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

[David Mack]

45 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 1990

 

 

 

Hyde Lock No 12   S&W  Both sets of lockbeams have been reshaped ...

I remember those earlier gates on the cottage, and noted they had gone some years ago. So on passing through a few days ago I was pleased to see they have returned, albeit in a different location and a different style.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2005

 

 

Illuminated Boats Parade

Lavender Boat, and band

IWA National Festival

Preston Brook

Bridgewater Canal 

 

Compare 29Aug2005  (#2)

 

and earlier ...

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1990

 

 

Stourton Junction  S+W/Stourbridge Compare 7Aug1996 (#2)  2Jul2017  24Sep2017

[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2015

Sunset over Torksey

 

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1977

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dobbs Weir Lock No 6  River Lee

 

 

Edited August 29, 2023 by PeterScott
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[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2021

Whitby

 

 

 

 

 

[BoatinglifeupNorth]

I love Craster Kippers 🐟🐟

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1990

 

 

 

Calf Heath Lock No1 Hatherton Branch S+W

Hatherton Junction  S+W Compare 15Sep1977 (#2) 22Dec2005  25Dec2007  30Aug2020  24Mar2023

 

  

On 28/08/2020 at 21:54, PeterScott said:

On [28Aug] in 2019  around Hatherton Junction S+W. It was a wet evening ...

Yesterday in 2019, first posted 28Aug2020, but the pics disappeared into the ether (for some new reason not previously encountered)

 

 

 

 

 

 

around Hatherton Junction S+W

Edited August 29, 2023 by PeterScott
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[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2020

Not be getting through there then!!

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1990

 

 

and on this day in 2019

 

 

and on this day in 1988

 

 

 

 

 

and this day 2019

(#1)(#2)(#3)(#5)  Autherley Junction SU/S+W 

Compare 12Aug1995  7Apr2002 1May2003 22Aug2008  27Sep2010/27Sep2015  22Jul2012  23Apr2013 (#2)  1Nov2014  10Apr2017  26Sep2017 22Mar2023

 

(#4)  Aldersley Junction  BCN/S+W  

Compare  11Mar 1999   25June1999   22Nov2003 (#2)  28Mar2005  21May2012  10Apr2017 (#2)  26Sep2017  1Nov2017  23Mar2023

Edited August 29, 2023 by PeterScott
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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Beale Park R Thames. IWA National Festival

[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2022

Shell Island

 

[magnetman]

My first motor boat in 1989 (Broom Scorpio) 

 

 

My electric canoe last week August 2023. Same trees. 

 

 

All of my other boats (a lot of boats) have passed there several times in the intervening yars. 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1982

 

 

and on this day in 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Country Museum Dudley Canal No 1

 

Compare  27Aug1978  29Aug1982  2Jun1987/2Jun2017   28Mar1999  8Jun2004 27Dec2004  26Dec2007  (#2)  29Aug2008  (#2)  30May2009  (#2)  21May2012 2Jun2017  (#2) 15May2018  5Jul2018  14May2023

 

and on this day in 2019

 

 

 

Edited August 29, 2023 by PeterScott
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[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

Tixall Wide S&W  picture by RobActon-Campbell

Compare 12Apr1978  20Jul2002  23Nov2003/23Nov2011   12Jun2004  11Oct2011   21Nov2004 (#2)  3Nov2013 15Jul2014  10Jun2018  19Mar2019   25Oct2019   24Mar2020  22Jun2020  30Aug2020   9Sep2020     posted19Mar2020  1Aug2021  22Oct2021  24Dec2022  25Mar2023

 

 

Edited August 29, 2023 by PeterScott
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[Rob-M]

Today, 2023

Smethwick Top Lock, hut not burnt out.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1988

 

Wheaton Aston Lock No 2 SU

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2020

 

 

 

 

 

Bollard above Fradley Middle Lock T&M

Compare  25Apr2013  3Nov2013 25Oct2014  14Apr2017   10Sep2017  28Sep2017  22Mar2019  4Oct2019  12Oct2019   10Sep2020 5May2021  24Oct2021  20May2022  16Mar2023

Edited August 29, 2023 by PeterScott
unmerge a merge

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2006

 

 

 

Blakes Lock River Kennet K&A   Compare  23Aug2005  12Sep2005 17Aug2022

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

 

 

 

 

Wolverhampton Top Lock  BCN Main Line  Compare  22Jun2001  22Jun2002 (#2) 22Nov2003  4Jul2005  5Jul2005  4Jun2014    1Nov2014  9Jul2018 29Aug2019  3May2021 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broad Street Basin Wolverhampton BCN   Compare  26Jun1999  24Jun2000 22Jun2002   21Nov2003  28Mar2005

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pelsall Junction BCN IWA Festival of Water.  Compare 26Aug2016  (#2) (#3)

 

Edited August 29, 2023 by PeterScott
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[LadyG]

14 hours ago, Rob-M said:

Today, 2023

Smethwick Top Lock, hut not burnt out.

But vandalised, is it possible to stop these mindless idiots?

[Victor Vectis]

Sadly, no.

 

And some people call it 'street art'.

😠

[PeterScott]

16 hours ago, Rob-M said:

[29Aug], 2023

Smethwick Top Lock, hut not burnt out.

On this day in 2019

 

Smethwick Top Lock No 1  BCN Old ML,

Compare 11Apr1978  21Aug1990  2Jun1992  8Jun2004   22May2012   5Nov2013   Sept2018 

 

and the earlier pre-fire roof from 8Jun2004

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2022

 

 

 

Wansford Bridge River Nene 

 

an an annoyed tree hereabouts