Day
25: Norbury Junction for the weekend
10.5
miles and 1 lock in 4 engine hours
I
went into town for some shopping and considered whether to stop on
for the British Lions Test in a local pub. With the 'window' of
getting cheap diesel at Wheaton Aston before it closed and that we
had no TV or 3-dongle at Brewood – it was off we set.
Interesting looking barge – we followed this up into Birmingham 2
years ago
The long straights – typical of Telford's modern design(1835 Brimingham
and Liverpool Junction Canal)
Equally, a straight route means cutting abound – here at Ryehill
Cutting near Br.No.23
'Thomas Telford' watches over us as we go under Bridge 25
On
the way up, I noticed a boat at High Onn Wharf from Valencia Wharf –
home of the Les Allen Yard – our hull builder. Having been on the
Birmingham Canals and spoken with boaters from the Allen Register,
I've improved my skill at spotting an Allen built boat.
Here
is the one at High Onn Wharf (for canal boat anoraks!)
Typical Allen bow
Typical Allen counter
The
desire to shorten navigation route (and therefore save valuable
travel time) required all of Telford's engineering ability to pick
the route through undulating terrain.
Here
it approaches Gnossal and the band of sandstone traversing the
Shropshire plain.
Narrow cutting approaching Gnossal Tunnel
This is a 'rough cut' tunnel showing the sandstone rock
Emerging into the sunlight again!
Possibly blocks of stone were cut for use on the canal elsewhere?
We
arrived at Norbury Junction for the weekend – good TV for the F1 at
Silverstone and the Tour de France! And a pint of ale.
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