At the bar of the Boat Inn - "Unspoilt by Progress" - by the Severn at Jackfield is a poster. It advertises a performance of "Where the Working Boats Went", being given as part of the Shrewsbury Folk Festival on Sunday 28th August 2011. It's being given by "Life and Times", which, as far as I can gather, is duo Graeme Meek and Barry Goodman. They promise "the story of Britain's industrial waterways in drama and song".
According to the Shrewsbury Folk Festival website all festival tickets are sold, but I don't know if that includes this event.
On the outside of the pub is a record of flood levels. It seems to have been flooded every year recently. The landlady told me that they don't bother sandbagging the doors as the water comes up through the floor anyway!
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