TrueBlue
Well-known member
That nice Mr. Graham has sent me a last minute notice stating that Hurley Lock is not quite ready for normal service and won't be for nearly three weeks.
You have to ring up some remote office and book a passage when some equally nice person will hold you hand and guide you through.
No landing.
No chatting.
a bit of a pain as I've run out of fresh water...
Joking aside (it was intended as a facetious comment), I'm wondering if this is the longest stoppage / restriction for a single lock in recent years?
I'm sure somebody out there knows.
Hurley is such a small lock (!) and looking at the field below the lock there is an huge collection of containers and equipment, so heaven knows what is still on the lockside.
Which raises the real point of this thread -
Does anyone have any photos of the construction work that they are prepared to "donate" to this forum or somewhere similar (I hesitate to suggest whether Boat One or Teddington underscore Lock might be prepared to host them...).
Something to indicate the scale of the operation would be great. I don't think folks appreciate how massive these constructions are when viewed au naturelle.
Adding Shiplake - seriously large crane - and Sandford - massive gates - to the list would be appreciated.
Indeed, thinking on the fly, "we" don't have a Thames scrapbook of photos or information to pass on to future generations.
"This was the Thames, before they filled it in or "Lost Navigations" could be a title.
You have to ring up some remote office and book a passage when some equally nice person will hold you hand and guide you through.
No landing.
No chatting.
a bit of a pain as I've run out of fresh water...
Joking aside (it was intended as a facetious comment), I'm wondering if this is the longest stoppage / restriction for a single lock in recent years?
I'm sure somebody out there knows.
Hurley is such a small lock (!) and looking at the field below the lock there is an huge collection of containers and equipment, so heaven knows what is still on the lockside.
Which raises the real point of this thread -
Does anyone have any photos of the construction work that they are prepared to "donate" to this forum or somewhere similar (I hesitate to suggest whether Boat One or Teddington underscore Lock might be prepared to host them...).
Something to indicate the scale of the operation would be great. I don't think folks appreciate how massive these constructions are when viewed au naturelle.
Adding Shiplake - seriously large crane - and Sandford - massive gates - to the list would be appreciated.
Indeed, thinking on the fly, "we" don't have a Thames scrapbook of photos or information to pass on to future generations.
"This was the Thames, before they filled it in or "Lost Navigations" could be a title.
