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The virtual tour of historic narrowboat SWALLOW (j.mp/bclm-swallow) has attracted a lot of attention. Now, there is a new one: The virtual tour of ex-FMC steamer PRESIDENT (j.mp/nb-president), created for the Friends of President, has also been photographed at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley: With boat boats in about the same position in both virtual tours, it might even be possible to combine the two virtual tours in one, allowing visitors to "jump" from one to the other. On a computer with a mouse cursor, all the explanations to the bits and pieces in the engine room pop up when the cursor is moved over items of interest. There are quite a few sounds, some are quite loud (they are very loud inside the real engine room!). What do you think of the thumbnail filmstrip, do you find it useful? It shows that there is a day- and night view of the cabin, something that might be missed on Swallow. Of course similar virtual tours can be done for boat builders, retailers, and hire companies.
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The Lapal Canal Project is about restoring the Lapal Canal from Selly Oaks to the current Dudley No. 2 Canal near Hawne Basin. The Lapal Canal Trust is working hard to recreate this link that has been lost when the Lapal Tunnel was closed from 1917 onwards. Restoration of the tunnel itself s, unfortunately, out of the question, so a new, ambitious route is planned, which takes the canal "over the hill" where it used to run through the tunnel. To support the restauration project, I've created a virtual tour for the trust. It covers 11 locations, from the eastern end in Selly Oak Park to the western end near Hawne Basin. A (to me) surprising length of the canal is still in water, the planned route of the canal is marked in blue on the virtual tour. Click here or on the screenshot below to open the virtual tour in a new browser window. You can switch filmstrip and map on and off, the map is off by default. A similar thing could be done for other canal restoration projects - please contact me directly.
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Some may have seen the virtual tour of historic narrow boat Swallow at the Black Country Living Museum. Back in Birmingham for the 2015 BCN 24 Hours Marathon Challenge I did the photography for another virtual tour. The idea was to cover all 13 Farmers Bridge locks, but, with panoramas of Gas Street Basin and Old Turn Junction added, and panoramas shot last year, of Sherborne Wharf and Ladywood Junction, the virtual tour now covers a wider area of the canals in Central Birmingham: There are short links to the main areas: Farmers Bridge locks from the top downwards: j.mp/farmers-bridge-locks Farmers Bridge locks from the bottom lock upwards: j.mp/farmers-bridge-locks-up Gas Street Basin: j.mp/gas-street-basin Old Turn Junction: j.mp/old-turn-junction Ladywood Junction: j.mp/ladywood-junction Sherborne Wharf: j.mp/sherborne-wharf Of course all the panoramas are visually linked to each other. The idea for creating this virtual tour was to create a very detailed source of information. I'm adding my own photos from the 1980s and the historic information I can find, it would be wonderful if you could contribute with old personal photos and historic information! The difference between the 1889 view and today can be significant - see lock 7. At the moment, the name is still "Farmers Bridge Locks Virtual Tour", any idea for a better name would be most welcome!
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