Re: PHOTOFORUM digest 5928 Narrow Boats

[Dan Mitchell <danmdan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: Stephen Ylvisaker <stephenjazz@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Gallery photo - Dan
> Date: 13 February 2012 18:23:07 GMT
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> Dan,
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> Do you happen to know the owner of the narrowboat? Is that what they are actually called, by the way? I amcurious about the name of the boat, particularly because it is done in that particular style. It causes me to wonder if the owner was an afficianado of the television series "Firefly."
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The photo was taken on the river running thru the city of York.  Alas I don't know anyone in the picture.

England still retains many ofits 18/19 century canal system, now much restored as tourist highways - the locks therein are mostly the originals, and built narrow - so the boats are really called "narrowboats".

They can cost anything from 60K to 100K GBP for a fully fitted good one - some live on them permanently.

See ---

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=foxton+locks&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vDg6T7G4HMO58gOR6anwCg&sqi=2&ved=0CIoBELAE&biw=1609&bih=830

or http://tinyurl.com/6o6fzl2


Dan