Category: Marine
Anderton Boat Lift
Northwich, England
The Anderton Boat Lift was built in 1875 and was the world's first boat lift. U... more>
Balloch Steam Slipway
Balloch, Scotland
The Balloch Steam Slipway was built in 1902 to get steam boats in and out of the... more>
Berney Arms
Berney Arms, Great Yarmouth, England
Berney Arms is one of the remotest stations in England and has a very infrequent... more>
Black Country Living Museum
Dudley, England
An urban heritage park to which buildings from throughout the Black Country have... more>
Churnet Valley Railway
Cheddleton, England
The Churnet Valley Railway runs through the scenic Churnet Valley alongside the ... more>
Cox's Mill
Addlestone, England
Cox's Mill is located just south of Weybridge on the River Wey Navigation. It is... more>
Crofton Beam Engines
Marlborough
The oldest working steam engines in the world still performing the job they were... more>
Elblag Canal and inclined planes
Between Elblag and Ostroda, Poland
The Elblag Canal uses an ingenious system of inclined planes to drag boats betw... more>
Falkirk wheel
Falkirk, Scotland
A modern canal lift but worthy of inclusion. more>
Foxton Inclined Plane
Foxton, England
The Foxton Inclined Plane was situated on what is now the Leicester Section of t... more>
Historic Dockyard Chatham
Chatham, England
The Historic Dockyard Chatham is a maritime heritage site that covers over 400 y... more>
Hollinwood Canal Society
Manchester, England
The Hollinwood Canal Society aims to see the restoration of the canals within Da... more>
Hythe Pier Tramway
Hythe near Southampton, England
Narrow guage pier railway, originally from a WW1 mustard gas factory more>
Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Ironbridge, England
There are ten museums in this World heritage site spread along the valley of the... more>
Kawau Island
New Zealand
Kawau Island is situated about 45 km to the north of Auckland. Its items of inte... more>
Kenfig National Nature Reserve
Pyle, Wales
Glamorgan’s largest natural lake, Kenfig Pool, views from Sker beach across Sw... more>
Lancaster Canal Trust
The Lancaster Canal Trust was formed in 1963 and works towards the full restorat... more>
Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust
Lichfield, England
Working to reinstate the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals to provide a corridor fr... more>
Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal
Manchester, England
Constructed from 1797 and abandoned in sections between 1924-66. The Canal Socie... more>
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
Middlesbrough, England
The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge opened in 1911 and is a total of 851 feet (... more>
Museum of Science and Industry
Manchester, England
Railway locomotives, live industrial steam engines, air, space, textiles and mor... more>
MV Balmoral
UK
MV Balmoral is a classic passenger ship built in 1949 and sails around the coast... more>
Narrow Boat by L T C Rolt
The classic canal book written in 1939 gives an interesting insight into the can... more>
Narrow boat President
Dudley, England
Narrow boat President is an ex Fellows Morton Clayton steam narrow boat, and is ... more>
Narrow Boat Trust
England
The Narrow Boat Trust is a Charity, which exists "To preserve and restore narrow... more>
National Register of Historic Vessels
UK
National Historic Ships is a Non Departmental Public Body advising the Secretary... more>
National Waterways Museum - Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port, England
Bringing Britain's canal history to life more>
National Waterways Museum - Gloucester Docks
Gloucester, England
Housed over three storeys in a Victorian warehouse, situated in the heart of the... more>
National Waterways Museum - Stoke Bruerne
Stoke Bruerne, England
Explore the story of Britain's waterways in a restored corn mill alongside the G... more>
Newport Transporter Bridge
Newport, Wales
The Newport Transporter Bridge was built in 1906 and spans the River Usk. The Ea... more>
Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle
Chatham, Kent, England
Kingswear Castle is a coal-fired paddle steamer which was built in 1924 and crui... more>
Paddle Steamer Preservation Society
The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society is Britain's longest established and lar... more>
Paddle Steamer Waverley
UK
The last sea-going paddle steamer in the world more>
Painted Boats
This is a film produced in 1945 by Ealing Studios. Directed by Charles Crichton ... more>
Pioneer SailingTrust
Brightlingsea, England
The Trust was set up in 1999 to restore the last remaining first class Essex Ski... more>
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
England
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was completed in 1805 to carry the Llangollen Canal o... more>
Portland Basin Museum
Ashton-under-Lyne, England
The Portland Basin Museum is housed within the restored nineteenth century Ashto... more>
Ronquieres inclined plane
7110 Ronquières (Braine-le-Comte), Belgium
The Ronquières Inclined Plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal lifts boats 68m. ... more>
Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust
Wellington, England
Charity working to restore the Shewsbury and Newport Canals between Shrewsbury a... more>
Spider T
Keadby, England
Humber Super Sloop Spider T was built in New Holland and launched in 1926. She h... more>
Square Sail Shipyard
Charletown Harbour, St Austell, England
A fleet of square rigged sailing ships and the harbour facilities to maintain th... more>
Strepy-Thieu boat lift
7070 Thieu, Belgium
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift is on a branch of the Canal du Centre. The lift repl... more>
Sunderland Maritime Heritage
Sunderland, England
Sunderland Maritime Heritage exists to preserve artifacts, documents, pictures a... more>
Thames Sailing Barge Trust
Maldon, England
A registered charity that exists to preserve Thames barges in sailing condition ... more>
The Barge Association
The Barge Association is for anyone who is interested in barges or barging or ow... more>
The Hythe
Maldon, England
The Hythe is situated at the head of the River Blackwater estuary and is home to... more>
Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust
Wroxham, Norfolk, England
Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust takes care of the only surviving fleet of ... more>
Wooden Canal Boat Society
Manchester, England
The Wooden Canal Boat Society is a charity dedicated to saving, restoring and us... more>
Yorkshire Waterways Museum
Goole, England
The Yorkshire Waterways Museum offers an extensive collection which tells the st... more>