Wide-beam cruiser, Paddington Arm, Grand Union Canal
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Wide-beam cruiser, Paddington Arm, Grand Union Canal
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 23 Apr 2007
The Paddington Arm is a these days a quiet waterway, very suitable for the cruiser shown here, which is a purpose-built, steel hull vessel, probably about 12 ft. beam. Such a vessel cannot reach the canals of northern England, but it can reach the whole of the Thames, the Wey, the Basingstoke and Kennet and Avon Canals, the Grand Union, and the rivers Lee and Stort, so there is plenty of scope for extensive cruising. The added comfort of a wide-beamed vessel can be appreciated.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.516789
Longitude
-0.38438