Foxton Locks

996 posts
19 years
Goldsithney,
West Cornwall,
UK

Posted 24/05/2010 - 10:49 Link

Here are a few images captured yesterday at Foxton Locks on the Leicestershire arm of the Grand Union Canal.
There are 10 locks in total made up of 2 staircases each made up of 5 locks.

Well worth a visit

[IMG]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa184/stevejcoe/Foxton%20Locks/Goingdown_a.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa184/stevejcoe/Foxton%20Locks/Goingup_a.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa184/stevejcoe/Foxton%20Locks/Rushhour_a-1.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa184/stevejcoe/Foxton%20Locks/Headwear_a.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa184/stevejcoe/Foxton%20Locks/Idyllic.jpg[/IMG]

i-Berg i-Berg

3045 posts
16 years
Melbourne,
Oz

Posted 24/05/2010 - 10:52 Link

Steve,

My daughter had a children's book we used to read to her, and that had pictures of boats not dissimilar to these - these would be 'narrow-boats' then, if the book terminology was accurate?

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thoughton thoughton

4798 posts
17 years
Saffron Walden,
Essex

Posted 24/05/2010 - 11:04 Link

A nice set, the last one in particular is very pleasant - makes me want to book a narrow boat holiday

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Edited by thoughton: 24/05/2010 - 11:04

bretti_kivi bretti_kivi

1470 posts
17 years
Work: Helsinki; Home: Lahti

Posted 24/05/2010 - 11:12 Link

these are narrowboats, yes.

Bret

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i-Berg i-Berg

3045 posts
16 years
Melbourne,
Oz

Posted 24/05/2010 - 11:19 Link

Cheers - don't see 'em here (no canal network probably explains it)...

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fatspider fatspider

6378 posts
20 years
Leeds,
UK

Posted 24/05/2010 - 12:13 Link

i-Berg wrote:
Cheers - don't see 'em here (no canal network probably explains it)...

Can you imagine a canal network in Oz?

"Warning! Beware of the Crocs"

Thats a nice set Stephen, cant really decide which I like best

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Pentaxophile Pentaxophile

6794 posts
17 years
Nottingham

Posted 24/05/2010 - 12:39 Link

thoughton wrote:
A nice set, the last one in particular is very pleasant - makes me want to book a narrow boat holiday

Do it, Tim! It gives you a whole new perspective of this country when you explore it by boat.

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i-Berg i-Berg

3045 posts
16 years
Melbourne,
Oz

Posted 24/05/2010 - 12:47 Link

fatspider wrote:

i-Berg wrote:
Cheers - don't see 'em here (no canal network probably explains it)...

Can you imagine a canal network in Oz?

"Warning! Beware of the Crocs"

Thats a nice set Stephen, cant really decide which I like best

Never mind the spiders () and the snakes of course (and the latter can all swim...)

That's why we lack the 'near' canal - we only have the opposite... (coz that's wot they all yell out when the critters try to get on board!)

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Edited by i-Berg: 24/05/2010 - 12:47