During a few brief years in the 1940s and '50s Robert Longden took a set of photographs of the narrow boat community at Hawkesbury Stop - the main meeting point for those who worked the Midland canals. The images are of a close community representing them at work, at play and in their domestic affairs, as they lived on the paired and single colourful narrow boats of the time. They illustrate the close relationship between all ages and types, and the dramatic boat shapes and infrascape of this rural and industrial area.
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During a few brief years in the 1940s and '50s Robert Longden took a set of photographs of the narrow boat community at Hawkesbury Stop - the main meeting point for those who worked the Midland canals. The images are of a close community representing them at work, at play and in their domestic affairs, as they lived on the paired and single colourful narrow boats of the time. They illustrate the close relationship between all ages and types, and the dramatic boat shapes and infrascape of this rural and industrial area.
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New. During a few brief years in late 1940s and early 1950s Robert Longden took a remarkable set of photographs of the narrow boat community at Hawkesbury Stop-the main meeting point for those who worked the Midlands canals. This book details how Longden came to this passionate involvement. It also sets the photographs in the context of their time. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 219 x 12. Weight in Grams: 626. 2009. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
