All under one roof... Virtual Waterways - hundreds of years of
canal and inland waterways history unlocked. What is Virtual
Waterways? The Waterways Archives collect, preserve and make
publicly available rich and diverse records in many forms,
including plans, drawings, accounts, photographs and audio-
visual recordings. At their core are the archives of British
Waterways and the early canal companies, which trace the history
of Britain‘s inland waterways back to its very roots. It is an
archival resource covering the history of canals from the 17th
century to the near present day. It will bring together
information from 15 archives across the UK and aims to stimulate
and encourage wider public use of waterways‘ archives. More
about the catalogue >