Canals of Wales - Llangollen to Whitchurch
Canals of Wales - Llangollen to Whitchurch
Whitchurch Boat Rally - coming up
18th - 19th September 2010 at Chemistry Bridge, Llangollen Canal, Shropshire,
Driving the lanes of Shropshire part 2
Just a drive to show some of the lanes we have in North Shropshire. Heading towards Colemere.
Advancedbiker meets Lara Bimble on a ride from Nantwich to Whitchurch
A look at an advanced rider as she rides from Nantwich to Whitchurch. I am just giving some commentary - Bike to bike comms used. Controlled progress demonstrated.
Whixall Early Morning
Whixall Moss - Misty Morning
174 - Heading North on the Shropshire Union Canal
In this vlog we leave Aston Wheaton and head North on the Shropshire Union Canal. A quick top up with diesel and then its up through Gnosall and Norbury Junction. Through deep cuttings and high ridges. We finally moor outside the Anchor Inn Pub.
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Beating agoraphobia - Walk by Shropshire Union Canal
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An whixall summers day
Taken just am. Few moments ago wouldn't send a dog out in it ! The wife will have to go !
Narrowboat Vlog - Tour 4 - Cutting Thru History - Shropshire Union Canal
Join us on the next part of our journey.
We had an early start on our narrowboat, from Market Drayton. Continuing our cruise on the Shropshire Union Canal. We crossed over embankments, into locks and through a tight cutting were we meet a couple of narrowboats.
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05 14 Llangollen Canal Boat Trip 5 days in 23 mins timlapse
We took a leisurely canal boat journey along some of Shropshire Union Canal and travelled to Llangollen crossing the impressive Pontcysyllte aqueduct. We then turned around and visited the navigable section of the Montgomery branch. All in all a very pleasant journey and much recommended for an easy going, incredibly scenic cruise with a low number of locks.
St Marys Church - Market Drayton - Shropshire
Another beautiful little church located in the market town of Market Drayton, Shropshire.
Narrowboat Potteries (Living) vlog: More banter while cruising the Llangollen Canal.
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John does recycling. We travel from the Whitchurch Arm to the Prees Arm.
We pass the hire fleet at Whitchurch Marina.
Tom helps a solo boater (again).
Tom tells John to stop being a moaning old git (again)
John talks about his experience on hard drugs.
We see an old caravan and have a PC discussion about the correct title.
Narrowboat Potteries
Our narrowboat experience cruising the cut. John & Tom (married couple) and Ethel (adopted daughter).
John, Tom & Ethel.
The Llangollen Canal (Welsh: Camlas Llangollen) is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. The name, which was coined in the 1980s, is a modern designation for parts of the historic Ellesmere Canal and the Llangollen navigable feeder, both of which became part of the Shropshire Union Canals in 1846.
The Ellesmere Canal was proposed by industrialists at Ruabon and Brymbo, and two disconnected sections were built. The northern section ran from Ellesmere Port on the River Mersey to Chester, where it joined the Chester Canal, and opened in 1795. Work on the southern section began at Frankton, with a line southwards to Llanymynech, and subsequently, a second section was built westwards towards Trevor. This involved crossing the Afon Ceiriog and the River Dee, which was achieved by building two vast aqueducts, using iron troughs to contain the water. The Ceiriog was crossed at Chirk, and Chirk Aqueduct opened in 1801, to exploit local supplies of iron and coal. The canal then passed through Chirk Tunnel, and reached the southern end of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1802, which was not completed until 1805. To join the two halves up, a heavily engineered route from Trevor Basin via Ruabon and Brymbo to the River Dee at Chester was planned, but very little of it was built. Instead, the present route from Frankton to Hurleston Junction on the Chester Canal was constructed, and opened in 1805. As the route never reached the water reservoir at Moss Valley, Wrexham (built in 1786), a navigable feeder was built to Llantisilio where the Horseshoe Falls weir was constructed on the River Dee to supply the canal.
As part of the Shropshire Union system, the canal from Hurleston to Llangollen thrived until the end of the First World War, after which it saw very little traffic. Navigation was formally abandoned under the terms of an Act of Abandonment obtained by the owners, the London Midland and Scottish Railway, in 1944, but the channel was retained as it still supplied water to the main line of the Shropshire Union, and subsequently to the Mid & South East Cheshire Water Board. This arrangement was due to end in 1954, but as there was no alternative supply of water, the powers were extended. Early pioneering cruises of the waterway were made by Tom Rolt in 1947 and 1949, and despite being officially closed, a number of boats started to use it. There was a growing campaign to reopen it, but it was still designated as one of the 'waterways having insufficient commercial prospects to justify their retention for navigation' under government papers published in 1955 and 1958. It was not until the passing of the Transport Act 1968 that the route was finally designated as a cruiseway, and its future was secured. As leisure use of the canals grew, the route was rebranded as The Llangollen Canal in the 1980s, and it has become one of the most popular routes for holidaymakers. Its importance in the history of the British canal system was recognised in 2009, when the 11-mile (18 km) stretch from Gledrid Bridge near Rhoswiel to Horseshoe Falls including Pontcysyllte and Chirk aqueducts was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Ultralite Fishing for Pike and Perch on the Shropshire Union Canal
Ultralite lure fishing for pike and perch on the Shropshire union canal near Chester with the Anglers Diary Fishing Blog.
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Boat Moving Day - Our First Lock and Arriving Backwards
In this video we leave the familiar welcome of Mercia Marina, and head along the canal to our next mooring. Starting the day a little later than planned, we tackle our first ever lock as the sun sets before arriving at the next marina backwards!
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Two Tigers in Shropshire.
Narrowboat Potteries (Living) vlogs or blogs? Wonderful Shropshire Drone Shots - Llangollen Canal
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Some wonderful drone shots over Shropshire.
A hire boater warns us of a broken lock.
John gets all domestic whilst being fascinated by his washing machine.
We travel through
Povey’s Lock
Willeymore Lock,
Quoisley Lock
Marbury Lock
John explains the dangers of the lock cill.
John peaks too soon.
We lost our dead cat but we have a new radio mic for the future.
Narrowboat Potteries
John & Tom (married couple) and Ethel (adopted daughter).
John, Tom & Ethel.
The Llangollen Canal (Welsh: Camlas Llangollen) is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. The name, which was coined in the 1980s, is a modern designation for parts of the historic Ellesmere Canal and the Llangollen navigable feeder, both of which became part of the Shropshire Union Canals in 1846.
The Ellesmere Canal was proposed by industrialists at Ruabon and Brymbo, and two disconnected sections were built. The northern section ran from Ellesmere Port on the River Mersey to Chester, where it joined the Chester Canal, and opened in 1795. Work on the southern section began at Frankton, with a line southwards to Llanymynech, and subsequently, a second section was built westwards towards Trevor. This involved crossing the Afon Ceiriog and the River Dee, which was achieved by building two vast aqueducts, using iron troughs to contain the water. The Ceiriog was crossed at Chirk, and Chirk Aqueduct opened in 1801, to exploit local supplies of iron and coal. The canal then passed through Chirk Tunnel, and reached the southern end of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1802, which was not completed until 1805. To join the two halves up, a heavily engineered route from Trevor Basin via Ruabon and Brymbo to the River Dee at Chester was planned, but very little of it was built. Instead, the present route from Frankton to Hurleston Junction on the Chester Canal was constructed, and opened in 1805. As the route never reached the water reservoir at Moss Valley, Wrexham (built in 1786), a navigable feeder was built to Llantisilio where the Horseshoe Falls weir was constructed on the River Dee to supply the canal.
As part of the Shropshire Union system, the canal from Hurleston to Llangollen thrived until the end of the First World War, after which it saw very little traffic. Navigation was formally abandoned under the terms of an Act of Abandonment obtained by the owners, the London Midland and Scottish Railway, in 1944, but the channel was retained as it still supplied water to the main line of the Shropshire Union, and subsequently to the Mid & South East Cheshire Water Board. This arrangement was due to end in 1954, but as there was no alternative supply of water, the powers were extended. Early pioneering cruises of the waterway were made by Tom Rolt in 1947 and 1949, and despite being officially closed, a number of boats started to use it. There was a growing campaign to reopen it, but it was still designated as one of the 'waterways having insufficient commercial prospects to justify their retention for navigation' under government papers published in 1955 and 1958. It was not until the passing of the Transport Act 1968 that the route was finally designated as a cruiseway, and its future was secured. As leisure use of the canals grew, the route was rebranded as The Llangollen Canal in the 1980s, and it has become one of the most popular routes for holidaymakers. Its importance in the history of the British canal system was recognised in 2009, when the 11-mile (18 km) stretch from Gledrid Bridge near Rhoswiel to Horseshoe Falls including Pontcysyllte and Chirk aqueducts was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Nantwich in a nutshell
An early morning walk