There are many staithes on the Middle Level from Nordelph to Whittlesea. But one of the most interesting is at Reach Lode, where every year the Cambridge IWA meet for a bbq on the first bank holiday of May. Where we are is Annesdale Quay where Shell Oil boats used to bring fuel until the 1950s, boats like Shell Fen!. And we still have a problem of oil run off from the old depot, now built over that comes down Castle Hythe. (Hythe being an old name for a Quay or Staithe}
with best wishes Sallyann ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Dominic To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: The Word "Quay"?? [Default] On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:05:51 -0000, "Mike Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> finished tucking into their plate of fish, chips and mushy peas. Wiping their mouth, they swiggged the last of their cup of tea, paid the bill and wrote:: >On Monday, January 22, 2007 11:00 AM [GMT+1=CET], >FHS CanalClub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Now the Great Ouse is getting nearer to Norfolk - where "staithe" is >> in common usuage for a place for loading and unloading boats >> (Wherries of keels) on the Broads. > >"Staithe" also occures elsewhere - I've come across it in the Leeds & >Liverpool Canal among others. Wigan Pier, for example, (apart from its >passenger-boat function) was also a loading staithe. > I think it also applies to the coal drops in the northeast, too! Brian L Dominic Web Sites: Canals: http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk Friends of the Cromford Canal: http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk (Waterways World Site of the Month, November 2005) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
