On 31 Mar 2008, at 20:17, Bru Peckett wrote:
> Only just noticed this thread!
>
> The 15 mile pound referred to in the song is, I can confirm, the pound
> from Stoke Bruerne top lock to Whilby bottom lock.
>
> It was known as 'the 15 mile pound' to the GU boatmen of old and still
> is to this day locally
>
Good morning, Bruce ;-}
Thanks for the clarification - it's amazing the stuff you can find out
on this list.
––
All the best
Bruce
"Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into
the green valleys of silliness.” Ludwig Wittgenstein
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