Having done the Maccy years back (when the old stages were there and jumped down onto these, then hit the wall due to forward momentum I remember the bruises! I'm surprised elf&safety allow new ones. Mind you I suppose after the bollard fiasco we know BWs ideas on Elf&safety are a little strange. Mabye they will install - then put up warning notices.
--- On Tue, 2/10/09, chris potter <[email protected]> wrote: From: chris potter <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: Re: Macclesfield Canal To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 7:32 AM Lock platforms were fitted to the lower offside of the lock entrance to make it possible to put down or pick up crew from a boat entering or exiting the lock. The lock abutments on the Bosley flight are all deeply rounded. In passed times it would have been very difficult to work a pair of narrowboats through the locks with a crew of two without the platforms.Now of course they are also fitted with lock ladders.CKP --- On Mon, 9/2/09, Harriet Bazley <baz...@feathermail. co.uk> wrote: From: Harriet Bazley <baz...@feathermail. co.uk> Subject: [canals-list] Re: Re: Macclesfield Canal To: canals-list@ yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, 9 February, 2009, 12:09 AM On 6 Feb 2009 as I do recall, Steve Haywood wrote: > 2009/2/6 David Kitching <dav...@brocross. co.uk> > > > On 6 Feb 2009 at 12:57, Steve Haywood wrote: [snip] > > The works at Bosley are funded by a Heritage Lottery Grant (£78.4k) and > > moneys from Macclesfield Borough Council's Canal Partnership Grant Scheme > > (28.5k). BW contribution is said to be staff time. This will fund > > the restoration of Lock 4 sidepond, restored lock quadrants (lock > > platforms) at the bottom end of locks 4, 5 and 6 on both sides, and > > interpretive panels (no surprises there) to be sited at top, bottom > > and by locks 4 & 5. > > > > BW aparently intends to construct a further lock platform outside > > this scheme and with its own funds. > > > > > > David, thanks very much for that. I'm delighted about the lock platforms > which we've all been banging on about for years (big cheers from the single > handers, here). > What are lock platforms? -- Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie == Those who can't write, write manuals. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
