Where I am

[Tony Brooks]

I think that if the image was printed in reverse, Chertsey might fit, but we come back to the levels and flow.

 

It certainly looks like a more downstream area

[magnetman]

The boathouse is a clue I think. The Lensbury club is a replacement for an older house on the site so it seems entirely likely they would have had a boathouse. If so it should show up on old maps. 

 

Also if this was taken before the footbridge at Teddington was constructed then the punt in the foreground may be the ferry. 

Footbridge is 1888 apparently and there was a ferry previously. 

 

 

Broom Hall (where Lensbury now is) did have a boathouse in that position just above the weir. 

[Ronaldo47]

The original is apparently from a lantern slide collection, so unintentional image reversal is a possibility.

[Heartland]

Is it a weir or a former flash lock ?

When the image is reversed this is the result

 

 

[Tony Brooks]

I think that it is a weir because I can see what looks like rymers and paddles, plus a more substantial buck type weir.

 

I think that I can see a building behind the trees, so Teddington at high tide seems a very good bet., and the map from Magnetman tends to support that.

[Heartland]

And now back to the BCN where is, or was this location?

 

The canal passed under the buildings.

 

 

[John Brightley]

1 hour ago, Heartland said:

And now back to the BCN where is, or was this location?

 

The canal passed under the buildings.

 

 

Birmingham Street bridge, Oldbury loop. Seen from Judge Close. 

[5239]

With canal 

 

 

 

 

Now then,

Can’t recollect spotting this before,

Fire place and chimney are some of the signs there was once a dwelling against this bridge. 

 

Where’s that then?

 

Edited July 4, 2023 by Goliath

[Heartland]

So it is not a brewery, beer shop or pub then ?

 

 

And full marks for getting the Oldbury Loop

 

 

[5239]

It’s amongst a flight of locks. 

I assume it’s evidence an original lock keeper's dwelling/hovel ? or was it for toll collection? I don’t know. 

Other remains indicate it was part of a bigger structure at some point. 

I can’t find any reference to it. 
I’d like to know more.

[5239]

I’d have thought someone would have known this. 
Rob-M you should have seen this. 
 

This flight of locks is occasionally on the route planner for the BCN challenge. (There’s a give away clue if ever there was one) 

 

 

13 hours ago, Heartland said:

So it is not a brewery, beer shop or pub then ?

 

 

The name of the bridge is almost the same name as a brewery. Just a couple of letters out. 

[Rob-M]

59 minutes ago, Goliath said:

I’d have thought someone would have known this. 
Rob-M you should have seen this. 
 

This flight of locks is occasionally on the route planner for the BCN challenge. (There’s a give away clue if ever there was one) 

 

 

 

The name of the bridge is almost the same name as a brewery. Just a couple of letters out. 

Not something I recognise but if it is on the BCN then I would have boated past it.

[5239]

I’ve passed it many times but yesterday was the first time I spotted it. 
 

 

[Rob-M]

12 minutes ago, Goliath said:

I’ve passed it many times but yesterday was the first time I spotted it. 
 

 

Is it Little's Lane bridge, top of the 21...?

[5239]

1 minute ago, Rob-M said:

Is it Little's Lane bridge, top of the 21...?

Wrong flight. 
 

which flight is rarely on the BCN challenge?

perhaps we could argue whether it’s BCN or not ?

The top lock of this flight is a new lock. 
The lock was moved to make way for a major road. 

[Rob-M]

Curdworth lock flight.

[5239]

Yes

😃

 

So which bridge?

[Rob-M]

I've checked all the photos of bridges on Canal Plan but can't see one that matches.  Is it one of the two with Marston in the name...?

[5239]

1 minute ago, Rob-M said:

I've checked all the photos of bridges on Canal Plan but can't see one that matches.  Is it one of the two with Marston in the name...?

Yes Marston Lane Bridge 

 

[Jonny P]

3 hours ago, Goliath said:

Wrong flight. 
 

which flight is rarely on the BCN challenge?

perhaps we could argue whether it’s BCN or not ?

The top lock of this flight is a new lock. 
The lock was moved to make way for a major road. 

Curdworth is always included in the Challenge because the B&F is unequivocally part of the BCN (and strictly speaking so is Fazeley to Whittington).

 

If it wasn’t, the “BCN” possibly wouldn’t exist by that name at all.

 

[5239]

I was sure there had been years where it hadn’t been included. 
But was never sure why. 

I’m sure Laurie had often wanted to start at Fazeley. 

I certainly know he wants to end there. 

[Heartland]

Marston Lane Bridge is between locks 30 and 31 of the present numbering for the Birmingham & Fazeley, it was BCN lock number 3 & 4 for the Curdworth Flight. There was a carpenter shop here and lock cottages.

 

The structures near the bridge were probably workers' buidings

 

See the 1886 Map attached.

 

The lock moved was not here

 

 

 

Edited July 6, 2023 by Heartland

[5239]

58 minutes ago, Heartland said:

Marston Lane Bridge is between locks 30 and 31 of the present numbering for the Birmingham & Fazeley, it was BCN lock number 3 & 4 for the Curdworth Flight. There was a carpenter shop here and lock cottages.

 

The structures near the bridge were probably workers' buidings

 

See the 1886 Map attached.

 

The lock moved was not here

 

 

 

You’ve saved me looking for a map. 
I was going to look this evening. 

 

The map shows 2 buildings butted up to the bridge towpath side. 
And today there are still the markings of two gable ends on the bridge. 
 

Yes Marston Lane Bridge above lock 4
 

 

I understand it was lock 1 that was moved. 
 

 

 

[Heartland]

Yes for the toll road

 

 

[5239]

23 minutes ago, Heartland said:

Yes for the toll road

 

 

what can you tell me about this?

 

I’m sure I’ve not spotted iron/steel rails marked like this with ‘BCN’. 
The rails have a very different profile to any anywhere else, that I’ve seen. 

 

 

 

Edited July 6, 2023 by Goliath