Where I am

[Stroudwater1]

Oops, Lindsay, editing time has passed ☺️

[Goliath]

A very bad photo for your starter for ten, sorry,

But what are they? and where are they?

Again it’s BCN, so not an impossible answer 😃

Edited September 18, 2022 by Goliath

[ditchcrawler]

20 minutes ago, Goliath said:

A very bad photo for your starter for ten, sorry,

But what are they? and where are they?

Again it’s BCN, so not an impossible answer 😃

Now the water is a bit lower you can see more of them

 

[Goliath]

😃

so what are they ?

[ditchcrawler]

1 minute ago, Goliath said:

😃

so what are they ?

I dont know the technical name but side slips down near Hawne Basit, I think there are 6 of them. Two sets of three

[matty40s]

On 05/09/2022 at 21:16, Stroudwater1 said:

 

I can confirm that Mountbatten carried coal in around 1966, as did Lindsey. 

 

As they both still do...😀

[Goliath]

1 minute ago, ditchcrawler said:

I dont know the technical name but side slips down near Hawne Basit, I think there are 6 of them. Two sets of three

✔️ yep between the tunnel and the Basin.
 

there’s a few of them, dunno maybe half a dozen. 

[matty40s]

5 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

I dont know the technical name but side slips down near Hawne Basit, I think there are 6 of them. Two sets of three

My take on these is that there were chutes above. The empty boats got as close to the side as they could, loading from the chutes commenced. As the holds became filled...towards the offside, the hulls slid down the chutes allowing the load to fill the hold evenly.

I may be completely wrong, but it makes sense.

[David Mack]

I seem to recall Stewarts and Lloyd's had their own boatyard between the tube works and Hawne Basin, where their extensive fleet of boats were hauled out for maintenance. I'm guessing these timbers are the remains of the slips.

When I first visited the Coombswood area in about 1974 there were still a lot of joeys within the works many loaded with tubes. Not for long afterwards though.

Edited September 18, 2022 by David Mack

[Goliath]

5 minutes ago, David Mack said:

I seem to recall Stewarts and Lloyd's had their own boatyard between the tube works and Hawne Basin, where their extensive fleet of boats were hauled out for maintenance. I'm guessing these timbers are the remains of the slips.

When I first visited the Coombswood area in about 1974 there were still a lot of joeys within the works many loaded with tubes. Not for long afterwards though.

sorry about the angle,

yes, the sections of wood ‘slips’(?) run somewhere between here ^^ and Hawne Basin
 

 

[Heartland]

I find it a concern for the dates quoted as the tube works was established earlier, and yes there was a boatyard 

 

[David Mack]

3 hours ago, Heartland said:

I find it a concern for the dates quoted as the tube works was established earlier, and yes there was a boatyard 

 

And it carried on later than 1967, albeit I think under the name of British Steel, rather than S&L.

[Goliath]

 

 

The building stands at the top of a flight of locks and officially opened its doors in 1901.

I understand it was in direct competition with the pub next door. 
 

 

 

 

[BEngo]

Boatmens Mission at Walsall.  Briefly a museum.  Not sure what its current state is.

N

[Goliath]

Just now, BEngo said:

Boatmens Mission at Walsall.  Briefly a museum.  Not sure what its current state is.

N

spot on

 

it’s currently up for development into a 3 apartment building. 
The bloke who owns it lives in the toll house next door. 
 

It seems having him live there has improved the spot. I past in 2017 it was awful. Broken bottles and generally uninviting. 
The services have had a tidy up too and the drunks/drug users have vacated, I have been told. 
 

I didn’t realise how poplar the idea of a boatman’s mission was. There were a few more around the BCN, including Tipton and Farmers Bridge I believe. 
I’d like to find out a bit more. There is a small book about them that I got my eye on buying. 

[ditchcrawler]

30 minutes ago, Goliath said:

spot on

 

it’s currently up for development into a 3 apartment building. 
The bloke who owns it lives in the toll house next door. 
 

It seems having him live there has improved the spot. I past in 2017 it was awful. Broken bottles and generally uninviting. 
The services have had a tidy up too and the drunks/drug users have vacated, I have been told. 
 

I didn’t realise how poplar the idea of a boatman’s mission was. There were a few more around the BCN, including Tipton and Farmers Bridge I believe. 
I’d like to find out a bit more. There is a small book about them that I got my eye on buying. 

I have moored opposite and it was very quiet

[Rob-M]

32 minutes ago, Goliath said:

spot on

 

it’s currently up for development into a 3 apartment building. 
The bloke who owns it lives in the toll house next door. 
 

It seems having him live there has improved the spot. I past in 2017 it was awful. Broken bottles and generally uninviting. 
The services have had a tidy up too and the drunks/drug users have vacated, I have been told. 
 

I didn’t realise how poplar the idea of a boatman’s mission was. There were a few more around the BCN, including Tipton and Farmers Bridge I believe. 
I’d like to find out a bit more. There is a small book about them that I got my eye on buying. 

Have you read the brief bit Andy Tidy has on his website, https://captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.com/2009/11/boatmans-missions-on-canals-of.html.

 

[Goliath]

1 hour ago, Rob-M said:

Have you read the brief bit Andy Tidy has on his website, https://captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.com/2009/11/boatmans-missions-on-canals-of.html.

 

👍

the date of the Walsall Mission wrong but a good briefing (I guess) on missions in general.

 

Truth is I have been perusing the BCN for the coming winter. 
And was surprised to find that the top of Walsall Locks is now an option for a stop over. 
The basin was fine too, but no facilities. 

[ditchcrawler]

1 minute ago, Goliath said:

👍

the date of the Walsall Mission wrong but a good briefing (I guess) on missions in general.

 

Truth is I have been perusing the BCN for the coming winter. 
And was surprised to find that the top of Walsall Locks is now an option for a stop over. 
The basin was fine too, but no facilities. 

We have also moored just before the junction, handy for the shops

[David Mack]

The picture below shows a pumping station alongside a flight of locks in this photograph dated 1927. The pumping station is long demolished. Where was it? 

Sorry I can't find a better quality image online.

[Rob-M]

11 minutes ago, David Mack said:

The picture below shows a pumping station alongside a flight of locks in this photograph dated 1927. The pumping station is long demolished. Where was it? 

Sorry I can't find a better quality image online.

Knowle locks

[Heartland]

I have yet to find a better image too of this image which is part of a group of images for Knowle Locks before and after the reconstructiion for the Grand Union Canal. It shows the engine house. The Warwick & Birmingham Canal's best known engine house was in Birmingham in Bowyer Street, but this one was considered important for recirculating water at the original 6 narrow locks.

 

As to another location look at this image below. With Knowle that building has completely  gone. In this view the transformation to the present is remarkable. There is a wide cobbled area on the left which was used by a Corporation and what is missing in this view is an example of fake history that has been placed there. The canal did extend into a blocked off basin by this 1966 new from the RCHS Collection. The main canal turned to the left.

 

 

[Goliath]

6 hours ago, Heartland said:

I have yet to find a better image too of this image which is part of a group of images for Knowle Locks before and after the reconstructiion for the Grand Union Canal. It shows the engine house. The Warwick & Birmingham Canal's best known engine house was in Birmingham in Bowyer Street, but this one was considered important for recirculating water at the original 6 narrow locks.

 

As to another location look at this image below. With Knowle that building has completely  gone. In this view the transformation to the present is remarkable. There is a wide cobbled area on the left which was used by a Corporation and what is missing in this view is an example of fake history that has been placed there. The canal did extend into a blocked off basin by this 1966 new from the RCHS Collection. The main canal turned to the left.

 

 

my first thought is the sharp turn leading to Gas Street in front of the Mailbox..but not so sure. 
Salvage Turn. 

Edited September 25, 2022 by Goliath

[Goliath]

It’s Sherborne Wharf. 
I’ve had moorings in there, below the fake history. 
 

👍

[Goliath]