Had some interesting pictures mailed to me yesterday by reader and friend of The Brownhills Blog David Dalley. They’re taken on the canal, near Chasewater at Anglesey Basin, where it seems British Waterways are experiencing a bit of an ‘Oh shit!’ moment. Will check it out myself later…
Hi Bob
Just been down the canal by chasewater and saw this.
Not only that, but they seem to be lowering the level of the canal via crane brook, with a dam just by wharf lane bridge.
Dave
My thanks to David for the pictures and tipoff. That has to be a very bad day at work for someone. I wonder if the water is being lowered solely to recover the boat?
This is a dredging vessel. I would imagine that British Waterways are clearing out the basin as part of the Chasewater Dam works. That's gotta hurt. The booms round the boat are to stop oil escapes spreading. Picture supplied by David Dalley.
Canals - if possible - are always dammed at the narrowest part possible, as the force on the dam can be considerable. Often this is at under bridges, many of which have slots in them for dam erection. Picture supplied by David Dalley.
Those swans look a bit cheesed off. Wonder it they've worked out they can walk or fly around the dam yet? Not the brightest birds ever created. Picture supplied by David Dalley.