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11 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 1985

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and beyond the bridge

 

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had overhead power cables.

  

 

 

The site of the original Liverpool canal basin in 1975, seen from Leeds Street - I wonder why it was called that? The canal passed underneath the girder bridge which carried the railway into Liverpool Exchange Station. The warehouse beyond the railway was built circa 1880 when the original canal basin was closed, and a new one built alongside a new road, Pall Mall. The back of this warehouse and the edge of the canal basin can be seen in the second, 1984, photo. Tate & Lyle's sugar refinery was closed shortly after, and demolished.

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On 24/08/2021 at 10:53, PeterScott said:

And today, 2021

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Yes its an ex BWB pusher ( duck class ) we bought as a derelict in their auction of junk in 2010.  Without engine,  winches or hatches it did come half full of water and with a gallon of french blue paint .     

The engine is a 1938 Gleniffer we've had since '76.  Damaged in a frost 20 years ago, the block was stitched back together and the engine rebult.  We then looked around for a ship to put in when the auction came up.

Happy days. 

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On this day in 1985

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Barton Swing Aqueduct Bridgewater Canal over MSC

Compare  9Apr1977 30Aug1988  30Oct1992  19Apr1998   27Aug1998  (#2)  25May1992  22Apr2004 26Mar2012 10Sep2012  28Jun2017 28May2019  2023(?)

 

 

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and a ride on the road bridge while it was swung ...

 

 

 

 

 

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On 24/07/2021 at 18:35, Idle Days said:

Another from the archive floor.  Down Braunston way when the trees were much shorter and I had a full head of hair.

 

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On 24/07/2021 at 18:35, Idle Days said:

Another from the archive floor.  Down Braunston way when the trees were much shorter and I had a full head of hair.

 

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On this day in 2017

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Hawkesbury Junction CoventryC/OxfordC 

 

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