Transport Archive

The Transport Archive tells the story of Britain's transport system since the eighteenth century.
Using several thousand images, it shows how waterways, railways and aviation have changed our lives.

Canalmaps Archive

THE ARCHIVE is a personal and fairly random collection of over 1,000 original maps and plans of canals and inland river navigations brought together over the last forty years, with the emphasis on the British Isles.
Dating from 1677 to the present day, there are many examples from the ‘canal age’ 1760-1830 both manuscript and printed.
The range includes small engraved sketch maps of proposed schemes, maps of the system at different times, and detailed surveys of completed inland waterways.  
Expansion of the collection continues, and offers of similar material are always welcome. 

Virtual Waterways Archive Catalogue

The Waterways Archives collect, preserve and make publicly available rich and diverse records in many forms, including plans, drawings, accounts, photographs and audio-visual recordings. At their core are the archives of British Waterways and the early canal companies, which trace the history of Britain‘s inland waterways back to its very roots.

It is an archival resource covering the history of canals from the 17th century to the near present day. It will bring together information from 15 archives across the UK and aims to stimulate and encourage wider public use of waterways‘ archives.