The construction of the replica carriage on the Slipway.
At the 15th November meeting of the Waterways Museum Society, Brian Spencer gave us a talk about the construction of the replica carriage which is now on display on the […]
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Living Waterways Awards 2019
One of our members, Nigel Carpenter, was part of the team that were commended for their contribution to Skills for Young Curators project undertaken at the National Waterways Museum Ellesmere […]
» Read moreRecent photos of ‘George’ and ‘Bantam’
Here are a couple of photos of George arriving in Liverpool. And here are two more of Bantam leaving Ellesmere Port to join George at Lydiate.
» Read moreFlying boats!!
An eventful day at the museum with work starting to clear the historic slipway for an exciting new exhibition. Part of the Window on the World project.
» Read moreGeorge is flying!!!
As part of the Window on the World project, George was craned out of the canal this morning. She will shortly be winging her way (on the back of a […]
» Read moreNew Friendship crochet panel now on display
NWM’s Coffee & Crochet Group have created a stunning crochet panel inspired by the traditional paintwork on the narrowboat Friendship. This is now on display in the Island Warehouse at […]
» Read moreUpdate on Mossdale from Margaret Harrison
We had to do a lot of thinking about Mossdale over the summer. Here’s an update on the future plans for her and what we’re doing immediately to stabilise her. […]
» Read morePassing of a friend
We are sad to report the news of the passing of Terry Allen, following a long illness. During the time Terry volunteered at the museum he was an active Boat […]
» Read moreHeritage Boatyard wins award
At the AGM of the Historic Narrow Boat Club on Saturday 1 March, Dave Linney representing the Heritage Boat Yard was presented with the Ken Keay award for the restoration […]
» Read moreAnd yet another honour for our Di
What better way to mark the arrival of a new year than with the news that Di Skilbeck has been awarded an Honorary Degree of Master of Arts (MA) by […]
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