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[John Liley]

A friend, John Stothert, who had previously run the boatyard at Norbury on the Shropshire Union, was refitting his yacht at Oundle on the Nene. When finished, he hitched a tow from what was known as The Stone Barge, to drag him through the water and mud of the tidal section (in which with such a deep-keeled vessel might otherwise have taken weeks,) to the sanctuaryof Sutton Bridge on the fringes of The Wash.

 

 

In one of these pictures we are still, somehow, soldiering on while waiting for the incoming tide to arrive.

 

I believe The Stone Barge later acquired a name and was involved in the grain traffic between Tilbury and the River Wey. John himself eventually sailed to the West Indies, and back

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2016

 

 

 

Carpenters Road Lock 

Bow Back Rivers  

 

Mirrored bridges, Olympic Park

 

Compare

3March1980 

3May2019

 

Edited June 1, 2021 by PeterScott
extra pics

[Ray T]

On 29/05/2021 at 21:08, jeanb said:

Is the crane still there? It was barriered off in 2018 when we passed through.

 Photo taken last year.

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

 

Marple flight, Peak Forest

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

 

Bugsworth  Basins

Peak Forest. 

 

Compare 

#5965 (1979) 

#6112 (1980)

#5435 (2000)  

#2748 (2006)

#5938 (2007) 

#5856 (2008) 

#3777 (2012)  

#3052 (2013)  

#4438 (2019)  

#4769 (2021)

 

[Pluto]

1995, and the 100th Birthday of the Dorfprozelten Schifferverein (Boatmen's Association), attended by many from other boating communities from around Germany, all with their flags, which are shown in the refreshment tent after the march through the village, accompanied by several brass bands. The first such association was, I think, established on the Mosel in the 13th century.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2020

 

 

 

 

Mirfield C+H around Bull Bridge Compare posting in 2020

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1987

 

Farmers Bridge Top Lock BCN Compare 25Jun2001 30Oct2006   28Feb2008  23Aug2016

 

and further down the flight

 

[PeterScott]

On  this day in 1987

 

Gas Street Basin and Worcester Bar  BCN/W+B  

Compare #2036 (1970s)  #2040 (1979)  #2046 (1990)  #2035 (2001)  #5605 (2004)  #4356 (2008)  #3860 (2020)

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2013

 

Wires. Hawkesbury Oxford Canal

[Bacchus]

On this day...

 

bless 'em. Coots are very good parents until their offspring are adolescent, then if the offspring stick around the parents will peck them to death. I think we yumans could be more coot (c:

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1998

 

 

Ladywood Junction    Western end of Oozells Street Loop  BCN Main Line   Renewing the bridge   Compare  7Apr1993  3Jul2005  22May2012  Also 8May1999

[Ray T]

3 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2013

 

Wires. Hawkesbury Oxford Canal

 The bridge was taken down in June 2019. It used to connect "The Coventry Light" with the power lines on the other side of the cut

[PeterScott]

On 1 June 1998

 

Old Turn Junction BCN

 

With a bridge hat.

Remaining after the G8 summit a fortnight before, maybe?

When Bill Clintron had a pint at the Malt House

(Birmingham Mail pic)

 

Compare

5May2003

21Dec2003

7Aug2005

6Dec2007

24Oct2009

22Aug2016

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

 

Bosley Locks Macclesfield Canal Compare 13May2001 13Jul2014 23Nov2014 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PeterScott]

On trhis day in 2017

 

 

 

and on this day in 1987

 

 

Black Country Museum  Compare 28Mar1999  26Dec2007  29Aug2008   2Jun2017 5Jul2018   

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2012

 

West India Docks

 

London

 

Jubilee Pageant preparations

 

 

[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2018. Monsoon season in Saxilby

 

https://www.facebook.com/100001279506755/videos/1893079590744673/

Edited June 3, 2021 by Naughty Cal

[Trevor Lyons]

Isis a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Cordelia being lifted out of the canal at Longport!

 

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

 

Macclesfield C

 

[Pluto]

18 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On trhis day in 2017

and on this day in 1987

 

 

Black Country Museum  Compare 28Mar1999  26Dec2007  29Aug2008   2Jun2017 5Jul2018   

 

Back around 1978, when I worked for Dorothea Restoration, this bridge was one of the jobs I worked on. This is it before it was moved, photo by Roger Lorenz.

[PeterScott]

On 2 June 1991

 

Stainforth & Keadby Canal - Keadby's sliding railway bridge  Compare 3Jul2014

[PeterScott]

 

 

On 2 June 1987

 

Gosty Hill Tunnel

 

the wall of the tunnel tug's building still standing

 

and the B&W picture from C&RT's collection

 

Edited June 3, 2021 by PeterScott
link

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tidal Trent

 

Cromwell Weir

 

 

Edited June 3, 2021 by PeterScott
extra pic

[Tam & Di]

1 hour ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 1991

 

Tidal Trent

 

Cromwell Weir

 

They obviously went away in a hurry to leave their line dragging in the water like that  ?

 

Tam