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Canals 1977 - Warwick Ring


My first holiday on a canal boat was on "Tern", a camping boat converted from an old Willow Wren working boat.

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Our first canal trip, setting off from Rugby: L-R Andrew Litherland, Paul Hudson, Anthony Booth & Pete Cherry

24 September 1977



Paul, steering the boat.

24 September 1977



Anthony

24 September 1977



Somewhere near Rugby

24 September 1977



Hilmorton Locks

24 September 1977



Our first lock - Hilmorton Bottom

24 September 1977



Hilmorton Locks

24 September 1977



Between Leamington & Warwick

25 September 1977



Between Leamington & Warwick

25 September 1977



"Where is the next pub?"

25 September 1977



Alan "Fret" Fretwell joins the debate

25 September 1977



The aqueduct over the GWR main line near Warwick. Unfortunately I failed to adjust the (manual) focus and many pics taken later on this day are out of focus!

25 September 1977



The aqueduct over the GWR main line near Warwick

25 September 1977



The bottom lock at Cape

25 September 1977



Hatton Locks

25 September 1977



Hatton Locks

25 September 1977



Fret & Andrew

25 September 1977



Shrewley Tunnel

25 September 1977



Shrewley Tunnel

25 September 1977



Towpath over Shrewley Tunnel

25 September 1977



Towpath over Shrewley Tunnel

25 September 1977



Shrewley

25 September 1977



Shrewley

25 September 1977



Pete inside the cramped hold of the Willow Wren camping Boat

26 September 1977



Boatmans' cabin in "Tern"

26 September 1977



Scraping the bottom along the northern Stratford Canal

26 September 1977



Near Hockley Heath

26 September 1977



The northbound "Cornishman" near Bourneville

26 September 1977



The (now demolished) warehouse at Cadburys' Wharf

26 September 1977



Edinburgh - Plymouth train near Bourneville

26 September 1977



Edinburgh - Plymouth train near Bourneville

26 September 1977



University station under construction

26 September 1977



Class 31 on a freight near University

26 September 1977



Class 31 on a freight near University

26 September 1977



Redditch train near University

26 September 1977



Part of Birmingham University

26 September 1977



Near Church Road

26 September 1977



WR 117 unit L404 leaves Church Road tunnel with a Worcester train

26 September 1977



Salvage Turn with Stanier House (now "The Axis")

26 September 1977



Worcester Bar

26 September 1977



Worcester Bar & Gas Street Basin

26 September 1977



BCN Mainline near Smethwick

27 September 1977



The Engine Arm aqueduct at Smethwick

27 September 1977



Galton Tunnel

27 September 1977



Galton Bridge

27 September 1977



Stewart Aqueduct and the M5

27 September 1977



Stopped for breakfast at Bromford Toll Island, Oldbury

27 September 1977



Bromford Toll Island

27 September 1977



Passing by the Albion Oil Terminal (now demolished)

27 September 1977



The Gower Branch to the Old Main Line

27 September 1977



08.18 Bristol - Glasgow near Dudley Port

27 September 1977



Black Country view near Dudley Port

27 September 1977



Dudley Port Junction

27 September 1977



Looking down from Dudley Port to Netherton Tunnel

27 September 1977



The approach to Netherton Tunnel under the Old Main Line

27 September 1977



Netherton Tunnel

27 September 1977



Netherton Tunnel

27 September 1977



Netherton Tunnel

27 September 1977



Netherton Tunnel West Portal

27 September 1977



Groupshot outside "Ma Pardoe's"

27 September 1977



"Ma Pardoe's", Netherton

27 September 1977



Blowers' Green Lock

28 September 1977



Blowers' Green

28 September 1977



Blowers' Green

28 September 1977



Blowers' Green

28 September 1977



Netherton Church

28 September 1977



Netherton

28 September 1977



Netherton

28 September 1977



Netherton

28 September 1977



Netherton

28 September 1977



On the Old Main Line under the M5

28 September 1977



Stewart Aqueduct over the New Main Line

28 September 1977



Stewart Aqueduct over the New Main Line

28 September 1977



Stewart Aqueduct over the New Main Line

28 September 1977



Stewart Aqueduct over the New Main Line

28 September 1977



Farmer's Bridge Locks

28 September 1977



Farmer's Bridge Locks

28 September 1977



Farmer's Bridge Locks

28 September 1977



Farmer's Bridge Locks

28 September 1977



Farmer's Bridge Locks

28 September 1977



Under Snow Hill station (at that time closed and demolished)

28 September 1977



Approaching Salford Jn with "Spaghetti Junction" above

28 September 1977



Under "Spaghetti Junction"

28 September 1977



Under "Spaghetti Junction"

28 September 1977



Under "Spaghetti Junction"

28 September 1977



Sunset near Curdworth

28 September 1977



Curdworth

28 September 1977



Folly Bridge at Drayton Manor

29 September 1977



Folly Bridge at Drayton Manor

29 September 1977



Folly Bridge at Drayton Manor

29 September 1977



Fazeley

29 September 1977



Fazeley

29 September 1977



Hartshill Canal Maintenance Depot

30 September 1977



Hartshill Canal Maintenance Depot

30 September 1977



A Late breakfast at Hartshill

30 September 1977



Hawkesbury Jn

30 September 1977



Hawkesbury Jn

30 September 1977



Newbold

01 October 1977



Newbold

01 October 1977

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I was born in 1953 and educated at Tonbridge and Bristol University. Since then I have been employed on the Railways, most of the time in the West Midlands. From 1980 I lived in Wolverhampton, and for the last 20 years in Bridgnorth