The Arthur Wood Collection (Potteries History Society)
"Revealing Voices" is the project to catalogue and digitise over 400 of Arthur Wood's audio recordings of the people of the Potteries and other areas. Click on Inventory on the website to see the list.
Black Country History
Search for material held in archives and museums in the area.
BBC Archive
Sound and film archive, no longer updated
British Pathé
The 3500 hour British Pathé Film Archive covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970. Try putting canal boats in the search box for some gems.
Historic England - National Monuments Record
Search for listed buildings on the database and for images and books.
History of the Narrow Boat Steamer
Comprehensive history of steamers on the canals, general cargo boats, Fellows Morton & Clayton fleets, Grand Junction fleets and narrow tugs.
Jim Payler’s Albums of Canal Boats
Photo gallery
Jim Shead's boat listings Now hosted by CanalPlan AC
Searchable listing of boats, historic and modern
Mary Evans Picture Library
Licences images for commercial use. Type canal in the search box and scroll through.
National Historic Ships UK
Information on over 1,200 historic vessels and the National Historic Fleet. Also a small grant scheme, funding links, advice for vessel owners.
Transport Trust
Archive material including old film footage and catalogue search facility. Go to Links, then Boats and Ships, then Inland Waterways.
Waterways Archive (CRT)
Wide range of photographs and documents about the history of Britain’s canals and inland waterways.