Dorlan

Boat's eye views. Looking downstream... Looking upstream from beneath the new bridge...

They were.

A close up of Pershore watergate taken from a copy of the same postcard. My copy was posted on July 8th. 1908. I don't think that the boat is Pisgah, it looks like a cabin-less narrowboat to me.

There are definitely two boats in the lock...

The danger of the rudder being wedged in between the gates when ascending locks was recognised in the 'Standards for the equipping and construction of pleasure boats and houseboats using the Board's waterways', which were published in May 1981. Section A13 stated that boats fitted with a rudder which extends longitudinally aft of the hull should be 'fitted with a stern fender secured to prevent the rudder being trapped between the mitres of lock gates,'

The house for sale was originally Holcombe Farm. John Knill lived in a small cottage on the opposite side of the canal.

Sounds like they were tar brushes... http://www.directa.co.uk/tar-and-striker-brushes

I fitted a Galvanic Isolator in 2010. The 2010 photo shows lots of shallow pitting and missing paint. There was no fresh pitting or missing paint in 2015.

The website for the boats, http://lafportsmouth.com/narrow-boat/ shows that ‘Emma’, ‘Andrew’ and ‘Trafalgar’ are available for hire this year.

There was an article in the Independent on Friday 13 May 1994, which included the following...

The Royal Navy boats are ‘Emma’, ‘Lafter’, ‘Andrew’ and ‘Trafalgar’, seen here in Calcutt Marina.

It's 'Savoy Hill'. http://www.bbcclub.com/connect/canal-cruising

Stranded Oxford narrow boat 'deliberately untied' before crash http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35497239 Anonymous man donates cheque of £25,000 to victim of sunken boat John Simmonds http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14255139.Tears_of_joy_for_boat_sinking_victim_after_donation_of___25k_from_anonymous_source/

Brand new Series XI and XII are due to be broadcast on Dave in 2016 and 2017!

It looks like one of Midland Chandlers' Class1C back cabin stoves, now replaced by their Tomlow range...http://www.midlandchandlers.co.uk/Catalogue/ProductDetail/tomlow-range-long-leg?productID=38966267-6ca0-4412-99cc-f2837eabdbeb&catalogueLevelItemID=929923c2-d6ea-465c-a020-e46dba03abcf#

You could always try doing-it-yourself...

I've seen it done, by a hireboat towing someone stood on what looked like an old door, on the Avon at Tewkesbury. They weren't even going very fast!

I've had the black bits in the past. I rinsed it out a couple of times with diluted bleach and then used Elsan pink. There have been no more black bits!

Gloucester river level: http://apps.environment-agency.gov.uk/river-and-sea-levels/120741.aspx?stationId=2063 Haw Bridge: http://apps.environment-agency.gov.uk/river-and-sea-levels/120741.aspx?stationId=2031 Mythe Bridge: http://apps.environment-agency.gov.uk/river-and-sea-levels/120741.aspx?stationId=2041 It looks as if the tides are just topping the weir at Lower Lode to give the little blips at Mythe Bridge.

Mine's a Fram CH 814 PL.