Janet Richardson

International Slavery Museum

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Janet Richardson

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March 11, 2019

The only national museum of its kind in the world. THE International Slavery Museum is located in Liverpool’s Albert Dock in the zone where ships once set off on their heinous mission to collect cargoes of people who had their freedom stripped from them. Situated at the centre of the World Heritage Site, the museum…
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Gas safety on boats

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Janet Richardson

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September 7, 2018

STAYING safe on board is vital and ahead of Gas Safety Week, running from September 17-23. BWML Boat Mooring have created a poster to keep people safe on the water. From looking out for the warning signs of a gas leak to the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, the safety poster is tailored to those…
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Saving the past for the future

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Janet Richardson

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June 25, 2018

THE Yorkshire Ex-Commercial Barge Club specialise in industrial history preservation. Its members are all owners of private vessels and welcome support in helping them fight the odds to save these craft and thus save the past for the future. These craft are so important that the National Historic Ships has registered the entire fleet. The…
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Taming the Flood by Jeremy Purseglove

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Janet Richardson

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August 15, 2017

Practical proposals to protect against flooding Reviewer: Elizabeth Rogers LAST winter may have been a relatively – and unseasonably – dry one, but memories of those, and of summers too, with excessive amounts of rainfall make sure that we keep in mind the importance of measures to prevent flooding. Jeremy Purseglove first wrote Taming the…
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Canals In Britain by Tony Condor

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Janet Richardson

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August 15, 2017

Modest in price, but not in quality Reviewer: Harry Arnold WE have reviewed one or two large multi-page and expensive general waterway books lately – such as Stuart Fisher’s Canals Of Britain. This, with a very similar title (substitute ‘In’ for ‘Of’) is at the other end of the scale both in size – a…
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Characters of the cut – Carol Morgan

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Janet Richardson

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August 15, 2017

Elizabeth Rogers meets Carol Morgan, a waterways operations team leader with the Environment Agency. “EVERY day can be different. Whatever I may have expected to have spent my day doing, it is likely to turn out to be completely different,” says Carol Morgan. “That is what makes working on the river so exciting and why…
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Mysterious Moorings with Mouse by Kitty Irvine

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Janet Richardson

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July 31, 2017

A magical canal adventure Reviewer: Kathryn Smith THE adventures in the story of Mysterious Moorings with Mouse all begin when Fred and Lottie’s longed-for family holiday to Disney World is cancelled because Dad loses his job. Unexpectedly liberated from corporate fun, the imaginative possibilities are endless. Barge dweller Kitty Irvine brings her obvious love for…
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Characters of the cut – Tim Coghlan

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Janet Richardson

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July 31, 2017

Julie Webb meets the man who masterminded the revival of Braunston Marina. READERS of April and May Towpath Talk may have seen with interest the pieces by Tim Coghlan on Braunston Marina and the discoveries which resulted from dredging the route of the historic narrowboats’ annual parade. The story of Tim’s 30-year development of the…
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The Complete Guide to the Lancaster Canal

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Janet Richardson

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June 28, 2017

The only guide you will need to the Lancaster Canal Reviewer: Les Heath THINKING of doing the Lancaster Canal in the near future? Well don’t – not without a copy of the latest edition of The Complete Guide to the Lancaster Canal. Carrying a copy on your boat will transform an enjoyable canal trip into…
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Britain’s Historic Ships

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Janet Richardson

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June 28, 2017

Dip in these pages to expand your horizons Reviewer: Harry Arnold BRITAIN’S Historic Ships is another lavishly produced and illustrated volume from Bloomsbury in what might be described as a similar style and page-size format as Canals Of Britain. Not as weighty, but also not as expensive; equally attractive though. Perhaps if you are just…
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Towing Path Tales by Beatrice Holloway

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Janet Richardson

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June 28, 2017

Towpath tales for children Reviewer: Kathryn Smith AN ITINERANT lifestyle, new faces and places every day and evenings spent around a roaring stove; the link between boats and storytelling feels utterly intuitive. Hillingdon Narrowboats Association clearly thought so when it commissioned Beatrice Holloway to be their resident children’s storyteller, a project from which this book…
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Canals Of Britain by Stuart Fisher

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Janet Richardson

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June 28, 2017

A detailed overview of Britain’s waterway network Reviewer: Harry Arnold THERE are a number of general guides to Britain’s waterways and this is one of the better ones. Subtitled ‘A Comprehensive Guide’, Canals of Britain by Stuart Fisher is indeed that, in both excellently researched content and a mass of illustrations. A previous edition has…
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Light touch in Falkirk Tunnel

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Janet Richardson

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June 22, 2017

By Hugh Dougherty THEY’VE taken a light touch to illuminating the 690-yard-long Falkirk Tunnel, blasted through solid rock by navvies building the Union Canal. Scottish Canals engineers and contractors have completed a new lighting scheme, making the best use of today’s technology. That’s in sharp contrast to the oil lamps which originally lit up Scotland’s…
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How to test your batteries and use a multi-meter

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Janet Richardson

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June 16, 2017

TESTING battery voltage is not something the everyday boat owner would undertake, however, being able to test your own batteries gives you an insight into many things. The readings gained from checking your battery voltage, for example, can tell you whether the gauges on your ignition panel are correct or how long you need to…
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