Video of London Canal Museum

[bargiepat]

hi, Found this short video........ http://blip.tv/file/600384/

Edited February 27, 2008 by bargiepat

[seaandland]

Nice little video, wonder how much it is to get in

[Chris J W]

Actually, I thought it was free - but it's not too expensive ... Opening Hours and Charges

 

(edit 'cos I was wrong)

Edited February 27, 2008 by Chris J W

[CanalWalker]

Its a nice little museum, it has a very well stocked canal shop with books, DVDs etc

[Hairy-Neil]

A chance to see the stern end of Little Woolwich butty, Coronis, even if its restoration is a little twee.

[CanalWalker]

I think they should have done an authentic reconstruction of a family run narrow boat, ie it would stink, be filthy and have 7 illiterate unwashed children in it. not the sort of "trad" boaters might want these days!

[seaandland]

Very cheap for London indeed, makes a nice change. Good luck to them

[DHutch]

We went for free, breifly.

- If you visit by boat you can just walk in the back door... 10minutes, job done, walk out again!

 

 

Daniel

[Tim Lewis]

We went for free, breifly.

- If you visit by boat you can just walk in the back door... 10minutes, job done, walk out again!

 

 

Daniel

 

Did you steal anything else that day?

 

Tim

[Theo]

I think they should have done an authentic reconstruction of a family run narrow boat, ie it would stink, be filthy and have 7 illiterate unwashed children in it. not the sort of "trad" boaters might want these days!

 

I would imagine that the ratio of stinking, filthy boats to clean ones to be much the same as the ration of stinking, filthy houses to clean ones today.

 

Nick

[DHutch]

Did you steal anything else that day?

 

Tim

Cant say i did. Although i chucked £5 in the donations tin.

- The post proberbly didnt read as it should, i was mearly offering a explanation for why some may have not realised it was pay-to-enter as i didnt untill i was about to leave.

 

 

 

Daniel

[CanalWalker]

I would imagine that the ratio of stinking, filthy boats to clean ones to be much the same as the ration of stinking, filthy houses to clean ones today.

 

Nick

 

Thats not what contemporary accounts of family boats said. They were the lowest of the low. The barges run by a couple of men were said to be very clean however. I doubt you get many families living in those conditions today.

[Lady Muck]

I think they should have done an authentic reconstruction of a family run narrow boat, ie it would stink, be filthy and have 7 illiterate unwashed children in it. not the sort of "trad" boaters might want these days!

 

I agree with you.

 

My gran recalls the children of the working boatmen on the Aire and Calder - they used to go and stare at them amazed at how filthy they were. 'They were fireback!' she says.

[carlt]

Thats not what contemporary accounts of family boats said. They were the lowest of the low.

A bit like contemporary accounts of sink estates, you mean?

[CanalWalker]

Some people may complain about the nanny state but I doubt they would want to live in a world with out welfare or health and safety. The poor people of England today have clean drinking water not to mention the televisions, play stations etc etc

[Tim Lewis]

I would imagine that the ratio of stinking, filthy boats to clean ones to be much the same as the ration of stinking, filthy houses to clean ones today.

 

Nick

 

The cabin of Coronis at the London Canal Museumcontains an audio presentation from an ex working boatman who describes what it was like living on board.

 

Tim