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6 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2012

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The Bond Birmingham Grand Union  looking towards the aqueduct  over River Rea  near Bordesley Compare 4Dec2012 (posted this day 2020)

 

I went past The Bond a few weeks ago and it had all closed down and seemed to be undergoing some sort of conversion - probably into something residential. I was a bit surprised because until the summer just gone my daughter had spent Saturday's there doing dance training.

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On this day 2007

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Aston Flight BCN - a firedoor.

 

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I wonder if the firefighters' operations manual says that to use their red firedoor, open a top paddle, and if it's a more-than-a-lockful incident, to walk up the flight opening all the paddles.

 

 

 

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On this day in 2011

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Watford Locks. Compare  #1960s 17Mar1996     1Jun2002  (#2)   4Oct2013

 

Respectively:  (1) Sidepond between locks 2 and 3.  (2) View across 3 of the 4 sideponds.  (3)  Overflow between sideponds  (4)  Looking towards Bottom Lock.  (5)  Bottom lock. The fence marks the boundary of the Caravan Sales Park  (6)  Locks 1 and 2  (7)  Staircase Locks 3 to 6

 

Pictures:  Ian Rob  from Geograph

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On 04/12/2021 at 18:18, PeterScott said:

 

 

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Chesterfield Canal and 

Manor Road Winding Hole 

 

Recent towingpath vegetation clearance

 

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If you ignore this sign you get to here and have to reverse back.

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The Norwood Tunnel. Western end. Chesterfield Canal, in 2016. Used as evidence when I applied for a Chesterfield Canal Soc head of navigation brass bridge plaque.

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2 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

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The Norwood Tunnel. Western end. Chesterfield Canal, in 2016. Used as evidence when I applied for a Chesterfield Canal Soc head of navigation brass bridge plaque. If you ignore th[e  Manor Road Winding Hole ] sign you get to here and have to reverse back.

Jen

Norwood Tunnel  Chesterfield Canal. Our only boating visit here was in September 2009, when we combined crews for the afternoon with Fulbourne (then too wide for Stret Lock)L1570_20090905_0379s.jpg.935cb36a60e9efdc990c113cb73a0104.jpg

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, PeterScott said:

Norwood Tunnel  Chesterfield Canal. Our only boating visit here was in September 2009, when we combined crews for the afternoon with Fulbourne (then too wide for Stret Lock)L1570_20090905_0379s.jpg.935cb36a60e9efdc990c113cb73a0104.jpg

 

 

 

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And as Peter's photos show, that sign had the effect of discouraging boats from going beyond the winding hole, so we had to navigate through a lot of weed and round one or two fallen branches. It all looks a lot better in last Saturday's photos.

5 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

If you ignore this sign you get to here and have to reverse back.

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The Norwood Tunnel. Western end. Chesterfield Canal, in 2016. Used as evidence when I applied for a Chesterfield Canal Soc head of navigation brass bridge plaque.

Jen

You've done well if you've got your boat to the western portal of Norwood Tunnel!!

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47 minutes ago, David Mack said:

You've done well if you've got your boat to the western portal of Norwood Tunnel!!

Oops! Eastern of  course. I did go see the western end and the remains of the lock flight heading down towards Chesterfield, but that was on foot. No pictures unfortunately.

Note to self. Western end of navigable canal does not equal western portal of tunnel!

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