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1 hour ago, Dav and Pen said:

A good piece of street furniture on the outskirts of Dijon.

Harefield's crock

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GU South by Br 180 and

 

L2616_20170427_0511s.JPG.486adcbb1cac82f28c0fbc6473736ef2.JPGa sign not far L2768_20180427_0355a.jpg.24feead9fc60957d4bf075602721d3e1.jpgaway at Cassiobury

 

It's a (fake) arm on which crock's attention seems focussed.

 

I suppose the sadness is that crock needs to be chained up, as I think in it's heart it's really a friendly old thing.

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BIGGER croc in pic
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On this day in 2008

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Slaithwaite HNC

L02292a.jpg.02dc46f43ac45ee1c5e562fd99a16642.jpgand looking t'other way at the same bit of canal on this-day-plus-three in 1979

 

Posted

On this day in 2004

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Marsh Lock River Weaver Navigation to Manchester Ship Canal: approaches from Ship Canal

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Posted (edited)
On 22/05/2020 at 22:54, Sbg said:

And here’s the painting of our boat at the same location.

 

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That's the very first lock my boat went through, shortly after I collected the shell from Allen's of Oldbury in 1991

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better English
Posted

On this day in 2004

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Anderton Lift from the maze made from the weights of the earlier design

Posted (edited)
On 04/05/2020 at 19:06, OldGoat said:

A peaceful evening on the Thames, no boats - large or small roaring by, no fish breaking wind.

Not a ripple, just calm.....image.jpeg.cf7a30e8cacfa11d0c5bee5f89a1ba4a.jpeg

 

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Posted
13 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2011

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Ansty Bridge

It was demolished eventually. #961

No doubt there used to be a CanalTime base nearby.

13 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 1998

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Braunston Show in Braunston Marina

With the late, much respected Mr. Hudson visible on the right-hand one of his boats.

What's the betting that at least one of our members is throwing darts at this photo even as I write?

Posted

On this day in 2003

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Crick show ...

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and the attraction of radio-controlled ducks

Posted
1 hour ago, matty40s said:

...Trevor's old boat...

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While we were moored, Trevor was the pumping his hold-emptying pump, like the one in pic:

 

"How long have you been doing that, Trevor?"

 

Trevor: "about forty-five  years."

 

"Should be about dry by now"

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Posted
2 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2015

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Tunnel, Southern Oxford

For those who haven't been down that way, Fenny Compton Tunnel used to be a real one but was opened out many years ago. There's still a stretch of a few hundred yards at the Southern end which is too narrow for two boats to pass.

Posted
2 hours ago, PeterScott said:

From Braunston Historic Rally 2016L2491_20160625_0219s.JPG.1cd8c81cd8232cbda359ad3fffa11a9f.JPG

 

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While we were moored, Trevor was the pumping his hold-emptying pump, like the one in pic:

 

"How long have you been doing that, Trevor?"

 

Trevor: "about forty-five  years."

 

"Should be about dry by now"

Pumps pointing the wrong way.

Trevor in action with his mate Colin. He didn’t go to rallies in those days.

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Posted
21 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this yesterday in 2009

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Ryde IOW

 

Used to travel on that train daily when it was operating on "the drain" (Waterloo & City Line).

Posted (edited)
4 hours ago, Athy said:

For those who haven't been down that way, Fenny Compton Tunnel used to be a real one but was opened out many years ago. There's still a stretch of a few hundred yards at the Southern end which is too narrow for two boats to pass.

Fenny Compton Tunnel in 1838 and 1869.

 

Pictures from: http://fennycomptonnp.co.uk/about/ and CRT Archive: https://collections.canalrivertrust.org.uk/bw192.3.2.2.19.9

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