Pontcysyllte aqueduct

[enigma]

Pontcysyllte aqueduct is going to be drained on Monday 9 November. Anybody know at what time?

[casper ghost]

I hadn't seen that on the stoppage list, was it planned?

[cotswoldsman]

I hadn't seen that on the stoppage list, was it planned?

 

On my stoppage list.

[Graham Davis]

Mentioned on BBC Wales lunch time news

[brown]

It's leaking.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44473072@N03/...in/photostream/

[Dorlan]

BBC Report with video

[Bob the welder]

It's leaking.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44473072@N03/...in/photostream/

did you hit it with tipsy rick. bet you did .bob

[brown]

It was Hazel Bob, honest.

[The Toad in the Hole]

BBC Report with video

 

Aw. Bless 'im. He'd been crammed chock full of facts by teacher / parent/ BW and he was going to get 'em all out in the end

[Night Hawk]

What's it look like empty?

[tree monkey]

What's it look like empty?

not empty yet and to be honest the amount the stop boards are leaking, it could be some time

 

The BW lads said it would be empty by tomorrow morning

[luctor et emergo]

They are wearing life jackets... they are standing next to a how many foot high drop, and they are wearing life jackets.... why not sailer hats??

 

Bloody mental

 

 

:lol:

[Keeping Up]

They are wearing life jackets... they are standing next to a how many foot high drop, and they are wearing life jackets.... why not sailer hats??

 

Bloody mental

 

 

:lol:

They should be wearing parachutes (as well as the life jackets, after all there is a river down there!)

[tree monkey]

They are wearing life jackets... they are standing next to a how many foot high drop, and they are wearing life jackets.... why not sailer hats??

 

Bloody mental

 

 

:lol:

no they are parachutes just in case they fall off

[Night Hawk]

How are they getting water thru to Hurlston Reservoir then?

[tree monkey]

How are they getting water thru to Hurlston Reservoir then?

pump directly beside lift bridge, comes out of dee below aqueduct

[mark99]

What a decent intelligent kid.

 

Mark

 

 

 

It's leaking.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44473072@N03/...in/photostream/

[brown]

Only half empty this afternoon and still pouring out as the darkness desendeth.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44473072@N03/4092611885/

[Chris J W]

Blimey - I thought it'd be quicker than that. Is there just the one plug, then?

[cotswoldsman]

Blimey - I thought it'd be quicker than that. Is there just the one plug, then?

 

yes

[brown]

Just the one plug, but as tree monkey said stop planks leaking a fair bit. I'm moored about 1 km away and the water level has dropped about 5 inches.

[Chris J W]

Ta, Brown.

[tree monkey]

Just the one plug, but as tree monkey said stop planks leaking a fair bit. I'm moored about 1 km away and the water level has dropped about 5 inches.

nearly empty now, out of intrest BW used ashes poured down waterside of stop planks to slow the leaking

[woolies]

Can some one take a pic of it empty and show it me......Molly xx

[woolies]

Hiya can anyone get a picture of the Pontcysyllte aqueduct when its empty so i can see what it looks like.

ive been over it so many times always wondered what bottom looks like.

 

if any one has a pic send it to mollys15 at hotmail.co.uk

 

Hope its ok to put your addy up here no dout my dad will kill me if not . thanxs moll xxx

 

Ps I support the child line help number for children being force to go with the parents on there narrow boats

Edited November 11, 2009 by woolies