Tonic required. Send in your photos of what is nice on the waterways now.

[David Mack]

2 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2019

Cobbler's Lock No 72 K&$

Not to be confused with Cobblers Lock, which apparently has no apostrophe.

Edited August 12, 2021 by David Mack

[Naughty Cal]

On this day in 2016

Lincoln to Washingborough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PeterScott]

12 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On [12 August] in 2019

Cobbler's Lock No 72 K&A

 

10 hours ago, David Mack said:

Not to be confused with Cobblers Lock, [Kyme Eau] which apparently has no apostrophe.

 

Yes, lots of potential for confusion.

CanalplanAC's internal workings contribute to the problem. It's done in a WIKI-way, so all contributors can insert new places and define their names without, necessarily, checking with local signage or local people, as professional mapmakers would. The name of a new Place has to be globally unique, and the system only complains if an exact match (including apostrophes) is already on the database: and there's no mechanism for warning of near-misses. For example, as discussed before, FirthStreetBridge in Huddersfield is not even close to Firth Street, and the road's signed-name is Wakefield Road; also there's another WakefieldRoadBridge at Salterhebble (C+H). Much fun can be had with CanalplanAC's Quick-search for common names, which shows how common ones have additional words to make them unique.

 

From across the room comes the observation that only one of the Cobblers has gates. Hmmmm. You can't get the staff ....

 

Edited August 13, 2021 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Monkey Marsh Lock No 90 K&A

 

 

Edited August 13, 2021 by PeterScott

[David Mack]

1 hour ago, PeterScott said:

Much fun can be had with CanalplanAC's Quick-search for common names, which shows how common ones have additional words to make them unique.

Yes. I once planned a route via the end of the Runcorn branch, giving Waterloo Bridge as the specified location, and canalplan took me on a much longer route via the tidal Thames.

[PeterScott]

2 hours ago, David Mack said:

Yes. I once planned a route via the end of the Runcorn branch, giving Waterloo Bridge as the specified location, and canalplan took me on a much longer route via the tidal Thames.

Aha, an excuse for:

Waterloo Bridge River Thames Jubilee Pageant 3Jun2012

 

 

Waterloo Bridge Runcorn 31May2021

[Jen-in-Wellies]

15 hours ago, David Mack said:

Not to be confused with Cobblers Lock, which apparently has no apostrophe.

Approaching Cobblers Lock on the Kyme Eau in 2013.

Adventure boating. I didn't know that it wasn't supposed to be possible at the time to get here in a narrowboat, so did it. Ended up bouncing along the bottom on tickover for the last couple of miles, then found that the winding hole was silted up, so had to reverse 6 miles, which took all the next day!

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2010

 

 

 

Edgeware and Balham 

 

A photographically much-travelled pair, here at their home location Nether Heyford GU South ...

 

Sadly the IWA gave a photoprize (see thread here) for showing them at (a mirror-image of) a location they probably couldn't have reached, in order to promote the benefits of canal restoration. You Couldn't Make It Up.

 

Edited August 13, 2021 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2010

 

Cosgrove Ornamental Bridge No 65  Compare 17Jun2017

[PeterScott]

  

On 13/08/2020 at 22:43, PeterScott said:

On this day 2010

Wolverton GUSouth

 

 

 

Also on this day in 2010

 

Wolverton Aqueduct GUSouth Compare ~1970  7Jun2005  12Aug2005  11Oct2008  17Jun2017  5Oct2018

 

 

and Cosgrove Lock Compare 22Apr2019

Edited August 13, 2021 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

On this day 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Sharpness Barge Arm  Compare 12Aug2018  (#2)

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2018

 

 

 

Moored Sharpness G+S,

near the junction.

 

and Howard hat-holding hereabouts.

 

Compare posting this day 2020

[Rob-M]

On this day 2017

Locking up in to Portishead marina

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saul Junction G+S Canal  Compare  13Aug2018  #2019 (#2)  #2020

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2016

 

Aylesbury Arm GU Puttenham

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2018

 

 

 

 

Sharpness  High Level Swing Bridge G+S

 

 

 

and the Low Level Bridge

 

... and docks beyond, Compare posting this day 2020

Edited August 13, 2021 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal  Compare posting this day 2020 and here

Edited August 13, 2021 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2018

 

 

 

Gloucester Lock G&S Compare 14Aug2018

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Newbury Swing Bridge

 

and the lock

 

 

Edited August 13, 2021 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1995

 

Stourport River Severn below the Narrow locks

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2020

 

 

 

Kirkstall Brewery (Visitor Moorings) and student Residences L&L  Compare posting this day 2020 and Kirkstall Little Lock

 

Edited August 13, 2021 by PeterScott

[DandV]

Boating, in fact low emmisions, racing  today here in the upside down world down under in the depths of our winter.

[PeterScott]

On this wet day in 2019

 

 

Aldermaston K&A. Displays on the Bridge operating pedestal

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendover Arm

Little Tring

GU

 

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2005

 

 

 

Stoke Hammond GU