Droitwich Junction Photos
Jonathan Morton
The line descends from Hanbury Junction through three locks in their
original position. These were restored earlier, and the tail of the third
lock can be seen in:
In fact, you can also see the tail of the second lock, and the original
route continues on this line, with the deviation on to the new cut clearly
visible. The original towing path is retained at this point, so the walk
drifts away from the new cut until the Rugby Club access is reached, at
which point the path goes to the bridge over the new cut - from where that
first shot was taken. There's quite a good car park and interpretation board
at this point. The Rugby Club bridge provides the opportunity for the towing
path to change sides from the south to the north side. Here is a shot taken
from the west side of the same bridge:
Following this just round the corner brings one to the new staircase pair
4/5:
Lock 6 can just be seen in the distance, together with the footbridge which
takes the towing path over the cut again, and back to the Hanbury Road (just
east of the M5, to allow pedestrian access under the motorway). Here is the
new pair seen from the tail (west side):
And here is a view of the original lock 4 taken from the same spot:
If you didn't know what you were looking for, you wouldn't see it - and I
could not see any trace of the old line between that point and the M5.
The Body Brook has been diverted and enters the cut below the tail of Lock
6:
Three views from the footbridge just to the east of the M5:
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(general view looking east)
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(also looking east-ish - the original line of the canal is somewhere over
near the beech hedge on the right)
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(the M5 culvert, looking west from the same spot)
Passing under the M5, you emerge on another bridge leading into some
housing, from where I took this one showing at last some evidence of the old
line:
And this one is looking west from the same bridge - the new Lock 7 is just
visible in the distance.
The canal would in theory be navigable down from the junction to this point,
but as this close-up of Lock 7 shows, certain navigational difficulties
remain...
The new cut will enter the River Salwarpe just below this lock (Grid Ref
906634 approximately), and will use the river as far as the Barge Lock (at
about 902635).
Regards
Jonathan
Robin Nicholson
<jonathan.mortonb...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>As promised, here are some shots of the restoration from the eastern end.
Excellent: it looks ready for a few boats - when is it being reopened?
R
Brian on Harnser
What are the thoughts on the wing walls being at 90 deg to the lock
walls and not leading in?
--
Brian traveling on Harnser
http://nbharnser.blogspot.com/
Jonathan Morton
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> Robin Nicholson submitted this idea :
>> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:30:54 -0000, "Jonathan Morton"
>> <jonathan.mortonb...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> As promised, here are some shots of the restoration from the eastern
>>> end.
>>
>> Excellent: it looks ready for a few boats - when is it being reopened?
>> R
>
> What are the thoughts on the wing walls being at 90 deg to the lock walls
> and not leading in?
Do you mean structurally or aesthetically. I don't think it looks
particularly nice.
But then they're in concrete, so probably wouldn't anyway.
Regards
Jonathan
Pete Stockdale
"Robin Nicholson" <bran...@pickles25NOSPAM.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
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> R
You jest not - few could be the order of the day (:-(
No date has yet been published - there is still a lot of channel clearance
to be done on the Barge canal.
The dreaded passage rationing is rumoured to be rearing its ugly head.
Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com
Robin Nicholson
<peter....@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>The dreaded passage rationing is rumoured to be rearing its ugly head.
Is this because some rare insect or fauna has been discovered?
R
Brian on Harnser
I was thinking more about the boats twatting them.
Tiny
<brans...@pickles25NOSPAM.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:07:40 -0000, "Pete Stockdale"
>
> >The dreaded passage rationing is rumoured to be rearing its ugly head.
>
> Is this because some rare insect or fauna has been discovered?
>
> R
More like some deskbound bureauprat with a mission.
Tiny
>
> - Show quoted text -
Shades of the Llangollen entrance whose fenders are oft renewed as
those who aim for the hole in the wall miss by a bit and bang a lot.
Pete Stockdale
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You won't be able to see the water for the trees !
Perhaps !
Regards
Pete
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