Michael Askin wrote: > On Dec 19, 2007 9:00 PM, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Can anyone here tell me any history on the short waterway between the >> Dog in a Doublet and Thorney? It looks to be a canal. I can't find >> any trace of it beyond Thorney. Did it terminate there? >> It looks like the waterway joined the Nene via a lock chamber. The >> walls of the chamber still exist. >> My internet searches on this waterway turn up very little. Anything >> to satisfy my curiosities would be appreciated. > > Looks like a drain to me, if you mean: > > http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=52%C2%B034'39.63%22N+0%C2%B0+7'14.65%22W&ie=UTF8&ll=52.57768,-0.120742&spn=0.008971,0.019612&t=h&z=16&om=1 >
Memory Map calls the one that goes due north "Thorney River", the one that branches off to the west (after 50m) is "Levitt's Drove" Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
