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[PeterScott]

Today

Huddersfield Broad Canal Aspley Basin footbridge

and Aspley Basin

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2015

Loughborough Basin

Compare #1568 (2002) -to see the extra waterspace from the development  and #980 (2018) for a view from the opposite direction

[PeterScott]

Today

Huddersfield Broad Canal Turnbridge Lifting Bridge

with some firefighters on a cherrypicker emerging from behind the chimney. They descended to water level, and back up again. All those in high-vis-gear were in a jolly mood for the exercise: to recover anything from the canal here it would have been simpler to borrow a large boatpole. Returning the cherrypicker to their truck: see the video here

Edited June 14, 2020 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2006

Selby Lock River Ouse

nbAfton has navigated downstream from Naburn Locks, on the ebb tide, which is running at a decent rate (right to left in the photographs) by the time they arrived at Selby. In the spirit of the Ouse Navigation Byelaws, they have turned the boat (downstream of the Toll Bridge) so that it was proceeding downstream with the tide stern-first, with the engine giving some control of over-the-riverbed downstream speed; as they approached the lock, they turned slightly to their left, which allowed their bows to be taken by the tide, and at the right moment slipped into the lock without a touch. The steerer hadn't done this manoeuvre before and was pleased with the outcome.

 

The exact wording of the bye-laws is that "14. (b) ... no master of a vessel shall pass Selby Toll Bridge except (i) at slack water or against the stream or (ii) going astern with the stream"

 

Edited June 14, 2020 by PeterScott
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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2013

Office Lock and Granary Wharf L&L

 

An evening working party

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2017

Coventry Canal

[Tam & Di]

I have quite a few postcards of the 1910 Paris flood which was the really big one, but the lorry did look a bit later than that.

 

Tam

Edited June 14, 2020 by Tam & Di

[Athy]

15 hours ago, PeterScott said:

Today

 

 

and Aspley Basin

It looks geometrically impossible for some of those boats to get out.

[ditchcrawler]

There are some nice pictures in this Blog of historical France, I think the owner is a member here.  http://dreamonnarrowboat.blogspot.com/

[Victor Vectis]

15/06/19

 

We needed some shopping so I walked to Short Ferry for the bus into Lincoln.

 

It struck me as I walked across the nature reserve that I was probably below the water level in the river.

 

It also struck me, over a pint of Batemans, that life in Lincoln life was going on as normal whereas a couple of miles away we were living in a world of water.

[Mike Tee]

1 hour ago, Athy said:

It looks geometrically impossible for some of those boats to get out.

Which would mean it was geometrically impossible to get in - but they did!! Which makes it a miracle??

[Athy]

5 minutes ago, Mike Tee said:

Which would mean it was geometrically impossible to get in - but they did!! Which makes it a miracle??

Not really: the one furthest from the camera would have moored first, then the one second furthest, and so on. They would have had no obstructions. But now, for the ones further away to get out, all the boats between them and the camera would need to move - a highly unlikely occurrence.

[Victor Vectis]

Boat tetris.

 

Great fun!

 

?

[ditchcrawler]

8 minutes ago, Athy said:

Not really: the one furthest from the camera would have moored first, then the one second furthest, and so on. They would have had no obstructions. But now, for the ones further away to get out, all the boats between them and the camera would need to move - a highly unlikely occurrence.

You should see Glascote Basin 

[Athy]

1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said:

There are some nice pictures in this Blog of historical France, I think the owner is a member here.  http://dreamonnarrowboat.blogspot.com/

An interesting link, thank you. I was fasconated by the story of the péniche which belonged to Marshal Joffre and ended up being used by the French Salvation Army.

1 minute ago, ditchcrawler said:

You should see Glascote Basin 

I did once, while Mr. Hudson was still operating there. It was crowded, but as it was his Open Day I guess there were more craft present than usual. I looked out for Alan Fincher but didn't see him there.

[Athy]

I've been lost in the "Dream On"web site to which Ditchcrawler kindly provided a link. I can thoroughly recommend it to anyone who hasn't got any urgent, sensible jobs to do today. I have a memory that the story of the 'Bearly Afloat', a narrowboat with an RN engine left abandoned on a central French canal, was mentioned on here. It was supposed to be sold by auction last May. Does anyone know what became of it?

 

The site also has a sequence of photos of the dramatic Parisian floods of 1910, referred to above.

Edited June 15, 2020 by Athy

[Rob-M]

1 hour ago, Athy said:

Not really: the one furthest from the camera would have moored first, then the one second furthest, and so on. They would have had no obstructions. But now, for the ones further away to get out, all the boats between them and the camera would need to move - a highly unlikely occurrence.

A bit like the start of the parade at Alvecote, the boats nearest the pub have to leave in order and can be difficult to get back in if they arrive back in a different order.

 

[Richard T]

On this day 2018 - The river Severn

 

Holt bridge - one of the Telford bridges across the river.

 

 

Worcester bridge

 

 

Worcester riverside and cathedral

 

 

Ukelele band performing at Upton on Severn. It was the ukelele festival and there were bands performing all over the town!!

[Richard T]

On this day 2019 - The river Thames

 

Thames lock

 

 

All Saints church Isleworth - we were married in this church just over 47years ago!! and we are still together.

 

 

Isleworth water front - this is one of the few public wharfs and slipways left on the river.

 

 

Richmond bridge

 

 

The approach to Teddington lock - we were in a group of 3 narrowboats that left Brenford together

 

 

Rowing in style!!!

[Phil Knowles]

On this day in 2017

View from the side hatch, Macclesfield canal near Four Lane Ends

Never seen one on a canal before

[Chris Lowe]

Corby Boating Lake 2009.

 

[bizzard]

1950's . Barking Park boating lake, Barking, East London. Not the sternwheel steam paddle boat giving trips on the left.

[Dav and Pen]

Early days at Ellesmere June 1976

[Pluto]

1994, Dresden, and one of the White Fleet.

[ditchcrawler]

4 hours ago, Athy said:

I've been lost in the "Dream On"web site to which Ditchcrawler kindly provided a link. I can thoroughly recommend it to anyone who hasn't got any urgent, sensible jobs to do today. I have a memory that the story of the 'Bearly Afloat', a narrowboat with an RN engine left abandoned on a central French canal, was mentioned on here. It was supposed to be sold by auction last May. Does anyone know what became of it?

 

The site also has a sequence of photos of the dramatic Parisian floods of 1910, referred to above.

As I said I am sure he has posted on here