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Rugby good yard stables (Ref: 0012184 E 75_6_1)
Back of stablesRugby good yard stables (Ref: 0012184 E 75_6_1)
Rugby goods yard warehouse (Ref: 012185E 75_6_2 )
Rugy goods shedRugby goods yard warehouse (Ref: 012185E 75_6_2 )
Ruswarp Station (MBW3 @ 29m 31ch). Details of Windows in the Main Building
Ruswarp Station (MBW3 @ 29m 31ch). Details of Windows in the Main Building
Shebdon. Possibly Hazeldines Bridge No 49 (SU-075-001) (Ref: 053406)
Grid Ref. SJ 72789 27485Shebdon. Possibly Hazeldines Bridge No 49 (SU-075-001) (Ref: 053406)
Shebdon. Wharf Inn with Shebdon Aqueduct (SU-078-004) behind and to the right (Ref: 053405)
The pub closed in 2013. Grid ref. SJ 75723 26163Shebdon. Wharf Inn with Shebdon Aqueduct (SU-078-004) behind and to the right (Ref: 053405)
Shelmore Wood Aqueduct No 37B (SU-084-015) under Shelmore Embankment (Ref: 053410)
Also known as High Meadow Aqueduct. Grid ref. SJ 79369 22485Shelmore Wood Aqueduct No 37B (SU-084-015) under Shelmore Embankment (Ref: 053410)
Shovel Inn at Cowley Bridge. September 1958
Grid Ref: TQ 0512 8230 [GU-204-550]Shovel Inn at Cowley Bridge. September 1958
Shovel Inn at Cowley Bridge. September 1958
Grid Ref: TQ 0512 8230 [GU-204-550]Shovel Inn at Cowley Bridge. September 1958
Shovel Inn at Cowley Bridge. Date: June 1955
Grid Ref: TQ 0512 8230 [GU-204-550]Shovel Inn at Cowley Bridge. Date: June 1955
Sketch of the Lift Bridge on the Welford Arm
Bridge No.3. Grid Ref: SP 6395 8138 [GE-002-870]. OS maps show this as a swing bridge but they tend to use lift and swing interchangeably.Sketch of the Lift Bridge on the Welford Arm
Skipton original station façade (TJC3 @ 221m 11ch). 05 August 1955
The original Midland station at Skipton, built courtesy of the Leeds and Bradford Railway Company, as part of its extension from Keighley to Skipton which opened on 7th September 1847. The fine ornate station was built by Sugden, Simpson, and Clarke at a cost of £2,330, but was re-sited 10 chains north on 30 April 1876. The old station buildings survived for office use before being completely demolished in 1967, and the site is now occupied by a supermarketSkipton original station façade (TJC3 @ 221m 11ch). 05 August 1955
Skipton original station. Platform side (TJC3 @ 221m 11ch). 05 August 1955
The original Midland station at Skipton, built for the opening of the Shipley line. Opened 07 September 1847; re-sited 10 chains north 30 April 1876Skipton original station. Platform side (TJC3 @ 221m 11ch). 05 August 1955
Slough Arm looking towards Cowley Peachey Junction. March 1955
Looking down the cutting towards Thorney Lane Bridge, Grid Ref: TQ 0393 8047 [GG-002-700], with a Maid Line Hire Boat moored on the off side.Slough Arm looking towards Cowley Peachey Junction. March 1955
Soulbury Locks. 26/03/1955
Top Lock (No.26), Grid Ref: SP 8921 2834 [GU-139-640], looking towards Linslade.Soulbury Locks. 26/03/1955
Soulbury Locks. 26/03/1955
Looking north from Bridge 107. Grid Ref: SP 8922 2833 [GU-139-660]Soulbury Locks. 26/03/1955
Steam Dredger near Leighton Buzzard. 1956
Exact location not knownSteam Dredger near Leighton Buzzard. 1956
Stoke Bruerne
A pair of working boats approaching the southern portal of Blisworth Tunnel. Grid Ref: SP 7389 5027 [GU-103-170]. The boats moored on the right are probably waiting for the tunnel tug which is waiting, wreathed in its own smoke, in the small winding hole dug for it. The presence of the tug dates the picture as pre 1937.Stoke Bruerne
Stoke Bruerne
A pair of working boats leaving Stoke Bruerne Top Lock, heading north. Grid Ref: SP 7437 4985 [GU-103-820]Stoke Bruerne
Stoke Bruerne
Two working boat passing the mill that was to become the Canal Museum. Grid Ref: SP 7434 4991 [GU-103-560].Stoke Bruerne
Stoke Bruerne Bridge. March 1954
Grid Ref: SP 7438 4983 [GU-103-850]. Seen from the south with the steps for the Top Lock visible through the arch. The arch this side was added in about 1835 when the locks were doubled. The other arch is that of the original bridge dating from about 1805Stoke Bruerne Bridge. March 1954
Stoke Bruerne Museum. 1963
Section of NB exhibit showing the living cabin being installed for the opening of the museum. Built by Nursers at Braunston, this still forms part of the collection at the museum. Grid Ref: SP 7434 4991 [GU-103-760]Stoke Bruerne Museum. 1963
Stoke Bruerne Top Lock . March 1935
Grid Ref: SP 7437 4985 [GU-103-820]. The end building on the right is a former steam powered corn mill that became the Canal Museum in 1963. The chimney and bridge to the basin for the mill had been demolished by the time this picture was taken.Stoke Bruerne Top Lock . March 1935
Stoke Bruerne Top Lock. 06/08/59
Grid Ref: SP 7437 4985 [GU-103-820]. Looking north.Stoke Bruerne Top Lock. 06/08/59
Stoke Bruerne Top Lock. 1990
Grid Ref: SP 7437 4985 [GU-103-820]. Motor boat and butty waiting to enter the lock.Stoke Bruerne Top Lock. 1990
Stoke Bruerne Top Lock. 1990
Grid Ref: SP 7437 4985 [GU-103-820]. Motor boat and butty descending.Stoke Bruerne Top Lock. 1990
Stoke Bruerne Top Lock. 1990
Grid Ref: SP 7437 4985 [GU-103-820]. Motor boat and butty descending.Stoke Bruerne Top Lock. 1990
Stoke Bruerne. March 1954
Picture taken from Stoke Bruerne Top Lock. Grid Ref: SP 7437 4985 [GU-103-820]Stoke Bruerne. March 1954
Stoke Bruerne. May 1953
Picture taken from Stoke Bruerne Top Lock, Grid Ref: SP 7437 4985 [GU-103-820], with the Boat Inn on the left and the mill that became Canal Museum ten years later on the right.Stoke Bruerne. May 1953
Stores section, fixed bridge. 26/09/1961
The bridge is at the eastern end of the turning basin. Grid Ref: SP 6276 5957 [GU-085-410]. Shown here are the remains of a hydraulically operated Scherzer Bascule bridge, installed when the railway sidings were extended to the southern side of the canal. The quadrants and the water tank that were located on the right hand side have been removed when the bridge was fixed.Stores section, fixed bridge. 26/09/1961
Stores Section, Fixed Bridge. Date: 26/09/1961
Grid Ref: SP 6272 5957 [GU-085-410]. This bridge on the western side of the basin was originally a swing one.Stores Section, Fixed Bridge. Date: 26/09/1961
Stores section. 26/09/1961
Looking east from the current end of the canal, Grid Ref: SP 6254 5956 [GU-085-410], towards the main entrance.Stores section. 26/09/1961
