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Narrow Boat Albert: Waterways' Books
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Blog of Steve and Maggie Parkins 60ft narrowboat based on the Grand Union Canal; including Steves reviews of old waterways books. Ruston and Hornsby 2YWM Mk V. Kennet and Avon Boat Builders. Here is a catalogue of my waterway's books. I mostly collect older books about rivers and canals, but not exclusively. I am particularly keen on early leisure cruising. In some cases have more than one copy of books. Sometimes, as with Tom Rolt's. I only rarely find books that are not in his list. 11-Anon- BW 7-Cruis...
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Narrow Boat Albert: Baxter's Dry Dock
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Blog of Steve and Maggie Parkins 60ft narrowboat based on the Grand Union Canal; including Steves reviews of old waterways books. Ruston and Hornsby 2YWM Mk V. Kennet and Avon Boat Builders. Took Albert into the dry dock at Yardley Gobion to have the hull blacked and the gunwhales repainted. We take the boat into dry dock every 2 years. The view above is of the partially drained dock before Jon and Ian started work. Posted by Steve Parkin. Tuesday, November 21, 2006. Listen to Albert (Video Clip). Associ...
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Narrow Boat Albert: Tixall
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Blog of Steve and Maggie Parkins 60ft narrowboat based on the Grand Union Canal; including Steves reviews of old waterways books. Ruston and Hornsby 2YWM Mk V. Kennet and Avon Boat Builders. We left Aston Marina. On Sunday afternoon and went but a short distance south to Burston for the night. The weather was warm and sunny. And rained for about an hour. Mooring at Tixall Wide. Our neighbours lined up to greet us. In the afternoon we visited the Canal Farm Shop. Tree based fungi at Great Haywood. Albert ...
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Narrow Boat Albert: Wolesley Bridge and Ingestre
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Blog of Steve and Maggie Parkins 60ft narrowboat based on the Grand Union Canal; including Steves reviews of old waterways books. Ruston and Hornsby 2YWM Mk V. Kennet and Avon Boat Builders. Wolesley Bridge and Ingestre. Yesterday we left Tixall Wide in the morning and reversed onto the water point at Great Haywood Junction. Sounds simple, of course, but it was "fun". It was even more "fun" when the hotel boat pair, Duke and Duchess. Waiting at Colwich Lock. This morning saw us travelling south towards R...
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Retirement with No Problem - Boaters Blogs
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Retirement with No Problem - Boaters Blogs. There are so many boaters blogs now, there really is plenty of interesting reading. Some of the boaters that we have met or passed with a wave are featured in the centre of the page. Saturday, 14 November 2009. Matilda Rose in Europe. The Capt. and Belle. Retirement with No Problem. See the latest Blogs. Update and Subscribe to No Problem's newest feed. No Problem's own Blog. A blogging break while we welcome the family around Shillingford. Wild, Wet and Windy!
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Narrow Boat Albert: January 2015
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Blog of Steve and Maggie Parkins 60ft narrowboat based on the Grand Union Canal; including Steves reviews of old waterways books. Ruston and Hornsby 2YWM Mk V. Kennet and Avon Boat Builders. Canal History from Above. Web site and it makes fascinating viewing for history buffs. And the Gas Works. In 1937 alongside the Grand Union Canal. The details of this image can be found here. The historic stove/range connection remains. Leamington Spa from above 2014. The site has a Canal History Group. The details o...
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Narrow Boat Albert: Kennet & Avon Boat Builders
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Blog of Steve and Maggie Parkins 60ft narrowboat based on the Grand Union Canal; including Steves reviews of old waterways books. Ruston and Hornsby 2YWM Mk V. Kennet and Avon Boat Builders. Kennet and Avon Boat Builders. 60 - 60 ft length. T - traditional stern. 2YWM - the code of the engine, Ruston and Hornsby 2YWM Mk V. 12 - the 12th boat built by the company. 94 - the year 1994, Albert's shell was delivered in February 1994. So this leaves me still wondering about MD. Answers on a post-card? Were rec...
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Narrow Boat Albert: February 2015
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Blog of Steve and Maggie Parkins 60ft narrowboat based on the Grand Union Canal; including Steves reviews of old waterways books. Ruston and Hornsby 2YWM Mk V. Kennet and Avon Boat Builders. Yes we had the fire on in August! And more recently in March 2013. Over the last year it was clear that the Brunel was on borrowed time so over the winter I started the process of looking for a replacement. Old Brunel 1 stove and saloon. Brunel stoves are no longer sold by Midland Chandlers. Posted by Steve Parkin.
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Narrow Boat Albert: How to pronounce River Nene
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Blog of Steve and Maggie Parkins 60ft narrowboat based on the Grand Union Canal; including Steves reviews of old waterways books. Ruston and Hornsby 2YWM Mk V. Kennet and Avon Boat Builders. How to pronounce River Nene. Albert moored on the River Nene or Nen in 2005. As residents of Northamptonshire we are very aware that the pronunciation of the River Nene varies with locality. In most of Northamptonshire it is usually pronounced Nen. Our local BBC TV News ( Look East. And that in the 20. And that the b...