Keens, Graham, VF UK - Technology (RO) wrote... >Arthur wrote >>Steve Haywood wrote >>> From: "Michael Askin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>But I did read somewhere recently (it may even have been >>>>here) of a report from about 1840 of one point on the BCN >>>>passing 400 boats a day.
>>>Pshaw. That's nothing compared to Cropredy lock on >>>a Bank Holiday Monday. >>" In my day we thought we were very lucky if there was a >>queue of only 400 boats at Colwich lock at 7 o'clock on >>a winter's morning. " > >Nah! When I wer't lad we'd queue for 5 days for Fradley lock in't middle >o'winter. > Locks? You were lucky you had locks! When we was little, we had to queue at Fradley for 5 days in't middle o'winter, wi' nowt on us feet, and then we had to push the boat up the hill on rollers... -- Martin Clark Internet Boaters' Database http://www.boaterweb.co.uk Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk
