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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 12, 2020 18:57:32 GMT
This is all theoretical but I'm pretty certain there are remains of a stop lock there. Yes, there are.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2020 19:51:19 GMT
There also used to be cottages on the junction, seen an old photo somewhere, buggered if I can remember where though..
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 7:00:55 GMT
A lovely morning in Staffordshire ... feels a bit fresher after the torrential rain and storms, although the minimum temp inside the boat last night was 21 degrees. The flowers took a hell of a battering last night ... going out to see if there's any petals left on. Need to head to the launderette in Stone ... my smalls are beginning to form a huge pile Rog
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Post by patty on Aug 13, 2020 7:02:52 GMT
Must admit flowers have perked up and my last sunflower still standing tall.. Feels lot better, air breathable.
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Post by TonyDunkley on Aug 13, 2020 7:48:13 GMT
We returned to the Ashby yesterday. Seems somebody has let lots of the water out, it’s very low. Also the surrounding land is very dry, so different to when we left 5 weeks ago. Popping boat back into marina, just for a few days. Visit house to make sure all’s ok, check neighbours have been looking after garden etc. Also have a bike meet to attend, will be good to have a blast arriving for a couple of days. We are then off out again, may head up towards the Llangollen, or maybe down towards the Avon and maybe Tewkesbury. I would keep a careful eye on the water level over the next few days if you're planning to go North in the near future. That's a very long pound - best part of 40 miles - and it has a number of good feeds into it and was always known for staying on weir even through long Summer dry spells.There are also a large number of culverts, any one of which could have started to leak badly over the last few weeks. Did you happen to notice if there was more water movement than usual through the old stop-lock at the cut-end ? Every one of the original wooden (Elm) culvert failures that plagued the coal traffic off the Moira in the 1960's was preceded by an increasingly noticeable flow from out of the Coventry. This post from 48 hours ago answers most of the questions being asked today about feeds and levels ! Nb.The reference to the ''Moira'' in the last para. above is in fact the name the canal everyone now calls the "Ashby" was always known by. It was built to service the collieries in the Moira area, . . . and it never went anywhere near Ashby (de la Zouch).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 8:13:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 8:45:47 GMT
It is impressive to see the difference.
Grand Union is like that. Loads of missing lock houses. Gone completely in some cases or remains of a front wall or railings.
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Post by ianali on Aug 13, 2020 9:25:08 GMT
Bloody satellite dish just blew off the roof into the cut. Fortunately still attached to the boat via the cable, so recovered. But decided to stream Netflix instead (no data charge on Three) and watching ancient Jonathan Creek from 1997. It’s not even in wide screen! Ali likes that programme. She always fancied living in a windmill. We did almost buy one once. Bats put paid to that.
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Post by ianali on Aug 13, 2020 9:29:06 GMT
CRT have replied to me about the Ashby levels. My question has been referred to another section. They are going to explain to me how the Ashby is going to have water run down to it from the Coventry.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 9:38:20 GMT
They will turn the tap on at Hartshill.. Easy
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 12:07:01 GMT
Bloody satellite dish just blew off the roof into the cut. Fortunately still attached to the boat via the cable, so recovered. But decided to stream Netflix instead (no data charge on Three) and watching ancient Jonathan Creek from 1997. It’s not even in wide screen! Ali likes that programme. She always fancied living in a windmill. We did almost buy one once. Bats put paid to that. Did they gazump you?
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 14, 2020 15:02:15 GMT
Still a bit humid here in Cheshire, but a good few degrees down on the past few days. It's a relief. The news of the day is that the deposit protection service has ruled in my favour in the dispute between myself and the gun toting African drug dealer. OK, £500 quid is just a fraction of the damage he caused but it gives me a nice warm feeling inside, my vision of him chewing on his Walther in a state of bitter rage.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 17:58:18 GMT
Overnighted in Stone opposite the Star ... surprisingly quiet after 10pm and very easy for town. Visited the excellent launderette this morning, then a trip around charity shops, before shopping at Morrisons (and lunch which was half price as they're doing the Eat out to Help out scheme all week ... £4.69 for two meals and two drinks ) Now moored in a peaceful spot. Rog
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 18:16:27 GMT
Bradford on Avon is rather chaotic at the moment - the Llangollen has nothing to compare to the hire boaters here!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 18:27:45 GMT
Is that bar/cafe still there (The Lock Inn ?) ... we had a monsterous fried breakfast there ... I couldn't eat all mine but Jane finished hers and then ate the scallop potatoes I'd left You can take the girl out of Yorkshire ... Rog
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