Narrow boat
A narrow boat or narrow boat is a boat of a characteristic design, made to fit the narrow canals in the British Isles.
In the context of British Inland Waterways, "narrow boat" refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries for transport goods on the narrow canals (where locks and bridge holes would have a maximum width of 7 feet) built in the English midlands during the industrial revolution. The term is extensive to modern "narrow boats" used as homes and for recreation, whose design is an explanation of the old boats for modern purposes and modern materials.
In the context of British Inland Waterways, "narrow boat" refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries for transport goods on the narrow canals (where locks and bridge holes would have a maximum width of 7 feet) built in the English midlands during the industrial revolution. The term is extensive to modern "narrow boats" used as homes and for recreation, whose design is an explanation of the old boats for modern purposes and modern materials.
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