A view looking across the Lancaster Canal towards the remains of the Old Boathouse

Date:: 1970

Location:: Packet Boat House, Aldcliffe Road, Lancaster, Lancashire

Reference:: OP21978

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

In this photograph the boathouse is derelict and roofless. It was built for the repair and accommodation of the fast packet boats which operated along the Lancaster Canal between Preston and Kendal during the first half of the 19th century.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/24 Early Photographic Print Collection: Lancashire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

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Keywords

Georgian Canal, Georgian Boat House