6 events found.
Goole Hobbies Exhibition
The Courtyard Boothferry Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United KingdomOwston Ferry Heritage Society
Coronation Hall High Street, Owston Ferry, LincolnshireIllustrated talk Yorkshire's Watermen: Illuminating their lives through genealogy.
The Railway and Canal Historical Society (North West Group)
Friends Meeting House, Manchester 6 Mount Street, Manchester, United KingdomPresentation: Yorkshire's Watermen. The transportation of goods across pre motorway Yorkshire relied heavily on the watermen, often accompanied by their families, who piloted their well laden keels along the numerous canals and rivers of the county. David Scrimgeour shares his … Read More
Boothferry Family and Local History Group
The Courtyard Boothferry Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United KingdomPresentation: Goole in 1926 - Celebrating the first 100 years David Scrimgeour explores what was happening in and around Goole in 1926, the year of the centenary of the opening of the town and docks in 1826. Despite the economic … Read More
Waterways Heritage Festival and Flotilla of Vessels
Goole Marina Dutch Riverside, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United KingdomSave this weekend for a gathering of canal boats with entertainment, food and drink, to mark the 200th anniversary of the official opening of the Goole to Knottingley canal and the port and town of Goole. Boat owners are … Read More