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Canals 1980 - 4 Counties Ring


For our 4th canal holiday it was decided to take 2 boats for 2 weeks from Rugby and to cruise the "Four Counties Ring", adding the Caldon canal and much of the Warwickshire Ring as well. Cabin boats Guillimot & Greylag were hired from Willow Wren.

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Boating along the upper Trent Valley in the rain

15 September 1980



Chris Walton & Sara in the rain

15 September 1980



Going up Colwich Lock

15 September 1980



Anthony on a balance beam at Stone

15 September 1980



Rounding Etruria Jn

16 September 1980



Rounding Etruria Jn

16 September 1980



Bedford Staircase locks in Hanley

16 September 1980



Stockton Brook

16 September 1980



Stockton Brook

16 September 1980



Stockton Brook Locks

16 September 1980



Hazlehurst Jn

16 September 1980



Hazlehurst Locks

16 September 1980



Hazlehurst Locks

16 September 1980



Hazlehurst Locks

16 September 1980



Hazlehurst Locks

16 September 1980



Hazlehurst Locks

16 September 1980



Hazlehurst Aqueduct

16 September 1980



Hazlehurst Aqueduct

16 September 1980



The "Hollybush" at Denford

16 September 1980



The "Hollybush" at Denford

16 September 1980



Cheddleton

17 September 1980



Cheddleton

17 September 1980



Cheddleton Flint Mill

17 September 1980



Cheddleton Flint Mill

17 September 1980



Cheddleton Flint Mill

17 September 1980



On the River Churnet

17 September 1980



The "Black Lion" at Consall Forge

17 September 1980



Consall Forge

17 September 1980



Consall Forge

17 September 1980



Consall Forge

17 September 1980



Loaded sand train from Oakamoor passes the "Black Lion"

17 September 1980



Loaded sand train from Oakamoor passes the "Black Lion"

17 September 1980



Group Shot at Consall Forge: Ken, Sara, Suzanne, Blakey, Chris Carr, Norah & Anthony

17 September 1980



Consall Forge

17 September 1980



Slog manages a pint at the "Boat" at Cheddleton, the rest missed closing time

17 September 1980



Harecastle Tunnel (S End)

18 September 1980



Harecastle Tunnel (S End)

18 September 1980



Harecastle Tunnel (S End)

18 September 1980



Searching for a lost watch at Rode Heath

18 September 1980



Searching for a lost watch at Rode Heath

18 September 1980



Searching for a lost watch at Rode Heath

18 September 1980



Searching for a lost watch at Rode Heath

18 September 1980



Searching for a lost watch at Rode Heath

18 September 1980



Searching for a lost watch at Rode Heath

18 September 1980



Searching for a lost watch at Rode Heath

18 September 1980



Searching for a lost watch at Rode Heath

18 September 1980



Searching for a lost watch at Rode Heath

18 September 1980



Grub St Bridge under the A519

21 September 1980



Norbury Jn

21 September 1980



Autherley Jn

22 September 1980



Bottom Lock of the Wolverhampton 21

22 September 1980



Passing Oxley on the Wolverhampton Flight

22 September 1980



Passing Oxley on the Wolverhampton Flight

22 September 1980



Top Lock of the Wolverhampton 21

22 September 1980



Pete & Marg on holiday in Wolverhampton

22 September 1980



Prop Clearing near Spring Vale

22 September 1980



Matty's Tug "Oxford" at Rider's Green

23 September 1980



On the New Main Line

23 September 1980



On the New Main Line

23 September 1980



On the New Main Line

23 September 1980



Aground near Winson Green, Greylag comes the other way!

23 September 1980



Brian Malyon gloats at our misfortune

23 September 1980



Hockley

23 September 1980



Soho Jn across the New Main Line

23 September 1980



Knowle Locks

24 September 1980



Knowle Locks

24 September 1980



Knowle Locks

24 September 1980



Knowle Locks

24 September 1980



Knowle Locks

24 September 1980



Knowle Locks

24 September 1980



Leaving Braunston for Rugby

26 September 1980



Leaving Braunston for Rugby

26 September 1980



Leaving Braunston for Rugby - a water fight is in progress

26 September 1980



Hillmorton Locks

26 September 1980



Hillmorton Locks

26 September 1980



Hillmorton Locks

26 September 1980

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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