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22 hours ago, Ray T said:

 

The cadmium copper overhead wires were gradually recovered or otherwise  removed from the mid 1950's. The poles were recovered, chopped down piecemeal after that. Although some of the poles remained for a while, until the early 1990's, carrying an aerial cable route from Atherston to Mancetter Quarry. 

The route was originally erected around the late 1860's.

This pole is all that remains of the trunk route, between bridges 25-26 on the Coventry Canal.

I wonder where this telegraph trunk route started and ended?

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1 hour ago, archie57 said:

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

Thanks for that. I thought the road access must have been the main reason for their demise. I expect they had trouble getting people to live in them and they became derelict. Now, I'm guessing there could have been a market for them, for those who want that bit of isolation.

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On 17/03/2021 at 17:27, burrayboy said:

Thanks For your reply, in that case one area has turned into a pick nick area, the other is rather less obvious.

Tim 

Such a shame these cottages are now gone. Any idea when these photos were taken and are there any more of the Atherstone flight?

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Thanks. Much appreciated.

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5th Lock Cottage, Atherstone. Interested to know where the picture came from and a possible date.