Monday 27 October 2008

A split bridge and scenes




The scene of the buildings and canal is the Turn o' the wood moorings from a few days ago. The pic with the bridge on the left and the lock gates on the right is Kingswood Junction; to the left is the Stratford Upon Avon Canal south branch, to the right the north branch which is what we took from the Grand Union/Stratford link canal we were travelling. The final pic is from a traditional canal bridge, some 200 years old. There is a gap in the middle. This is to take the rope of the boat from one side of the bridge to the other. If you enlarge the photo, you'll see the bits on the right hand upright where ropes have worn through the iron in the last centuries. It is amazing to still travel in real time in this environment worn with much time.