BW192/3/1/31
Herbert Potts photograph collection
Description
Series of black and white photographs largely showing boats, repair work and workmen on the Ashton and Peak Forest Canals. Includes some photographs of Herbert Potts. Source of the photographs is Herbert Potts.
Date
1930s-1940
Reference code
BW192/3/1/31
Administrative / Biographical history
Herbert Potts was born in 1892 and had a long career working on the canals. He started as an apprentice and ended his career as a works inspector working for the London & North East Railway (LNER), followed by the railway executive.
Extent & medium
32 photographs
Associated material
Fonds level - BW184: Personal Papers of Herbert Potts