alan_fincher Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Our boat "Sickle" condemned by BW at Bulbourne Works on the Grand Union in 2000 and craned out with a dictate that it must never be returned to their waters. The same boat back at the same location in 2008, after extensive rebuilding by the Parrott family.[Photo: Matt Parrott] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pluto Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Not quite then and now, but Liverpool's canal terminus circa 1905 and in 1984. The awning has disappeared, but you can still see signs of at least a few of the various bays which entered the warehouse. The bit nearest the camera in the 1984 shot has been demolished since, but there is still a large section surviving on Pall Mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanted Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Brentford Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 A question for Leo No2 when was the white washed bridge taken back to plain brick? Thanks Darren It was as far as I remember still in white the year we stopped boating 1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Ellesmere Port, Photo's from CRT Archive and here: http://www.photographers-resource.co.uk/A_heritage/Living_History/LG/Ellesmere_Port.htm Also this lovely shot from Aero Films. Edited March 20, 2016 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony K Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Nice one Andy, I might have to 'borrow' those shots for B O N 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnboy770 Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 How do you paste Pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnboy770 Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Harecastle Tunnel North Portal Dads from sometime in 70's Mine sometime i think 2008/09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 do you know if these were taken from the same place Tim? So hard to tell with all the changes that have happened. Yes they were, You can see the same church tower in the centre of both the pictures. Tim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gereaux Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 This is all good but.....far better if the photos are pretty much from the same angle.....just a-sayin', like.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Two more from Limehouse: Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Another great pair Tim, is the first one taken from the far set of gates in the second pic or have they shrunk the lock into Limehouse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Another great pair Tim, is the first one taken from the far set of gates in the second pic or have they shrunk the lock into Limehouse? Both taken from Narrow Street bridge I think. Some years ago they built a smaller lock inside the original Limehouse Basin ship lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 This is all good but.....far better if the photos are pretty much from the same angle.....just a-sayin', like.... Unfortunately not always possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Two more from Limehouse: Tim, do you know the identity of the two barges at the back here? The left one looks to be a Sheffield size boat, I can't quite make out the name, reads like it might be Olive. The one to the right of it has the look of some of the later style Humber barges but no chance of reading the name from this copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Another couple from the BCN, Birchills junction is just off camera to the left. The basin in the foreground served originally some furnaces behind where the cameraman stood, the boats were probably used to feed the power station in the background until it began to take its coal by rail. The basin is now completely filled with bullrushes although intact as far as I know, not sure of any of the boats are still there the last time I can remember them was late 70's when there was a rally at the junction and the royal navy recruiting 'ships' were in attendance. Source: Robert Selvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 These were posted by someone on the forum recently, sorry cannot remember who. I take no credit for them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 These were posted by someone on the forum recently, sorry cannot remember who. I take no credit for them though. LedsamStreet03sm.jpg LedsamStreetNow.jpg I think they were from Malcolm Pearsons website but no idea who posted them sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) Both taken from Narrow Street bridge I think. Some years ago they built a smaller lock inside the original Limehouse Basin ship lock. What David said. If you look towards the bottom left of the pictures you can see the same white bollard by the old gate recess. Tim Edited March 22, 2016 by Tim Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Tim, do you know the identity of the two barges at the back here? The left one looks to be a Sheffield size boat, I can't quite make out the name, reads like it might be Olive. The one to the right of it has the look of some of the later style Humber barges but no chance of reading the name from this copy. Tried enlarging the original, the boat on the left is indeed Olive, have tried reading the name of the othere, it looks like a nine letter word ending in 'wood' Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 What David said. If you look towards the bottom left of the pictures you can see the same white bollard by the old gate recess. Tim Again now you mention it its obvious lol. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 I can read OLIVE on the keel, but not the other - though it is a two worded name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_crew Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Stoke Bruerne before about 1914 (the chimney came down in 1914) and in 2014 - not a lot of change. In the background of the 1914 Stoke B picture, post # 8, there appears to be a bridge taking the mainline towpath over an arm. Or are my eyes deceiving me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) In the background of the 1914 Stoke B picture, post # 8, there appears to be a bridge taking the mainline towpath over an arm. Or are my eyes deceiving me ? No there was a little arm there, went to the mill I think, stand to be corrected. Edited March 22, 2016 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_crew Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Ray, thats amazing - I've just found the self same map (on NLS ?) and was about to post a near identical screen grab. Great minds eh .................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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