Into Chester

1500 MILES AND 1500 LOCKS - THE LOG OF THE NARROW BOAT TRISTRAM SPRAGUE - PART ONE: AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 2001 - DROITWICH TO CHESTER

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February 28th 2012
INTRODUCTION Fourteen tons of steel narrowboat dangled precariously in the air above our heads and slowly descended into the water. Like anxious parents we stood mesmerised wondering if we were about to lose everything we possessed in one second of carelessness on the part of the crane driver. Luckily, there was no disaster and we breathed a sigh of ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more