Narrow Boat Collection

Canal, village and Waterways Museum, Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Narrow boat cruising the Llangollen Canal, England, United Kingdom, Europe

River Thames at Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Narrow boats on the Liverpool Leeds canal at Skipton, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Brightly painted barge and oast houses on the River Medway, Yalding, near Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kennet and Avon Canal at Pewsey near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Narrow boat entering the bottom lock of the five lock ladder on the Liverpool Leeds canal, at Bingley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Narrow boat and lock, Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Narrow boat entering a tunnel, Llangollen Canal, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kennet and Avon Canal at Pewsey near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A narrow boat on the Stratford upon Avon canal, Preston Bagot flight of locks, Warwickshire, Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Narrow boat crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, built by Thomas Telford and William Jessop, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Llangollen Canal, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Moored narrow boat, Llangollen Canal, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Top lock, the Tardebigge flight of locks, Worcester and Birmingham canal, Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Narrow boat on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Tardebigge Locks, Worcestershire, Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Knowle Locks, Autumn, The Grand Union Canal, West Midlands, England

Narrow boats on the Liverpool Leeds canal, in the basin at Skipton, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Narrow boats on the Liverpool Leeds canal, negotiating the five lock ladder at Bingley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Canal basin, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Illustration of narrowboat entering, moving up, and leaving lock

North East Wales
Wrexham, Llangollen Canal, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal, World Heritage Site, iron trough carrying canal high over Dee valley

Narrowboat moving through canal staircase lock, Bunbury Locks, Shropshire Union Canal, Bunbury, Cheshire, England, january

Narrow boat moored waiting to enter Craft Lock, Sutton Green, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A canoe, 1850
3330651 A canoe, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a canoe, a lightweight narrow boat, typically pointed at both ends and open on top)

A canoe, 1850
3330647 A canoe, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a canoe, a lightweight narrow boat, typically pointed at both ends and open on top)

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal - Canal Boat, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal - Canal Boat, 1917
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal - Canal Boat, 1917. The C&O Canal operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C. and Cumberland, Maryland

Scotland, Edinburgh, Union Canal. Canal Boat moored near the Lochrin Basin on the Union Canal near Fountainbridge. Now known as the Edinburgh Quay

Canal Lock 35109_022
A widebeam canal boat ascending the Hanwell Lock Flight on the Grand Union Canal, Greater London, 2021

UK, England, West Midlands, Droitwich Spa, Vines Park, The Droitwich canal

England, Hampshire, Basingstoke, Odiham, Basingstoke Canal and Narrowboat

Europe, UK, England, London, Hackney, Regents Canal, houseboats, trees with colourful Autumn leaves, reflection in still water

Narrowboat on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales

Little Venice, Paddington, London, England, UK

UK, England, Manchester, Deansgate, 1761 Bridgewater Canal –the
UK, England, Manchester, Deansgate, 1761 Bridgewater Canal - the worlds first true canal system, in the background is the Beetham Tower also known as the Hilton Tower

England, London, Little Venice, Annual Canalway Cavalcade, Detail of Narrowboat Colourful Canalware

England, West Midlands, Kinver. Narrowboat moored on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal near Kinver

Stratford Lock (w/c)
XPG379459 Stratford Lock (w/c) by Strachan, Arthur Claude (1865-1935); Private Collection

Couple By Seine
14th March 1957: A couple sit on the banks of the Seine at Paris in fine spring weather. A barge passes by. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Fen Flood
24th May 1862: An attempt to form a dam in the middle-level drain during the Great Flood in the Fens. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Les Andelys, Cote d Aval, 1886. Creator: Paul Signac
Les Andelys, Cote d Aval, 1886

Le marche aux poissons, et l Eglise St Jean a Gouda, c. 1895 (photochrom)
876301 Le marcheaux poissons, et l Eglise St Jean A Gouda, c.1895 (photochrom) by Belgian School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Belgian, out of copyright

Pushing a monkey boat through a lock at Brentford (sepia photo)
STC347593 Pushing a monkey boat through a lock at Brentford (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The boats to the left are barges)

A woman securing the stern of her barge, London (sepia photo)
STC347589 A woman securing the stern of her barge, London (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Fire Float Practice. Members of the Birmingham Auxiliary Fire Service Naval Detachment seen here exercising on their 70 foot Fire Float, a converted narrow boat 19th October 1939

Hard Realities: Its a man-sized job shifting a huge timbered canal narrow boat through a cumbersome and ageing lock on the Grand Union Canal

Repairing the gates at Netham Lock, Bristol on the Feeder canal in 1963

Children of barge familys seen here being educated on the canal bank by a floating school which is a converted narrow boat. Circa 1960

At Lapworth where an arm of the canal joins the Grand Union, and continues as a useful navigable waterway to Birmingham, Mr Paddy Newey amd her husband Les have made their home on a narrow boat

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Cruising through the picturesque Llangollen Canal in England, a narrow boat gracefully glides along the tranquil waters. As it passes by, one can't help but be captivated by the stunning scenery that surrounds it - from the brightly painted barge and charming oast houses on the River Medway near Maidstone to the idyllic village and Waterways Museum at Stoke Bruerne on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire. Further south, on the banks of River Thames in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, another narrow boat makes its way through this historic waterway. The sight is a testament to both modern-day leisure cruising and centuries-old traditions that have shaped these iconic canals. Venturing northwards to Skipton in Yorkshire Dales National Park, narrow boats line up along Liverpool Leeds canal. Their vibrant colors create a striking contrast against the lush greenery of their surroundings. Here, they patiently await their turn to enter into one of five locks - an engineering marvel known as "the five lock ladder. " Aylesbury Arm of Grand Union Canal in Buckinghamshire offers yet another enchanting scene where a narrow boat gently navigates its way through a lock. This peaceful moment captures both serenity and harmony between man-made structures and nature's beauty. Moving towards Pewsey near Marlborough in Wiltshire, Kennet and Avon Canal welcomes us with open arms. A narrow boat gracefully glides across its calm waters while reflecting upon nearby towns' rich history. The adventure continues as we witness a narrow boat entering into a tunnel along Llangollen Canal once again. In this subterranean world beneath our feet lies an entirely different realm waiting to be explored. Across Cambridgeshire's Ely region lies River Great Ouse - home to yet more captivating scenes of narrow boats meandering through its gentle currents. These waterways hold stories untold; each journey embarked upon reveals hidden treasures within the heart of England.