ANNOUNCEMENT
This page has been retired. I have not recently added any new items,
nor have I recently checked the links already here to be sure they
still work.
I am keeping this page available in case some of you still might
find it useful.
Though many links may still be working, your safest course would be
to do a web search on the organization name or firm name in order to find
the latest link.
Canal & Waterway Internet Resources- General
Facebook Groups / Web Forums / Email Mailing Lists
Chamberlain Carrying Co.
- roving canal art gift shop; also diesel, coal, calor gas, and
other boating necessities; narrowboats Mountbatten and Jellicoe
The Cheese Boat
- 2 boats travelling the waterways selling cheeses, chutneys, and pickles
Someone has resurrected Peter Hardcastle’s previously retired Canals: Roots & Routes here at Canals and Waterways [Thanks to Paul Thirly for
suggesting this link.]
National Historic Ships
- (for narrowboats: under "Quick-Links", choose "Search the registers";
then enter narrow in the Type/sub-function box and click "Search")
Birmingham & Black Country Nostalgia
- was 1960s photographs and verse by Peter Donnelly, but as of my check
on 29 Aug 2016, gallery page says "coming soon"
Changes on the Cut
- article reflecting on the changes that have taken place since Peter Donnelly’s photos
Genealogy
Some entries under "Historic" and "Museums" may also be helpful.
Of course, most sites linked to from canals.com include photographs related to
their topic area. The sites below are those devoted specifically to waterway
photographs and not by professional photographers.
Canal Photos Waterways Pictures - Website defunct
- photo sharing site - upload your own pictures (free)
Kite Aerial Photography
- panoramas taken from a kite; has Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and
Bosley Locks; requires Flash to view
Lockside Antiques - antique ribbon and lace
plates and original Measham pottery as well as brass items and old
lace (crochet) edging - "popular ... to kit out the traditional back cabins"