Category: Ashby Canal Photos

Leaving the Coventry Canal and entering the Ashby Canal at Marston Junction.

Trinity Marina at Hinckley on the Ashby Canal.

Ashby Trip Boats at Sutton Wharf on the Ashby Canal

Sutton Wharf on the Ashby Canal.

Trip Boats waiting at Sutton Wharf.

Market Bosworth Station on the preserved Battlefield Line.

Attractive cottages at Market Bosworth.

Market Bosworth.

Market Bosworth.

Market Bosworth.

Market Bosworth.

Twenty three babies with just one parent present.

Just one adult visible with twenty three babies.

Shackerstone.

Shackerstone.

Mileposts along the Ashby Canal are marked with the distance from Marston Junction (with the Coventry Canal) and the end of the navigation.

Snarestone village near the limit of navigation on the Ashby Canal.

Snarestone village near the limit of navigation on the Ashby Canal.

The limit of navigation on the Ashby Canal in 2007.

Ashby Canal Limit of Navigation in 2007.

Limit of Navigation on the Ashby Canal in 2010.

Start of the restored section of the Ashby Canal at Donisthorpe, looking towards Moira.

The signpost clearly points the way along the restored section to the end of the canal.

Mileposts along the Ashby Canal show the distances to Marston Junction (28 miles) and to Moria (2 miles) at the end of the canal.

The far end of the Ashby Canal has already been restored from near Donisthorpe to Moira.

Bridge 73-2 on the restored section of the Ashby Canal, just waiting for boats to cruise along.

Looking along the restored section of the Ashby Canal towards Furnace Bridge near Moira.

Swing Bridge at Moira on the Ashby Canal.

The restored furnace building at Moria on the Ashby Canal.

Moira Canal Festival 2010.

Dragon’s head on top of a pole in the car park at Moira Furnace on the restored section of the Ashby Canal.

Boats moored outside Moira Furnace.

Crowds at the Moira Canal Festival 2010.

Ashby Canal Trust stand at the Moira Canal Festival 2010.

The new Moira Lock on the restored section of the Ashby Canal.

New Moira Lock on the restored section of the Ashby Canal. On the right of the picture the water which appears to be flowing over the weir into the canal is being back pumped from below the lock.

Immediately above the new lock on the Ashby Canal at Moira. The weir on the left takes surplus water from above the lock through the bywash to the pound below the lock.

Ground paddle set into the recess above the top gates at Moira Lock so it is not fouled by the walkway when the gate is opened.

The Ashby Canal is considered a “narrow” canal today, that is one for narrow boats only. Indeed, the narrows at Marston Junction at the start will only allow narrowboats onto the canal.

The lower and intermediate gates have gate paddles at Moira Lock on the Ashby Canal.

Imposing large double gates at the bottom end of Moria Lock on the Ashby Canal.

Marquis Bridge 73B on the restored section of the Ashby Canal.

Looking into Bath Yard Basin at the end of the restored section of the Ashby Canal near Moira.

Standing beyond the end of the restored section of the Ashby Canal, looking back into Bath Yard Basin.