 Fazerley junction, Coventry canal Right to Brum, straight on for Coventry |
 Glascote Locks New houses on left on Reliant factory site where the Robins and Rialto's and lastly FX4 taxis where made. |
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 Towpath BBQ at Polesworth |
 Birthday boy and wife at Atherstone |
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 Interesting collection at boatyard |
 The Greyhound Sutton Stop |
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 Hawkesbury junction Looking back from stop lock on N Oxford canal to junction, boat just entering from Coventry canal |
 Capt. Crash at Newbold |
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 Chaos at Hillmorton locks |
 Watching the chaos |
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 Braunston |
 Enjoying the sun on the Oxford |
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 Cropredy village |
 Cropredy lock |
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 Shipston lock It's this shape as it's the 1st lock after a short river section, it allows more water to be taken from the river to top up the canal. |
 One of Oxford's fine buildngs |
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 Our last narrow lock Last narrow lock before the River Thames. |
 Sheewash channel swing brdge In the old days you had to moor up,go to the signal box and ask for the bridge to be swung,the next day a team would turn up and remove 32 plates holding the rails then manually swing the bridge for you, so things we can thank Beeching for! |
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 Captain on the Thames |
 Abingdon on the Thames |
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 Wierd sky |
 Pre bbq drinks |
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 18 hrs later, normal service resumed! |
 Sunset over Wallingford castle, or whats left of it! |
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 Beer by the bridge, Wallingford |
 Moored at Caversham, Reading |
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 New footbridge at Caversham |
 Welcome to the Kennet and Avon The home straight |
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 Up through Reading |
 Our own bit of French canal near Aldermaston |
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 Moored in Newbury |
 Towards Newbury town lock |
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 Horse barge at Kintbury |
 Shelley going for a strike |
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 Shelley and Ange playing crazy golf crazily |
 Dave and Ange's boat 'Solstice' |
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 Close enough to touch, |
 Crofton pumping station And a Hanson train just for those, like Shelley, who used to work for them! |
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