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Canals 1993 - 4 Co & Caldon


For the 1993 2-week tour we again hired "Oak" from Middlewich for a cruise that started round the "Cheshire Ring" and visited Froghall before continuing south to Wolverhampton, then via the "Twirley Wyrley" to Anglesea Basin before returning north on the Shroppie.

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Descending Middlewich locks

02 October 1993



Descending Middlewich locks

02 October 1993



Descending Middlewich locks

02 October 1993



Descending Middlewich locks

02 October 1993



A heron near Middlewich

02 October 1993



Cut-end at Runcorn

03 October 1993



Waterloo Bridge at Runcorn (the end of the Runcorn Arm)

03 October 1993



The Runcorn locks (2 parallel flights of 10) went on under the bridge

03 October 1993



Waiting for Ray Saddington's local to open

03 October 1993



Runcorn

03 October 1993



Looking back at the Widnes Bridge

03 October 1993



Looking back at the Widnes Bridge

03 October 1993



Ruth after too much brandy the night before.

04 October 1993



- and Alan Mingay is not much better either!

04 October 1993



Approaching Castlefields Jn

04 October 1993



Approaching Castlefields Jn

04 October 1993



Coming up the Rochdale "9"

04 October 1993



Coming up the Rochdale "9"

04 October 1993



Two folks with hangovers console each other

04 October 1993



Coming up the Rochdale "9"

04 October 1993



Coming up the Rochdale "9"

04 October 1993



Coming up the Rochdale "9"

04 October 1993



Tram in Ayntoun St

04 October 1993



Tram crossing the canal

04 October 1993



Coming up the Rochdale "9"

04 October 1993



Coming up the Rochdale "9"

04 October 1993



Ashton Canal

04 October 1993



Ashton Canal

04 October 1993



Ashton Canal

04 October 1993



Ashton Canal

04 October 1993



Ashton Canal

04 October 1993



Outside the "Strawberry Duck" in Clayton

04 October 1993



Outside the "Strawberry Duck" in Clayton

04 October 1993



Outside the "Strawberry Duck" in Clayton

04 October 1993



Nearing the top lock on the Ashton Canal

04 October 1993



Nearing the top lock on the Ashton Canal

04 October 1993



Nearing the top lock on the Ashton Canal

04 October 1993



Marple Viaduct from the Aqueduct

05 October 1993



Marple Viaduct from the Aqueduct

05 October 1993



River Goyt at Marple

05 October 1993



Marple Locks

05 October 1993



Marple Locks

05 October 1993



Marple Locks

05 October 1993



Marple Locks

05 October 1993



Marple Top Lock

05 October 1993



Marple Jn

05 October 1993



Heading south along the Macclesfield Canal

06 October 1993



Heading south along the Macclesfield Canal

06 October 1993



Heading south along the Macclesfield Canal

06 October 1993



Heading south along the Macclesfield Canal

06 October 1993



Heading south along the Macclesfield Canal

06 October 1993



Departing from Fools Nook -

06 October 1993



- while some folks are still coming out of the pub.

06 October 1993



The late comers leave the pub

06 October 1993



Fool's Nook

06 October 1993



Fool's Nook

06 October 1993



Fool's Nook

06 October 1993



Waiting for the latecomers

06 October 1993



- and more come out!

06 October 1993



Adrian & Slog

06 October 1993



The bottom of the Caldon Canal at Etruria Jn

07 October 1993



Approaching Bedford Staircase at Etruria

07 October 1993



Bedford Locks

07 October 1993



Johnsons' Pottery boat loading at Hanley. This traffic ceased shortly afterwards

07 October 1993



The Late Jim Bodfish

07 October 1993



Low bridge in Hanley

07 October 1993



Low bridge in Hanley

07 October 1993



Now how did that get there?

07 October 1993



Summit level near Endon

07 October 1993



Mallard & Dabchick at Hazlehurst Jn

07 October 1993



Hazlehurst Jn

07 October 1993



Froghall

08 October 1993



Froghall

08 October 1993



Cherry Eye Bridge

08 October 1993



Cherry Eye Bridge

08 October 1993



Approaching Consall Forge

08 October 1993



Approaching Consall Forge

08 October 1993



Passing Consall Forge station

08 October 1993



The "Black Lion" at Consall Forge

08 October 1993



Consall Forge

08 October 1993



The "Hollybush" at Denford

8 October 1993



The "Hollybush" at Denford

8 October 1993



The "Hollybush" at Denford

8 October 1993



The "Hollybush" at Denford

8 October 1993



The "Hollybush" at Denford

8 October 1993



At the end of an excellent lunchtime

8 October 1993



Anthony with hangover

8 October 1993



Jim steers across Tixall Wide

10 October 1993



Tixall Wide

10 October 1993



Following 2 young ladies up the Staffs & Worcs

10 October 1993



Ron getting ideas

10 October 1993



Sneyd Jn

11 October 1993



Sneyd Yard & moorings

11 October 1993



Taking water at Sneyd

11 October 1993



Jim

12 October 1993



Backed up to the dam at Anglesea

12 October 1993



Anglesea

12 October 1993



Anglesea

12 October 1993



Anglesea,it is sobering to reflect that no less than 4 of the folks in this picture are no longer with us. (Jim, Ken, Ray & Alan)

12 October 1993



Anglesea

12 October 1993



Chasewater Railway

12 October 1993



Chasewater Railway

12 October 1993



Anglesea

12 October 1993



Anglesea

12 October 1993



PBL steers along the Shroppie

14 October 1993



PBL steers along the Shroppie

14 October 1993



The "Anchor" at High Offley (not open!)

14 October 1993

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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