It could be argued that Britain’s canal system sparked the nation’s industrial revolution. Droitwich Barge Canal was part of that process, being opened in 1771 and providing a link from the salt producing spa town of Droitwich to the River Severn and eventually the sea. Just about 160 years later, Jonathan Barwick’s 1932 Morris Minor Two-seater (RSJ 615) left the Morris works at Cowley, toward the tail-end of that industrial period. This photo was taken at Ladywood Lock, one of eight such constructions on the 5.7 mile long canal.