John Griffiths Canal Carrier Origins and History

[Ray T]

2 hours ago, Tracy D'arth said:

If you ever sail past you will understand.  A rare sight that changes with the seasons and the whims of Peter G. Its become a tourist attraction.

 

Perhaps mannequins would have been more descriptive and less cryptic. 

 

[Ray T]

 

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[Pluto]

It looked better in the 1970s:

[Tam & Di]

That more as I remember it! A place where you could rummage around in a pile of junk and turn up a crucial piece of Bolinder - perhaps still there behind those mannequins? Our son Ben (8 or 9 at the time) was terrified of him as Joe took to picking him up by his ears in fun    ?

 

Tam

[Athy]

But do they still offer boating services? The diesel tank still has a price in pence per gallon on it and, though a sign offers a dry dock, I'm baffled how anyone could get near it (and ditto the diesel pump as boats are parked about four abreast between it ad open water).

[Ray T]

Just now, Athy said:

But do they still offer boating services? The diesel tank still has a price in pence per gallon on it and, though a sign offers a dry dock, I'm baffled how anyone could get near it (and ditto the diesel pump as boats are parked about four abreast between it ad open water).

Does this include the non floating ones? 

 

Edited December 7, 2020 by Ray T

[Athy]

7 minutes ago, Ray T said:

Does this include the non floating ones? 

 

 

 

I thought those were flower beds.

[Tracy D'arth]

3 minutes ago, Athy said:

I thought those were flower beds.

No they are full of emergency water for topping up the canal in times of drought. 

[Ray T]

Just now, Athy said:

I thought those were flower beds.

One time we came past there was a rather damp forlorn looking cockerill perched on a plank in the first boat.

We pulled alongside, managed to get it to sit on a shaft and then gently deposit it on the bank.

This boat was covered elsewhere on CWDF. It was in the process of being restored but the owner took ill and was not able to finish the project. 

I think it has since been broken up.

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[Athy]

11 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:

No they are full of emergency water for topping up the canal in times of drought. 

[ditchcrawler]

1 hour ago, Ray T said:

Does this include the non floating ones? 

 

Better condition than some that C&RT have in their museums 

[Pluto]

17 hours ago, Ray T said:

One time we came past there was a rather damp forlorn looking cockerill perched on a plank in the first boat.

We pulled alongside, managed to get it to sit on a shaft and then gently deposit it on the bank.

This boat was covered elsewhere on CWDF. It was in the process of being restored but the owner took ill and was not able to finish the project. 

I think it has since been broken up.

Chickens are better trained on the Oder in Poland.

[ditchcrawler]

1 hour ago, Pluto said:

Chickens are better trained on the Oder in Poland.

Standard way of stopping the fox getting them

[sparrowcycles]

On 07/12/2020 at 16:07, Athy said:

But do they still offer boating services? The diesel tank still has a price in pence per gallon on it and, though a sign offers a dry dock, I'm baffled how anyone could get near it (and ditto the diesel pump as boats are parked about four abreast between it ad open water).

 

Charity dock is still offering boating services, I have used their dry dock. the whole raft of boats in front can open up to let one in.

A far more fun place to work on a boat than so many of the clinical yards around the system.