Contributions of the group Canals and Narrowboats UK

The Wey, the Truth and the Life

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:04:13 +0000

The Wey Navigation, Guildford

Stop lock

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:03:54 +0000

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At one time there were two stop locks at Hall Green where the Hall Green Branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal meets the Macclesfield Canal. This necessitated two lock keeper's cottages with the brick on serving the Trent and Mersey and the stone one the Macclesfield. Today there is just the one lock with a small fall from the Macclesfield Canal.

Shropshire Union Canal

nobody@ipernity.com (Old Sea Dog) — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:31:39 +0000

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Gnosall, Staffordshire

On the River Stort

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:13:57 +0000

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Gravel loader

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:59:37 +0000

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Attenborough sand and gravel pit was established in Nottinghamshire in the 1920s. Since then the pit has expanded up the Trent Valley in Nottinghamshire, and into Derbyshire. The extraction at the time (2009), operated by CEMEX UK Materials (Aggregates) Ltd, was undertaken almost 5km from the processing plant and material is moved across the flooded former workings with barges pushed by Bantam tugs.

The flooded pits form an extensive nature reserve which is managed by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and Broxtowe Borough Council. Here an empty barge is arriving under the loader with the chimney and cooling towers of Ratcliffe power station in the background. This interesting water traffic seems to have ended in 2016 after exhaustion of the gravel reserves.

Swing Bridge, Oxford Canal

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:04:55 +0000

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King's Sutton Lock, Oxford Canal

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:17:08 +0000

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Old and new transportation links

nobody@ipernity.com (Old Sea Dog) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:54:03 +0000

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Rodbaston, Staffordshire

Still carrying

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:11:32 +0000

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Narrowboats Victoria and Alton at the 2016 Bollington boat & folk event on the Macclesfield Canal. These two motor boats were still at work carrying fuels, mainly supplying boaters along the waterways in the area.

Approaching Sutton Weaver

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:37:03 +0000

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Sutton Weaver swing bridge on the Weaver Navigation carries the A56 over the river. It was completed in 1926 and has seen much repair and refurbishment in recent years.

Chlorine world

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:52:41 +0000

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Compressed chlorine storage at the INOVYN ChlorVinyls Limited Rocksavage chemical works. This plant mainly produces chlorine, caustic soda and chlorinated derivatives. I believe that these spheres are no longer used.

The signal was once used to control vessels using Weston Marsh Lock which links the Weaver Naviagation to the Manchester Ship Canal. The Weston Canal running across the image linked the Weaver to the docks at Weston Point and also the now derelict Runcorn and Weston Canal.

Spring swan on the Shropshire Union

nobody@ipernity.com (Old Sea Dog) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:42:55 +0000

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Gnosall, Staffordshire

Paddling over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:15:05 +0000

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As we see here, it is possible to float and walk over the aquaduct. It must be quite a thrill paddling along that side as the drop down was pretty scary. A guide was taking this group over and I would think he had given many warnings and instructions of how to behave here, especially no standing up or trying to pull oneself up onto the edge. Even for the walkers, when passing other people one had to be careful you did not fall into the canal.
The PiP shows telephoto view from this side, at the start/finish of the aqueduct with the much more usual narrow canal boat crossing.

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Enjoy the day

Boathouse

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:58:10 +0000

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This is one of the last remaining corrugated iron boathouses on the Macclesfield Canal. These structures were common from the small skiff type of the early 20th century to the ones that held cabin cruisers in later years. The last ones are to be seen on the High Lane Arm which is leased to the North Cheshire Cruising Club. They are disappearing because they are too small to accommodate the modern steel narrowboats that are in the majority today.

Shropshire Union Reflections

nobody@ipernity.com (Old Sea Dog) — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:41:02 +0000

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Gnosall, Staffordshire

The Lea Navigation

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:35:52 +0000

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Canal traffic returning

nobody@ipernity.com (Old Sea Dog) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:26:54 +0000

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Gnosall, Staffordshire

Canal reflections

nobody@ipernity.com (Old Sea Dog) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:26:57 +0000

Old Sea Dog has posted:

Gnosall, Staffordshire

Canal traffic returning

nobody@ipernity.com (Old Sea Dog) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:26:58 +0000

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Gnosall, Staffordshire

The Grand Union at Croxley Green

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:19:41 +0000

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