Canal Boat Lives
$42.23
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2023
Summary
Britain’s canals were largely built during the Industrial Revolution to move goods around the country. In time, this network linked the major cities, taking the narrowboats and their cargoes into the heart of urban areas. Today, the canals have been largely converted to leisure use but growing numbers of people are also turning to canals as places to live. Today’s increasingly expensive and dense housing has meant that many are finding the delights of canal boat living as an alternative. Clos…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398120679 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1398120677 |
| Author: | Gill Shaw, Gyles Brandreth |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing |
| Imprint: | Amberley Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 433g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 168mm |
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Critics Review
‘This book is a must for anyone interested in boating life.’ * Canals Online Magazine, December 2023 *
‘Through photographs and their own words, this fascinating window into a different way of life will appeal to all those who would like to know more about Britain’s canal-side inhabitants.’ * Sea Breezes Magazine, January 2024 *
‘This has to be the coffee-table canal book of the year.’ * Waterways World, February 2024 *
Gill Shaw
Gill Shaw ABIPP AMPA is an international award-winning professional photographer. Based in London, she has been photographing people around the world for more than 20 years and has also amassed an extensive celebrity portfolio.
In 1999 her book and photographic exhibition ‘Slightly Offstage’ raised money for Society of Stars helping children and adults with cerebral palsy and her later book and exhibition ‘The Hero Inside’ raised money for Help the Heroes, for which she received the Outstanding Achievement Award for Inspirational Photographs.
She received the Photographer of the Year award for her support in opening a clinic in Africa for ‘Support for Africa’ and is currently working on her next project to raise funds for Wellfound, of which she is a trustee, which helps communities install wells and latrines in Africa.
Her most recent photographic exhibition Looking Through the Lens at Canal Boat Lives was on view at St Marylebone Art Space, London, in 2023.
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