Moving Or Floating Homes
There are people in the UK living in a variety of boats, moored in a wide variety of locations. These include
The earliest populations of boat people in England probably date back to the early Industrial Revolution, when the canals were initially built to transport raw materials and manufactured goods to factories and ports. The Oxford Canal, amongst the oldest, was inaugurated in 1769, and then opened in stages from 1774 to 1790, carrying coal and limestone about the countryside on a path that followed the contours of the land. But the heyday of the canals was short-lived, as by the mid-19th century railways sprung up parallel to the canals, then began buying the waterways to control and snuff out their transit competition
Canal Boats
House Boats
Barges
Yachts & Sailing Boats
Other Boat Types
See Also In Chimni
Other Interesting Web Sites
Canal River Trust - Living On A Boat
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