Where is this? 500 piece jigsaw puzzle.

[nealeST]

I’m considering this history, I’m guessing 1990’s. My kids bought me a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle from a charity shop for Christmas. Terrific, I’d given up my phone for the week and made a start Boxing Day. My wife took over proceedings the following day and puzzle swiftly solved. I don’t know the location? Anyone? Maybe the date? No it doesn’t say on the box.

[Mike Tee]

Braunston, one of the annual working boat shindigs

[nealeST]

Nice! Thanks. I’ve only ever been past the bridge at the entrance never in…

[booke23]

Yep. Here's a more recent picture. 

 

[magnetman]

The reason the bridge is missing is because the photographer is on it. 

 

I spent my first winter on a Boat 94/95 around Braun St On. Remember chatting with Ernie Kendal by his Boat Poacher beside the bridge there.

 

Happy days. 

 

[PaulJ]

13 minutes ago, nealeST said:

Nice! Thanks. I’ve only ever been past the bridge at the entrance never in…

Heres one from the other side of the bridge for you  then 😀

[matty40s]

Possibly one of the easiest "where am I" ever....

[ditchcrawler]

Four minutes and 20 seconds in to save you time 

 

[nealeST]

Not the easiest puzzle…insane amount of detail in that crowd not helped by candle light and out of date reading  glasses….I was actually there last April…briefly…

[ditchcrawler]

 

[Guest]

Possibly one of the most photographed locations on the system...

[Paul H]

The boats are Dane, ex- Thomas Clayton tar boat and Bullfinch a “modern” butty then the base of Tradline Fenders who later moved into on of the nearby buildings.

 

Paul

[Lady M]

Looking at the Beta Marine marquee, I'm wondering if the picture on the jigsaw is from one of the Braunston boat shows that pre-date the historic gatherings.

[ditchcrawler]

2 minutes ago, Lady M said:

Looking at the Beta Marine marquee, I'm wondering if the picture on the jigsaw is from one of the Braunston boat shows that pre-date the historic gatherings.

I would say so

[David Mack]

9 minutes ago, Lady M said:

Looking at the Beta Marine marquee, I'm wondering if the picture on the jigsaw is from one of the Braunston boat shows that pre-date the historic gatherings.

Dane is clearly not taking part in the historic boat parade through the marina, since there is no propwash and nobody holding the tiller. The stern end seems to be in contact with Bullfinch, although not tied on, while the bow has drifted out, and nobody seems at all bothered!

[Lady M]

Also the steerer is not holding the tiller.  Dane may be waiting for a traffic jam ahead to clear.

[matty40s]

3 minutes ago, Lady M said:

Also the steerer is not holding the tiller.  Dane may be waiting for a traffic jam ahead to clear.

It wasnt the traffic jam, it was the cardiac arrest due to the excitement on pontoon 3. 

[Kiwidad]

The red boat on the left appears to be the same in the picture and the puzzle

Edited December 30, 2023 by Kiwidad

[zenataomm]

If it's 500 pieces then I imagine it's on his backroom table.

[Stroudwater1]

From this years historic rally. 
 

[Mike Hurley]

I got a puzzle for christmas, said on the box 3 to 5 years, i did it in 2 days.............

[Tonka]

3 hours ago, Mike Hurley said:

I got a puzzle for christmas, said on the box 3 to 5 years, i did it in 2 days.............

Take it back and get a refund

[Mrs Bearwood Boster]

I've done that puzzle ! I then donated it to a charity shop near Brum.

[MtB]

8 hours ago, Mike Hurley said:

I got a puzzle for christmas, said on the box 3 to 5 years, i did it in 2 days.............

 

Reminds me of the old jigsaw puzzle joke about David Beckham. 

 

David had spent ages trying to piece together a rather simple drawing of a cockerel, when Victoria came in to the room and saw what he was doing.

 

"Put the cornflakes back in the box, David", she said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[magnetman]

I tried making a puzzle with a jigsaw once but the blades were the wrong shape. 

 

I think they should be called fretsaw puzzles. 

 

 

I have a suspicious feeling that cookie cutter puzzle might be even more accurate.