Cerney Wick Round House on the unused Thames & Severn Canal at Cerney Wick in the Cotswolds. Built 1791, abandoned 1831. Now owned privately #photography #canal #canalhistory #cotswolds #industrialheritage

These trips came to an end with the outbreak of World War II in 1939, and now the rusted mooring rings and decaying dock is all that's left of this once-popular tourist destination for the people of Glasgow.

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As the tours developed, two other boats, the Gypsy Queen and the May Queen, and a tearoom with a dance floor was built at Craigmarloch as well as swings for kids and a putting green.

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In 1893, a steamer by the name of the Fairy Queen started offering day trips along the canal between Port Dundas in Glasgow and Craigmarloch. These proved so popular that a new and larger Fairy Queen was soon needed

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The former mooring point of the Queens of the Canals at the Craigmarloch Basin on the Forth and Clyde Canal, some 25km east of Glasgow.

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In "The Crinan Canal", Marian Pallister tells the story of the canal from its origins to the present day, discussing how it was built, who built it, how it changed life in the surrounding areas, and how it has been used.

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SCUTTLED - An Audio Drama in collaboration with MOLA

This audio drama, starring Christopher Eccleston, is based on two Mersey flats excavated last year in Rochdale Canal basin.

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Canal barges trapped in ice on the Grand Union Canal. Boys playing with snowballs and a group of girls probably doing the same. Large house in the background.

Thanks to committee member Pauline for this photo! A very icy cold Grand Union Canal in Linslade. Date possibly late 19th century. The tow path now runs alongside Tesco, then it would have been the Battlesden Carriage Company. #CanalHistory #LocalHistory

Only one kiln remains in its entirety, but you still get a good idea of what the place must have been like. Today, it’s purely a leisure facility. A floating cafe or two, a history centre, and horse-drawn narrow boat rides. 2/2

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Grand Western Canal, Part five.

The next few miles pass through open farmland, and much of the canal is built on an embankment. One of the older bridges here may not, I think, be in regular use any longer.
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Grand Western Canal, Part three and a half!

Part way along the section in part three, you come across Black Bridge, a sign of the decline of the canal. Built in 1879, it carried a tramway to transport stone from a nearby quarry to the railway.

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Grand Western Canal, Part two.

Leaving the Waytown tunnel, there is a reminder of one of the canal’s main purposes: lime kilns. Limestone from the quarries nearby was used for roadstone, or turned into quicklime for use as a fertiliser.

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Here are the first images from my walks along the Grand Western Canal. This is the northern end, starting at Lowdwells Lock, where it connected to a tub boat canal linking it through to the Taunton and Bridgwater Canal. 1/2

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Interesting question: does the word 'Wharf' have a different meaning on inland waterways to coastal/maritime travel? A lot of river wharves are what would be a quay in a coastal harbour...
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05 de setembro: Elevação do Amazonas a Estado de Província #Hojenahistoria #canalhistory #amazonia #amazonas