Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.
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Top 100 Sites |
With thanks to Clive Henderson, the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) National Chairman, who produced the list of clips that formed the basis of these pages.
Click on the Images to link to the film clip selected. |
1,000 Ton Barge | Meridian, a 1,000 ton barge is the first of this size on the Thames. Date: 1968-12-08 Film Type: B&W - sound Duration: 1.00 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Thames |
Along the Thames | Various shots of river and buildings along banks, including GLC building. Various shots people waiting to catch tourist river cruisers at Greenwich. Various shots of Charing Cross Pier. More general shots of river, including shots of Royal Festival Hall, Waterloo Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral. Good shots showing industrial aspect of river: dredgers, cranes and disused warehouses (before Docklands regeneration). General shots river, including Tower Bridge. Date: Between 1971-00-00 and 1979-00-00 Film Type: colour - mute Duration: 5.00 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Thames |
Amphibian Plane at Westminster | The Vickers "Viking" amphibian (with 450 H.P. Napier Engines) won £10,000 Air Ministry prize and is seen here taking off from the Thames at Westminster. Date: 1921-02-10 Film Type: B&W - mute Duration: 1.00 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Thames |
Amphibious Car on the Severn | The country lanes around Chaceley near Tewkesbury were flooded by water from the River Severn. But Mr Brian Burnet the landlord of the 'Yew Tree Inn'.takes customers in his amphicar. Date: Between 1966-00-00 and 1966-12-31 Film Type: B&W - mute Duration: 4.34 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Severn |
Amphibious Car on the Thames | The car is seen on the road, going into the Thames and cruising past Hampton Court. Date: 1963-10-20 Film Type: colour - sound Duration: 1.63 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Thames |
Amphibious caravan at Henley-on-Thames | Various shots of the amphibious caravan on the River Thames at Henley. Date: 1967-07-16 Film Type: B&W - sound Duration: 0.85 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Thames |
Anderton Boat Lift | Shots of the Anderton Boat Lift in action. Date: Not Known Film Type: B&W - mute Duration: 2.00 minutes. Relevant Waterways Trent and Mersey Canal River Weaver |
Anderton Boat Lift 1931 | Boats being raised from the Weaver to the Trent & Mersey Canal. Date: 1931-06-08 Film Type: B&W - mute Duration: 2.26 minutes. Relevant Waterways Trent and Mersey Canal River Weaver |
Anderton Boat Lift 1964 | James Bradley sails down the River Weaver on his boat, various shots of the Anderton Boat Lift, a floating dock of water which lifts the boat 50 feet to the canal. Various shots as the boat goes into the lift, the attendant George Beech works the mechanisms. There are shots of the lift going slowly up and the cogs working it. Various shots of views from the lift. We see the barge sail out and along the canal. Date: 1964-06-28 Film Type: colour - sound Duration: 2.00 minutes. Relevant Waterways Trent and Mersey Canal River Weaver |
Avon at Stratford | Old footage of the river at Stratford upon Avon. Date: Not Known Film Type: B&W - mute Duration: 2.61 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Avon (Warwick) |
Avonmouth Docks | Avonmouth docks and the City of Bristol. Date: Between 1964-00-00 and 1964-12-31 Film Type: colour - sound Duration: 9.05 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Severn River Avon (Bristol) |
Barge Horses | Shots of horses pulling barges on a wide canal, probably the Regents Canal or the Grand Union Paddington Branch, which were known to use horse drawn barges around this time. Date: 1947-08-18 Film Type: B&W - sound Duration: 1.63 minutes. Relevant Waterways Grand Union Paddington Branch Grand Union Regents Canal |
Barge Restaurant | A story about the barge Pretoria which becomes a restaurant. Taken from Pin Mill on river Orwell, the Pretoria sails to London with Sir Alan Patrick Herbert, author and President of the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) aboard. Date: 1964-02-02 Film Type: colour - sound Duration: 3.95 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Thames River Orwell |
Bargee Song | Baritone Gerald Nodin sings the Bargee Song preceded by brief shots of barges and narrowboats on a canal, probably the Grand Union. Date: 1937-04-01 Film Type: B&W - sound Duration: 3.34 minutes. Relevant Waterways Grand Union Main Line |
Barton Swing Aqueduct | Shows the operation of the Barton Swing Aqueduct that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal. Date: 1936-07-02 Film Type: B&W - sound Duration: 1.40 minutes. Relevant Waterways Bridgewater Canal Manchester Ship Canal |
Boat Afloat Show - Little Venice | The Transport Minister, Earnest Marples, opens the show in London. Shots of assorted craft and activities. Date: 1963-04-04 Film Type: B&W - sound Duration: 2.20 minutes. Relevant Waterways Grand Union Regents Canal Grand Union Paddington Branch |
Boat Building at Eton | At Eton boathouse, Windsor in Berkshire. Mr Herbert O'Dell working on sculling boat. Mr Len Ferne makes a large oar.
Date: 1950-03-26 Film Type: B&W - sound Duration: 1.62 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Thames |
Boat trip for wounded soldiers | Shows a boat trip on the Thames in London used as recreation for wounded World War One soldiers. Starting at Westminster it includes a shot of Tower Bridge from the river.
Date: Not Known Film Type: B&W - mute Duration: 0.95 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Thames |
Boating Holidays show in Little Venice | British Waterways sponsored show of holiday boats and ideas for cruising the canals, an industry still in its infancy in 1961. Date: 1961-04-03 Film Type: B&W - sound Duration: 1.10 minutes. Relevant Waterways Grand Union Paddington Branch Grand Union Regents Canal |
Boating on the Thames | Various boating shots of many types of craft, cruisers, sailing boats, canoes, etc. Includes upper Thames and London. Date: Between 1970-00-00 and 1974-00-00 Film Type: colour - mute Duration: 15.50 minutes. Relevant Waterways River Thames |
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