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Central England: Exploring the Slow Canals
Central England: Exploring the Slow Canals
Two centuries ago England's canals were designed as the highways of the Industrial Revolution. Now these turning and twisting waterways are a haven of tranquility. For those with time to spend they form a superb way to explore the hidden corners of Britain's landscape.
![Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.268] Grand Union Canal at Braunston. The Grand Union Canal runs from London to Birmingham and has been the central highway of Englands inland water transport system for 200 years. Now it is mainly used for recreational boating. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](/img/spacer.gif "Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.268] Grand Union Canal at Braunston. The Grand Union Canal runs from London to Birmingham and has been the central highway of Englands inland water transport system for 200 years. Now it is mainly used for recreational boating. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
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Canal art.
Fairytale castles in imaginative landscapes form an important ingredient in the decorative canal boat style of painting called Roses and Castles. Photo Mick Palarczyk. [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.031]
Canal art.
Fairytale castles in imaginative landscapes form an important ingredient in the decorative canal boat style of painting called Roses and Castles. Photo Mick Palarczyk. All rights reserved. No permission for reproduction, including copying or saving of digital image files or text, is granted without prior written authorisation from the author.
