Cotswold Canals

[SteveCourty]

2 hours ago, RichM said:

Great video Steve! I was chatting to my Dad about this lock only a week ago. Unfortunately he is less mobile now but thanks to you he can see it for himself! 

 

Thanks again

 

there’s another party next weekend but I doubt I’ll get there, it’s a shame as if permissions are given for plant then it’ll be empty ready for sacffolding. 
 

Pike lock which is 2 locks up should have the scaffolding removed next week, it’s ready for gates then. 

[Tim Lewis]

Another vlog from Westfield Lock

 

 

 

 

[SteveCourty]

11 hours ago, Tim Lewis said:

Another vlog from Westfield Lock

 

 

 

 

I was just about to share this. He recorded on the same day as me, you may recognise the drone footage as he’s borrowed mine  with permission of course!

[SteveCourty]

My latest video on the Cotswold Canals . I take a look at wharf’s, bridges, mills, double locks and drying fields.

 

youtu.be/H32853DbVak

 

 

[Laurie Booth]

https://youtu.be/0kxQ5Zox4XQ

Sorry Duplicate Post

Edited March 11 by Laurie Booth

[SteveCourty]

The end of the line on the Stroudwater Canal.

 

Bridges, Locks, Hydro Plants, Basins and more to see on the end of the Stroudwater on the Cotswold Canals.

 

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https://youtu.be/lV0jl0H_nzs

https://youtu.be/lV0jl0H_nzs

 

[SteveCourty]

My latest video, mainly on the Cotswold but with footage from other locks as well.

 

How do you restore a lock?

 

 

[SteveCourty]

The start of the Thames and Severn from Wallbridge locks to the Railway Viaduct

 

 

[SteveCourty]

My latest on the canal, this time at Sapperton 

 

 

[SteveCourty]

A new type of video for the channel today, a cruising video! That’s a cruise on an abandoned canal that’s in restoration so maybe a first! It’s only a small section but an absolutely beautiful part of the world. Thanks to Cotswold Canals Connected and Cotswold Canals Restoration for throwing a brilliant weekend and thanks to Cotswold Boatmobility for allowing me to film on their boat. They are a great group that offer boat trips on fully accessible boats, please give them a like!

Anyway here’s the video, I hope you enjoy and please do tell me what to change as I have other cruising videos planned. 
 

 

 

[Stroudwater1]

On 17/05/2023 at 18:05, SteveCourty said:

A new type of video for the channel today, a cruising video! That’s a cruise on an abandoned canal that’s in restoration so maybe a first! It’s only a small section but an absolutely beautiful part of the world. Thanks to Cotswold Canals Connected and Cotswold Canals Restoration for throwing a brilliant weekend and thanks to Cotswold Boatmobility for allowing me to film on their boat. They are a great group that offer boat trips on fully accessible boats, please give them a like!

Anyway here’s the video, I hope you enjoy and please do tell me what to change as I have other cruising videos planned. 
 

 

Thanks, Im not sure it’s a first. I suspect there’s video footage from steam boat and trail boats at the 2012 and 2015 rally’s. IIR the 2015 went to the Ocean but can’t remember if 2012 did so. 
 

There were some really lovely boats there. 

[SteveCourty]

40 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said:

Thanks, Im not sure it’s a first. I suspect there’s video footage from steam boat and trail boats at the 2012 and 2015 rally’s. IIR the 2015 went to the Ocean but can’t remember if 2012 did so. 
 

There were some really lovely boats there. 

Oh I’d love to see that, I didn’t know that had happened, do you know if the footage is on YouTube?

[IanM]

1 minute ago, SteveCourty said:

Oh I’d love to see that, I didn’t know that had happened, do you know if the footage is on YouTube?

 

Some pictures from the 2012 Stroud on Water Festival 

 

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjzQCPVy

 

Boats definitely went from Dudbridge to the Ocean and back.

[Stroudwater1]

Just now, SteveCourty said:

Oh I’d love to see that, I didn’t know that had happened, do you know if the footage is on YouTube?

 

I couldnt find any with a quick search, its possible that the steam boat association may have some. These were trailed there, along with quite a large number of trailboats in 2012.  I cant recall off hand but seem to remember around 5 steamers, possibly more. 

 

All my pictures are still on a very old phone, which I really must get round to  download. 

 

 

 

[SteveCourty]

34 minutes ago, IanM said:

 

Some pictures from the 2012 Stroud on Water Festival 

 

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjzQCPVy

 

Boats definitely went from Dudbridge to the Ocean and back.

Wow there’s some great photos there of Dudbridge lock being done as well as Ebley wharf, are these yours?

34 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said:

 

I couldnt find any with a quick search, its possible that the steam boat association may have some. These were trailed there, along with quite a large number of trailboats in 2012.  I cant recall off hand but seem to remember around 5 steamers, possibly more. 

 

All my pictures are still on a very old phone, which I really must get round to  download. 

 

 

 

I’d love to see them!

[Stroudwater1]

13 minutes ago, SteveCourty said:

Wow there’s some great photos there of Dudbridge lock being done as well as Ebley wharf, are these yours?

I’d love to see them!

 

Oh they are pitiful compared to IanMs, I can assure you. Theres some closer pictures of the steam boats I think. 

 

[buccaneer66]

More boats cruising an abandoned canal, https://weyarun.org.uk/backdrop/content/iwa-national-trailboat-festival-come-wey-arun 

[IanM]

1 hour ago, SteveCourty said:

Wow there’s some great photos there of Dudbridge lock being done as well as Ebley wharf, are these yours?

I’d love to see them!

 

Yes, that's my Flickr account.  There are a load of the Cotswold Canals on there going back to the early 1990's.

 

Edited to add: I really must update the descriptions!

Edited May 22 by IanM

[SteveCourty]

9 hours ago, buccaneer66 said:

More boats cruising an abandoned canal, https://weyarun.org.uk/backdrop/content/iwa-national-trailboat-festival-come-wey-arun 

I need to get on the wey and Arun 

9 hours ago, IanM said:

 

Yes, that's my Flickr account.  There are a load of the Cotswold Canals on there going back to the early 1990's.

 

Edited to add: I really must update the descriptions!

Thanks I’ll have a look, flickr is something I started using but I’ve got to get my head around. 

[SteveCourty]

I’m meeting Paul Whitewick this week to make a video (for his channel) so will share when he uploads.

 

Tonight I uploaded the Perseverance trip boat being the first to reach Stroud brewery in 70 years. The area is being dredged at the moment.

 

 

[IanM]

I'd say more like 90 years rather than 70 being as that portion of the T&S was abandoned in 1933.

[SteveCourty]

I can only go by what I was told but that’s tweaked my interest, I didn’t realise it was abandoned in stages. Was this due to locks etc? An act of parliament in stages or was the official act all in one go and it just fell out of use in sections before hand? The wilts and berks for example was abandoned in 1914 but the Stanley aqueduct collapsed in 1911 splitting the navigation in 2 leading to long stretches becoming useless