Cat imageSailing barge image

Mike Stevens' UK Inland Waterways Pages

Narrowboat image

QUIZZES

WATERWAYS QUIZ No.2

SECTION H : BOATS & CARRIERS

H1. We all know that there were three main builders of boats for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company, at Ricky, Woolwich and Northwich. But do you know the names of the companies that built them?
H2. The two biggest carrying companies were the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company and Fellows Morton & Clayton. In which decade was each of them founded?
H3. What was the name of the last boatman to work for BW carrying chocolate crumb etc between the Cadbury's factories at Knighton on the Shroppie and Bournville on the B'ham & Worcester ?
H4. One of the companies that's been mentioned already in this round was the first to fit a semi-diesel motor (actually a Bolinder) into a boat. Which one?

Link to previous page
Go to the previous page
Link to top of page
Go to the top of this page.
Link to start of this quiz
Go to start of this quiz
Link to next page
Go to the next page
---

UK Canals web ring pic The UKCanals WebRing

This site owned by
Mike Stevens
Previous Site List Sites Random Site Join Ring Next Site
SiteRing by Bravenet.com
UK Waterways web ring member
[ See All Sites | Join | Random | << Prev | Next >> ]
Link to home page
Home
Link to London waterways index
London
Link to history maps (not suitable for text-only browsers)
History
Link to trip reports index
Cruises
Link to quizzes index
Quiz index
Link to cartoons & humour index
Humour
Link to reviews index
Reviews
Link to 'About Me' index
About me
Link to links page
Links.

This page was up-loaded on 28 December 2002

E-mail me
E-mail me.

Copyright, © Michael L Stevens.