#narrowboats — Public Fediverse posts
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📍: Culvert 29, Rookery, Trent & Mersey Canal
🗺️: https://www.osm.org/go/eu1hjK~Or-?m
📸: Photo by Wildlife Terry on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2m8ZWMa#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #towpathwalk #trentmerseycanal #wheelock #narrowboats #canalnarrowboat #cheshireringcanal
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“Tunnel und Unterführungen” / Tunnels and underpasses
Chirk Tunnel, 1990 (Scanned from 35mm Negative)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirk_Tunnel
Edit: added a few keywords
#Tunnel #Tunnels #Canal #Canals #Boat #Boats #NarrowBoat #NarrowBoats #River #Rivers #ChirkTunnel #LlangollenCanal #Wales #Cymru #UK #Britain #British #Photo #Photography #BNW #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #History #Historic #Historical
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“Tunnel und Unterführungen” / Tunnels and underpasses
Chirk Tunnel, 1990 (Scanned from 35mm Negative)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirk_Tunnel
Edit: added a few keywords
#Tunnel #Tunnels #Canal #Canals #Boat #Boats #NarrowBoat #NarrowBoats #River #Rivers #ChirkTunnel #LlangollenCanal #Wales #Cymru #UK #Britain #British #Photo #Photography #BNW #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #History #Historic #Historical
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Just an evening walk.
#Photography #Green #NaturePhotography #UK #Canals #UKCanals #Narrowboats
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Just an evening walk.
#Photography #Green #NaturePhotography #UK #Canals #UKCanals #Narrowboats
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3 satellite QSOs via the International Space Station
Satellite hunting on Regent's Canal, with a nice coffee while reading my book. Another successful day hunting satellites today. This time I managed 3 QSOs via the International Space Station, ISS. Thanks to MM9SQL (Peter, the developer of Cloudlog), G0BIH, and PD1B. Thanks all, 73s.https://www.runningwithbulls.com/2026/04/3-satellite-qsos-via-the-international-space-station/
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3 satellite QSOs via the International Space Station
Satellite hunting on Regent's Canal, with a nice coffee while reading my book. Another successful day hunting satellites today. This time I managed 3 QSOs via the International Space Station, ISS. Thanks to MM9SQL (Peter, the developer of Cloudlog), G0BIH, and PD1B. Thanks all, 73s.https://www.runningwithbulls.com/2026/04/3-satellite-qsos-via-the-international-space-station/
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Join us tonight as we reflect on that often under-appreciated companion to the canals, the humble towpath. We uncover its vital importance in the past and how in, recent years, its relationship with the canal has been changing. We also meet up again with E. Temple Thurston and the good captain Eynsham Harry as the meet a figure of the forgotten past.
#podcast #ukcanals #narrowboats #boatlife #lifeafloat #history
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Join us tonight as we reflect on that often under-appreciated companion to the canals, the humble towpath. We uncover its vital importance in the past and how in, recent years, its relationship with the canal has been changing. We also meet up again with E. Temple Thurston and the good captain Eynsham Harry as the meet a figure of the forgotten past.
#podcast #ukcanals #narrowboats #boatlife #lifeafloat #history
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Spring is our rooftop "garden"
📷 #FujiFilm #X-T5
🔭XF70-300mm / XF18-135#Photography #Nature #Pokemon #MorningVibes #Crocus #BloomScrolling #Narrowboats
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Spring is our rooftop "garden"
📷 #FujiFilm #X-T5
🔭XF70-300mm / XF18-135#Photography #Nature #Pokemon #MorningVibes #Crocus #BloomScrolling #Narrowboats
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@mlanger
Yes, propane! Most #narrowboats have #propane #cookers. It can also be used for #heating. Alde is probably the leading brand for producing #propane boilers for boats that will run radiators as a #domestic #boiler will.#Diesel #heaters are also popular. Eberspacher and Webasto being the main brands though many fit very competitively priced Chinese units, but I read somewhere that they are not approved for marine use and should they start a fire insurance would be invalid.
A few #liveaboard boaters have larger Aga or Rayburn oil or solid fuel fired cookers that will also drive radiators
I referred to #cooker rather than #stove deliberately. Almost all privately owned narrow boats have small traditional style #solidfuel
(wood/coal) stoves fitted. On 19th century #boats theses would have been used both for heating and cooking. On modern boats they are usually stand alone heaters in the saloon, but some will be fitted with boilers and drive radiators elsewhere on the boat. -
@mlanger
Yes, propane! Most #narrowboats have #propane #cookers. It can also be used for #heating. Alde is probably the leading brand for producing #propane boilers for boats that will run radiators as a #domestic #boiler will.#Diesel #heaters are also popular. Eberspacher and Webasto being the main brands though many fit very competitively priced Chinese units, but I read somewhere that they are not approved for marine use and should they start a fire insurance would be invalid.
A few #liveaboard boaters have larger Aga or Rayburn oil or solid fuel fired cookers that will also drive radiators
I referred to #cooker rather than #stove deliberately. Almost all privately owned narrow boats have small traditional style #solidfuel
(wood/coal) stoves fitted. On 19th century #boats theses would have been used both for heating and cooking. On modern boats they are usually stand alone heaters in the saloon, but some will be fitted with boilers and drive radiators elsewhere on the boat. -
Newark-on-Trent (Nottinghamshire), July 2025
#photography #ukphotographer #documentingplace #documentingspace #newtopographics #nikonphotography #Newark #narrowboats #marina
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Newark-on-Trent (Nottinghamshire), July 2025
#photography #ukphotographer #documentingplace #documentingspace #newtopographics #nikonphotography #Newark #narrowboats #marina
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I just reviewed Barging In by Emily Banting 📚
#wlw #romance #enemiestolovers #businessrivals #family #friends #relationships #change #selfdiscovery #marriage #Englishcountryside #narrowboats #baking #indieauthors @emilybanting
https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/10/16/barging-in/
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It's a blustery, moonless night—perfect for some cozy listening. Join us tonight on the Erica as we reminisce about the inconsequential things that bring so much joy and provide such important anchor points to our lives.
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It's a blustery, moonless night—perfect for some cozy listening. Join us tonight on the Erica as we reminisce about the inconsequential things that bring so much joy and provide such important anchor points to our lives.
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@mlanger
Yes, #narrowboats have tillers. That means that anyone with any experience of boats can steer it with ease. Stand at the back. Push the tiller to the right and the stern moves to the right - and you can see it's going to the right. (Just like the trolleys you get at garden centres with fixed wheels at the front and casters at the back)Compare that with the cruiser you'll hire on the Norfolk Broads. Many of them have a single level cabin, no wheelhouse, no flybridge - there's bridges with 8ft clearance or less to get under. They'll have wheel steering in the saloon in the bows. That's when things get complicated!
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@mlanger
Yes, #narrowboats have tillers. That means that anyone with any experience of boats can steer it with ease. Stand at the back. Push the tiller to the right and the stern moves to the right - and you can see it's going to the right. (Just like the trolleys you get at garden centres with fixed wheels at the front and casters at the back)Compare that with the cruiser you'll hire on the Norfolk Broads. Many of them have a single level cabin, no wheelhouse, no flybridge - there's bridges with 8ft clearance or less to get under. They'll have wheel steering in the saloon in the bows. That's when things get complicated!
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I'm always trying to capture the theme in the week before, this one is from Friday.
Narrowboats shining in the setting sun
#BlueSkyArtShow has the #Shiny theme this Saturday.
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Made it - just!! Managed to record a quick Summer Readings episode. At a time when many of us on the canals are feeling the strain of today’s network, it is good to be reminded of just how far we’ve come — and of the grit and vision of those who fought for the future of our waterways. Tonight we listen to Tom Rolt’s account of his journey up the Stratford (North) and the ‘battle for Bridge Number 1 (Lifford Lane).'
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Made it - just!! Managed to record a quick Summer Readings episode. At a time when many of us on the canals are feeling the strain of today’s network, it is good to be reminded of just how far we’ve come — and of the grit and vision of those who fought for the future of our waterways. Tonight we listen to Tom Rolt’s account of his journey up the Stratford (North) and the ‘battle for Bridge Number 1 (Lifford Lane).'
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Devizes Wharf - on the Kennet&Avon Canal.
#photography #Devizes #KennetAndAvon #canal #narrowboats #Wiltshire -
Devizes Wharf - on the Kennet&Avon Canal.
#photography #Devizes #KennetAndAvon #canal #narrowboats #Wiltshire -
The distant roar of spring is getting louder. Why not settle down beside our warm stove tonight and join us in commerating two lives without whom this podcast would not exist.
#podcast #nature #ukcanals #grief #mentalhealth #loss #hope #spring #Narrowboats #boat #calmlistening
'Cloud Herder (Won't you spin us one last story?'
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The distant roar of spring is getting louder. Why not settle down beside our warm stove tonight and join us in commerating two lives without whom this podcast would not exist.
#podcast #nature #ukcanals #grief #mentalhealth #loss #hope #spring #Narrowboats #boat #calmlistening
'Cloud Herder (Won't you spin us one last story?'
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@mlanger
If I remember right this video mentions that there are plenty of #Americans that buy #narrowboats and #cruise them for a few months every #summerIt should give you an idea of #cost, and what you get for your money, if nothing else...
https://youtu.be/6V5HMNZtaMw?si=DZrioSZyh1Asw8On -
📍: Bridge 172 Bradford On Avon Bridge
ℹ️: road bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.3413309480334&mlon=-2.25204582126557#map=17/51.3413309480334/-2.25204582126557
📸: Photo by Mark Wordy on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/61798879@N00/20603162704#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #wiltshire #bradfordonavon #ka #canalboat #riveravon #longboats #kennetandavoncanal #narrowboats
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A wide stretch of the Grand Union #canal at Stoke Bruerne. Overcast sky. Several #narrowboats can be seen, some preparing to descend the (unseen) flight of locks to the southeast (behind the camera).
Date: 2024-06-04
Location: ///steam.pods.coveted 52°08'32.1"N 0°54'53.3"W 43RP+V3V TowcesterCanon R50 Tamron 18-200mm @ 32mm f/6.3 1/2000s ISO 1600
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A visit back to middle England for me this week. It's nice to see friends and family but I don't enjoy the crowds, costs and stresses, which are somewhat alien to me living in rural Spain. What England does have though is an interesting, beautiful and historical network of canal waterways. A heritage from its industrial past. Here's a couple of shots from a short walk I did today with @khusky
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Why not join us on the NB 'Erica' and indulge in a spot of 'coordinated loafing' tonight as we contemplate the singular consolation of ducks?
https://www.noswpod.com/ducks/
#podcast #ducks #canals #Narrowboats #lifeaboard -
We're on our holidays and so welcome to a rather truncated and spur-of-the-moment episode! However, we do bump in to Wes, Amy, and Rufus from 'Boat Time' and hear a wonderful story from Captain Arlo!
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Congratulations to Phil Speight, canal boat painter, on the recent recognition of his work in the form of an MBE.
PS. Look out for this week's bl.ag online post, which has a waterways theme. Get the email by joining the mailing list at https://bl.ag/join.
#canals #narrowboats #barges #FolkArt #folk #art #artist #honours #DecorativeArts
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#Narrowboats on the #canals by the #Kelpies in #Scotland
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Sounds like a small thing but I'm really satisfied that I managed to move my narrowboat (twice!) without crashing, and she's now all tied up with my own knots instead of neighbours helping 😀
#narrowboats #boatsThatToot #boating -
#Today our #narrowboat made its way from our ☀️ sunny old mooring on the #lancastercanal to the 🌬️ windy new one on the #shropshireunioncanal 🫤🤨😊
Pleased to have the boat safely back in the water again! I am *done* with moving houses, boats, websites… for this year at least.
Oh and climbing up a ladder onto a boat that’s swinging in mid-air is an interesting experience. Surprised myself by doing it quite competently!
