On this day in 2002

 

 

Aspley Basin  Huddersfield

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On this day 2016

Early morning start on the Witham

 

 

 

On this day 2014

Torksey to Hull

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On this day in 1977

 

 

 

 

Brighton Marina and Lock

On this day in 1978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dudley Tunnel.  BCN  

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Black Country Museum Dudley Canal No 1 (Repost from 2021 - these pics disappeared into the ether)

 

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Later this day 1978

 

 

 

 

 

Lanehouse Aqueduct Alvechurch W+B  (also a repost from 2021 - these two pics disappeared into the ether)

On this day in 2019

 

Great Haywood Junction   T&M/S&W

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(repost from 2021 - from where it disappeared into the ether)

 

 

On this day 2022

Shell Island, North Wales

 

 

 

 

 

 

On this day 2013

River Trent to Cromwell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On this day 2016

Tattershall Bridge, River Witham

 

On this day in 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feildes Weir Lock No 5 River Lee

On this day in 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IWA  Festival of Water Burton-on-Trent T&M.

 

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Edited August 29, 20242 yr by PeterScott
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On this day in 1977

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)

Brayford Pool  Fossdyke Canal Lincoln Compare  31Jul2015  1Aug2015 24Sep2015 (#2)

Edited August 30, 20242 yr by PeterScott

On this day in 1988

 

 

Ryders Green Aqueduct  Walsall Canal BCN  

 

 

 

 

Tame Valley Junction BCN  (or Doe Bank Junction)

 

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On this day 2022

Conwy

 

 

On this day 2017

West Stockwith to High Marnham

 

 

 

 

 

 

On this day 2015

Torksey to Newark

 

 

 

 

 

This afternoon 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knostrop Fall Lock  A+C Leeds.

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On this day in 2009

 

 

 

Redhill River Soar - IWA National

 

 

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On this day in 2008

 

 

 

 

Black Country Museum Dudley Canal No 1

 

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On this day in 1990

 

 

Stoke T&M from railway footbridge looking south and north

 

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Inside Shelton  Steelworks from the T&M in Stoke and footbridge at Festival Park Marina

On this day in 1977

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awaiting the tide and the lock at South Ferriby River Ancholme/Humber

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Edited August 31, 20242 yr by PeterScott
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15 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2009

Redhill River Soar - IWA National

Fulbourne was moored to the inside of staging that had been erected parallel to the river bank. And there were bridges across to the land at both ends. So the planned swift getaway at the end of the rally didn't happen and we had to wait until one of the bridges had been removed!

On this day in 1988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bratch Locks  S+W 

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Bumblehole Lock No 22 S+W  Compare 22Aug2008  26May2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awbridge  Compare  16May2011  5Sep2011

 

Edited September 1, 20242 yr by PeterScott
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On this day in 2020

 

 

 

 

Shropshire Union High Bridge bridge 39   Compare  27Sep2015

Seeing the post above reminds me I forgot to post this from yesterday 

17 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 1988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bratch Locks  S+W 

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Bumblehole Lock No 22 S+W  Compare 22Aug2008  26May2024

Interesting images of Bratch. I still prefer it in white. When did it get removed ? Presumably the original was all brick, though wonder when it became white?  
 

All 3 sets of lock gates pictured don’t have the lollipop stick ends on, but they all do now. It’s been a progressive thing with one lollipop stick and one not on the middle lock lower gates in 2021. 
 

And May 2024 

Edited September 1, 20242 yr by Stroudwater1

On this day in 1988

 

 

River Sow Aqueduct S&W  Compare  12Apr1978  24Dec2007  14May2011  23Nov2011  25Mar2023

 

 

 

 

Tixall Wide S&W 

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Great Haywood Junction   T&M/S&W

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2 hours ago, Stroudwater1 said:

...  Bratch. I still prefer it in white. ... Presumably the original was all brick, though wonder when it became white?  ...

 

Our earliest trip through Bratch locks on 18 April 1973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and a pic from The Canals Book 1972 (by JohnGagg)

 

IWA Bulletin of Oct1970: the description of the cover doesn't tell us if sketched from tBratch, or from a photograph or when that was taken. Seem to be pre-white though ...

From Water Highways by DavidEOwen published 1967

 

 

 

 

 

from The Canals of England by Eric de Mare published 1950

On this day 2011

The weedy Witham. 

 

We ended up towing the small cruiser to Boston. It couldn't make any headway against the weed.

 

 

 

 

On this day in 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kingston Bridge River Thames 

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and approaching Raven's Ait and hereabouts