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Recent Content by baldbof

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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    The short answer is 'yes' to all the questions. The section of rail we found has been moved to a safe location as has the weigh-house roof tiles...
    Post by: baldbof, May 25, 2025 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    Hopefully, once C&RT are satisfied that we have all the relevant protocols in place, we can resume lock restoration. Unfortunately, due to the...
    Post by: baldbof, May 3, 2025 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    You're probably referring to Lock 11 near Cropwell Bishop - that section is dry due to the local gypsum reacting against the puddling clay which...
    Post by: baldbof, May 1, 2025 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    What started this thread, was a question about a lump of metal that had been discovered in the undergrowth whilst we were clearing the ground at...
    Post by: baldbof, Oct 7, 2024 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    Another recently made video of the canal. [MEDIA]
    Post by: baldbof, Jul 28, 2024 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    Yes, a very sad incident which has heightened our own awareness that our activities can bite. I'm told that work on Lock 13 is being held in...
    Post by: baldbof, Jul 7, 2024 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    Damn!! You beat me to it!!
    Post by: baldbof, Jun 21, 2024 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    Hi folks, Something visible happening at Lock 13 apart from the vegetation clearance. The team have started installing the temporary by-wash...
    Post by: baldbof, Feb 4, 2024 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    I need to make a slight correction to yesterday's post - 'Donk' is not a Shire horse, he is a Belgian Draught (or Draft) Horse. Still a...
    Post by: baldbof, Dec 16, 2023 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    One for @FearOfManchester, here's the restored winch on its plinth next to the slipway. [ATTACH] Now the reveal. I mentioned in the...
    Post by: baldbof, Dec 15, 2023 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    Very much so. The winch has been installed on a plinth and has a new cable wrapped around the drum.; it's quite hard work using it to haul a boat...
    Post by: baldbof, Dec 10, 2023 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    Hi folks, Thought I had better do an update on our various activities. I had mentioned previously about clearing and proving the feeder from...
    Post by: baldbof, Dec 3, 2023 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Retirement of RAF Hercules

    Don't forget Billy Butlin's Redcoat Air Cargo which bought some ex-RAF Brittanias to do the re-supply flights to Belize which had previously been...
    Post by: baldbof, Jun 23, 2023 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Retirement of RAF Hercules

    With the Hercs (and Concorde) at Fairford in 1969 then Brize in 1974 with the Shiny Fleet - I must be pre-prehistoric. ;) Still think it's an...
    Post by: baldbof, Jun 22, 2023 in forum: Everything Else Heritage
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    Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.

    Hi folks, We are about to seriously commence restoration of Lock 13, the Friday team have been carrying out investigations and vegetation removal...
    Post by: baldbof, Jun 22, 2023 in forum: Everything Else Heritage