A small COLLECTION of videos about our canal heritage

We have a wide collection of canal history videos, including copies of BBC broadcasts and hard-to-find early documentaries and films. We can't publish many of these for copyright reasons, but please contact us for more details.

Barge horses
(Pathé Pictorial, 1947)

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How Blisworth Tunnel was built
​(Stoke Bruerne Canal Partnership)

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Canals to help war effort
​(Pathé Gazette, 1941)

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Our canals are in trouble and we need to save them  (#FundBritainsWaterways)

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Corn by canal
​(1940)

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How a lock works
​(Canal & River Trust)​

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A very brief history of the Grand Union Canal in Milton Keynes: powerpoint presentation
(B&MK Waterway Trust 2023)

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The importance of our canal network
(Canal & River Trust)

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Transport revolution Britain's
​canal network
Why The Industrial Revolution Happened Here
(BBC)

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Electra and the MK Parks Trust
(2024)

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Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain: canals
​(BBC)

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