Church Eaton to Bridge 42. No locks, one very small tunnel.


Bridge 42 has another traditional pub next to it. Ciders and real ale being a speciality. This fact had absolutely no influence on our choice of mooring for the night.




The "Shroppie" is a very straight canal and you feel that you could see from one end to the other. This cutting is through solid rock just south of the Cowley tunnel (no more than a large bridge) when you think of the amount of rock those Navvies had to shift with picks and shovels to cut this channel out of the hill it makes your mind boggle.

Here's the entrance to the tunnel from along the cut, not too much room for manoeuvre !

A bridge with a difference! one small telegraph pole in the hole.

This poor old BW boat was well and truly sunk, there were even some small trees growing aboard.


On the subject of things growing, does anyone know what the name is of the giant mushroom growing on the side of this tree?

Well, the Cider house is calling,

until tomorrow......................