I'm sure this has been mentioned before but Dutton canal tunnel at Preston Brook** is one of the oldest working tunnels in the world.
** for others, Preston Brook is near where Ebiker lives.
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I'm sure this has been mentioned before but Dutton canal tunnel at Preston Brook** is one of the oldest working tunnels in the world.
** for others, Preston Brook is near where Ebiker lives.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Day to myself, fitted some fog lights and a louder horn to my motorcycle.
Then went and got a haircut and some lunch, popped out for a 90 miles motorcycle ride out to Cirencester, off to the pub in about half an hour, Mrs Gunk and my youngest should be back from the golf around 7.30pm so we’ll have supper together. Long time since I’ve had a full day to myself, it was rather nice!
Then went and got a haircut and some lunch, popped out for a 90 miles motorcycle ride out to Cirencester, off to the pub in about half an hour, Mrs Gunk and my youngest should be back from the golf around 7.30pm so we’ll have supper together. Long time since I’ve had a full day to myself, it was rather nice!
They will have had a good day watching the golf.
There is a good chance a Spaniard (Elvira) will win his 1st ever major and take home £1M which is very nice.
A guy got a hole in one at the designated hole and won a BMW worth £70K+.
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he blew it on the last hole... he lost his bottle and played like I used to. Threw away 2 shots and came 2nd. He will be sick.
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A whole five pounds....you spoil that woman.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Widnes
If the weather has been dry for a while then I have a lovely ride that goes to that tunnel and then over the top on the old horse path
There is another tunnel further on and if I keep going that way I get to the Canal lift that raises and lowers boats from the Trent&Mersey canal to the River Weaver
(they have a cafe as well)
but that is "being repaired" at the moment and has been for a while!
Apparently they are currently inspecting the Preston Brook tunnel to check it is all OK
the canal when I join it is the Bridgewater canal - the second oldest in the country
it is owned by Peel Holding and not the Canal and River Trust
it changes to the Trent&Mersey Canal at the start of the Preston Brook tunnel
but the "stop lock" (a lock with gates and all that but only a VERY small change in water level - but loss of water from one does not affect the other) is a short distance AFTER the tunnel
BTW - teh Bridgewater canal is built differently in a very important way
The slope of the canal bank in places where it is higher than the surrounding land - is much steeper than for later canals - I think it is 25 degrees and newer ones (i.e. most of them) are 33 degrees
which makes the banks less able to resist breaches than other canals
I read stuff!!
and I sometimes remember it correctly!!!
Now put you paper away neatly and line up by the door ready to leave
Oh sorry - went back to teach mode for a while there
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
We've left your parcel in the safe place in the delivery instructions 😲 🤣 🤣
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Stop lock. That's interesting I hadn't heard of this before. I suppose if one owns a canal one would want to preserve your water and prevent rivals acquiring it.
Mrs Tkk returned with 3 pieces of cake. A piece of ginger cake which I scoffed, a piece of Lemon drizzle cake which we shared and a slice of chocolate cake which we will share tomorrow. The church hall was packed, quite a few cyclists dropping in partway through their rides. I've not asked if there's any change from my fiver yet😉
