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Canals 1998 - Boston


In 1998 we took 2 boats from Shire Cruisers from Sowerby Bridge (Halifax) to Boston, passing near to New York on the way!

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Geoff Midgley & Anthony steering into a lock on the Calder & Hebble Navigation

04 October 1998



Descending a lock on the Calder & Hebble Navigation

04 October 1998



Leaving a lock on the Calder & Hebble Navigation

04 October 1998



Ray Saddington entering Fall Ing Lock, Wakefield

04 October 1998



Ivor & Sarah at Fall Ing Lock

04 October 1998



Fall Ing Lock

04 October 1998



Fall Ing Lock

04 October 1998



A lock on the Aire & Calder Navigation. Sheffield Keel "Integrity" ahead.

04 October 1998



A lock on the Aire & Calder Navigation.

04 October 1998



Tattersall Bridge on the River Witham

08 October 1998



Tattersall Bridge

08 October 1998



Moored at Anton's Gowt. Both boats had failed and we had to wait 3 hours for the fitter to come from Sowerby Bridge and another 3 hours for the repairs.

08 October 1998



Anton's Gowt

08 October 1998



Waiting for the pub to oper at Anton's Gowt

08 October 1998



No comment -

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Are they open yet?

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Anton's Gowt Lock, which locks down into the Witham Navigable Drains

08 October 1998



The Oak Tree Inn at Anton's Gowt

08 October 1998



The secure moorings at Boston

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Bardney Lock & water point. The railway bridge in the background used to carry the Lincoln - Boston line, closed in the 1960s

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Bardney Lock

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Passing under the A1 at Ferrybridge

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Coal Pans being unloaded at Ferrybridge. This traffic has now ceased.

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Coal Pans being unloaded at Ferrybridge.

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Coal Pans being unloaded at Ferrybridge.

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Coal Pans being unloaded at Ferrybridge.

13 October 1998



Coal Pans being unloaded at Ferrybridge.

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Coal Pans being unloaded at Ferrybridge.

13 October 1998



Coal Pans being unloaded at Ferrybridge.

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The loading point at Astley Staithe, all demolished now

14 October 1998



Astley Staithe

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Astley Staithe

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Astley Staithe

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Astley Staithe

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In Lemonroyd Lock; we went up towards Leeds for a short distance before returning to Castleford

14 October 1998



Leaving Lemonroyd Lock

14 October 1998



The tunnel at Sowerby Bridge leading to Tuel Lane Lock

16 October 1998



The tunnel at Sowerby Bridge leading to Tuel Lane Lock

16 October 1998



Looking down into Tuel Lane Lock

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Tuel Lane Lock

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Tuel Lane Lock

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Tuel Lane Lock

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Near Mytholmroyd

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Near Mytholmroyd

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Near Mytholmroyd

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Heading towards Hebden Bridge

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Heading towards Hebden Bridge

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Heading towards Hebden Bridge

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Hebden Bridge

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Hebden Bridge

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Hebden Bridge

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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