In the Workshop - June 2017 We are presently working on a narrowboat currently known to us as Betty Ⅱ (final name to follow). Her design is very similar to the original NB Betty, but with a shorter glazed area. The picture shows well the slab‐sided BCN style of hull. Our next build slot is currently September 2017 or thereabouts. If you've got a narrowboat build project with a proposed start date in the autumn of this year, do get in touch. Continue reading
Narrowboat Hugh Henshall Build Videos We thought these time-lapse clips would be of interest; showing the building of NB Hugh Henshall, a trip boat for the Chesterfield Canal Trust. Hugh Henshall Build week 3. Continue reading
Narrowboat Hugh Henshall - Now Under Construction The Chesterfield Canal Trust has won funding from the Big Lottery Fund to build and equip an electric powered narrowboat form use as a tripboat for the disabled. Steel shell and hydraulic engineering by ourselves. Continue reading