lewisericeric Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Just out of interest, where could you go on an 8ft wide narrowboat? I believe the Cheshire Ring in its entirety is possible as the 9ft pioneer boats can get through bridges/tunnels around Preston Brook area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alway Swilby Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Ashton, Marple, Bosley and the Cheshire Locks are all 7' max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 The tunnels are semi-wide so should be fine but I would be very surprised if you could get through all of the locks on the Cheshire Ring. In fact I will up that to very very surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 19 minutes ago, lewisericeric said: Just out of interest, where could you go on an 8ft wide narrowboat? I believe the Cheshire Ring in its entirety is possible as the 9ft pioneer boats can get through bridges/tunnels around Preston Brook area? Pretty much the same places you could go on a 12 ft wide boat. The only difference that immediately comes to mind is that the 8ft wide boat could pass along the Trent and Mersey from Preston Brook as far as Croxton Aqueduct, whereas the 12 ft boat could not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, lewisericeric said: Just out of interest, where could you go on an 8ft wide narrowboat? Just as a matter of record, (in law) a narrowboat is up to 7' 6" wide, anything above that is a wideboat. Definition of Terms : “narrow canal boat” means a vessel having a beam of less than seven feet six inches These modern-day boats (6' 10") built to suit the shrinking infrastructure are called ANB's (Anorexic Narrow Boat) BW_General_Canal_Bye-laws.pdf Edited January 26, 2022 by Alan de Enfield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisericeric Posted January 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 If the boat was 7ft 6 could that pass through Croxton Aqueduct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, David Mack said: Pretty much the same places you could go on a 12 ft wide boat. The only difference that immediately comes to mind is that the 8ft wide boat could pass along the Trent and Mersey from Preston Brook as far as Croxton Aqueduct, whereas the 12 ft boat could not. Do you think it would squeeze over the aqueduct and get up through Big Lock. I can't remember how much room there was to spare when we use to go that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
___ Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 You could go from Cannock Norton Canes to Wolverhampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 36 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Do you think it would squeeze over the aqueduct and get up through Big Lock. No. The Croxton aqueduct is tighter than some narrow locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacet Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said: Just as a matter of record, (in law) a narrowboat is up to 7' 6" wide, anything above that is a wideboat. Definition of Terms : “narrow canal boat” means a vessel having a beam of less than seven feet six inches These modern-day boats (6' 10") built to suit the shrinking infrastructure are called ANB's (Anorexic Narrow Boat) BW_General_Canal_Bye-laws.pdf 134.43 kB · 1 download That definition is only in relation to to those Bye-laws; it is not a universal definition or law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 hours ago, TheBiscuits said: No. The Croxton aqueduct is tighter than some narrow locks. OK, I am normally looking for the ex aqueduct down to the side when I cross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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