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  1. I seem to recall Jim telling me about ELIZABETH being built to take sail. https://hnbc.org.uk/boats/elizabeth
  2. CAPELLA had an inboard engine with hydraulic drive to the stern. Don't recall the details but 'Admiral' will have them.
  3. Windows on the past. I have no knowledge of the area or the craft that plied the waters there, but thank you David for the lessons.
  4. Chalk was the traditional medium. Noughts & Crosses, hopscotch, LD 'loves' BJ etc. Washed away in the next rainfall. Some pavement artists were just that, pictures (some very good) on the pavement. None of which could be called 'graffiti' which is little more than a defacing of public property, largely of late (40yrs) of gangs and individuals 'marking their patch' with 'tags'.
  5. Thank you David, a great bit of history - and a fine memorial.
  6. @davidwheeler "I am sorry if these don't appeal to you, . . . . " What on Earth gives you that idea? As others have stated, these are of great interest to waterways enthusiasts, and your articles/comments and pictures have been of great interest. Sad though it may be that carrying by water has been eclipsed by development dereliction and disuse, such memories should never 'end'. In a topsy turvy world we now are living in, such things are threads of sanity.
  7. I don't think so David, though Sentinel and her two (I think) sisters were built to break ice, Ian will have the full story on that. They were built in the early seventies if memory serves, slightly barrel shaped down to the chine, may have carried beer in casks at one point possibly around Trent lock. Certainly an acquired taste in fore ends.
  8. That's a four pot BM in SENTINEL. I liked it better when 50' though. Steered well astern. TYCHO was tied abreast for a week, prior to setting off to Braunston. I came back at the end of the week to find her on the towpath side. Apparently the trip boat steerer complained about 'reduced width' available . . . . go figure. SENTINELs' back end was as 'interesting' as the front. Modelled after a steamer I hear.
  9. "What the hell is busin ??? " Business. Limited characters in the sub title probably.
  10. We were familiar with Cow Roast and Bulbourne from 1983 on. Mid 1980's. Alongside JAPONICA prior to setting off to Braunston for major steelwork. The pub opposite was for a while re-named 'The Lock & Quay' (from the older Grand Junction Arms), and in the eighties was run by a very amicable couple who let the Aylesbury lot use the 'games room' for music and song, Christmas there was magical.
  11. I believe they are a few pages from a journal called 'Wonderful London'. Judging by the page numbers it must have been a regular publication in many parts. https://alondoninheritance.com/london-books/wonderful-london/
  12. Outside of CWF, the world is being driven to destruction. It is inevitable that influence will permeate formerly sacrosanct places.
  13. East's was just off Stag Lane, still operating in the seventies when I was on the buses. It's entrance was between Stag Lane and Billet Lane. Stag Lane led up to one of the 'Gas Two' locks. All built over with housing now. The Gasometer location can best be located on SO 1:25,000 1937 - 1961 edition. http://tinyurl.com/5n6pufxa
  14. The late Laurence Hogg had NEPTUNE for a while, and often asked what had become of the boat.
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