Chris the coal.
Chris the coal.
Loading a narrowboat.
Tipper lorry pouring coal into a narrowboat on the Ashby Canal near Shackerstone. The boat was moved to spread the coal evenly.
The coal would be bagged and weighed on the journey and sold to lock-keepers, pubs and waterside houses.
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Taken in March 1974
Loading a narrowboat.
Tipper lorry pouring coal into a narrowboat on the Ashby Canal near Shackerstone. The boat was moved to spread the coal evenly.
The coal would be bagged and weighed on the journey and sold to lock-keepers, pubs and waterside houses.
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Uploaded on December 12, 2012
Taken in March 1974