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Creator:
Lansdell, Avril
Title(s):
The clothes of the cut : a history of canal costume / by Avril Lansdell.
Published/Created:
London : British Waterways Board, [1976]
Physical Description:
36 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 30 cm
Holdings:
Unable to reach service. Holdings currently not available
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-36).
Subject Terms:
Boaters (Persons)
Boaters (Persons) -- England.
Clothing and dress -- England.
Clothing and dress.
England.
Form/Genre:
History.
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  • Introduction
  • Beginnings: Navvies and the early boatmen
  • Competition: the coming of the railways : the families move onto the boats
  • Flowering of a tradition: the canal people develop their own style.