Tonic required. Send in your photos of what is nice on the waterways now.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2005

 

 

 

 

King's Norton Stop Lock,

Northern Stratford

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2007

 

 

Gauxholme Railway Viaduct  Compare  ##1978  24Sep1982  23Sep2003  25Sep2003  21Jul2009

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2007

 

 

 

Warland Locks Rochdale Canal

 

 

[Jim Riley]

21 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2007

 

 

Gauxholme Railway Viaduct  Compare  ##1978  24Sep1982  23Sep2003  25Sep2003  21Jul2009

The bridge has now been cleaned up and painted. Will get a pic of it next time I'm down that way. I read that it will be black with a bit of gold, originally it was blue and white, that would have been great but apparently would offend modern sensibilities.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2011

 

 

 

Avon Aqueduct (GU) And earlier on 24March1971:

 

Edited August 6, 2021 by PeterScott
earlier pic

[David Mack]

1 hour ago, Jim Riley said:

The bridge has now been cleaned up and painted. Will get a pic of it next time I'm down that way. I read that it will be black with a bit of gold, originally it was blue and white, that would have been great but apparently would offend modern sensibilities.

What's wrong with blue and white? Gauxholme's near twin on the descent to Manchester is those colours.

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1996

 

Worcester River Severn

[PeterScott]

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Bugsworth Basins Peak Forest  Compare 17Apr1979  28Apr1980  11Mar2000   6Aug2020 posting this day 2020 15Apr2007  8Apr2008  15Oct2012  23Aug2013  6Dec2019  3Jan2021

 

[Jim Riley]

10 hours ago, David Mack said:

What's wrong with blue and white? Gauxholme's near twin on the descent to Manchester is those colours.

 

Ah! lovely, that's how it should be. But for the whim of Halifax Council.

[Stroudwater1]

Yesterday Coates portal Sapperton tunnel looking in, Thames and Severn canal.
I sadly missed out but sometime in the late 80s it was possible to take a trip boat in run by the Cotswold canal trust. Stopped very early 90s 

Far too little water for that currently! 

Edited August 7, 2021 by Stroudwater1

[Jen-in-Wellies]

On this day in 2012.

Approaching Sprotbrough lock. S&SYN.

Passing under the A1M on the river Don.

 

 

 

Humber Princess lowers its hydraulic bridge to get under the abandoned 1820's bridge at Aldwarke, before raising it again and coming in to the lock, on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire.

 

 

 

Edited August 7, 2021 by Jen-in-Wellies

[PeterScott]

23 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

On this day in 2012.

Humber Princess lowers its hydraulic bridge to get under the abandoned 1820's bridge at Aldwarke, before raising it again and coming in to the lock, on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire.

 

 

 

 

 

Two years later

[Jen-in-Wellies]

Wheelhouse! That's the word I was looking for. Ended up with a sentence with bridge in two places, used for two different things, which I really wasn't comfortable with.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2003

 

The flags are out at  Cow Bridge Wychnor

 

Alrewas Weir

 

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[PeterScott]

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Gosty Hill Tunnel  Compare  2Jun1987  24Aug1991  4Jul2018

 

 

[PeterScott]

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Barlaston T&M   Compare  22Nov2004  24Dec2004  12Sep2009/12Sep2020  22Sep2012  15Jul2014  26Mar2017   6Oct2019  26Jul2021

 

 

[PeterScott]

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King's Norton Stop Lock,  Northern Stratford  Compare  8Jul1974  22Dec1996/22Dec2003  7Jul2001 (#2)  6May2003  6Aug2005  30Oct2006  27Dec2007  1Jul2018

 

 

Edited August 7, 2021 by PeterScott
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[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2020

Sunset over the River Witham

 

 

 

[Dav and Pen]

Not boating in 2019 but had a nice day on the Worth Valley

[Stroudwater1]

8 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Wheelhouse! That's the word I was looking for. Ended up with a sentence with bridge in two places, used for two different things, which I really wasn't comfortable with.

TBF you gave the abridged version 😊

[Victor Vectis]

 

And some people reckon graffiti is art.

 

Grrrrr.........

 

😁

 

[JamesWoolcock]

Just now, Victor Vectis said:

 

And some people reckon graffiti is art.

 

Grrrrr.........

 

😁

 

So why is it that graffiti on Listed waterways structures is OK, if frowned on a little, but we go mad when it happens to Listed Buildings elsewhere?

Currently in Birmingham,  the graffiti centre of all.

[PeterScott]

11 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

... a sentence with bridge in two places, ...

On this-day-plus one: 8 August 2011

Walsall Canal BCN Great Bridge Bridge

[PeterScott]

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Rochdale Canal Summit Longlees Lock

Edited August 7, 2021 by PeterScott
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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1996

 

Stourton Junction  S+W/Stourbridge Compare posting this day 2020