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Take no notice. What stoppages?

On February 28, 2010 By mike

Last week we came down the 19 frozen and snow covered Lapworth locks from Birmingham and I meant to mention the notice pinned to the balance beams of lock 20, the bottom lock of the flight if arriving from the Grand Union.  I knew it to be untrue, having just arrived from the other direction but [...]

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Dangerous sign of the week

On January 13, 2010 By mike

While I was working in Little Venice and I used to pass under this sign at Lisson Grove Estate on the Regents Canal half a dozen times a day. Always made me smile.

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Self Service on the Thames

On November 18, 2009 By mike

Its nice to see that British Waterways are not the only ones who can waste money through board room decsions that don’t work in practice.

In the last 18 months, the Environment Agency has placed a sign at each end of every lock on the Thames to indicate whether a lock keeper is on duty.  [...]

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