Phil Rushton wrote: > I was fascinated to read Richard Fairhurst's article in the > July edition of WW regarding old Waterways guides. I have > a set of the first edition blue books but haven't looked at > them for years (thanks, Richard for bringing back the > memories! - and prompting me to dig them out of the attic). > > In recent years I have told several friends that the visitor > moorings in Llangollen used to be immediately east of > bridge 45 but nobody believed me. Thanks to your article > I can now show them book 1, or the photo on page 107 > of WW which clearly shows two moored boats. > I know the canal at that point does not now look wide > enough for boats to pass. I was wondering whether the > canal might have been narrowed slightly at that place > during bank strengthening works? Also typical boats > today are more than twice the length they were in the 60's. > > Does anyone else remember that wonderful mooring > overlooking the town?
Yes and I know that you remember the mooring at the *real* end! ;-) http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/H72_Imag/Llan1.jpg -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest / Barge Maurice A (on the drawing board) Follow the traveled TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/ygtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
