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Post by wellyftw on May 16, 2019 14:40:04 GMT
For two months! London boating is going to come to a standstill (even more so than it currently is)
From Date: 13/01/2020 08:00
To Date: 13/03/2020 16:00 inclusive
Type: Navigation Closure
Reason: Repair
Is the towpath closed? Yes
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Post by naughtyfox on May 16, 2019 14:50:05 GMT
Which side would you want to be on? West East
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 15:14:29 GMT
Islington tunnel eastern portal Old picture unknown date New picture mine from 2017 I prefer the older one. No sign of any remains of the house I think they put a new course of bricks over it as there are no window shapes anywhere. If they are doing a closure wouldn't it be nice to paint the arch white again. Really handy in low light conditions so you can actually see the entrance ;
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Post by naughtyfox on May 16, 2019 16:22:30 GMT
A plastic bin - it will end up in landfill, mark my words.
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Post by wellyftw on May 16, 2019 17:01:41 GMT
Islington tunnel eastern portal Old picture unknown date New picture mine from 2017 I prefer the older one. No sign of any remains of the house I think they put a new course of bricks over it as there are no window shapes anywhere. If they are doing a closure wouldn't it be nice to paint the arch white again. Really handy in low light conditions so you can actually see the entrance ; Well, how about that. That is fascinating that it used to be a house. I would never have guessed it! I wonder if there's any remnants behind that walled up wall of the old house.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 17:10:26 GMT
The top is earth with some maple trees. I imagine there must have been a roof and chimney originally so leads me to believe it became derelict and was filled in from the top with spoil. Sorry to take this a bit off original topic, its not an emergency stoppage thread but there was also a house (well maybe not a house it may be something else) beside commercial road lock under the railway bridge. Gone now. From daily mail (spits) photos apparently 1950s. There was a thread about the pictures on here recently Commercial road lock From here www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6821713/Evocative-pictures-everyday-life-Britains-canals-1950s-lorry-drivers.htmlI did a then and now comparison will add it if I can find picture
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Post by naughtyfox on May 16, 2019 17:34:30 GMT
And all those lock keepers' houses standing derelict - and the country full of 'the homeless'.
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Post by sandk on May 16, 2019 17:49:39 GMT
And all those lock keepers' houses standing derelict - and the country full of 'the homeless'. I've seen a few that look rundown that I would take a punt on if they were in the right place. Is there somewhere that advertise these unused, unloved cottages?
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Post by Trina on May 16, 2019 18:34:23 GMT
And all those lock keepers' houses standing derelict - and the country full of 'the homeless'. I've seen a few that look rundown that I would take a punt on if they were in the right place. Is there somewhere that advertise these unused, unloved cottages? They may be unused & unloved-often with no road access,but boy do they sell for silly ££££££!
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Post by sandk on May 16, 2019 19:04:59 GMT
I've seen a few that look rundown that I would take a punt on if they were in the right place. Is there somewhere that advertise these unused, unloved cottages? They may be unused & unloved-often with no road access,but boy do they sell for silly ££££££! If they are selling for silly money they must be being advertised on the 'normal' Estate Agent websites, what am I missing?
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Post by Trina on May 16, 2019 19:55:52 GMT
That's exactly where they do pop up...unique chance/opportunity etc Then they ask for zillions.☹
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 20:13:22 GMT
I've seen a few that look rundown that I would take a punt on if they were in the right place. Is there somewhere that advertise these unused, unloved cottages? They may be unused & unloved-often with no road access,but boy do they sell for silly ££££££! I remember when I first went up the Oxford canal in April 1994 when I first moved onto a boat the lock cottage and outbuildings at Claydon were for sale. £35k. Having come into some money I could easily have bought it but was too hooked on the boat lark. I bet that would have been a good investment. They had a big lister generator in a shed by the lockside. About 10 minute walk to the nearest vehicle access if I remember right. Quite nice really. Having said that I would not want to live in a lock cottage.
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Post by TonyDunkley on May 17, 2019 8:40:55 GMT
For anyone who didn't really understand what I was saying about how to construct and fix stem fenders in the "Down-hilling" thread a week or two ago, . . . THAT's how it should be done. It can neither hang a boat up on a gate, because it just rides up and sits on the top of the stem iron, and nor will it hold a boat down if it gets under a gate beam, because the turns of rope above the two (sliding-eye) side chains can fold forwards and downwards and allow it to roll out from under something such as a gate cross beam, . . and if all else fails there is just a piece of light line securing the side chains to the T-stud anyway.
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Post by thebfg on May 17, 2019 10:59:32 GMT
Islington tunnel eastern portal Old picture unknown date New picture mine from 2017 I prefer the older one. No sign of any remains of the house I think they put a new course of bricks over it as there are no window shapes anywhere. If they are doing a closure wouldn't it be nice to paint the arch white again. Really handy in low light conditions so you can actually see the entrance ; Well, how about that. That is fascinating that it used to be a house. I would never have guessed it! I wonder if there's any remnants behind that walled up wall of the old house. Just what I was thinking. There may still be a house behind there. Next time I'm in London I will bring my man hole keys and have a poke around above. It's amazing how many tunnels, shelters and stuff are just secured by a man hole cover. I did have the location of the manhole to enter Victoria arches in Manchester but some idiota with their YouTube videos showed the access and now they are sealed
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2019 11:14:58 GMT
Couple more pictures found on internet. Seems to have been derelict for a long time as this looks fairly old maybe 60s? An older one with the steam chain tug which I guess was managed by whoever lived in the house. I guess once diesel came along the tunnel keeper was no longer needed Seems likely the house was filled in in the 1930s.
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