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This morning 2023

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Wigan Bottom LockNo85  L+L

 

1 hour ago, Pluto said:

Actually, this is Lock 21, the bottom lock being 23/87. When this section opened, the locks started above Pottery Road and ran to Aspull. The Leigh branch post-dates this by five years, joining the main line above Lock 22 at Henhurst.

Yes, that's right. Only the bottom lock in the sense of the twenty-one before reahiong the junction. Hmmmm...

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On this day in 2008

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Haworth Road Bridge No 76A   L+L

 

 

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Workhouse Bridge No 77 L+L

 

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Froom Street Bridge No 77A  L+L

 

 

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Bagganley Bridge No 78 L+L

 

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Bridge 78aa Botany Bay L&L and ...

 

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Botany Bridge No 78A 

 

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Knowley Bridge No 79  L+L ... after which the numbering returns to a more predictable pattern ...

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20 hours ago, PeterScott said:

This morning 2023

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Wigan Bottom LockNo85  L+L

Actually, this is Lock 21, the bottom lock being 23/87. When this section opened, the locks started above Pottery Road and ran to Aspull. The Leigh branch post-dates this by five years, joining the main line above Lock 22 at Henhurst.

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15 hours ago, oboat said:

...are you working your way up river? Keen to see the navigation above the half tide gate ...

Yes, sadly this was a brief Glasgow visit, further abbreviated photographically by some bellringing and lots of rain ...

 

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From 4Mar2016  River Clyde Tidal Weir  - also compare 20Oct2014.

 

Had a walk upriver from the tidal weir on 5Mar2015 - pictures HERE. Not all annotated - in walking-order upriver and iirc, photographed each one. Signposts give a bit of a clue ... Extract of the photos below:

 

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St Andrew's Suspension Bridge

 

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King's Bridge

 

 

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Dalmarnock Smart Bridge

 

 

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and this is one of the bridges above the weir on 24Jul2005 when, as part of the Clyde River Festival that year, a few boats had the weir raised for us at high tide. Sadly for photography this was at about 2.30am. See also here

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This afternoon 2023

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Across Knight's Bridge  towards Fearns Wharf A+C, now for sale and no longer the regional headquarters of Canal &River Trust (but the website doesn't seem to have caught up) ...

Leeds Lock A+C and lock cut 

Crown Point Weir

Leeds Dock with flood gates closed

If It's Fun Don't Do It ...

 

Compare:  1May2004  21Jun2007 8Oct2007  18Jul2010  20Dec2011  12Jul2012  10Jan2012/10Jan2018  24Jul2012  3Sep2013   13Feb2014   13Mar2014  27Jun2014   27Jun2015  10Nov2015   25Nov2015  (#2)  10Jan2018 (year mistyped in posting)  2Feb2018  29Mar2018  22May2018  21Nov2018 6Feb2020  9Jul2020  (#2)  30Jun2021  4Aug2022  10Nov2022  8Feb2023

 

 

 

 

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On 31/10/2023 at 23:16, PeterScott said:

Yes, sadly this was a brief Glasgow visit, further abbreviated photographically by some bellringing and lots of rain ...

 

L2455_20160304_0029

 

From 4Mar2016  River Clyde Tidal Weir  - also compare 20Oct2014.

 

Had a walk upriver from the tidal weir on 5Mar2015 - pictures HERE. Not all annotated - in walking-order upriver and iirc, photographed each one. Signposts give a bit of a clue ... Extract of the photos below:

 

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St Andrew's Suspension Bridge

 

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King's Bridge

 

 

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Dalmarnock Smart Bridge

 

 

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and this is one of the bridges above the weir on 24Jul2005 when, as part of the Clyde River Festival that year, a few boats had the weir raised for us at high tide. Sadly for photography this was at about 2.30am. See also here

Thanks.
The Clyde above the weir seems to be an almost lost asset in regard to boating now that commercial craft no longer go up to the workshops.
A true cruise it or lose it waterway!

Is the Clyde River Cruise a regular event? I can't recall having seen anything in the national the waterway press.

If not maybe a local group could get one going?
In fact considering the recreational opportunities the river presents it seem to get almost no press cover.
 

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On this day in 2017

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and on this day in 2013

 

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and on this day in 2012

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Fradley Junction T&M/Coventry

 

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25 minutes ago, oboat said:

Thanks.
The Clyde above the weir seems to be an almost lost asset in regard to boating now that commercial craft no longer go up to the workshops.
A true cruise it or lose it waterway!

Is the Clyde River Cruise a regular event? I can't recall having seen anything in the national the waterway press.

If not maybe a local group could get one going?
In fact considering the recreational opportunities the river presents it seem to get almost no press cover.
 

To get up river you need to get past the barrier and it only operates at certain states of the tide . The barrier can only be open for about an hour and if you miss coming back down, your boat could be stuck up there for ages waiting for the correct state of the tide. It takes a bit of organising and we have had Gamebird up there but it was during the night and dark so we couldn't see much. (Peter was with us , hence the photo of us after we came back through the barrier ).  When you go through the barrier, the barrier keeper lowers a basket into which you place several bottles of beer to thank him for opening the barrier 🙂 . I haven't heard of many organised trips through the barrier but there are not many private boats operating on the Clyde. Some of the new bridges are too low for masted boats to go through. We have taken gamebird onto the river a few times to attend events, the latest being the Commonwealth Flotilla where we were the only narrowboat among hundreds of sea going boats. 

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On this day in 1993

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Pottery being transported on Milton Maid on the Caldon Canal. It was early in the morning and we passed at a good cruising speed ...

Compare 13Sep1977    May1993   29Mar2018 12Apr2002  20May2022  25Mar2023  and comment here

 

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Stoppage at Stone locks T&M

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