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Photo Gallery 2 - 2005
Here on in this page are photos taken our cruises during 2005 on Narrowboat Willoughby. Click on the pictures for a larger image. The table after the photo galleries shows the canals we cruised, some of the places we visited and the cruise statistics.
 | Chirk Castle |
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 | Wheelock Top Lock |
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 | Locks 49 & 50 & Bridge 137 |
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| Date |
Canals |
Including Places |
Miles |
Locks |
Hours |
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| Apr 2005 |
Llangollen, Shropshire Union, Middlewich Branch, Trent & Mersey |
Chirk, Ellesmere, Whitchurch, Hurleston Junction, Kidsgrove |
66 |
56 |
33 |
| May 2005 |
Trent & Mersey |
Red Bull Locks Flight, Church Lawton, Wheelock |
37 |
61 |
28 |
| Sep 2005 |
Trent & Mersey, Macclesfield, Peak Forest Canal |
Congleton, "The Cloud", Whaley Bridge |
76 |
26 |
35 |
| Nov 2005 |
Trent & Mersey, Caldon |
River Churnett, Froghall Tunnel & Basin, defunct Uttoxeter Canal |
43 |
44 |
23 |
 | Working Lock 42 T&M |
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 | Still working the Lock |
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 | Company in the Lock |
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 | Red Bull Lock repairs |
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 | Red Bull Lock repairs |
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 | Red Bull Lock repairs |
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 | Froghall Tunnel |
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 | Lock 1 Uttoxeter Canal |
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 | Looking from the Uttoxeter |
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 | Weir at Consall Forge |
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 | River Churnett |
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 | At Hazelhurst Botton Lock |
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Apr 2005 - Chirk to Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
May 2005 - Etruria to To Crows Nest Lock
Nov 2005 - Etruria to Froghall Tunnel and Trentham Lock
This was a "split" cruising week to allow new co-owners (family members) to familiarize themslves with the boat.
| Poole Aqueduct |
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 | Original Hovis Mill |
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 | Marple Junction |
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 | Bosley Lock bit of a leak |
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 | Greens Bridge |
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 | View from the Cloud |
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Sep 2005 - Etruria to Whaley Bridge
This week I was crewing with fellow co-owners the Rodwells from USA., we walked up to the impressive Chirk Castle (well worth a visit) and also visted Ellesmere, Whitchurch and Kidsgrove.
Visted Congleton, Whaley Bridge and also had a stroll up to the "Cloud" (a 100 feet high Fell near Congleton) to take in it's superb views.
Cruised up to the Froghall Terminus on the Caldon Canal via the very short stretch of the River Churnett. Willoughby is too big to get through the Froghall Tunnel to the basin and the restored Lock 1 of the defunct Uttoxeter Canal (it's line is clearly visable). Moved down the Trent and Mesey a short way to moor at Trentham Lock which was closed for gate replacement.
