Canals by Andrew Nicholson

Archival/written

The Waterways Archive

A wide range of archival material relating to Nottinghamshire canals is held by the Waterways Archive.  See the online catalogue for further details: www.virtualwaterways.co.uk/search_quick.php

Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham

A wide range of archival material relating to canals, e.g.

See the online catalogue for further details: mssweb.nottingham.ac.uk/catalogue/

Nottinghamshire Archives

Records include:

See the online catalogue and Access to Archives website for further details:

The National Archives

“The National Archives holds the inherited records of canal companies (taken over by rail companies, nationalised, and handed over as public records); records of the involvement of government in the canal transport system; and many and various other records.” Records include:

There is a useful  research guide:  www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/canals.htm