Canals

Beauty And The Barge (1945)

Good footage of three girl bargees setting off from London with war supplies for Birmingham.

Barge Horses Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Looks At Man's Best Friend (1947)

Horses pull canal barges along a tow path.

Canal Cruise AKA River Boat (1957)

Starting from Oxford this shows a trip down the scenic canals of Britain on a narrow boat.

Canal Rally (1962)

Decorated canal boats take part in a "canal rally" in Stourbridge.

Electric Canals! (1931)

Electric barges in action on a canal in Kidderminster.

Glass Making (1948)

Item shows manufacture of glass reinforced with wire netting at factory in West Midlands.