Necessity is the mother of invention
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Necessity is the mother of invention
Image: © Keith Edkins Taken: 2 Jun 1995
So, when wartime shortages meant wood and iron were not available, other materials were used to build canal boats. FCB 18 is a Ferro Concrete Barge built during the Second World War
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Image Location
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53.289048
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-2.892816