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3 hours ago, Dav and Pen said:

Duck.

 

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L03284a.jpg.8c2836ced586c20625ea1b5a3bb8e515.jpgI've got one of those too ? Sadly it really needs rescanning in greater res. And it's Sandpiper (rather than Crane) and we are going t'other way in 1980. Other than that ...

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13 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

 

 

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L03284a.jpg.8c2836ced586c20625ea1b5a3bb8e515.jpgI've got one of those too ? Sadly it really needs rescanning in greater res. And it's Sandpiper (rather than Crane) and we are going t'other way in 1980. Other than that ...

This was Tadworth we did a round trip from Braunston

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10 hours ago, Dav and Pen said:

This was Tadworth we did a round trip from Braunston

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Ah, yes, we did a GU/Thames/Oxford fortnight from Rugby including a visit to Old Father Thames and the tidal bit under Tower Bridge (clockwise) - so twice in at Brentford.

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Quick visit-in-passing in February this year had the Thames in a bit of a ragey-mood, but no boats moving to compare the headroom.

 

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On this day in 2015

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On 19/03/2020 at 05:53, DandV said:

...boating activities and wildlife are still stunningly beautiful and give joy...

Propcleanings at the North Circular Aqueduct Paddington Branch GU. Much enjoyment to be had in the completion of removal thereof.

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6 hours ago, Dav and Pen said:

Aynho

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If I were a betting man I would put 5p on this being Shipton Weir Lock, with the wide expanse at the top of the photograph being the river Cherwell and the photographer standing on the footbridge - the footbridge being a nuisance when going downhill with an empty grand Union motor as the cratch catches if the Cherwell is up a bit :captain: 

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Pete you are right. It’s such a long while since I went that way when I found the photo I could only remember Aynho being that shaped lock.

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23 minutes ago, pete harrison said:

If I were a betting man I would put 5p on this being Shipton Weir Lock, with the wide expanse at the top of the photograph being the river Cherwell and the photographer standing on the footbridge - the footbridge being a nuisance when going downhill with an empty grand Union motor as the cratch catches if the Cherwell is up a bit :captain: 

I would bet 10p...

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4 minutes ago, Tesla said:

I would bet 10p...

Times must be harder for me than they are you as I thought 5p was being flippant, even though I knew I was right - but I  am not a betting man so it is my loss on this occasion :captain:

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There's a nice mooring off to the right of the lock, you can tie up to a nice strong post that used to have a "no mooring" sign on it. It's not entirely obvious who the land belongs to, I would assume it's CRT as it is part of the lock structure.

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4 hours ago, Scholar Gypsy said:

There's a nice mooring off to the right of the lock, you can tie up to a nice strong post that used to have a "no mooring" sign on it. It's not entirely obvious who the land belongs to, I would assume it's CRT as it is part of the lock structure.

Yes I believe CRT and was a great place to overnight. Sadly someone decided to long term moor there a few years back...don't know if they are still there.

4 hours ago, pete harrison said:

Times must be harder for me than they are you as I thought 5p was being flippant, even though I knew I was right - but I  am not a betting man so it is my loss on this occasion :captain:

I might have stretched to 15p

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