WEDNESDAY 17th AUGUST |
Mike, Wendy, Ian, Peter
Great Haywood to
Aldersley |
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Otherton lock |
On the Staffs & Worcs, near Tixall |
A lazy start was made at 11:02, after showers for all and
breakfast inside because of heavy rain. . The weather cleared up by
mid-afternoon. At Penkridge wharf we watered. The weather got really pleasant
by early evening and persuaded us to keep going for longer than we might
otherwise have done. Fairly recent piling & dredging were very much in
evidence on the summit. We enjoyed the attractive scenery with interesting
farmland. Near Aldersley junction we moored at 20: 02 in a pretty, wooded
stretch. Peter cooked dinner, including a remarkable sherry & mushroom
sauce.
Otherton lock |
Peter |
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Aldersley junction |
DAY'S RUN : 20.8 miles, 12 locks in 8 hrs 47
min
THURSDAY 18th AUGUST |
Mike, Wendy, Ian, Peter
Aldersley to Tyrley |
Near Aldersley |
Autherley junction |
Autherley toll cottage |
Brewood |
Brewood |
A misty morning with an 07:17 start led to a nice day. From
Aldersley we proceeded to Autherley junction and turned onto the Birmingham
& Liverpool Junction Canal section of the "Shroppie".
We stopped by Stretton aqueduct for breakfast &
sight-seeing. This was where, according to some historians Telford's,
Birmingham & Liverpool Junction Canal crossed his Holyhead Road.
Stretton Aqueduct |
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 |
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Wheaton Aston |
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Cowley tunnel |
The Shroppie had many Goldeneye ducks & ducklings as
wll as the more usual sorts, lots of kingfishers & beautiful honeysuckle.
We had lunch at The Boat (Marston's) at Gnosall, watered at Norbury
junction and went on to moor for the night at 19:02 at Tyrley wharf, a very
pleasant place with nicely restored canal buildings.
Gnosall |
Milepost at Norbury junction |
NB Iona |
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Tyrley wharf |
Grub Street Cutting |
DAY'S RUN : 25.7 miles, 2 locks in 9 hrs 7
min
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