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

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perry Barr Top Lock, down the flight  and an empty pound   Compare  31May1992  6Apr1993

[CIEL]

On 11/09/2023 at 16:09, PeterScott said:

On this day in 1979

 

Engine Arm Aqueduct 

Compare  11Apr1978 21Aug1990/21Aug2016   2Jun1992  23Jun2002  21Nov2003  8Aug2011 5Nov2013  13Nov2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Galton Tunnel  BCN NewML Compare  2Jun1992 2May2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bromford Junction  BCN  MainLine / Spon Lane Locks Branch  

Compare 2Jun1992  15Jun1997 18Apr2001  27Dec2004   4Jul2005 20Oct2005  28Aug2008  27Sep2010  8Aug2011  13Nov 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spon Lane Junction BCN OldML/SponLane Locks Br  Compare   2Jun1992 22Jun2001 23Jun2002

 

 

To add to your collection of Willow Wren Hire Boats out of Rugby - here is Plover in late July 1967 at Foxton.  The water tap is behind the bollard at the entrance to the bottom lock.

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(#3)  Salford Junction  B+F  after (#1) (#2) approaching along the Tame Valley

Compare  2Jul1975   31May1982  25Mar1997  1Jun1998  17Apr2001  24Jun2001  24Dec2002   6Aug2003  8Aug2005/8Aug2011   25Dec2005  27Dec2006   22Dec2007  14Jan2010  5Nov2013 31Aug2019  1May2021

(#4) River Tame Aqueduct  (B+F)

(#5) Salford Junction Aqueduct (GU BhamWwickJ)

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1978

 

 

River Churnet Aqueduct/Feeder, Leek Branch CaldonC Compare  3Nov1993 18Mar2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leek Tunnel Leek Branch Caldon C

 

 

 

 

Endon Brook Aqueduct  Leek Branch Caldon C

Edited September 14 by PeterScott
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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1986

 

Saltersford Locks River Weaver viewed from the T&M Compare 29Apr1980

Edited September 14 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1980

 

 

 

 

 

Dragonboat RThames London  Putney Bridge

[PeterScott]

Today 2023

 

Ferry between South Ronaldsay and John o' Groats, Scotish Highlands, with a background of Ward Hill, South Ronaldsay, from the Pentland Firth

Picture  by © MikePennington

 

 

Yesterday 2023

 

boat to Caldey from beach at Tenby, Pembrokeshire.  The walkway is manoeuvred to take account of the tide. 

Picture by © JonathanBillinger

 

Edited September 15 by PeterScott
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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2005

 

Howbery Park Wallingford River Thames.  Boathouse, Compare 21Mar2006

and by Wallingford Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 14 by PeterScott
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[robtheplod]

Llangollen Canal, Sept 2023

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2018

 

 

 

 

Barton Turnover Bridge No 36 T&M ...

Compare  2Jul2003  29Jul2012  5Aug2015

 

 

 

and nearby Tatenhill Lock  T&M 

Compare  2Jul2003  20Apr2010  5Aug2015  22Aug2017  13Oct2019  25Aug2022

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1980

 

Cowley Peachey Junction GUSouth  Compare 22Jan2008 (#2)  23Jan2008 (#2) 16May2014

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hampton Court RThames

 

and a swimmer, towards Hampton Court Bridge

Edited September 15 by PeterScott

[Graham and Jo]

 

View from Dotterel's side hatch tonight.

 

 

Moored in Coventry Basin.

 

 

I can never resist photographing Cash's Hundred Houses.  

 

Cheers Graham 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2016

 

Barnes Bridge. Compare 14Apr2009 (#2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hammersmith bridge when it still carried red busses.  Compare  6May2005   14Apr2009

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lemonroyd Lock A+C  - dredging

 

Compare  22Jun2007  23Jun2007  7Jun2012  31Jul2013  16Sep2021  29Jul2023  (#2)

Edited September 16 by PeterScott
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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rickmansworth Drawbridge, Rickmansworth side lock (Batchworth No 81A) and  Basin 

Compare 15Sep1980 21Oct1994 24Jan2008 (#2) (#3)  3Feb2009 (#2)  30Apr2009 2Sep2010

 

 

Garden in the old side lock (no 5 on the map, which the interpretation board says "Originally built in 1903 to enable boats to remove gravel from Sabey's Pool")

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On this day in 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

London Docks R Thames

Edited September 16 by PeterScott
interpretation board

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotherham Lock  S&SYN  and the new barrier

 

Compare  25Jul2007 27Jun2007   13Nov2012   9Aug2021  10May2022 8Jun2022 1Oct2022  14Jan2023  (#2)

 

 

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

Substantial temporary beam repair at ColwichLock T&M

Compare  Thread  14Jul2008  25Apr2013  19Aug2013   25Apr2013  30Aug2013  4Nov2016  12July2018  25Apr2021  5May2021

 

Edited September 17 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

This morning 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fradley Junction T&M/Coventry

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Bollard above Fradley Middle Lock T&M

Compare  25Apr2013  3Nov2013 25Oct2014  14Apr2017   10Sep2017  28Sep2017  22Mar2019  4Oct2019  12Oct2019  29Aug2020 10Sep2020 5May2021  24Oct2021  20May2022  16Mar2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woodend Lock T&M  Compare  5May2021 30May2022  16Mar2023

Now has a  teapot but still no residents

 

 

Edited September 17 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

Great Haywood Junction   T&M/S&W

Compare 13Apr1978/13Apr2017  20Oct1995  16Apr2001  (#2)  28Jun2001  21Dec2002  (#2)  9Mar2003  27Apr2003  23Nov2003  11Jun2004  (#2)  12Jun2004  21Nov2004 (#2) 22Nov2004 (#2)   24Dec2007  10Sep2009  20Jul2010  14May2011  23Nov2011 24Nov2011 22Sep2012  27Sep2012  24Apr2013  20Aug2013  9Oct2013  15Jul2014  25Oct2014  (#2)  26Sep2015  31Oct2016  23Mar2019 24Mar2019  10Jun2019  22Jun2019  27Aug2019  30Aug2020  9Sep2020 (#2) 2May2021  4May2021 15Jan2022 5May2022  17Mar2023  25Mar2023  17May2023

 

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This afternoon 2023

 

#naomislanding Rugeley T&M

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This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

Brindley Bank Aqueduct  T&M  

Compare  27Jun2001  16Mar2002  9Mar2003  29Dec2004   20Dec2005  14May2011  3Nov2012/3Nov2013  25Oct2014  28Sep2017  24Oct2021

[PeterScott]

This morning 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Br82 T&M - before the predicted storm this afternoon ...

Edited September 18 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stoke T&M from railway footbridge looking north then south

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Edited September 18 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2023

 

 

 

 

Barlaston T&M  

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Edited September 19 by PeterScott
unmerge a merge

[PeterScott]

This evening 2023

 

 

Westport Lake T&M  Compare   10May2002 19Mar2007  26May2020

Edited September 19 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

 

This molrning 2023

 

 

 

 

 

Oh well better luck next time

Harecastle Tunnel  T&M 

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and an aerial which iirc wasn't there for our last trip. To help watch BBC2 through the tunnel, maybe?

 

 

Edited September 19 by PeterScott
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