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A group of waterways enthusiasts drawn from British Waterways, volunteers, boating societies and museums, dedicated to preserving and recording waterways skills and techinques, whilst the memories of those who actually worked on the boats are still fresh enough to correct and guide the efforts of those taking part.
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A record of the techniques involved in working horse drawn boats through locks and past other boats.
Recorded on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal with technical advice from Tom Mayo, one of the most respected Severn and Canal Carrying Company boat captains.
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Using the original cranes and hoists in Broad Street Warehouse, a small group of experts reconstruct the way that boats entered the building's indoor wharf and were unloaded, how the warehousemen would have used the lifting machinery, and the sights and sounds of a building that had remained silent for nearly 40 years.
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Recreating a coal run with tugs and joey boats (open day boats) from Anglesey on the edge of Cannock Chase, into the heart of the Black Country, before the construction of the new
M6 Toll road altered this quiet corner of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) forever.
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With the aid of horses, harness and a beautifully restored narrow boat, the daily work of one of the few complete surviving canal stables was recreated for this recording.
This humble but essential building in Wheelock, Cheshire, was brought alive for 2 days for a new generation of canal boaters to enjoy.
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Using the beautifully restored boats of the Working Boats Project and the knowledge and advice of retired boat captain Phil Garrett; the crew of captain and mate demonstrate the complete procedure of clothing-up a pair of narrow boats, from positioning and fixing
the planks, to the knots, hitches and fancy ropework.
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