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This morning at Barlaston T&M Picture by Rob Acton-Campbell

[ditchcrawler]

 

 

[PeterScott]

Thi morning (2026)

 

 

North of Great Haywood T&M Picture by Rob Acton-Campbell

[PeterScott]

This morning

 

 

Outside The Plough at Huddlesford CoventryC

Picture by Rob Acton-Campbell

[PeterScott]

This morning 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flatford Lock

River Stour

 

[PeterScott]

This morning

 

 

and some of the few craft above the lock ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the lock-landing below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brandon Lock  River Little Ouse 

Compare 27Jun1978/Sep2018

[Stroudwater1]

Any snowy pictures? Saw Midlands today with Old Turn and Gas Street frozen and snow on top. Hard to believe there’s a navigation at Old Turn 😃

 

Hope everyone is keeping warm. 

[PeterScott]

This afternoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheffield Basin (Victoria Quays) S&SYN 

 

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[Naughty Cal]

Had a run out to Cromwell today to get some fresh air. 

 

Weather was rubbish so not much of a walk.

 

Trents high so not much showing on the weir. 

 

 

 

Was rude not to call into the tap house on the way home.

 

 

[Naughty Cal]

We made the most of the sunny weather yesterday and had a run out to Newark. 

 

Was quite pleasant in the sunshine. 

 

No boats about though, but no great surprise given the high water levels.

 

 

 

 

It would have been rude not to call into The Barge for a drink while we were there 😀

[PeterScott]

This afternoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CastleQuay Banbury and Banbury Lock  SOxford    Compare 6Jun1990  17Feb2023  23Sep2024

[Stroudwater1]

Yesterday- no rain for a change

 

 

Part of a series of lakes running down from Woodchester Mansion, Gloucestershire. 

In the foreground at is a boathouse. Rather nice though no boats are in the water. The grounds and boathouse are National Trust. The mansion is separately run. Unfinished it’s well known for its bats. 
 

 

[IanM]

7 hours ago, Stroudwater1 said:

Yesterday- no rain for a change

 

 

Part of a series of lakes running down from Woodchester Mansion, Gloucestershire. 

In the foreground at is a boathouse. Rather nice though no boats are in the water. The grounds and boathouse are National Trust. The mansion is separately run. Unfinished it’s well known for its bats. 
 

 

It wasn’t that long ago when all that was private with only limited access to the mansion by appointment only. 

[PeterScott]

This morning

 

 

Southampton Docks

 

 

[jake_crew]

Full of electric cars I guess.

Interesting ramp arrangement on the stern.

 

[Ronaldo47]

Here's a ship with one deployed, seen in Southampton last June, plus an  enlarged part of the same photo, zoomed in on the loading ramp.

Edited February 7 by Ronaldo47
Typo

[Victor Vectis]

And not to mention the Fred Runnel Florry Lerry.

😃

[DandV]

On 07/02/2026 at 07:24, PeterScott said:

This morning

 

 

Southampton Docks

 

 

And the ship in front. The one for self loading cargo, is a similar box, but a box with windows.

 

[Victor Vectis]

3 hours ago, DandV said:

And the ship in front. The one for self loading cargo, is a similar box, but a box with windows.

 

Yes.

Just a floating block of flats. No grace or class at all.

Often seen passing Ryde, here on the Isle of Wight.

 

ETA They seem far too top heavy to me. I wonder how much there is below the waterline to prevent them from capsizing.

 

Edited February 7 by Victor Vectis
further thoughts

[David Mack]

3 hours ago, DandV said:

And the ship in front. The one for self loading cargo, is a similar box, but a box with windows.

 

But only for those who have paid a premium price.

[Mike Todd]

17 hours ago, Victor Vectis said:

Yes.

Just a floating block of flats. No grace or class at all.

Often seen passing Ryde, here on the Isle of Wight.

 

ETA They seem far too top heavy to me. I wonder how much there is below the waterline to prevent them from capsizing.

 

But worth remembering that a typical leisure narrowboat has a draft around 2 ft with a max air draft almost three times that. But I know what you mean with some large ships, especially cruise liners and also container ships when fully loaded. 

 

Bit also remember that popular toy from way back made in the shape of a half sphere with a person figure on the top and nearly un-knock-over-able.

Edited February 8 by Mike Todd

[IanD]

18 minutes ago, Mike Todd said:

But worth remembering that a typical leisure narrowboat has a draft around 2 ft with a max air draft almost three times that. But I know what you mean with some large ships, especially cruise liners and also container ships when fully loaded. 

 

Bit also remember that popular toy from way back made in the shape of a half sphere with a person figure on the top and nearly un-knock-over-able.

That might apply to a toy on dry land, but as I'm sure you're aware it certainly doesn't apply to floating boats... 😉 

 

(centre of gravity, centre of buoyancy, metacentric height blah blah blah...)

[PeterScott]

This afternoon

 

 

 

 

 

Wet and dull afternoon - and no moving boats

Aubreys Lift Bridge No 221   Thrupp   Southern Oxford  Compare  19Mar2006  20Mar2006  19Sep2006  28May2015 14Feb2024  (#2) 

 

[PeterScott]

This evening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

River Aire Leeds - water is plentiful today

[Stroudwater1]

Today, in need of a low air draft  to navigate or gangplank to get over the bollards at the  landing. 

 

 

Eckington Bridge, Warwickshire Avon Worcestershire.