Restoring an old narrowboat: The 100-Year-Old teak canal cruiser’s journey to electric power

Original owners Gertrude and Hugh Poths (snr) relaxing on Malaya circa 1935. Photo: Charles Lyne

When Charles Lyne bought a 1926 narrow boat in need of restoration, little did he know the rich history tying him, the original owner and this very magazine together…

Considering my grandfather, Charles Wadham Lyne, chose to be a poor vicar, he wasn’t quite as hard up as he might have been thanks to the decisions of his forebears. Thankfully his great uncle Charles Lyne chose to be a rich merchant, which meant my grandparents could indulge in the occasional luxury, such as boating […]

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