Oblisk Cruising Log -  October, 2002

Narrowboat Oblisk Moved by Mel & June for 'Chalkie' & Barbara
From Blue Water Marina (Thorne, South Yorkshire)
To Gayton Marina (Grand Union Canal - Northampton Arm)

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SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION

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Oblisk

Friday 3:30     Left Blue Water Marina    
11-10-02 3:40 3:45   Lift Bridge 1         (Wykewell - Fully Automatic)    
  3:50 4:00   Swing Bridge 2    (Moores - manual barriers)    
  4:15 4:25   Swing Bridge 3    (Mauds - all manual)  Free Range Eggs !
  4:55 5:05   Swing Bridge 4    (Medge Hall / Crook O'Moor - 1 manual barrier)
  5:20 5:30   Swing Bridge 5    (Godnow - manual barrier)    
  5:50     Crowle Road Bridge    
  6:30 6:40   Swing Bridge 6   (Vazon - manua) + Rail Bridge    
  6:50     Moored at Keadby 3:20 1

 

Tidal River Trent

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VHF Channel 74 for BW Locks
VHF Channel 6 for Commercial Traffic

Keadby Lock 01724  782 205
West Stockwith Lock 01427  890 204
Torksey Lock 01427  718 202
Cromwell Lock 01636  821 213
Saturday 9:30 10:00   Keadby Lock  (with 2 other narrowboats for West Stockwith)
12-10-02 10:05     Keadby Road Bridge  (left hand arch)    
  10:25     M180 Bridge    
  10:30     Old Mill    
  10:45     Gas Mains 1    
  10:50     Gas Mains 2    
  11:15     Crooked Billet Pub  (Gunthorpe ?)    
  11:50     River Idle    
  11:55     West Stockwith Lock (Chesterfield Canal)    
  12:40     GainsboroughWharves (Pontoon Moorings )    
  12:45     Road Bridge    
  12:55     Gainsborough Rail Viaduct    
        Trent Port Pumping Station    
  2:00     Torksey Viaduct    
  2:15     Moored on Torksey Cut & Pontoon Moorings 4.75 2

Tidal River Trent  -  High Spring Tide but a lot of Fresh due to Heavy Rain

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VHF Channel 74 for BW Locks
VHF Channel 6 for Commercial Traffic

Keadby Lock 01724  782 205
West Stockwith Lock 01427  890 204
Torksey Lock 01427  718 202
Cromwell Lock 01636  821 213

Punching Water to Cromwell due to Winter Lock Keeper Hours  (4.00 finish at Cromwell Lock)
Sunday 8:35     Left Torksey Lock Pontoon Moorings 72 km  

THICK FOG IN TIDAL RIVER !!
13/10/02 9:05     Lafarge Loading Staithe + Torksey Power Station 71  
  9:15 9:35   Sunken Island (part visible) - Keep LEFT 70-68.5  
  10:15     Dunham Toll Bridge 66-65  
  10:20 10:30   Dunham Pontoon Moorings 66-65  
        Sunken Island - Keep RIGHT 63-62  
  11:10     Fledborough Rail Viaduct 62  
  11:55     Normanton Island - keep RIGHT    
  2:35 2:50 3:15 Cromwell Lock - Moor for Meal  (47 km) 47  

 

River Trent

3:40       Muskham Ferry Pub (Moorings)    
4:30 4:40     Newark Nether Lock  (shared with GRP cruiser Gay Gem)    
4:50       New Marina    
4:55       Newark BW Moorings 8:20 3
Monday 1:00     Left BW Moorings    
14-10-02       Newark Castle & Barge Pub    
  1:10 1:40   Newark Town Lock    
        River Devon from LEFT + Newark Marina    
  1:50     Newark Marina - Diesel + New Starting Battery    
        Moored for night - £10 deposit for gate key 0:50 4
Tuesday 9:20     Left Newark Marina    
15-10-02       Weir on RIGHT    
        Farndon & Farndon Harbour Marina    
        Fiskerton    
  11:40 12:15   Hazelford Lock    
        'Hazelford Ferry'  Pontoon Moorings    

'Hazel ford Ferry' is now a 'Nursing Home'

  1:45 2:15   Gunthorpe Lock  (Rubbish Disposal, etc)    
  2:20     Moored at top of Gunthorpe Lock 5:00 5
Wednesday 10:35     Left Gunthorpe Mooring    
16-10-02 12:25 12:45   Stoke Bardolph Lock    
      River Trent VERY high & VERY fast !!  
  3:50 4:20   Holme Locks    
  5:10 5:40 6:10 Meadow Lane Lock  (+ Meal)    

 

BEESTON & NOTTINGHAM CANAL

  6:25 6:45   Castle Lock    
  6:55     Moored near Sainsbury's 7:35 6
Thursday       Day in Nottingham 0 7
Friday 8:15     Left Sainsbury's moorings    
18-10-02 9:15     Moored at Beeston    
  10:20 10:40   Beeston Lock    

 

River Trent

  10:45     Beeston Marina    
  11:05 11:10   Keep RIGHT of Barton Island    
  12:25 12:45   Cranfleet Lock    
  12:50     Cranfleet Flood Gates    
  12:55     Trent Junction    
  1:15 1:35  

Sawley Lock(s)  -  LHS  (Hydraulic)

    
  1:35 1:40   Chat to Bob & Barbara (Lock Keeper) Remember Marian    
  1:45 2:05   Sawley Flood Lock    
  2:10     M1    

 

TRENT & MERSEY CANAL
  2:20 2:35   Derwent Mouth Lock    
  2:45     Floodgates    
  2:55 3:10   Shardlow Lock    
  3:35 3:45   Aston Lock    
  4:20 4:50   Weston Lock    
  5:55 6:10   Swarkestone Lock    
  7:10     Moored Below Stenson Lock (Dark) - Bubble Inn & Boat 9:50 8
Saturday 7:45 8:25   Stenson Lock  (12' 4")  (NARROW Locks from here)    
19-10-02 10:30 10:50 11:00 Dallow Lane Lock  (+ Chris - email info)    
  11:15     Jannel Cruisers    
        BURTON-UPON-TRENT    
  11:35 11:50   Branston Lock    
  12:05 12:15   Tatenhill Lock    
  1 2:40 12:50 1:00 Barton Lock  (Stuck on Bywash !)    
        Barton Turn Pub & Marina    
  1:30 1:40   Wychnor Lock    
        Cross River Trent    
  2:00 2:10   Alrewas Lock  (01283) 790236    
  2:30 2:40   Bagnall Lock    
  2:55 3:15   Common Lock    
  3:20 3:30   Hunts Lock    
  3:35 3:40   Keepers Lock    
  3:45 4:00   Junction Lock    
        Fradley Junction    

 

COVENTRY  CANAL

        Swing Bridge    
  6:00     Moored  AFTER Bridge 79  (Wittingham) 10:15 9
Sunday 10:30     Left Wittingham Mooring    
20-10-02 11:30     Hopwas Village - Moorings, Pubs, Post Office, etc  
  12:30     Fazeley Junction (Birmingham & Fazeley)    
  12:45     Barge & Barrel - Moorings    
  12:50 1:20 1:35 2 Locks + fish landing net cleared from prop !  
  2:15     Alverton    
  3:45 4:15   Cuppa at bottom of Atherstone Locks    
  4:15 6:00   6 locks -Moored for night    
         Good Pub & Chinese Takeaway

7:30

10

Monday 9:00 10:00   Remaining 5 locks of Atherstone 7

 

  
21-10-02 10:50     Peel's Wharf - Good Pub & Moorings ?    
  12:15     Moored at Nuneaton  (bridge 20) Shopping, etc 3:15 11
Tuesday 9:00     Left Nuneaton Mooring    
22-10-02 9:45     Marston Junction  (Ashby Canal)    
  10:35     Hawksbury Junction  (Coventry Arm)    

 

NORTH  OXFORD  CANAL

  10:40 10:50   Stop Lock    
  12:50 2:20   Stretton Stop - Diesel, Water, etc    
  4:15     Rugby    
  5:00 5:40   Hillmorton Locks - 3 PAIRS of narrow locks - Rugby Radio Tx
  6:00     Moored after bridge 73  (poor moorings - plank 'nearly' required)
         

9:00

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Wednesday 7:55     Left bridge 73 mooring    
23-10-02 9:30     Braunston Junction    

 

GRAND UNION CANAL

  9:50 11:15   Braunston Locks (6)    
  11:20 1145   Braunston Tunnel  (2042 yds)    
  12:20     Norton Junction    
  12:40 2:25   7 Locks (DOWN)  
  3:20     Weedon    
  4:30     Moored at Bugbrook 8:35 13
Thursday 12:50 1:20 1:35 2 Locks + fish landing net cleared from prop !  
24-10-02 8.30     Left Bugbrook Mooring    
  9:25 9:50   Gayton Junction  (BW Services) 1:05 14
  10:00     Gayton Marina  (Northamptom Arm)  

 

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