One of the reasons we changed to WordPress from Blogspot, was to source an improved showcase for Barry’s images.
However, regular readers will know we often wait a wee while to see these. It takes a modicum of patience, and anticipation, of him finding the right time to download his camera’s SD card onto his computer, then check and edit the chosen images. He’s a busy boy you know, keeping on top of running The Home Brew Boat, and day-to-day maintenance of our floating home.
Then there’s the moving from place-to-place which nowadays takes up a fair proportion of most days.
During our 2009 and 2010 journeys, we’d spend hours each day writing and editing images in order to post on the blog daily. That’s not a luxury we have available any more, but we do have a treasure trove of priceless history on the Northern Pride Blog, so the time, on reflection, was well-spent.
Anyway, without further ado, here’s some of Barry’s ‘work’ (I’m not sure that’s the appropriate word anymore to be honest?) from our travels along the lower section of the Shropshire Union Canal a few weeks ago …
Wheaton Aston and The Hartley Arms a very friendly and hospitable to boaters canal-side pub
Passing by Captain Ahab and Helen’s ‘Jam Butty’ for their Wild Side business – work in progress to get it ready to launch, at Stretton Wharf
Stretton Aqueduct, straddling Watling Street Roman Road (aka the A5)
A very quaint mini-narrowboat
Must be a Rastafari on board this colourful boat?
Giffards Cross Bridge, not far from Brewood (pronounced Brood). One of the local structures named after the Giffard family of Chillington Hall owned by the same family since the 12th century
The delightful Avenue Bridge, a private balustraded bridge carrying the driveway to Chillington Hall. It would have been a condition of the landowner to have such a magnificent structure built in order to give permission to use their land
The other side of Avenue Bridge
Autherley Junction, where in 1830, Thomas Telford joined his ‘Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal’ to join the much older Staffordshire and Worcester Canal (opened in 1772)
Tomorrow’s featured images will be of our recent meanderings around the Birmingham Canal Navigations.