City of Canals, Rivers and Lakes – The Waterways in and Around Berlin.
A talk by John Pomfret.
Following a brief introduction to the early, largely natural, river navigations that served Berlin from its founding in the 13th Century, this talk traces the development of the canals and river navigations around Berlin from the early canals of the 17th Century, through the peak of expansion in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries to the final completion of the Mittellandkanal in 2003.
A tour is then taken along the present-day waterway system, starting with the complex network of waterways within the City, then looking at the links to the Baltic, the Elbe, the Rhein and upstream to the unique waterways of the Spreewald. We will see ports, palaces. locks, lakes and a Lido, old and new boat lifts and many other points of interest in and around this fascinating city.
Boating
The Waterways in and Around Berlin – IWA Chiltern Branch Talk
City of Canals, Rivers and Lakes – The Waterways in and Around Berlin.
A talk by John Pomfret.
Following a brief introduction to the early, largely natural, river navigations that served Berlin from its founding in the 13th Century, this talk traces the development of the canals and river navigations around Berlin from the early canals of the 17th Century, through the peak of expansion in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries to the final completion of the Mittellandkanal in 2003.
A tour is then taken along the present-day waterway system, starting with the complex network of waterways within the City, then looking at the links to the Baltic, the Elbe, the Rhein and upstream to the unique waterways of the Spreewald. We will see ports, palaces. locks, lakes and a Lido, old and new boat lifts and many other points of interest in and around this fascinating city.
Details
Time
7.30 p.m.
Contact
Address
Batchworth Lock Canal centre
Canal Bridge
99 Church Street
Rickmansworth
WD3 1JD
Access via steps from bridge.
