Paul Abbott
New member
Yorkshire, in fact the whole of Britain is interspersed with canals. For some people, they own their own barge and live on the canal...
The canals and waterways of Britain were originally constructed for the transportation of goods, albeit at a very slow pace. These man-made made waterways were the motorways of their day before the rail and road networks began to offer a much faster mode of transport. For a time the canals fell in to dis-repair, an unloved relic of the past. But due to local investment they're now fully in use and can be used to travel the length and breadth of Britain...
Hebden Bridge Canal, Yorkshire '13 - Paul Abbott
The canals and waterways of Britain were originally constructed for the transportation of goods, albeit at a very slow pace. These man-made made waterways were the motorways of their day before the rail and road networks began to offer a much faster mode of transport. For a time the canals fell in to dis-repair, an unloved relic of the past. But due to local investment they're now fully in use and can be used to travel the length and breadth of Britain...
Hebden Bridge Canal, Yorkshire '13 - Paul Abbott
