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27 minutes ago, frahkn said:

I'v been on the Ashby for two weeks and it's been quiet.

This morning I've seen more boats than in the last 14 days combined.

What's happening?

Went past Ashby boats on Saturday, they only had one boat moored, all the rest were out still.

I think more people are staying out/ hiring longer as the last couple of years have seen decent weather through October.

Was lovely though at 7am Sunday, nice cruise to snarestone and moored there for two weeks now.

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3 minutes ago, zenataomm said:

The volcano at Nuneaton will have persuaded boats off The Coventry.

The volcano mentioned in this book?

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KeUOBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&lpg=PT53&dq=volcano+at+nuneaton&source=bl&ots=dxmYCtbvVd&sig=dR0k9-VThssiYkFTEEf262yBtW0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjigaDBlubWAhXiJ8AKHWX-DFkQ6AEIPTAI#v=onepage&q=volcano at nuneaton&f=false

"Strangely grim, blackened and clanking buildings, and behind them a steaming, fiery volcano. Griff No. 4 Colliery with its burning pit tip."

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Just now, cuthound said:

The volcano mentioned in this book?

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KeUOBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&lpg=PT53&dq=volcano+at+nuneaton&source=bl&ots=dxmYCtbvVd&sig=dR0k9-VThssiYkFTEEf262yBtW0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjigaDBlubWAhXiJ8AKHWX-DFkQ6AEIPTAI#v=onepage&q=volcano at nuneaton&f=false

"Strangely grim, blackened and clanking buildings, and behind them a steaming, fiery volcano. Griff No. 4 Colliery with its burning pit tip."

.................. that's the bugger!

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4 minutes ago, Athy said:

Mount Judd, isn't it, as in spoil from Judkins' Quarry? Unless that has now been flattened.

They have/are building on Judkin's Quarry now.

So probably no longer active.

Zenataomm was referring to Griff Colliery I think.

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To unmangle the effects of autocorrect.
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2 minutes ago, Athy said:

Mount Judd, isn't it, as in spoil from Judkins' Quarry? Unless that has now been flattened.

They had to stop making Mt Judd any higher during the last war as it was becoming an obstruction to the bombers taking off from what is now MIRA. 

2 minutes ago, cuthound said:

They have/are building on Justin's Quarry now.

Nope, it’s still a huge hole in the ground which is gradually being filled with landfill from the council ‘rubbish tip’. In due course they intend to landscape it and make it into a park. It will be very many years before they would be able to build on it. 

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3 minutes ago, WotEver said:

They had to stop making Mt Judd any higher during the last war as it was becoming an obstruction to the bombers taking off from what is now MIRA. 

Nope, it’s still a huge hole in the ground which is gradually being filled with landfill from the council ‘rubbish tip’. In due course they intend to landscape it and make it into a park. It will be very many years before they would be able to build on it. 

They have definitely built houses between the hole and the canal before you get to the high metal bridge when heading towards Hawkesbury.

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6 minutes ago, zenataomm said:

.................. that's the bugger!

As you leave Nuneaton towards Cov/Ashby/Oxford the canal bends to the left and the remains of the Griff arm can be seen to your right, as used to serve Griff Colliery. 

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6 minutes ago, cuthound said:

They have/are building on Judkin's Quarry now.

So probably no longer active.

Zenataomm was referring to Griff Colliery I think.

They built over the road, next to the quarry, there was talk some years ago about turning the quarry into a canal basin, but of course houses bring more money for the council.

 

The main juddkins quarry lies empty, they did start filling with household waste but for some reason stopped.

 

Mount Judd as we call it, will always be there, i think there would be an outcry if they tried to removed it.

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1 minute ago, cuthound said:

They have definitely built houses between the hole and the canal before you get to the high metal bridge when heading towards Hawkesbury.

That’s previously waste ground but not part of the quarry. 

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How on earth did they get it up there?

Carried it, it was only the shell of one side, very lightweight

Just now, WotEver said:

One Easter someone put a large cross on the top. 

Remember red nose day, think it was 1990, they drove a big tipper up and painted the front end red.

 

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1 minute ago, Dave Payne said:

They built over the road, next to the quarry, there was talk some years ago about turning the quarry into a canal basin.

Well if thay had it wouldn't have required dredging for a long time... :lol:

2 minutes ago, WotEver said:

That’s previously waste ground but not part of the quarry. 

Ah, thanks for pointing that out. My mistake im new to the area. :)

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1 hour ago, cuthound said:

The volcano mentioned in this book?

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KeUOBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&lpg=PT53&dq=volcano+at+nuneaton&source=bl&ots=dxmYCtbvVd&sig=dR0k9-VThssiYkFTEEf262yBtW0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjigaDBlubWAhXiJ8AKHWX-DFkQ6AEIPTAI#v=onepage&q=volcano at nuneaton&f=false

"Strangely grim, blackened and clanking buildings, and behind them a steaming, fiery volcano. Griff No. 4 Colliery with its burning pit tip."

Thanks for that link, was born in Nuneaton in 1950. I have have now got to stop work and read that book. 

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