Canal & River Trust

The Canal & River Trust describes itself as the charity protecting canals, keeping them alive for everyone to enjoy. It states that it is the UK's largest canal charity, looking after 2,000 miles of canals and rivers across England and Wales, and that it became a charity in 2012. It presents itself as the guardian and custodian of over 2,000 miles of historic canals and rivers, and as responsible for one of the largest and oldest collections of working industrial heritage in the UK. Its National Waterways Museum collection holds around 15,000 objects and more than 50 boats.

The Canal & River Trust states that it became a charity in 2012. It describes itself as the guardian of over 2,000 miles of historic canals and rivers, many of which were built at the height of the Industrial Revolution. It presents itself as the custodian of one of the largest and oldest collections of working industrial heritage in the UK, and its National Waterways Museum collection was gathered over the last 60 years by three museums at Stoke Bruerne, Ellesmere Port and Gloucester.

The charity protecting canals; the UK's largest canal charity.

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2. 2Canal history | Canal & River Trustcanalrivertrust.org.uk
3. 3Keeping history alive | Canal & River Trustcanalrivertrust.org.uk
4. 4The museum collection | National Waterways Museum | Canal & River Trustcanalrivertrust.org.uk