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The drained resevoir of a canal which was officially abandoned in 1846 but was disused by around 1800. There are still some small sections still in water.
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On 12/01/2024 at 15:22, Richard T said:
Two more locks to be identified
Firstly I'm not certain who dictated that this thread had to be exclusively related to British canals - my post is certainly not the first North American one in it.
The first photo is the St Peter's canal CapeBreton island Nova Scotia. It is only 800m long and links the Atlantic ocean and the inland sea Bras D'or. Both are tidal but the times of their tides are different hence the lock having 4 pairs of gates, which pairs are used depends on the state of the tide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peters_Canal
The second image is the Canso Canal, this links the Atlantic ocean with the St Lawrence seaway. It was built when the Canso causeway was built to link Cape Breton island with mainland Nova Scotia. It was built to the same dimensions as locks on the St Lawrence seaway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canso_Canal
Cape Breton island is a lovely place to visit especially in the autumn when the colours of the trees are wonderful and they have a Celtic music festival each year. It is one of the few places in the world where gaelic is spoken!!
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18 hours ago, Richard T said:
Two more locks to be identified
A clue to these locks - the water is tidal at both ends of them and the canals are very short and they are on an island.
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3 minutes ago, matty40s said:
I'm going for the Great Lakes St Lawrence seaway, possibly St Lamberts Locks, but that's a guess.
No, it's not St Lambert.
No its not.
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Two more locks to be identified
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3 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:
The River Soar as the flood waters drop :
Leicester: Floods leave river 'festooned' with litter - BBC News
The Outdoor Pursuit Centre at Birstall are organizing regular litter picks along the stretch of the river that they use, to help clear away the debris left by the flood. Much of the rubbish comes in from the stream that enters the navigable section on the right below Lime Kiln Lock.
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On 03/01/2024 at 10:38, BilgePump said:
Either fretsaw or scroll saw. I've got an old Hobbies treadle fretsaw of my dad's that works pretty well for tiny stuff, in addition to a modern electric scroll saw. The old treadle saws can still be picked up from about £20. Making jigsaws was exactly what I used it for when I was a wee nipper.
I still handcut jigsaws using a fretsaw, The problem for those doing them is they just get a bag of pieces with no picture to help them!! I reckon on about 200 pieces for an A3 sized picture
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If we make it it will be late as we are a concert in Leicester in the evening.
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Just now, Rickent said:
Hi Richard, hope you are both well.
Which video do you need a link to.
Barrow sinking or pillings.
Barrow sinking. I've seen the Pink boat one of Pillings lock.
Our boat is fine at Sileby
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13 minutes ago, Rickent said:
Scary, it was over the towpath here at Harris in syston about a foot deep, my poor labrador was almost swimming .
Can you put a link to the YouTube piece please
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What about Proctors at Barrow on Soar - completely flooded. This is Lime Kiln lock in Leicester
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2 hours ago, matty40s said:
I hope they are on the ball today Richard, the Soar is higher than it has ever been, through the centre of Leicester, and Loughborough is in danger of serious flooding as the Pillings defence has overtopped.
I had to go a very torturous route yesterday to reach Sileby, where the brook flooded over for the 2nd time this week.
I'm not surprised given the amount of rain and the already waterlogged ground. I'm glad that we don't need to visit Tyto. I would like to see some pictures of the river at Sileby Mill.
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Another one?
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Thanks for posting @matty40s
Thats our boat behind the wide beam Fortunately the boatyard owner has two of the day boats moored elsewhere so we are moored away from the flow from the weirs. We are not planning to visit it in the next few days, it would mean paddling to get there.
The levels were higher about 4 weeks ago as the floods went into the workshop for the first time for about 20years.
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What about Proctors Park at Barrow on Soar and Meadow Farm marina also on the Soar.
https://www.proctorspark.com/243707898
https://meadowfarmmarinapark.co.uk/
Both are on a section of river which can be subject to flooding so be prepared to paddle occasionally. Otherwise they are good moorings.
Edit - forgot to put in Redhill Marina also on the Soar.
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37 minutes ago, Richard Carter said:
Google Earth image suggests a substantial towpath side extension with the former gable end now buried in it
Was/is it owned by the Matts of FBS? (I know, I ought to know, but I think it was a bit after my time there ... )
I think that it was owned by the Matts family.
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11 hours ago, matty40s said:
I thought you might pop up, 🙂
Have a splendid Christmas whether you are out boating or other...I think the Soar will rise again by tommorow.
Having seen the bridge and view today, yes, it has changed massively.!!
Matty do you mind if I share the photo to a local FB page and to our local library who are currently putting together an exhibition based on the canal in the town? Do you have ant more photos ataken at the same time? I will of course credit you for the photo.
No we are not boating - we don't trust the Soar at the moment, any rain and it floods.
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5 hours ago, matty40s said:
Okay, here is one that has completely changed since.
I know that one very well but @matty40s won't let on at this stage. And Happy Christmas to you and Kathy
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He was very lucky to avoid a sinking. Where he has moored under the A453 bridge is not a good place. There are odd baulks of timber bolted to the piling, many of these are missing leaving an array of bolts sticking out ready to catch the side of the boat or for the baseplate to catch on. The owner should have looked at the forecast and moored in a safe place, in the area the only one is above Kegworth Deep lock. But driving along the A6 today I noticed that the river has burst its banks along that reach which is a rare occurence.
He'll be lucky to get to a safer mooring before Christmas with the amount of rain we've had recently.
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7 hours ago, Peugeot 106 said:
Flotex flooring is the bees knees for floors. It’s wet scrubbable incredibly hard wearing and warm to the feet. It looks and feels like carpet but wears and cleans like vinyl. It’s also VERY expensive and the designs can be a bit naff. We got a grey stripe (which looks good) roll end off eBay and its brilliant. You can get rolls or tiles . Suggest you google it and see if you can find any roll ends. It may mean ringing round a few specialist suppliers
But if you get urine or similar on it you can never get rid of the smell!!
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4 hours ago, David Mack said:
Long offside canal frontage with potential mooring, and they don't even mention it! I see there is a canoe in the garden suggesting the current owners have made some use of the water.
A house that is hideous and the interior is the height of bad taste. The gardens are lovely so £1.5m is a lot of money for a building plot!!
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Strangely this ahppened to a boat in front of us on our very first hire in 1974 at the same lock. It was about the first lock some hirers had worked on their own - their holiday was rather short. The boat was refloated the following morning and we were on our way again. The holiday addicted us to boating and we are still at it nearly 50 years on.
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101226E The straight mile in Leicester
101227E Abbey aka Swans Nest weir Leicester
101228E Sileby lock on the Soar
101230E Junction lock on the Soar
101236E Below Cossington lock on the Soar
101238E Cossington lock
101238E Below Cossington lock
101241E Mountsorrel
101242E Sileby Mill pool - its where we moor
101243E Mountsorrel weirs
101244E 101245E Mountsorrel The 1860 bridge which now carries the conveyor from the quarry to the railhead at Barrow.
101246E 101247E The reach below Barrow on Soar
101248E Pillings Flood lock river Soar
101249E Barrow Deep Lock
101250E Junction of cut and river Barrow on Soar
101264E Bridge over the staright mile Leicester
101265E River above Freemans lock Leicester
101242E Sileby lock
101266E Normanton on Soar?
101268E Limekiln lock Leicester
101280E Junction or Zouch lock I can't make my mind up on this one
101282E Aylestone Mill lock Leicester
101283E Meadow Lane bridge Loughborough
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Came across a very cocky instructor at Calcutt in September, he was teaching on a trad boat. I was talking to a woman who was off another boat that was waiting to go into the lock when he started sounding off about inexperienced hire boaters. He was firmly put in his place by the woman who pointed out that she was off the waiting boat whch was a hire one and that she and her partner were very experienced boaters who chose to use hire boats as a way of enjoying the canals!! I had a good laugh about this. It might have taught him to engage brain before sounding off but somehow I doubt it.
Rivers flood at Gunthorpe, Billing Aquadrome etc.
in General Boating
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I Have been to Barrow on Soar today to check on a plot of land that the Scouts own, its between the railway line and the river below Pillings weir. The land is fine. The sunk wide beam appears to have been refloated as its no longer there. I also went to Barrow bridge. The sunk boat is still there but with care a narrow boat can squeeze past it to get under the bridge, one did whilst I was there. Refloating the boat will not be easy, the stern is almost out of the water with the bow in the navigable channel. Some big air bags may well be needed. From the last photo you can see the bridge buttresses which caused the boat to roll on its side. Air bags under it so it was lifted off them may have prevented this from happening.