Posted by: "eugenebastonbw" [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Who is left in the beleaguered BW to manage Heritage? BW should be actively be monitoring the historic environment around their waterways, not just that left in their control."
Plenty of people. We produce a State of our Waterways Heritage report each year. This is from our Head of Heritage, Nigel Crowe, widely appreciated as an expert on waterways heritage, and ex English heritage. (My comment) While I'm in agreement that the waterways buildings are important, and that BW is doing what it can to preserve them (though the modern developments are another matter.....) I feel it's boats and techniques which are at more risk. For example, there are a couple of items on horseboating in the current WW, and the point is well made that boathorses have great crowd appeal. However, keeping horses humanely (including after they stop being able to work) is expensive and I was surprised to learn a couple of weekends ago that dead horses are now classified as hazardous waste so they have to be incinerated - another major cost. At present aspects of heritage such as this depend on private individuals who are willing to bear these costs, and horseboats pay market mooring rates like any other boats. Sean
