On this Day 1976: Decorative ropes for Canal Boats

OTD, January 2nd 1976…

John Swallow spoke with Alf Langford about the different types of decorative ropes he made and the reasons why he completely changed his lifestyle from working in a Tipton factory to living on the canals.

Alf gives in the report a demonstration of how to make the knots for the fenders, including the making of a hangman’s noose. Langford, a canal boatman, made his living by making decorative ropes for canal boats.