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This is quite a sad picture, with a happy ending.....
These old working boats were once an important part of out transportation system, carrying wares from town to town - city to city along our canal networks. They were worked by the Bargees, who had very hard lives up and down the canals, negotiating the locks and tunnels, open to the elements.
The wives and children often travelled along too, it was a way of life, Cliff's Grandfather and my great grandfather worked in this way, and one of Cliffs Grandfather's working boats has now been restored . The Saturn as it is known, is often on show at variaous times during the season, and Cliff's Dad had an input into the restoration from his memories on the boats with his dad.
These have now found a life and can be seen at the Black Country Museum, I like the way the lovely painted patterns remain, in the traditional way that narrow boats and barges are still painted today - yet they are now often just as a holiday home - a sample of a life now past.
Linda
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| Title: | Relics |
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| Uploaded: | 12 Jan 2011 - 5:34 PM |
| Tags: | Canal, Narrow boats, Transport, Working boats |
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I agree with jennnn cant wait ti see then restored
Thanks for the writeup
Wonderful write-up, Linda. So sad to see them just disintegrating there, (top images though) but great that there are others in a museum. Their painting and the folk who originally painted them were true artists. I love all 'barge painting' - on objects as well as boats.
Dave x
Love both of these, there's a whole way of life here. That's a museum that I want to visit some time.
Moira
enjoyed the write up .. thanks for sharing that.. adds to a already terrific image (s)
Two superb images, fabulous detail and colours, I am so glad they are restoring these wonderful barges, great write up too.
Hugh
Hi Linda.
Good shots and what a nice interesting write up.
This is something i can relate to as my mother and father inlaw are both boat people and have been for years, my ma inlaw is also quiet an artist, she does the kind of barge and canalware painting you were referring to, i think she calls her style "knobstick" dont know if you have heard of it?
She travels up and down the country painting boats and doing canal related shows she was even featured on country file! (her claim to fame) lol.
I have uploaded some shots of their boat before see http://www.ephotozine.com/u103869/gallery/1551918
I'm glad you shared this as it has reminded me of the photos i have of some of her work which i will upload on here soon.
Great stuff 
Ricky.
Two excellent images, Linda, V1 showing some lovely tones & textures in the derelict boat at the front, and nice to see the wider view in V2. It's always nice to read some info about what we're looking at I think, and you've given us a very interesting write-up here.
TrevB
Glad to hear that these have been restored to their former glory, there are a number similar to these that have been restored at the National Waterways museum at Gloucester docks
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