Platted coiled rope in various shapes and size are fitted to the narrowboats to act as protection.
On most narrowboats steering is by a tiller, as it was on all working narrow boats, with the steerer standing at the stern of the boat, aft of where a person emerges from the hatchway and rear doors at the top of the steps up from the cabin. Todays modern narrowboats are used for pleasure or as permanent residences which are growing in number. Now narrowboats are usually constructed with steel hulls and a steel superstructure. When narrowboats were initially being developed for leisure purposes during the 1970's fibre-glass or timber waere often used for the superstructures. Usually narrowboats are powered modern diesel engines. The living quarters are usually fitted out to a high stand almost home from home, but smaller There will be at least 6 feet internal headroom and probably equipped with central heating, flush toilets, shower or even bath, four-ring hobs, oven, grill, microwave oven, and refrigerator.
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Location: River Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England,
Photo credit: © Adrian Page / Alamy / Afripics
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