Urban Myth - Waterfront Dudley No. 1

[pearley]

Moored at Merryfield last winter, another boater said I could moor there for as long as I wished as the canal belonged to Westfield/Intu and not CRT. Yeah right, I thought and ignored him.

 

Now, on Facebook, there is a thread about moorings where you don't need a CRT cruising or mooring licence and once again someone has stated that the rebuilt stretch of the Dudley No 1 from the Waterfront to Delph doesn't belong to CRT but to Intu.

 

I say this is rubbish.

Edited October 26, 2016 by pearley

[Dave_P]

Sounds pretty unlikely.

[pophops]

I think you're right. BTW I think you might mean Merry Hiil not Merryfield.

[MtB]

Moored at Merryfield last winter, another boater said I could moor there for as long as I wished as the canal belonged to Westfield/Intu and not CRT. Yeah right, I thought and ignored him.

 

Now, on Facebook, there is a thread about moorings where you don't need a CRT cruising or mooring licence and once again someone has stated that the rebuilt stretch of the Dudley No 1 from the Waterfront to Delph doesn't belong to CRT but to Intu.

 

I say this is rubbish.

 

 

Are you SURE it is another boater and not the same one?

 

Sounds highly unlikely to me too, but now it is on FB we can expect a line of CMers there trying their luck for a few months, I predict!

[Dave_P]

I think you're right. BTW I think you might mean Merry Hiil not Merryfield.

It's actually spelt Merry Hell

[matty40s]

It may well not belong to them, but like the Leicester section of the Grand Union through the city centre, has its navigation and moorings DIRECTLY managed by CRT,

[frangar]

I shouldn't imagine a landlord of a shopping centre allowing anything for free! Just ask any independent store that trades from one.....they aren't known for compassion!

[pearley]

I think you're right. BTW I think you might mean Merry Hiil not Merryfield.

Bloody autocorrect.

[Barry]

I think it is the land up to the canal that is owned by INTU

 

There was a floating market held there this summer. One of the cafe boats put some chairs, tables, and sun shades out on the grass at the top of the slope. INTU asked for them to be removed and the floating market organiser had no choice but to comply

[spadefoot]

If I could moor for as long as I liked at Merry Hill, it would still be less than 10 minutes.

[PaulG]

If I could moor for as long as I liked at Merry Hill, it would still be less than 10 minutes.

Really?

If you moor opposite Wetherspoons you can use their free wifi on your boat...

[MtB]

If I could moor for as long as I liked at Merry Hill, it would still be less than 10 minutes.

 

 

Yes my opinion too. I can't imagine a more bleak and soulless place to stop. Odd, give the way it is surrounded by so many interesting and historic canal sites.

[Barry]

Very nice views if you look leftish over the top of the shopping centre.

 

It can also be morbidly fascinating to look at what goes on in the huuuuuuge car park

Edited October 27, 2016 by Barry

[Tim Lewis]

Moored at Merryfield last winter, another boater said I could moor there for as long as I wished as the canal belonged to Westfield/Intu and not CRT. Yeah right, I thought and ignored him.

 

Now, on Facebook, there is a thread about moorings where you don't need a CRT cruising or mooring licence and once again someone has stated that the rebuilt stretch of the Dudley No 1 from the Waterfront to Delph doesn't belong to CRT but to Intu.

 

I say this is rubbish.

 

These kind of works works normally involve a 'Land Transfer' where in this case the developer gives the land to BW. The last thing the Shopping Centre owner will want is ownership of the canal with all it's maintenance liabilities.

 

Tim

[Victor Vectis]

If I could moor for as long as I liked at Merry Hill, it would still be less than 10 minutes.

But you would be in walking distance of the Vine.

 

Bathams Delicious!

[Dave_P]

I think it is the land up to the canal that is owned by INTU

 

There was a floating market held there this summer. One of the cafe boats put some chairs, tables, and sun shades out on the grass at the top of the slope. INTU asked for them to be removed and the floating market organiser had no choice but to comply

True, but the traders had stalls and tables/chairs on the towpath next to their boats, indicating INTU had no jurisdiction there.

[Sea Dog]

But you would be in walking distance of the Vine.

 

Bathams Delicious!

 

Shhh! There'll be nowhere to moor and they'll run out of beer!

[Barry]

True, but the traders had stalls and tables/chairs on the towpath next to their boats, indicating INTU had no jurisdiction there.

 

You mean they took their stuff off the grass and put it on the towpath?

[Stedman II]

It's actually spelt Merry Hell

Not to be confused with Meadow Hell, which is a similar enterprise near the canal in Sheffield.

[Laurie Booth]

If I could moor for as long as I liked at Merry Hill, it would still be less than 10 minutes.

Great place to make my next horror film. "Zombie Bargemen"

[FadeToScarlet]

Great place to make my next horror film. "Zombie Bargemen"

Not "14 Days Later"?

[Sea Dog]

Or a comedy spin off 'Shawn of the Cut' starring Simon Pegg maybe?

[Stilllearning]

Merry Hill shopping centre was developed by, I think, the Richardson brothers back in the 80s?. They wanted BW to put blue dye in the canal so that it would look nicer...

[ditchcrawler]

I think it is the land up to the canal that is owned by INTU

 

There was a floating market held there this summer. One of the cafe boats put some chairs, tables, and sun shades out on the grass at the top of the slope. INTU asked for them to be removed and the floating market organiser had no choice but to comply

Similar to Banbury I would guess in that respect.

[___]

Or a comedy spin off 'Shawn of the Cut' starring Simon Pegg maybe?

You've reminded me it's been a while since I spoke to my brother.

 

JP