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The waterways ?
« on: Sunday 23 March 08 11:35 GMT (UK) »
Seems many of my family worked in Nottingham for the "waterways"...what was it and is there a website ..

thanks in advance .
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SLADEN,....NOTTINGHAM,NEWARK,MIDDLESEX.ST PANCRAS.
SMITH,......NOTTINGHAM,SHARDLOW
LOWE,.......NOTTINGHAM,SHEFFIELD,SHARDLOW
DUFFIN,....NOTTINGHAM,YORKSHIRE
WRIGHT,...NOTTINGHAM  
GOLLIN.....ILKESTON
BLAKE......ILKESTON,GALWAY
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Re: The waterways ?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 24 March 08 15:17 GMT (UK) »
Would the waterways then be like the waterboard now i wonder ?
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SLADEN,....NOTTINGHAM,NEWARK,MIDDLESEX.ST PANCRAS.
SMITH,......NOTTINGHAM,SHARDLOW
LOWE,.......NOTTINGHAM,SHEFFIELD,SHARDLOW
DUFFIN,....NOTTINGHAM,YORKSHIRE
WRIGHT,...NOTTINGHAM  
GOLLIN.....ILKESTON
BLAKE......ILKESTON,GALWAY
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Re: The waterways ?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 24 March 08 15:40 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
There used to be a canal museum on Canal Street, at Nottingham. Sadly, it's now gone - the building is a canal-side pub/restaurant now. Not sure where their information went to (perhaps the tourist information service at Nottingham might tell you, or The Brewhouse Museum - 0115 915 3600). The Nottingham Archives office might have have records of waterway and canal companies.
Not sure which period you're concentrating on, but this link might just start you off:
http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/tts/tts1926/itinerary1926p10.htm
There were wharfs along the River Leen long before Cannal Street was built - some of the old books on Nottingham tell you more.
Kind regards,
Paulene.
P.S. My husband's ancester's lived about 100 yards away from where the explosion took place! Thankfully they all survived, but the houses there were damaged and they had to moved.
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