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I note that Google Streetview has massively increased its coverage (of roads, not canals directly, unfortunately). There are lots of fortuitous canal shots in there though: I give you this one of Paul, the lock-keeper at Salter's Lode. There's no boat in view, but the shot towards Well creek shows water starting to flow and the tide in the Ouse is high so I suspect he's letting water from the tide in to top-up the creek.

 

Streetview clicky.

 

MP.

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I note that Google Streetview has massively increased its coverage (of roads, not canals directly, unfortunately). There are lots of fortuitous canal shots in there though: I give you this one of Paul, the lock-keeper at Salter's Lode. There's no boat in view, but the shot towards Well creek shows water starting to flow and the tide in the Ouse is high so I suspect he's letting water from the tide in to top-up the creek.

 

Streetview clicky.

 

MP.

I love the way that the blurred bridge parapet makes it look as though his green hut is underwater (best seen if you pan round to the right a little bit)

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I love the way that the blurred bridge parapet makes it look as though his green hut is underwater (best seen if you pan round to the right a little bit)

 

Excellent views of Norbury Junction - but no sign of "Starcross" unfortunately.

Jim

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Here's a few to be going on with...

 

Caen Hill Locks, Devizes, K&A:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...2,86.87,,2,2.18

 

Bath Deep Lock, K&A:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...118.95,,0,12.14

 

A glimpse of the Ashton Canal and Dukinfield Junction:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...bp=12,96.4,,1,5

 

The Ashton Canal - Lock 1 in Ancoats:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...69.91,,0,-14.32

 

Ducie Street Junction, Manchester (Ashton/Rochdale Canals):

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...,347.83,,0,4.02

 

Duke's Lock, Rochdale Canal, with Castlefield Junction behind you if you swivel around:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...2,88.77,,0,2.34

 

Locomotive Bridge, Huddersfield Broad Canal:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...58.91,,0,-31.92

 

Delph Locks, Brierley Hill:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...,220.77,,2,6.99

 

Blackburn Locks, L&L:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...,105.33,,1,1.36

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Ah yes, I clearly remember the blurred face.

 

It wasn't blurred until you hit the alcohol!

 

I prefer to call it soft focus....suits me, don't you think?

 

Anyone else been captured?

 

Janet

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Just read in Waterways World about 'Google on the cut' - but the image alongside showing the Google Cam on top of a narrow boat is a bad Photoshop mock-up. Anyone else seen it? They said that any owners who don't want their boats to be named can ask to have them blurred out.

 

Mike

 

Edited to include Fradley Junction

 

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...2,86.87,,2,2.18

 

 

Not a canal but a disappearing ice-cream van on top of the Bwlch, overlooking the Rhondda in South Wales.

 

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...2,86.87,,2,2.18

 

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&...2,86.87,,2,2.18

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Just read in Waterways World about 'Google on the cut' - but the image alongside showing the Google Cam on top of a narrow boat is a bad Photoshop mock-up. Anyone else seen it? They said that any owners who don't want their boats to be named can ask to have them blurred out.

 

 

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Would that be in the April edition?

 

Tim

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It wasn't blurred until you hit the alcohol!

 

I prefer to call it soft focus....suits me, don't you think?

 

Anyone else been captured?

 

Janet

 

 

Would you believe it? Me, SWMBO and the MiniSWMBO getting into the car, outside the house.. of all the days that they could have picked... :lol:

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I note that Google Streetview has massively increased its coverage (of roads, not canals directly, unfortunately). There are lots of fortuitous canal shots in there though: I give you this one of Paul, the lock-keeper at Salter's Lode. There's no boat in view, but the shot towards Well creek shows water starting to flow and the tide in the Ouse is high so I suspect he's letting water from the tide in to top-up the creek.

 

Streetview clicky.

 

MP.

It has the Five Miles From Anywhere

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