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Hawkesbury Junction 

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The Greyhound as it was. Hugh Mcknight provided this picture for publication in my last book. Would the boatpeople of that era ever dare to go inside? (Apologies for the duplication - I thought the first submission had failed to arrive.)

 

 

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19 hours ago, John Liley said:

The Greyhound at Hawkesbury as it was. Hugh McKnight provided me with this 1960s  picture for publication in my last book.  Would those boatpeople of that era ever dare to go inside?

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 I went inside this lunch time. Sat in the window seat which used to be the shop, by the horses head.

 

Some verses from a poem by Ray White:

 

THE BOATMAN’S RETURN

 

HAWKESBURY JUNCTION 1986

 

It’s back again and home again, and here at Sutton Stop

I’ve come to seek familiar things that modern folk’s forgot.

It must be sixteen years or more since lorries boating killed,

And up and down our waterways the motor boats were stilled.

In basins, arms and dockyards, their rusting skeletons lie,

Reminders of a way of life that took so long to die.

 

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So now towards the pub I turn, the centre of our lives,

The ‘Greyhound’ was a ‘home from home’, for boatmen and their wives.

Alas it has been ‘Modernised’, it never had a bar.

And boating folk feel strangers now – its patrons come by car.

And gone too is the little shop, where boat wives spent their pay,

Buying enough of this and that to last ‘till settling day.

Our friendly Mrs Nelson, ‘Rowie’ and Nuala too

No longer serve the folks beer and crisps – it’s not the pub I knew.

 

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I think I have seen enough of Sutton Stop today

I find it too depressing now the boats have gone away.

The boating life held lots of fun – and lots of hard work too.

These folk who glamorise it often have no clue

Of what it’s like to drive a horse all day in pouring rain

Then wake up in the morning – and do it all again.

I’ll keep my private memories, and dream of what might have been

If England wasn’t so lorry mad – a bright new boating scene.

 

 

 

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Photo: Robert Longden.

 

 

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On 31/07/2021 at 16:16, Jim Riley said:

So much for maintaining the infrastructure! They got rid of the footbridge at Stanley Ferry a few years back, replaced with a swing bridge. 

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Ramsden's Footbridge

 

Bridge is padlocked shut.

 

No signs to explain.

 

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"1. Ensure NO other boat has started in the opposite direction ..."

 

Well, we didn't do that ...

 

 

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Bring the single boat (#3) forward and shuffle across #1 into the space vacated.

 

Bring the remaining boat #2 forward.

 

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All very straightforward, but not always easy to explain to an oncoming single boat that has never done it before, particularly if an official-looking sign says not to do it.

 

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16 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2011

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4Mar1972

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"1. Ensure NO other boat has started in the opposite direction ..."

 

Well, we didn't do that ...

 

 

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spacer.pngspacer.pngBring the offside boat (#1) forward and shuffle-across with the other (#2).

 

Bring the single boat (#3) forward and shuffle across #1 into the space vacated.

 

Bring the remaining boat #2 forward.

 

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All very straightforward, but not always easy to explain to an oncoming single boat that has never done it before, particularly if an official-looking sign says not to do it.

 

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I once spent ages convincing a boat to enter the top lock even though there were two of us sitting in the bottom lock. They just couldn't visualise how we were going to pass but they agreed eventually and we all made it safely through.

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In 2005 at Vincelles on the Nivernais canal the aftermath of a local tornado. We were moored just beyond this place and at one stage I thought the wheelhouse roof was going. We survived but some big trees came down blocking the road and the power was out for 2 days in the village. These local storms often happen in central france during a hot spell of weather.

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1 hour ago, Dav and Pen said:

 

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I've got an almost identical series of photos from the same time but near Chaumont on the Hueilly canal   😧

It's just amazing how neat the swathe of broken trees is, with those right next looking completely untouched.

 

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On 04/08/2021 at 10:15, Jen-in-Wellies said:

On this day in 2012.

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Approaching Torksey railway viaduct on the tidal Trent. Slow going here as it was just before the tide turned.

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Traffic on the tidal Trent.

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Coming in to Gainsborough.

 

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Gainsborough Bridge. A fast current with a lot of fresh that day.

 

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Gate Burton Chateau

 

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Keadby. Not sure if this ship is empty, or aground.

 

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The turn in to Keadby lock is tricky when there is a strong tidal flow and especially with a ship moored alongside. I didn't make it without thumping the side either that day.keadby3.JPG.2c6f9071c9c787bb091b6e0fcf1d5ce3.JPG

 

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The swing bridge by Keadby lock opens. Four boats, two wide, two narrow were let through in one go.

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Moored up at Keadby. The cat enjoys the warm board over the engine.

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The dutch barge in your pictures (Aktief I think it used to be called) is currently for sale. Sadly she doesn't look in such good condition anymore.

 

We saw here in Lincoln many years ago. Could well have been 2012 when you took these pictures. She was and still could be a very nice boat and a nice size for a cruising boat.

 

https://www.boatshed.com/dutch_barge_luxemotor_51ft_with_london_mooring-boat-255315.html

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On this day in 2012.

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The ingenious Vazon sliding rail bridge, Stainforth & Keadby Canal, plus the swing bridge immediately beyond it.

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Stainforth & Keadby. A vast wind farm was being built at the time. The bridge was being built to service it, but while it was under construction there was a pontoon bridge across the canal, with a tug to move it out the way.

 

 

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