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

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1979

 

 

St Anne Ings Lock Leeds L+L  Compare  1Jan1979  11Dec2017  18Nov2021 (#2)  5May2022   30Sep2022  22Oct2022  

[Stroudwater1]

On 30/12/2022 at 19:59, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caldon Canal Etruria Footbridge 

 

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and moored by the services

 

and yesterday- Patricia on the Stroudwater Navigation recently in action just past the Ocean jubilee railway bridge 

 

 

and just nearby more dredging on this section to the Bonds Mill opening bridge 

 

 

[ditchcrawler]

29 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said:

and yesterday- Patricia on the Stroudwater Navigation recently in action just past the Ocean jubilee railway bridge 

 

 

 

and just nearby more dredging on this section to the Bonds Mill opening bridge 

 

 

That is just how our boat was the other morning after being moored at Pelsall Common in a gale 

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manchester

Ducie Street Junction , Rochdale/Ashton Canals,   Compare  29Apr1980  17Feb2001  21Jan2005 28May2019

Below Lock 84, top of Rochdale9

[PeterScott]

This morning 2023

 

 

 

 

 

Ladybower reservoir. More water than in November ...

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[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kitty Footbridge Rochdale Canal

Henry Street Manchester 

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and from the bridge towards   Ancoats Upper Lock No 82

 

lookingin Rochdale direction

 

feeding swans at the lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manchester Ship Canal

 

Latchford High Level Bridge  towards  Knutsford Road Swing Bridge  Latchford Viaduct  Latchford Locks  Compare  22Sep2006  8Jul2020  5Apr2021  (#2)

[PeterScott]

Today 2023

 

 

Tamworth Road, Long Eaton, ErewashC    Picture by © AndrewAbbott

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canal Street Manchester  Chorlton St Lock No86  Rochdale Canal.  Compare  25Nov2006  9Apr2008  19Jul2009  3Apr2010 

The Glass Wall now has a padlock to prevent the opening of the wall for the traditional access for lockwheelers to the lockside. Sadly C&RT do not understand the concept of the lockwheeler walking ahead of the boat to set the next lock ...

[PeterScott]

Today 2023

 

 

 

 

Trent Lock ErewashC  : Trent Valley Sailing Club  River Trent  junction Pictures (#2) by © AndrewAbbott

 

 

Edited January 2, 2023 by PeterScott
unmerge a merge

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

Merchant's Wharf  Manchester, Rochdale Canal   Compare 17Feb2001 21Jan2005   3Oct2005 28May2019

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2021

 

 

around  London Road Bridge  Bridgewater Canal    Compare 3Jan2021 (#2)

[PeterScott]

On thisd ay in 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bugsworth Basins Peak Forest 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alrewas Weir  T&M  and moored above Alrewas Lock - which was chained closed this day because of the flow in the crossing of RTrent.

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[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

Another of those places hereabouts that you never see boats moored ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fishing maybe discouraging mooring ??

 

 

 

winding in this bit looks okay.

 

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Crookes Valley Park Lake Sheffield

 

 

Edited January 4, 2023 by PeterScott
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[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheffield Basin (Victoria Quays) S&SYN  

 

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[PeterScott]

Today 2023

 

 

Shrewsbury canal Upton Magna, Shropshire   Picture by © AndrewAbbott

[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2011

Still well and truly frozen in at Burton Waters, Lincoln

 

 

 

On this day 2013

Bright start to the day in Torksey.

 

[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2019

Gibraltar Point

 

 

 

 

 

[David Mack]

23 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

 

 

Who was the brave/foolhardy soul who walked across the middle of the marina?

[Peanut]

1 hour ago, David Mack said:

Who was the brave/foolhardy soul who walked across the middle of the marina?

Very Naughty. :)

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Sorry, juvenile humour, but makes me laff everytime I see it. 
Was it the doing of youngsters? 
Or a fed up care worker for the elderly?

Today BCN

Edited January 6, 2023 by Goliath

[Naughty Cal]

4 hours ago, David Mack said:

Who was the brave/foolhardy soul who walked across the middle of the marina?

No idea but it certainly wasn't us. We stayed off the ice.

 

Well I say that. I had an on (rather than an in) I slipped on some ice on the pontoon and went under the bathing platform of our friends boat. Luckily the ice was thick enough to hold! 

[PeterScott]

This evening 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battyeford Lock No 12 C+H  Compare  30Mar2014  14Mar2015  (#2)

 

 

 

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by PeterScott
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[Rob-M]

3 hours ago, Goliath said:

Sorry, juvenile humour, but makes me laff everytime I see it. 
Was it the doing of youngsters? 
Or a fed up care worker for the elderly?

Today BCN

A couple of years ago going past there  a female of about 20 fully exposed herself to me, she was wearing a dress with nothing underneath and lifted ithe dress above her head.