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This morning 2022

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and the crane from an interpretation board in July 1965

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looking along t'cut ...

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towards the C&RT sign on the bridge declaring End of navigation

 

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and the interpretation board has a sailing barge hereabouts around 1900.

 

Bishop's Stortford River Stort

 

 

 

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This morning 2022

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Bridge 51 Bishop's Stortford Station Footbridge. There are steps. which go up one side and down the other, and a sloped ramp which does a U-turn on each side, and lots of artistic white-painred struts here and there.

 

Every canal should have one....

 

If only we had some floating scaffolding and a really

B - I - G

pot of white paint ...

 

In 2008 it replaced an older simpler accommodation bridge

(Picture 19Oct2007 by ©ThomasNugent via Geograph)

 

 

 

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Area masterplan 2017

 

 

 

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On this day in 2021

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Tinsley flight,

around Tinsley Marina S&SYN

Compare

25Oct 2009

14Apr2010 

13Nov2012   

13Dec2012

4Jan2013

19Dec2013

10May2014

14Feb2016 

12Oct2016  (#2)

20Oct2016 

8Dec2020

26Feb2021 

14May2021

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On this day in 2013

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A temporary bridge to divert the towingpath's dogwalkers and gongoozlers to t'other side of the canal to view the upturned crane, and the associated temporary dam at Apperley Bridge locks. Compare 17Feb2013  (for tale of crane's demise)  27Feb2013 (posted this day 2021) 3May2013 (crane rescue) 24Mar2014 (afterwards)

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On 25/02/2021 at 18:47, PeterScott said:

On [25Feb] in 2001

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This afternoon 2022

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Railway Swing Bridge Castle Mill Stream  Sheepwash Channel Oxford to River Thames and from an interpretation board

 

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On 06/06/2021 at 21:25, PeterScott said:

On [6Jun] in 1990

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On this day in 2014

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Railway Swing Bridge 

Castle Mill Stream  

Sheepwash Channel 

Oxford

link to River Thames 

 

 

Compare 

6Jun1990   

25Feb2001   

27Feb2022  (now restored)

 

 

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On this day in 2009

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Salford Quays, Manchester: Entrance lock, Mariner's Canal.  Salford Quays lift bridge

Compare  27Aug1998  30Aug1998    31Jul2006    13May2013  

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