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On this day in 2013 Office Lock and Granary Wharf L&L An evening working party
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On this day in 2006 Selby Lock River Ouse nbAfton has navigated downstream from Naburn Locks, on the ebb tide, which is running at a decent rate (right to left in the photographs) by the time they arrived at Selby. In the spirit of the Ouse Navigation Byelaws, they have turned the boat (downstream of the Toll Bridge) so that it was proceeding downstream with the tide stern-first, with the engine giving some control of over-the-riverbed downstream speed; as they approached the lock, they turned slightly to their left, which allowed their bows to be taken by the tide, and at the right moment slipped into the lock without a touch. The steerer hadn't done this manoeuvre before and was pleased with the outcome. The exact wording of the bye-laws is that "14. (b) ... no master of a vessel shall pass Selby Toll Bridge except (i) at slack water or against the stream or (ii) going astern with the stream"
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Today Huddersfield Broad Canal Turnbridge Lifting Bridge with some firefighters on a cherrypicker emerging from behind the chimney. They descended to water level, and back up again. All those in high-vis-gear were in a jolly mood for the exercise: to recover anything from the canal here it would have been simpler to borrow a large boatpole. Returning the cherrypicker to their truck: see the video here
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On this day in 2015 Loughborough Basin Compare #1568 (2002) -to see the extra waterspace from the development and #980 (2018) for a view from the opposite direction
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Today Huddersfield Broad Canal Aspley Basin footbridge and Aspley Basin
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On this day in 2008 Lowesmoor Basin Worcester. Floating drydock.
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On this day in 2004 Fradley T&M
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On this day in 1978 Itchen Navigation. Across FishHouseBay wooden footbridge #1727 descriptions, also of Itchen Navigation: WinchesterCollege boathouse and TunBridge (near Winchester)
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On this day in 2004 Cow Bridge Wychnor T&M. With ladders. As You Do.
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Speaking in a group with Hugh Potter
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On this day in 2015 Sawley, River Trent
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On this day in 2008 Lowesmoor Basin Worcester, and on the whisky,
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On this day in 2007 Liverpool World Canals Conference being opened by John Fletcher and the mayor
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On this day in 2007 Liverpool Building the Liverpool Link
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On this day in 2004 Alrewas T&M
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On this day in 2004 Classic car nostalgia at Fradley T&M
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On this day in 2004 Swan at Alrewas T&M
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On this day in 1978 Itchen Navigation near Winchester
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Yesterday in 2000 Froghall Tunnel Caldon C Having reversed into tunnel mouth a couple of feet. Both cabin width and tunnel height (or lack of it) prevented much further progress. It was possible in those days to wind a 70' boat just before the tunnel.
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On this day in 2000 Stoke T&M Compare #1459
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On this day in 2016 Containerisation at Br21 GU South
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Yesterday in 2000 Consall Forge Caldon C
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On this day in 2015 above Bagnall Lock on the offside - T&M The "living sculpture" above the lock, which compares with its hairier self in 2018 below (#1033) and when new public art in 1999 below (#1030)
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On this day in 2004 Tixall WIde S+W
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On this day in 2009 Droitwich Junction Canal Lock 7 which would later be joined to some more canal and a nearby M5 culvert destined to be canalised
