On the Kennet & Avon
At Seend, Kennet & Avon
Start of the Caen Flight, Devizes
At Pewsey Wharf
Pewsey Wharf
Kennet & Avon Canal
Near Hungerford, Kennet & Avon Canal
Moored at Abindon, River Thames
At Abingdon, River Thames
Somerton Deep Lock, Oxford Canal
Geese at Somerton, Oxford Canal
Napton Flight, Oxford Canal
Pewsey Wharf, Kennet & Avon Canal
Napton, Oxford Canal
Oxford Canal
Braunston Stop House, Grand Union
Newbold, North Oxford Canal
Brinklow, North Oxford Canal with NB Beattie
Sutton Stop, Coventry Canal
Boat Fire near Tamworth
Lunch break on the Trent & Mersey Canal
Tixall Wide, Staffs & Worcester Canal
Tixall Wide with sunset
Galley, Staffs & Worcester Canal
Staffs & Worcester Canal
Bratch Top Lock, Staffs & Worecester
Vortex at Bratch Middle Lock, Staffs & Worcester Canal
Stourton Junction, Staffs & Worecester
Maggie from the side hatch
Birmingham
Gas Street Basin, Birmingham
Narrowboat Lion at Lime Kiln Wharf, Stratford Canal
Narrowboats Lion and Albert at Lime Kiln Wharf, Stratford Canal
Hatton Locks, Grand Union Canal
Hatton Flight, Grand Union
Stop for tea, Grand Union Canal
Galley, Staffs & Worcester
Staffs & Worcester
Bratch, Staffs & Worcester
Stourbridge
Birmingham Main Line
Worcester Bar, Birmingham
NIA, Birmingham
Top of Farmers Bridge Flight, Birmingham
Ouzzells Loop, Birmingham
Kings Norton Junction, Stratford Canal
A weed hatch job - leather jacket around the prop! Kings Norton Junction
Lapworth Locks, Stratford Canal
Banbury Lane New Bridge, Grand Union Canal
Old Bridge Banbury Lane, Grand Union
Watford Locks, Leicester Line Grand Union Canal
Watford Locks, Leicester Line
Morning Mist, Winwick, Leicester Line
Leicester Line Grand Union Canal
Reflections, Leicester LIne Grand Union Canal
Rural Idyll, Leicester Line Grand Union Canal
Foxton Top Lock, Leicester Line Grand Union Canal
Foxton Locks, Leicester Line Grand Union Canal
Albert descends Foxton Locks, Leicester Line
Lunch at Market Harborough, Leicester Line Grand Union Canal
Leicester, River Soar
Phone call at Leicester, River Soar
Belgrave Lock, River Soar
Belgrave Lock, River Soar (Space Centre)
Rain at Sileby Mill, Leicester Line
Boat washing on the River Soar, Kegworth!
A wet day on the River Trent
Taking on water at Sawley Lock, River Trent
Clock Warehouse, Shardlow, Trent & Mersey Canal
Trent and Mersey Canal
Fradley Locks, Trent & Mersey Canal
In the queue at Fradley Locks, Trent & Mersey Canal
Waiting for Colmwich Lock, Trent & Mersey Canal
More waiting at Colmwich Lock, Trent & Mersey Canal
Barns at Colmwich, Trent & Mersey Canal
River Trent, Colmwich
Great Haywood Jumction, Staffs & Worcester Canal
Hot air ballon over Tixall Wide, Staffs & Worcester Canal
Harvest Moon at Great Haywood
Hot air ballon over Tixall Wide
Reflections, Tixall Wide
Hot air balloon and boats at Tixall Wide
Hot air balloon at Tixall Wide
Meal at Tixall Wide
Great Haywood Junction
Bradley Green, Coventry Canal
Atherstone Flight, Coventry Canal
Atherstone Top Lock, Coventry Canal
Blacksmith at Stoke Golding, Ashby Canal
Denis Fellows, Blacksmith sharpening our carving knife, Stoke Golding
Blacksmith boats at Stoke Golding, Ashby Canal
Ashby Canal
Ashby Canal Scene
All Oak Wood, North Oxford Canal
Alberts Cans, Stowe Hill, Grand Union Canal
Water stop at Sawley Lock, River Trent
View of Flore from Stowe Hill, Grand Union Canal
Albert at Flore, Grand Union Canal
Marsworth, Grand Union Canal
Lindslade, Grand Union Canal
Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock, Grand Union Canal
Stoke Bruerne Top Lock, Grand Union Canal
Albert Boatman's Table
President & Kildare arriving at the Blisworth Tunnel Centenary Celebrations, June 2005
President & Kildare passing Albert at the Blisworth Tunnel Centenary Celebrations, June 2005
Blisworth Tunnel Centenary Celebrations, June 2005
Kingfisher at the Blisworth Tunnel Centenary Celebrations, June 2005
President & Kildare at the Blisworth Tunnel Centenary Celebrations, June 2005
President & Kildare in Stoke Bruerne Locks at the Blisworth Tunnel Centenary Celebrations, June 2005
Rose & Castle Morris, Blisworth Tunnel Centenary Celebrations, June 2005
Shirley, Geoff & Maggie, Blisworth Tunnel Centenary Celebrations, June 2005
Kelvin in engine 'ole
President
Albert at Blisworth Tunnel Centenary Celebrations, June 2005
Manouvering at Kingfisher Marina
Stoke Bruerne Flight, Grand Union
Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union
Welcome refreshments at Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union
Blisworth, Grand Union
Northampton Arm, Grand Union
Passing under the MI, Northampton Arm, Grand Union
Weedy section, Northampton Arm, Grand Union
Northampton, River Nene
Stupid sign! - Northampton, River Nene
Double scull, Northampton, River Nene
Weston Favell Lock, River Nene
Hazard sign, River Nene
River Nene
Manual Guillotine Lock, River Nene
Weed cutting, Wellingborough, River Nene
near Wellingborough, River Nene
Radial gate, River Nene
Overnight at Rushden & Diamonds, River Nene
Lots of water, River Nene
Denford Lock, River Nene
Thrapston, River Nene
Islip Lock, River Nene
Wadenhoe, River Nene
Anne, Edward & Maggie, Wadenhoe, River Nene
Anne & Maggie, Wadenhoe, River Nene
Steve, Wadenhoe, River Nene
Wadenhoe Church, River Nene
Aston, River Nene
Fotheringhay, River Nene
Wansford, River Nene
Water Orton, River Nene
Peterborough, River Nene
Ashline Lock, Middle Level
Middle Level
March, Middle Level
Upwell, Middle Level
Salters Load Lock, Middle Level
Weed Hatch Job! - Salters Load Lock, Middle Level
Stuck! - Salters Load Lock, Middle Level
Denver Sluice, Great Ouse
Ely, Great Ouse
River Cam
Jesus Lock, Cambridge, River Cam
Jesus Green, Cambridge, River Cam
Wicken Fen
Ely, River Cam
Great Ouse
River Wissey
Outwell, Middle Level
Lilford Lock, River Nene
Tight squeeze! - Islip, River Nene
With Morriaty on the River Nene
Rushden & Diamonds, River Nene
Lower Wellingborough Lock, River Nene
Blisworth Tunnel Southern Portal, Grand Union
Kingfisher Marina, Grand Union
Crossing the River Ouse Aqueduct - "Iron Trunk", Cosgrove, Grand Union
Car in the canal, Grand Union, Simpson, Milton Keynes
Blacking 2006
Repainted Bow Flares, 2006
Repainted Roof, 2006
Blacking, 2006
Breaking Ice, February 2007
Developments at the Royal Train Shed Wolverton
Patches asleep on Albert
Patches out for a walk at Old Linslade
Old Linslade mooring
Old Linslade
Stoke Hammond Lock, Grand Union
Locks 1 & 2 Aylesbury Arm, Grand Union
Narrow lock on Aylesbury Arm
Patches in the sun!
Easter eggs and daffodils
Aylesbury basin. Inland Revenue on the left.
Aylsebury Arm
Reeds on the Aylesbury Arm
Following a hire boat on the Ayelsbury Arm
Red House Lock, Aylesbury Arm
Traction Engine at the Red Lion, Marsworth
Road roller at the Red Lion, Marsworth
Steam at the Red Lion, Marsworth
Wooden boat Hood at Marsworth
Marsworth flight, Grand Union
Hot air balloon, Bulborne
Sunset over Tring reservoirs
Swan and reeds, Tring reservoirs
Toad found in the Grand Union canal at Marsworth
Patches walking with Steve at Old Linslade
Patches at the side hatch
Great Linford
Great Ouse, Great Linford
Grand Union, Great Linford
Port of London - Thames Conservancy Boundary Monument
Location?, Thames 63
Henley on Thames, 1963
Steve with his mother Rose onboard Muriel III, 1963
Steve's dad Sam wearing a fetching hat, with Muriel III in a Thames Lock, 1963
In a Thames lock in 1963
Roisin & Sean Gibbard helping Maggie with Stoke Bottom Lock
The Gibbards help with the lock gate
Busy Stroke Flight
Working boats at the Friends of the Canal Museum Rally
FMS Motor Lupin
Narrow Boar Trust Pair
Squeezebox players and a threatning sky
Sqeezebox players at Stoke Top Lock (the dog has heard it all before)
Friends Rally
Butty Raymond
Paintwork of Gifford
Gifford's Boatmans Table
Gifford stove, plates and soap 'oles
Bolinder in operation
NB Swallow
NB Cyprus
Albert and very wet towpath
View of Stoke Bruerne from Albert
Inspection Launch Kingfisher heading back to Yardley Gobion
Denis Fellows making us a keb from an old fork; burning out the handle
Bending the prongs
Nearly finished
Running engines
Fenders
Back cabin with lots of plates
Colin Dundas signwriting NB Towcester
NB Stour and model narrow boats in Stoke Top Lock
Headlamp on Stour
Detail of Stour's cabinside
NB Jubilee
NBs Raymond & Nutfield
Albert coming up the Stoke Flight with Jubilee Mike Partridge steering and Trevor Maggs along for the ride
Jubilee and Albert share Stoke Top Lock
Lots of boats at Stoke Bruerne No not a Defra Blockade!
Plenty of water overflowing the gates at Stoke Bottom Lock
Lucas King of the Road Lamps
Morris Oxford with Lucas Bi-Flex Headlamps
Charles Byford-Jones (3) leading Daisy pulling Nepture
Morning on the canal
WRD Chronometer
Daisy
Daisy onboard Albert (note the temporary furniture - the suite was being recovered)
Watford Flight
Staircase Watford Flight
Tunnel Light
Autumn Gongoozlers at the Watford Flight
Daisy discovers ducks
Autmun colours at Crick
Cracks Hill, Crick
Albert, Crick
View from Cracks Hill, Crick
Southern Portal, Crick Tunnel
Waiting for the Watford Flight with the M1 behind
New Inn, Long Buckby
Steve at the sink