CRT/NIPPY
Collection relating to leisure boat 'Nippy', last boat to use the Ashton Canal
Description
Correspondence, newspaper cuttings and image of the leisure craft 'Nippy' being the last boat to use the Ashton canal before dereliction in the 1960's
Image shows the 'Nippy' in Ancoats Bottom Lock 9th July 1961
Date
1960s
Reference code
CRT/NIPPY
Creator
Hewitt, James
Administrative / Biographical history
Key figure in canal restoration process. Published 'Adventures of the Nippy' in 2002
Extent & medium
1 bundle
