----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Arlidge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 11:58 PM Subject: [canals-list] Re: Visitor moorings in Llangollen
> 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 Thanks for that photo Neil. Unfortunately, I rarely carried a camera in those days. It must have been about 1965 when we nudged up against the valvehouse wall. We had to bowhaul (or rather *sternhaul*) the boat backwards for ½ mile before we could wind. I got in trouble for taking several strides backwards through freshly placed concrete alongside the Chainbridge Hotel :-) Phil 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/
