Gentle Highway/Barging on

Synopsis

The waterways of England played a quite, but not totally unnoticed, part in the national war effort between 1939 and 1945. A cinema short BARGING ON (1944) was commissioned by the North West Regional Canal Committee to demonstrate the waterway’s canal history. It contrasts to GENTLE HIGHWAY (1970), made at the end of the commercial canal carrying era. Evocative scenes of pleasure boating capture the magic of the waterways, while a sequence of commercial craft using the famous Anderton Boat lift shows waterways engineering at its most dramatic.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 26 min.

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £9.95 (inclusive)

Subjects

Engineering

Keywords

canals; water transport

Sections

Title

Barging on

Title

Gentle highway

Distributor

Name

Editions Audiovisual Beulah

Email

in@eavb.co.uk.

Web

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Phone

0116 236 2901

Fax

01892 652413

Address

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