Friday, April 27, 2007

LLANGOLLEN CANAL

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Came up onto the Llangollen Canal through the four locks at Hurleston with the help of the ladie locky who is on duty at this busy flight. N...
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Sunday, April 22, 2007

BOAT FOR SALE

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NO NO NO not mine My friends Sue/Vic on NB No Problem have just bought a bigger boat and so the other is for sale. Check out the details on ...

STILL ON THE SHROPPIE

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A couple of miles on from our night stop at the Anchor pub we came to this old chocolate factory, and it was from here that chocolate crumb ...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

UP THE SHROPPIE

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Moored for the night at Brewood and after a wash & brush we all went for a meal at the Bridge Inn next to bridge 14. Brewood is small ne...
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Sunday, April 08, 2007

OUT OF BIRMINGHAM

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Leaving Gas St. Basin we take the Birmingham Level Main Line intending to branch off through the 3 lock flight at Smethwick onto the Wolverh...
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

INTO BIRMINGHAM

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Andy/Tina posing outside the Bull Ring shopping centre. The city centre of Birmingham is noticebly litter free but that`s probably because a...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

LOCK AFTER LOCK

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So we go on turning right at Napton Jct. past Calcutt up the Stockton flight of locks on through Warwick, nice place and interesting museum,...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

LOCKS OPEN

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The body building next to the Nelson pub. 10am Friday last and the canal was again in water and the padlocks came off the gates. It was lik...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

WHILTON and STOP

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This is the stop part of my blog title. I am standing at the first lock of 7 in this flight and as you can see NB VALERIE or any other boa...
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Saturday, March 10, 2007

WEEDONS HIDDEN CANAL

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In 1803 a Royal Army Ordnance Depot was built at Weedon Bec. It was made up of 8 storehouses and 4 magazines. Small arms and gunpowder were...
Thursday, March 08, 2007

THE CONVOY MOVES ON

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Off we go through Blisworth tunnel dodging the water dripping from the roof and in places pouring down the ventilation shafts. Exiting the t...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

STOKE BRUERNE

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Stoke Breurne is a typical canalside village situated just south of the I 3/4 miles long Blisworth Tunnel. The tunnel was started in 17...
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Sunday, February 25, 2007

MILTON KEYNES & COSGROVE

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This is the pub/restaurant on the edge of Caldecotte Lake. They do a lovely sunday roast with plenty of tables overlooking the lake that is...