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On this day 2017

Afternoon drinks at Harbour Lights, Burton Waters.

 

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On this day 2003

Our first hire boat holiday on the Norfolk Broads. This was a terrible boat and incredibly impractical but it still somehow made us love boating.

 

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On this day in 2011

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This afternoon 2022

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spacer.pngStanley Ferry Aqueduct 

A+C Wakefield Branch  

 

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On 31/03/2021 at 20:21, David Mack said:

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From "Stanley Ferry History":

original?tenant=vbu-digitalIn 1970 fractures were found the Aqueduct structure and one of its arches had become twisted, this led to a report being done by the Waterways board in 1972 as to the poor state of the Aqueduct through lack of funding on the canal network over many years. This led to a re-tensioning of some support rods because the weight was being unevenly distributed in sustaining the 140 tons of water in the tank. Doing these repairs was no more than a temporary measure as barges much larger than those the Aqueduct was built to carry were regularly passing across it. Because the modern barges displace much more water than the 90 ton horse drawn barges of 100 years ago, they pass much nearer to the sides and bottom of the tank increasing the risk of hitting rubble at the bottom and punching a hole through the tank. Damaged trash screens in the Calder were also making matters worse by letting objects pass unhindered, and at times when the River was high these objects were hitting the outside of the Aqueduct's tank. After recommendations in the report weekly checks were carried out when it was feared there was a high chance the Aqueduct tank could fail allowing 7 million gallons of water between the nearest locks (some 4.5 miles apart) to drop into the River Calder beneath causing serious flooding. As the canal drained it would also cause a relief of hydraulic pressure which in turn would collapse the canal sides and cause the Aqueduct structure to collapse putting lives of people crossing in barges in danger. Because of this threat a second concrete Aqueduct was built alongside in the late 1970s and new trash screens added.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2001

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River Tame Aqueduct  HNC Stalybridge    Compare  9 Apr2001   18Mar2019 

 

I remember in the early days of the Huddersfield Canal Society there was considerable doubt as to whether the original built-over route through Stalybridge could be reopened. So the Plan B was to lock down into the river at this point, and the lock back up into the canal above the town. The latter looked achievable but I couldn't see where you would put the lock(s) down to the river round here. Fortunately it was unnecessary in the end.

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Fazeley Junction 

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Braunston Turn  Northern Oxford / GU

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