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On this day 2013

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Cassiobury Park  GU South. IWA National Waterways Festival. The Lavender Crew

14 minutes ago, Athy said:

A hundred pages, and still the marvellous photos, both old and newer, keep appearing.

Digital cameras have a lot to answer for ?

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Life in France. The chicken van is it Souppes, the traveling Butcher on the Lateral Loire canal and the Bra stall at St Mammes this day. The Bras are in a big heap on the stall and every market will have a stall. Never saw anybody try one on though.

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12 hours ago, John Liley said:

The Forth & Clyde Canal in 1962, and what became of it the following year. Yachts such as this could pass through without having the masts lowered, while fishing vessels also made extensive use. All bridges could be lifted or, more commonly, swung under electric power (unless the fuses blew -which in the last days they increasingly did did.

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A contemporary epilogue for the Forth and Clyde Canal:

 

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59 minutes ago, David Mack said:

 

A contemporary epilogue for the Forth and Clyde Canal:

 

 

1 hour ago, David Mack said:

 

A contemporary epilogue for the Forth and Clyde Canal:

 

Great stuff.What a broadcaster. Thank you so much for digging that little movie out. JL

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25 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2005

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The WeeSpark is a one-third scale Clyde puffer cruising the Forth and Clyde canal. Fun video here

Another lovely memory ! Many a trip and wee (or not so wee ) dram we have shared with Jimmy and the Wee Spark. Jimmy and his friend Alex built the Wee Spark from bits and pieces they had lying around Jimmy's garage.

Peter, thank you so much for putting so many photos on here which bring back such lovely memories.

 

Haggis

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1 hour ago, Rob-M said:

4 years ago

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Passing Roach on the main line as we were taking Scorpio and Leo to Audlem

Lovely to see working boats down on their marks actually doing what they were designed for,  carrying loads.

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1 minute ago, Grebe said:

NC. It's the wrong 2016 location Rachel.  should read Stalham Staithe.

 

Thanks for all your posted images.

It is indeed. We went round to Sutton after we had stocked up on supplies at Stalham.

 

Now amended thank you.

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Today 2009 we were leaving Bar Le Duc and saw this rather faded photo. It marked the start of the Voie Sacre in 1916 which ran for 72 kms to Verdun. Up to 600 trucks a day carried supplies which enabled the French to defend Verdun. 

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