Wey & Arun Canal Old Restoration Photos.

[Chris Lowe]

Found a load of my photos from when I was active on the Wey & Arun canal restoration years ago.

 

Malham Lock.

Some of the top coping stones are concrete that we made to look like sandstone, our civil engineer was very fussy about his concrete.

 

Person in the lock is Bill Tompson who went on to work on certain national waterway magazines.

[Chris Lowe]

Malham Lock

 

 

 

 

 

Rowner Lock Filling For The First Time.

 

The paddle gear on the left hand gate is what I retrieved from the bottom of Malham lock and took home to restore to working condition.

 

 

[Athy]

Virtual greeno, as the saying goes.

[Chris Lowe]

More to come as I scan them.

@PeterScott wanted to see these.

Edited October 17, 2021 by buccaneer66

[cuthound]

I've always had a soft spot for the Wey and Arun. Along with the Basingstoke and Southern Grand Union, it was one of my local canals before I moved to my present house.

 

Peter Beresford and Peter Foulger were co-owners in our first shareboat back in the early 90's.

[Chris Lowe]

All my photos are from the late 70's to the mid 80's I joined the trust in 1977 

[junior]

I'd love to learn more about the Wey & Arun.

Growing up in Sussex it was the closest canal to me but I didn't even know canals existed back then. Now I have the interest in canals It's probably the furthest canal from me. Typical.

[Chris Lowe]

I've got loads to scan and post but still have to find a load of them yet.

 

Next pictures will be Northlands Lift bridge, a bridge oue engineer Owen designed.

12 minutes ago, junior said:

I'd love to learn more about the Wey & Arun.

Growing up in Sussex it was the closest canal to me but I didn't even know canals existed back then. Now I have the interest in canals It's probably the furthest canal from me. Typical.

Have a read of the trust website https://weyarun.org.uk 

[mark99]

Nice one Bucc!  Come up here and sort the Uttoxeter. 😄

[Tacet]

21 hours ago, buccaneer66 said:

All my photos are from the late 70's to the mid 80's I joined the trust in 1977 

You'll be new then.  The Wey & Arun Canal Society preceded the trust being formed

[Chris Lowe]

30 minutes ago, Tacet said:

You'll be new then.  The Wey & Arun Canal Society preceded the trust being formed

 

Yes but not by very long, 1971 I believe.

Northands Lift Bridge

 

 

 

 

[Tim Lewis]

Can I join in 🙂

 

Lock 17 July 1984

 

 

Toat Culvert and (Lee Farm) Lock April 1986

 

Edited October 20, 2021 by Tim Lewis

[Chris Lowe]

Keep Going Tim

 

I never went to Toat culvert but definitely did lock 17.

[Dav and Pen]

Good to see the wrg long reach smalley working. Drove it a few times .

[Chris Lowe]

Lock 17 & the Approach Channel.

 

 

 

 

I think these are the approach to Malham Lock but I can't remember.

 

 

 

 

Tree Hugging isn't such a new thing.

 

Edited October 20, 2021 by buccaneer66

[Tim Lewis]

13 hours ago, buccaneer66 said:

Lock 17 & the Approach Channel.

 

 

 

 

I think these are the approach to Malham Lock but I can't remember.

 

 

 

 

Tree Hugging isn't such a new thing.

 

 Oooh! I recognise a few people in the Lock 17 Picture!

 

 

[Chris Lowe]

You must have been on the sites same time as me Tim, I presume you recognise the pair of reprobates standing where the cill used to be?

[Tim Lewis]

2 hours ago, buccaneer66 said:

You must have been on the sites same time as me Tim, I presume you recognise the pair of reprobates standing where the cill used to be?

In the picyure I recognise Bill and Sallly Thompson, John Ward and Jeremy Frankel

[Chris Lowe]

4 hours ago, Tim Lewis said:

In the picyure I recognise Bill and Sallly Thompson, John Ward and Jeremy Frankel

I lived just round the corner from Bill & Sally, you don't recognise Keith Ellis then, it was his fualt I joined.

[Cheese]

Interesting.  Any idea why the Malham / Rowner / Northlands section now seems to have dropped into the "longer term" part of the restoration plan (https://weyarun.org.uk/node/5), given that this work was done some 40 years ago?

[Chris Lowe]

Probably down to permission from landowners.

[Chris Lowe]

Rowner Lock

 

Rowner Lock bottom cill being inspected by my workmate Hugh the diver prior to gate installation.

 

 

 

Bottom Gate Installation.

 

These gates where ex grand union bought very cheap from BWB, I believe they came from the Watford flight and we rebuilt them in Peter Longley garden shed.

 

 

 

[Tim Lewis]

Just to bring up to date, a photo from this weekend when I was working on the new road crossing at Tickners Heath

 

 

[Chris Lowe]

I need to come and have a look at the canal Tim, I've not seen it in person since moving from the area.

[Tim Lewis]

On 20/10/2021 at 20:45, buccaneer66 said:

Lock 17 & the Approach Channel.

 

 

 

 

I think these are the approach to Malham Lock but I can't remember.

 

 

 

 

Tree Hugging isn't such a new thing.

 

 

Taloking to WACT bods at the weekend it would appear that Lock 17 is no longer required in the long term resrtoration, oh well, never mind, many happy memories from there.