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On 11/09/2023 at 16:09, PeterScott said:

On this day in 1979

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Engine Arm Aqueduct 

Compare  11Apr1978 21Aug1990/21Aug2016   2Jun1992  23Jun2002  21Nov2003  8Aug2011 5Nov2013  13Nov2015

 

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Galton Tunnel  BCN NewML Compare  2Jun1992 2May2021

 

 

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Bromford Junction  BCN  MainLine / Spon Lane Locks Branch  

Compare 2Jun1992  15Jun1997 18Apr2001  27Dec2004   4Jul2005 20Oct2005  28Aug2008  27Sep2010  8Aug2011  13Nov 2015

 

 

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Spon Lane Junction BCN OldML/SponLane Locks Br  Compare   2Jun1992 22Jun2001 23Jun2002

 

 

To add to your collection of Willow Wren Hire Boats out of Rugby - here is Plover in late July 1967 at Foxton.  The water tap is behind the bollard at the entrance to the bottom lock.

 

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On this day in 1979

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(#3)  Salford Junction  B+F  after (#1) (#2) approaching along the Tame Valley

Compare  2Jul1975   31May1982  25Mar1997  1Jun1998  17Apr2001  24Jun2001  24Dec2002   6Aug2003  8Aug2005/8Aug2011   25Dec2005  27Dec2006   22Dec2007  14Jan2010  5Nov2013 31Aug2019  1May2021

(#4) River Tame Aqueduct  (B+F)

(#5) Salford Junction Aqueduct (GU BhamWwickJ)

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On this day in 1978

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River Churnet Aqueduct/Feeder, Leek Branch CaldonC Compare  3Nov1993 18Mar2023

 

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Leek Tunnel Leek Branch Caldon C

 

 

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Endon Brook Aqueduct  Leek Branch Caldon C

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Today 2023

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Ferry between South Ronaldsay and John o' Groats, Scotish Highlands, with a background of Ward Hill, South Ronaldsay, from the Pentland Firth

Picture  by © MikePennington

 

 

Yesterday 2023

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boat to Caldey from beach at Tenby, Pembrokeshire.  The walkway is manoeuvred to take account of the tide. 

Picture by © JonathanBillinger

 

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On this day in 1980

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L1407_20080124_0045Rickmansworth Drawbridge, Rickmansworth side lock (Batchworth No 81A) and  Basin 

Compare 15Sep1980 21Oct1994 24Jan2008 (#2) (#3)  3Feb2009 (#2)  30Apr2009 2Sep2010

 

 

Garden in the old side lock (no 5 on the map, which the interpretation board says "Originally built in 1903 to enable boats to remove gravel from Sabey's Pool") 

 

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On this day in 2001

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This morning 2023

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Fradley Junction T&M/Coventry

Compare  14Sep1977  8Jun1989/8Jun2002  27May1991  25Sep1995  25Oct1995/25Oct2014  16Apr2001  27Jun2001/27Jun2002  27Jun2002  20Jul2002  24Nov2002 26Dec2002 9Mar2003  12Mar2003  2Jul2003  5Jun2004  13Jun2004  1Sep2004  29Dec2004 20Dec2005  ##2010  21Apr2010  27May2011  27Jul2011 (#2) 2Aug2011 27Jul2012  9Aug2012  21Sep2012  30Aug2013  3Nov2013  17Jul2014  21Aug2014  24Oct2014 25Oct2014  (#2)  12Jun2015  16Nov2015  28Sep2016/28Sep2017  1Nov2017  25Mar2017 22Aug2017  12Jul2018  15Sep2018  (#2)  22Mar2019  27Aug2019  4Oct2019  13Oct2019  10Jul2020  6Aug2020 (#2) 8Aug2020  5Sep2020  10Sep2020  5May2021  19Aug2021  16Oct2021  23Apr2022  30Apr2022  20May2022  24Aug2022 

 

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Bollard above Fradley Middle Lock T&M

Compare  25Apr2013  3Nov2013 25Oct2014  14Apr2017   10Sep2017  28Sep2017  22Mar2019  4Oct2019  12Oct2019  29Aug2020 10Sep2020 5May2021  24Oct2021  20May2022  16Mar2023

 

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Woodend Lock T&M  Compare  5May2021 30May2022  16Mar2023

Now has a  teapot but still no residents

 

 

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This afternoon 2023

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Great Haywood Junction   T&M/S&W

Compare 13Apr1978/13Apr2017  20Oct1995  16Apr2001  (#2)  28Jun2001  21Dec2002  (#2)  9Mar2003  27Apr2003  23Nov2003  11Jun2004  (#2)  12Jun2004  21Nov2004 (#2) 22Nov2004 (#2)   24Dec2007  10Sep2009  20Jul2010  14May2011  23Nov2011 24Nov2011 22Sep2012  27Sep2012  24Apr2013  20Aug2013  9Oct2013  15Jul2014  25Oct2014  (#2)  26Sep2015  31Oct2016  23Mar2019 24Mar2019  10Jun2019  22Jun2019  27Aug2019  30Aug2020  9Sep2020 (#2) 2May2021  4May2021 15Jan2022 5May2022  17Mar2023  25Mar2023  17May2023

 

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This afternoon 2023

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#naomislanding Rugeley T&M

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This afternoon 2023

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Brindley Bank Aqueduct  T&M  

Compare  27Jun2001  16Mar2002  9Mar2003  29Dec2004   20Dec2005  14May2011  3Nov2012/3Nov2013  25Oct2014  28Sep2017  24Oct2021

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This afternoon 2023

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Stoke T&M from railway footbridge looking north then south

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This afternoon 2023

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Barlaston T&M  

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This molrning 2023

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Harecastle Tunnel  T&M 

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and an aerial which iirc wasn't there for our last trip. To help watch BBC2 through the tunnel, maybe?

 

 

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