Venice of the North: Narrow Boat

My dad always called Ellesmere Port, the Venice of the North.

This Narrow Barge was created as a prototype before making a large scale model. I have started lock gates - had to get my Boat Museum book out from 1980's for some revision.

This design comes from a plan found on the internet:
https://www.thefitoutpontoon.co.uk/product/narrowboat-drawing/

> Ellesmere Port - home to:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/national-waterways-museum