archie57
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I understand that Oldbury reservoir was a source of water for the Coventry canal - but it doesn't seem to exist anymore..........
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No. The turners boat was the ex-Seddons motor I believe, now no longer with us - although bits do survive on another boat.....
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The powers-that-be put in a concrete roadway some years ago, caused a lot of fuss at the time but they wouldn't be told, after all they are the experts, added to which the summit level was lowered.........
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It was installed, no doubt at vast expense, when the basin redevelopment took place. There was nothing there before
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I think you'll find that using the side ponds correctly wouldn't increase the speed of passage - I've used them myself in the past. What it needs is the centre paddles(removed a lifetime ago) would need reinstating........
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The Towpath i would think....
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You didn't show the Fulbourne and Hagley......
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That's Helen Smith doing a towing job!
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Just been down there - we had no chance of mooring in Thrupp, it was totally clogged up with boats. Meeting boats anywhere was a real pain, especially where the outside vegetation hasn't been touched. To say nothing of queueing for locks.....
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- plus the Petter PD4.........
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It finished Easter 1997
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I'm sorry to say that the gent pictured is the "Other" Tony Miles, who was apparently involved with Keay's boatyard at one time. Tony Miles of "Grace" fame was a teacher who went on to run the Coventry Waterways scheme up until his retirement in 1996. After parting with the "Grace" he had the "Capricorn" for many years.
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No - they came from Tony Miles who had the "Grace" at the time. They were copies made by the production company of some in the Stoke Bruerne museum, so I was told.
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I've still got those legging boards - anybody need any.....?!
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I'll dig it out in the morning and be in touch....
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I think I've got one in the shed going spare....
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It starts at Avonmouth, they just pass through Sharpness
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I've met "Sir Nigel Gresley", close to the Great Central bridge at Wolfhamcote - Bill Hoole wasn't steering it though.......
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Atherstone - what is notable about this picture?!
archie57 replied to archie57's topic in History & Heritage
They were taken by my father about 1961. I don't think I've got any more I'm afraid. Many canalside cottages have disappeared, mainly because of no road access, as here at Atherstone -
Atherstone - what is notable about this picture?!
archie57 replied to archie57's topic in History & Heritage
I remember late 70s/early 80s BW had a concerted effort to get them all back in to use, and they were all usable for a while - until they changed their minds, as they do.......... -
Atherstone - what is notable about this picture?!
archie57 replied to archie57's topic in History & Heritage
These houses were second and fourth from the bottom. You can still see (- or could last time I was there!) the brick paving to them from the lockside -
Little Woolwich motors, probably others as well, had a 3-way valve mounted on the bulkhead below the floor plates plumbed in to the National bilge pump so the three areas David referred to could be pumped out
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The Paddle Gear Thread (formerly Cheshire Paddle Gear)
archie57 replied to magpie patrick's topic in History & Heritage
I tend to think this is the top lock at Calcutt (Wigrams) because of the direction the balance is/was pointing and the double handrails on the bottom gates behind the boats - where a public footpath crosses. This may have crossed the canal by the nearby drawbridge pre-widening. The captions on many of these CRT archive pictures aren't always spot-on....... -
Alan was a great character! I often tried to talk to him about his career on the railway but he didn't really want to know - he would be quite happy to talk for hours on canals and boats however!
