On 4 Feb 2008, at 11:30, Mack, David wrote:
> "Hard Working Boater" is a modern song, written by David Blagrove.
>
> Words and music can be found at
> http://home.clara.net/rod.beavon/hwboater.htm . This site suggests the
> 15 mile pound is between Tardebigge top lock and Gas Street Basin, but
> that doesn't really fit with a London to Birmingham run (unless the
> spelter was imported via Gloucester?), and anyway, the Tardebigge to
> Gas
> Street length is part of the Birmingham Level (453ft) which extends
> also
> to Lapworth top, Factory bottom, Swan Village, Coombswood and Blowers
> Green and is ISTR some 50 miles overall length.
>
Thanks to one and all - very interesting, as I'd hoped.
Our LP gave very little info about the sources of its material - very
frustrating now. I suspected that the song in question was by David B,
and I think it's probably him singing it. In view of his strong
associations with Stoke Bruerne in particular and the London to
Birmingham traffic in general, I think my money's on the Stoke to
Whilton pound.
(We could always just ask him, of course!)
––
All the best
Bruce
"Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground you cannot think of
moving them" Arthur Ransome, 'Racundra's First Cruise'
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