Horseboating Society
The Horseboating Society is a national society, with the primary aim being the preservation and promotion of
Horseboating
- See main article: Horse-drawn boats
Boat horses were the prime movers of the Industrial Revolution, and they remained at work until the middle of the 20th century. Today, horseboating is a way of recapturing the working lives of this former waterway community, especially the thousands of families and the tradesmen who kept the traffic moving.
Achievements and notable journeys
On 4 August 2006, Robin Evans, Chief Executive of
In 2007, the Society made a journey along the
In May 2008, NB Maria was horse-drawn again, this time on the
In 2012, NB Elland was horse-drawn for the full length of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, believed to be the first time such a journey had been made for 68 years, culminating in a demonstration pull through the new Liverpool Canal Link.[7]
In the annual Waterways Renaissance Awards 2008, jointly organised by the British Urban Regeneration Association and by The Waterways Trust, the Horseboating Society achieved the "Commended" award in the "Historic Environment" section.
The Society works closely with British Waterways, the Boat Museum Society, the British Horse Society, the Inland Waterways Association, the Towpath Action Group, the Institute of Historic Building Conservation, and the Shropshire Union Flyboat Restoration Society.
Horseboating Gallery
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Boathorse harnessing demonstration
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Queenie the Boathorse
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Boathorse driving demonstration
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Boathorse Queenie with driver
See also
References
- ^ "Memorandum submitted by The Horseboating Society". Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Written Evidence. United Kingdom Parliament. January 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Narrowboat Maria, Certificate Number 358". Register of Historic Vessels. National Historic Ships Register. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "QUEENIE AND BONNY KICK UP THEIR HEELS IN PROTEST". Mike Stevens. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Project: Horseboating on Britain's Inland Waterways - Why Do Canals Have Towpaths?". Grants database. Heritage Lottery Fund. Retrieved 5 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Anderson, Vicky (7 June 2007). "Narrowboats flotilla head for special Mersey rally". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ Turner, Ben (7 June 2007). "Hey, no barging there at the back". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Liverpool's pier head hosts its first horse drawn canal boat". Bay TV Liverpool. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
External links
- BBC Interview with Chair of Horseboating Society
- British Waterways' leisure website "Waterscape.com", article on horseboating and Horseboating Society
- Inland Waterways Association Press Release about Maria 's journey to the World Canals Conference
- Online version of Towpath Talk magazine, July 2005, article on Horseboating Society
- Canal website with images of horseboating and legging