Here you will find information about the history of the canals and the people connected with them. More articles will be added. The links on the left will take you to the items currently available.
There are also articles in our Archive Gallery:
The History of Wappenshall Wharf from 1835-1850 by Peter Brown
Features of the Canal – The Humber Arm
Features of the Canal – The Longden-on-Tern Aqueduct
A Memory of the Hay Boat at Newport by Rodney Pitt
Memories of Newport Canal by Freeman Jones
The Newport Branch, Branch Canal
Features of the Canal – Shrewsbury Canal Drawbridges
Features of the Canal – Shrewsbury Canal Locks
Locks on the Shrewsbury Canal by Peter Brown and Tony Clayton
Crime on the Shrewsbury and Newport by Steve Bean
Extracts from A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 11: Telford
Features of the Canal – Trench Inclined Plane
The Tub Boat Canals of East Shropshire by Peter J A Hutchinson