Roses and Castles
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Roses and Castles by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Roses and Castles
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 25 May 2012
Roses and Castles, the traditional paintwork feature of canal narrow boats. Nobody knows the origins of the tradition (see http://www.canaljunction.com/narrowboat/roses_castles.htm Canal Junction) but such motifs were used to decorate almost everything on the narrowboats. This is the freshly painted cabin of a narrowboat being restored in the island warehouse.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.287965
Longitude
-2.893393