Oxford Canal - Roses and Castles Traditional Cache
Mandarin Lake: Seems like this one has gone, and possibly been dumped further up the towpath. [:(]
Oxford Canal - Roses and Castles
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Roses and Castles is the colourful folk art that was used to decorate working narrowboats in the 19th century. Its title is somewhat misleading; although both roses and castles undoubtedly feature in the designs, so too do a plethora of other flowers (sometimes real, sometimes fantasies on the part of the painter), cottages, churches, rivers and lakes - anything in fact that could be part of a romantic landscape.
Roses and Castles covered virtually everything in or on the narrowboat – including the vessel itself. The drinking can, the horse’s harness, doors, fitted furniture, lamps, anything and everything was decorated with bright and cheerful chocolate-box designs.
Remarkably, the Roses and Castles movement took root and flourished at a time when other traditional crafts and trades were fading in the light of the industrial revolution. In fact, Roses and Castles became so intrinsic to the boating environment that it is still going strong today.
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