fittie Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Does anyone know when these books were published? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 I have a relatively recent reprint of the first one. Since it describes the 'new' locks to Birmingham, with pictures of them under construction and complete, including adverts from the contractors involved I guess it dates from shortly after the completion of the work i.e. mid/late 1930s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittie Posted August 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 That was my thought but I was hoping that someone out there knew the exact year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 The dates on the CRT digital archive can often be wrong, but that gives a remarkably precise date of 11-Nov-1935. (Which sounds plausible in this particular case) Linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittie Posted August 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 What about the later one (I think it is later). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 10 minutes ago, fittie said: What about the later one (I think it is later). No idea - I'm unfamiliar with it, (unlike the "Arteries" one where I have the modern reprint). I "Googled" for "Arteries" but I suggest your second offering really has no meaningful title that is easy to search for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrt2 Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Arteries of commerce was reprinted as a limited edition with a certificate around about the time Blisworth tunnel re-opened. My copy is not available at the moment for a closer look. There was also a ribbom plate done for the same occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittie Posted August 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Both of these books seem pretty old. The second book says it was printed for the GUCC but no date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Hogg Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 From my understanding "Arteries of commerce" was produced prior to the British Industry Exhibition of 1934 where Grand Union exhibited, they had a large canal model built by Bassett Lowke of Northampton (who advertise in the book). A notable absentee in the advertisers is W J Yarwoods, almost every other firm associated with the modernisation has an advert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 hours ago, barry adams said: Arteries of commerce was reprinted as a limited edition with a certificate around about the time Blisworth tunnel re-opened. My copy is not available at the moment for a closer look. There was also a ribbom plate done for the same occasion. I don't have a certificate with my reprint, or anything to suggest it was a limited edition. Perhaps there was another print run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 22 minutes ago, Laurence Hogg said: A notable absentee in the advertisers is W J Yarwoods, almost every other firm associated with the modernisation has an advert. A shame though that in the index, (in my copy at least!) they can't spell Harland and Wolff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrt2 Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 Arteries of Commerce. Just found my copy. it has a limited edition label loose inside which reads The Waterways Museum Stoke Bruerne 'ARTERIES OF COMMERCE' a limited edition of 1000 reprinted from the 1930's original, in hard covers No. 23 A soft back is also available The 23 is hand written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittie Posted September 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 In my second book there are no adds from either Harland and Wolff and Yarwood's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittie Posted September 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 Looking through the George and Mary the is a picture of Baldock loaded with cars and in the second book is what looks like the same scene but from a different angle with the butty Lambourne. The would date the book as post July 1936. It's a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Hogg Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 As the company address is different it is obviously an amended later reprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittie Posted September 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 It's not a reprint as the books are not the same, similar but not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittie Posted September 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 No headlights on the butties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 4 hours ago, barry adams said: Arteries of Commerce. Just found my copy. it has a limited edition label loose inside which reads The Waterways Museum Stoke Bruerne 'ARTERIES OF COMMERCE' a limited edition of 1000 reprinted from the 1930's original, in hard covers No. 23 A soft back is also available The 23 is hand written. Mine is the softback version and has no such label. But at the bottom of the last page it says "Reproduced for British Waterways Board, Waterways Museum, Stoke Bruerne, by Daneprint Ltd., Daventry." And there is a £4.95 price label on the back, but I can't remember where or when I bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 Nestle factory in the photo will be houses soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittie Posted September 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 I am a little slow...the head office as published in the book is Port of London Building. Does anyone know when they moved there before moving again to Ruislip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckbyLocks Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 No idea about Arteries of Commerce - I only have the softback reprint, but the GU Canal is one of a number published by Canal Companies. I do not know how many, but I have the Leeds and Liverpool and the Aire and Calder as well as the GU. I am in the middle of a shelf rearrange at the moment so cannot lay my hands on the Aire and Calder, but I have that catalogued as 1937. One of the adverts in the GU one shows the Butty Tiverton, which was not built until early 37 according to the lists so the earliest date for that one has to be post February 37. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pluto Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 The L&LC one was published in 1936 (An A5 b&w reproduction is available from the L&LCSoc for £3 plus postage), with a guide to which company to use for general cargo carrying previously published in the 1920s. The A&CN had several guides published in the 20th century, and the Weaver also produced one, possibly post 2nd WW, IIRC. There are also the British Waterways guides for commercial transport published around 1958, that for the L&LC being the only one for a specific waterway, the others being for regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittie Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I was thinking '37/'38 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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