Search Tips

• These tips are the result of study of the reports produced by Freefind. It is hoped that they will make it easier for you to find what you want, and to know what is unlikely to be here.
• This search facility only searches the London Canal Museum site, it does not search the Internet.
• Check your spelling! Some common words which are misspelled are: Canal (NOT Canel) Regent's (not Regents)
• Remember that this is the LONDON Canal Museum. We do not have much information on canals outside of the United Kingdom, or in other parts of the U.K. However we do have links to other UK Canal Museums, and to many other sites on our links page.
• It is better to enter a few keywords, not a complete sentence. For example if you are searching for information about the Grand Junction Canal it would be best to enter "Grand Junction" rather that "The Grand Junction Canal in 1801"
• This is not a natural language search facility so don't enter long phrases such as "where will I find information about the Croydon Canal"
• Boolean expressions can be used to be more precise. For example "history AND Union" would help you find the history of the Grand Union Canal without also finding the Union Canal Museum. "History OR Union" will find any page containing either word. However the little box provides a more convenient way to do this.
• We are not a maritime museum, you won't find information about ships here.
• If you do not find what you are looking for the first time, try entering it again but USE DIFFERENT WORDS. Don't enter the same thing again unless you want the same result. For example if you entered "Hanwell Flight" and found nothing, try "Hanwell Locks"
• A common problem is when people have the name of something incorrectly and are searching for it. For example someone searched for "Tottenham Canal". The Lee Navigation runs through the London district called Tottenham, so that's probably what was being looked for but not found. Check the name if in doubt.
• If you are looking for information about other London museums or attractions, try our links page. However, this site is not a general guide to London, sorry!
• There is a page of general advice about moorings but we are not an accommodation agency and cannot help you find a boat to live on.

If you have problems finding something you think is here, you can always e-mail the webmaster

A useful resource is the specialist search site Boatr which uses the Google search engine to search UK boat and waterways related websites.

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