union Canal, on a stream which flows into the Avon. The village side streets are reminders of local farmers who long ago made their living off the land here.

The North Walsham and Dilham canal begins beyond the bridge, which is called Wayford Bridge.

The docks were constructed in the 1950s next to the entrance of the Manchester Ship Canal, replacing a series of old docks and wharfs.

This part of the canal is also popular with anglers.

One of the wonders of the waterway system, the five rise locks at Bingley in West Yorkshire are part of the Leeds & Liverpool canal.

The Leeds-Liverpool canal runs behind the church and crosses this road via an aqueduct.

Newport grew rapidly with the arrival of the Market Weighton canal in the 18th century; it was the final loading place before crossing a short distance to the Humber.

At the northern end of the Staffs and Worcester Canal, an unusual pleasure boat conversion heads towards Wolverhampton. The narrow section is a solid aqueduct over the river Trent.

A canal to Tiverton once started from near French Weir.

Colourful boats throng the river and canal daily, but none is as glamorous as the Venetian gondola (complete with gondolier) imported by the novelist Marie Corelli, who lived in Stratford from 1899

The Anderton Boat Lift linked the Trent & Mersey Canal (above) with the river Weaver below. Narrow boats entered a caisson along the trough to the left and were lowered down to the river.

There are two mill streams, one known as the Barton River, from which water is provided for the Itchen Navigation Canal, and this branch, which follows the Fair Oak Road with Montague Terrace on the right

This view looks towards one of the entrances to the series of underground canals that extended to the Duke's pits at Walkden.

Work on the canal at Gnosall began in 1830. One of the main problems facing the engineers was that they would have to bore a 690yd tunnel at Cowley.

Work on the canal at Gnosall began in 1830. One of the main problems facing the engineers was that they would have to bore a 690yd tunnel at Cowley.

The Anderton Boat Lift linked the Trent & Mersey Canal with the River Weaver. Narrow boats entered a caisson along the trough to the left and were lowered down to the river.