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[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2024

 

 

 

near to Dunbar, Coastal East Lothian,  Scotland and a bird ...

Pictures (#1) (#2) by © RichardWest

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2003

 

 

and on this day in 2020

 

 

Braunston Turn  Northern Oxford / GU  

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[David Mack]

4 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2003

 

 

and on this day in 2020

 

 

Braunston Turn  Northern Oxford / GU  

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And in the intervening 17 years, that coping on the point of the junction seems to have subsided somewhat.

[PaulJ]

Gathering Rushes on the Great Ouse near Holywell, St Ives.

Used to make mats, baskets etc 

 

[Hudds Lad]

8 minutes ago, PaulJ said:

Gathering Rushes on the Great Ouse near Holywell, St Ives.

Used to make mats, baskets etc 

 

Can you have a word and get them to expand their operation to the rest of the network?  

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1983

 

Veritcal liftbridge Waddinxveen RiverGouwe Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and heading towards Amsterdam ...

 

on a route that I didn't record as assiduously as on UK waterways ...

and t'internet being the rabbithole that it is: here is a timelapse video from Rotterdam to Amsterdam in 2013 which doesn't go through this lock

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfPCdJapIXA&t=18s

 

 

Edited August 5 by PeterScott
extra pics

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fradley Junction T&M/Coventry.

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Edited August 5 by PeterScott
extra pic

[Scholar Gypsy]

1 hour ago, Hudds Lad said:

Can you have a word and get them to expand their operation to the rest of the network?  

https://www.rushmatters.co.uk/

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2016

 

Galgate  LancasterC

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2020

 

 

Clifton Arm Northern Oxford

 

 

 

 

 

and a more modern bypass Houlton Bridge No 66A nearby

[PeterScott]

This evening 2024

 

 

Dockholme Lock No 62 ErewashC  Photo by JeremyGroves

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1983

 

Amsterdam Compare 31Mar2018  1Apr2018  1970s (#2)

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unkind River ??

 

Around March OldRiverNene  MiddleLevel

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2003

 

 

Warwick Bar BCN   Compare  31May1992  25Mar1997  24Jun2001/8Jun2024  14Oct2002  3Jul2005  8Aug2005  24May2012  5Nov2014  17May2017 

 

 

Edited August 6 by PeterScott
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[Mike Todd]

22 hours ago, PeterScott said:

This evening 2024

 

 

Dockholme Lock No 62 ErewashC  Photo by JeremyGroves

I thought it was all closed up through lack of water!

[Chris Lowe]

Just seen this posted on twitter.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tame Aqueduct Coventry Canal 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Streethay Wharf  Coventry C

 

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[Stroudwater1]

One year and one day ago 

 

 

Braunston locks, widebeams aplenty. 

Edited August 7 by Stroudwater1

[Hudds Lad]

On this day in 2019, a Black Prince hire boat who thought it a good idea to explore the flash below Oakwood Marina on the T&M.

We did offer to give them a tow, but they said CRT were on the way, and as if by magic a tug appeared.

By the time we'd finished breakfast they were free.

Photo taken on potato (ok, old iPhone at full zoom)

 

 

[Stroudwater1]

Last night 

 

Saul Junction G&S canal 

Edited August 7 by Stroudwater1

[PaulJ]

9 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said:

One year and one day ago 

 

 

Braunston locks, widebeams aplenty. 

I remember nipping in front of these the following morning after an earlish start up the flight and finding them waiting at the top before the volly had turned up.  Id love to have a go at squeezing that hotel boat through 😀

[David Mack]

14 hours ago, Chris Lowe said:

Just seen this posted on twitter.

There used to be a member here with that forum name.

[Stroudwater1]

1 hour ago, David Mack said:

There used to be a member here with that forum name.

There is another Onion Bargee narrowboat I’ve seen with a blue colour and an onion with eyes on it round the name. One of them was recently for sale I thin. All ready to takeaway as the advert should have said? 
 

1 hour ago, PaulJ said:

I remember nipping in front of these the following morning after an earlish start up the flight and finding them waiting at the top before the volly had turned up.  Id love to have a go at squeezing that hotel boat through 😀

 

Well done!  there was a third  going up too. The white one had 4 video cameras two each side which could have given interesting views through the tunnel bends and much bow thrusting.
 

As you probably know it was the last season for the hotel boat in their hands sadly. 

[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2020

Sunset over the Witham