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Boat Lengths

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master brummie
When looking at Birmingham Industries placed along the canal side, such property use could change through time and it became common to describe canal frontages in boat lengths. These lengths would be a length of about 70ft- 80ft, which equates to the standard narrow boat length, Such frontages would be placed alongside the canals or the private wharves or basins.

These lengths might be used by coal merchants, timber merchants or one of the many manufacturers who needed coal delivered by boat for their steam engines.
 
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