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The Tooleys and the Banbury Boatyard
By Matt Armitage
Tooley’s historic boat yard in Banbury, Oxfordshire celebrates its 240th anniversary in 2018. To mark this auspicious occasion the yard’s director, Matthew Armitage has written a history of the yard from his own unique perspective. Published by Windlass Books, Matthew’s stewardship of the yard over the past fifteen years provides readers with a fresh and personal look at life in this iconic and much loved boatyard.
This appeal is your chance to pre-order your own first edition copy of the new book. By getting in early you’ll benefit from receiving the very first copies, signed personally by the author. You’ll be entered into a prize draw to win an experience day for two at the yard itself and you’ll be registered as one of the ‘Friend’s of Tooley’s’ receiving your membership pack.
By donating £10.00 you’ll secure your copy of this exciting new book and ensure that you’re at the front of the queue on publication day. Many of you will already be familiar with the history and workings of Tooley’s boatyard, but for newcomers here’s a brief recap of what makes it such a special and important working yard.
Website and PayPal here - http://www.tooleysboatyard.co.uk/book/
The History
The Banbury Boatyard has had various owners but it gets its name from the Tooley family who had the yard from 1900 to 1987. The Tooleys were renowned for their skills and craftsmanship.
This is a record of the history of Tooley's Boatyard, the people and the artefacts. It has the oldest working dry dock on the Inland Waterways and it has been in continuous use since 1788. It was established to build and repair the wooden horse-drawn narrow boats which plied the newly constructed canal network, which were so vital to the development of the Industrial Revolution.
Gradually, rail and then road transport eroded the importance of the canals, but the boatyard kept on working up until 1998, when its future was threatened by the Castle Quay development. But good fortune prevailed, and the site was saved and incorporated in the new Museum and Heritage centre and is back in business.
Tooley’s was immortalised in Tom Rolt’s popular book ’Narrow Boat’; the book went on to be a catalyst for setting up the Inland Waterways Association, which campaigned for the reopening of the canal network. The regeneration of the waterways started with Tom Rolt bring his boat into the Dry Dock at Tooleys.
By Matt Armitage
Tooley’s historic boat yard in Banbury, Oxfordshire celebrates its 240th anniversary in 2018. To mark this auspicious occasion the yard’s director, Matthew Armitage has written a history of the yard from his own unique perspective. Published by Windlass Books, Matthew’s stewardship of the yard over the past fifteen years provides readers with a fresh and personal look at life in this iconic and much loved boatyard.
This appeal is your chance to pre-order your own first edition copy of the new book. By getting in early you’ll benefit from receiving the very first copies, signed personally by the author. You’ll be entered into a prize draw to win an experience day for two at the yard itself and you’ll be registered as one of the ‘Friend’s of Tooley’s’ receiving your membership pack.
By donating £10.00 you’ll secure your copy of this exciting new book and ensure that you’re at the front of the queue on publication day. Many of you will already be familiar with the history and workings of Tooley’s boatyard, but for newcomers here’s a brief recap of what makes it such a special and important working yard.
Website and PayPal here - http://www.tooleysboatyard.co.uk/book/
The History
The Banbury Boatyard has had various owners but it gets its name from the Tooley family who had the yard from 1900 to 1987. The Tooleys were renowned for their skills and craftsmanship.
This is a record of the history of Tooley's Boatyard, the people and the artefacts. It has the oldest working dry dock on the Inland Waterways and it has been in continuous use since 1788. It was established to build and repair the wooden horse-drawn narrow boats which plied the newly constructed canal network, which were so vital to the development of the Industrial Revolution.
Gradually, rail and then road transport eroded the importance of the canals, but the boatyard kept on working up until 1998, when its future was threatened by the Castle Quay development. But good fortune prevailed, and the site was saved and incorporated in the new Museum and Heritage centre and is back in business.
Tooley’s was immortalised in Tom Rolt’s popular book ’Narrow Boat’; the book went on to be a catalyst for setting up the Inland Waterways Association, which campaigned for the reopening of the canal network. The regeneration of the waterways started with Tom Rolt bring his boat into the Dry Dock at Tooleys.
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