PeterScott

This afternoon Cooper Bridge Huddersfield Broad Lock1/C+H. Starting from Lock1, the weir, to the junction, flood lock and to Compare 7Apr1979/7Apr2010 8Apr1979 24Aug2002 22Dec2012 27Mar2013 29Apr2013 29Jul2013 18Apr2014 (#2) 7Jul2014 5June2021 22Apr2023 26Aug2023 20Apr2024 18Jul2024

After a brief pause in this thread ... Here is Sir Frank opening his eponymous lock, and the rest of the upgraded S&SYN on 1Jun1983, as reported by Waterways World in August 1983, (their pic) who also reported "the Mayor of Rotherham, Councillor J. Allot, made a brief speech paying tribute to Sir Frank's achievements as Chairman of BWB, and renamed the lock 'Frank Price Lock'. " The diamond plaque is no longer there, while the oblong one survives OK. Sadly, our early trips/visits to the lock do not have photos to narrow-down the date that the diamond sign disappeared ... ... while BW/C&RT Lock-name signs have never taken up the name FRANK PRICE LOCK: I have spoken with a couple of moorers-in-the-arm and they don't remember the FRANK PRICE diamond plaque, so I still wonder how long it was there ...

Excellent that they think that. So does Delay-Repay apply ?? For example a boat costing £10,000/yr in fees, maintenance and depreciation and used for 100 days - that's £100 each day of delay ... picture from 2June1991

This morning Castleford Lock, lock cut and Junction A+C Compare 8Apr2006 (#2) 17Oct2008 #Apr2012 18Nov2012 30Jul2013 (#2) 6Jul2014 23Aug2020 (#2) 31Jul2021 30Jul2022 3Aug2024

This morning Lemonroyd Lock A+C Compare 22Jun2007 23Jun2007 7Jun2012 31Jul2013 16Sep2021 (#2) 29Jul2023 (#2) 25Aug2024 7May2025 ... and waiting in the cabin for FusedaleH which had been delayed by low-water/grounding - and hence no pictures here ...

This morning FusedaleH passing through Castleford lock on the way to Leeds

When I was steeplekeeper, I fitted a new stay ready for the evening practice ... it was a bit tight and too late to shave off some more wood for a better fit ... a couple of years later, when a visitor bumped it the 501st(*) time, I had to drill the whole thing out - If I had shaved it a bit more when fitting it, then the old stay would have just lifted out for a much simpler job (_sigh_) ... (*) I tell learners that a stay will take 500 little bumps before they break - but it's always possible that other people have already used 499 of them when you catch hold (as above) ... Oh, and when leading-up as a visiting band I say Stand, Those Who Can - it concentrates the mind on gently letting the bell onto the stay, lest there isn't an operational one 🙂 For those wishing more detail on ringing by rope-and-wheel: in the picture the C is the stay, a (eg) three-foot length of Ash, which holds (eg) a half-ton bell in this (unstable) position, mouth-upwards: awaiting a bellringer (eg) thirty foot below pulling a rope sufficiently to allow the bell to swing one whole revolution (clockwise in the diagram) giving its one dong, and then gently coming to rest having pushed the sider A to the other end of its track. If the bell has too much energy to stop in this position, the stay is designed to break, and allow the bell to continue swinging, winding the rope around the its wheel and (until they let go) carrying the errant ringer upwards towards the ceiling - the bell being heavier than the ringer ...

In the chaos-years, we had a good audience at the Turn (here from 2008 and below on Sunday 2025) ...

This afternoon Braunston Historic Boat Show Compare 11Aug2005 6Feb2009 27Jun2009 25Jun2010 19Mar2011 24May2011 8Jun2016 20Sep2018 7May2023 25Jun2023

This afternoon Tripboat Lurcher 70' x 7' emerging from ... ... and seemed to have busted through a 5'6" wide tunnel. Hmmmmm. And They Didn't Sound Their Horn ... Nor did anyone wear a lifejacket... ... and there was due warning at the last lock (Flint Mill 17) on the branch. Seems that 70' boats will not fit. Well Well. Climate pessimist hereabouts

This afternoon Uttoxeter Canal Lock1 and Basin below Compare 11June1989 31Mar2006 15Jul2012 24Jul2012 22Jul2012

2021, and in original livery 2006

This morning Stanley Ferry Aqueducts and Trash Screen alongside A+C Wakefield Branch also the still-closed Ramsdens Footbridge close by Compare 12Apr1979 3Aug2007 17Oct2008 25Feb2011 (#2) 11Feb2012 (#2) 29Jul2013 31Mar2014 (#2) 31Mar2014/31Mar2024 4Aug2021 14May2022 17Nov2023 (#2) 19Jun2025

We had some square (carpet-tile-) sized thick-plastic coverings that interlock as deckboards, on the front deck. Intended to be less-slippy than paintwork or non-slip painting. Sadly moisture was trapped inside and underneath which caused some rusting over approx ten-year period., so we threw them away. They were sold in canallng chandlers but I forget the brand-name. Probably Dri-Dek Tek-Dek looks to be marketed for your garden 'decking' rather than as a marine product. ...

This afternoon Crossing St Ann Ings Lock Leeds L+L Compare 1Jan1979 ( #2) 21Jun2007 14Mar2013 11Dec2017 18Nov2021 (#2) 5May2022 30Sep2022 27Oct2022 26Jan2023 20Apr2023 25May2023 2Aug2023 12Oct2023 7Mar2024 12Dec2024 15May2025(and following two posts0