Follow Me Up The Barrow: Part 3 - Boatmen

About this episode

This episode features interviews with boatmen sharing their experiences on the Barrow canal system.

Follow Me Up the Barrow tells the stories and experiences of the river by people that know it best… the fishermen, the old boatmen, the lock-keepers, rowers, canoeists and river ‘guardians’. Through the accounts of their experiences a unique, informative and historical picture of the Barrow is compiled through this radio series. Programme 3 in the series Follow Me Up the Barrow features interviews with the boatmen who would have been on the barges going up and down the Barrow canal system and beyond.

People in this episode

Guest: Boatmen

Topics covered

• Barrow River
• boatmen
• fishing
• canal system

Keywords

• historical
• experiences
• river guardians

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Follow Me Up The Barrow

Places: Barrow

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