The East End Canal Tales

A fascinating insight into the social history of the canals of East London, and the people who lived and worked beside them. The book is not about boating but the way in which local people interacted with the canal – sometimes in a less than commendable way, and how the canal had an impact on the lives of ordinary people in the mid 20th Century. It is an unusual book, covering an under-reported part of London's canal story. Memories, maps, and documents are woven together in humorous, moving and surprising tales of life along the eastern reach.