Saturday, 19 November 2011

Can you identify this? - the full photo

As Andy has correctly said, this is where the River Cherwell leaves the Oxford Canal just above Shipton Weir Lock.


The blue boat is moored on the river, in the supposedly unnavigable section above the weir. Jan is steering Shadow into the lock just out of shot on the right.

The position of the lettering on the sign suggests that there used to be a word or words above "Oxford Canal". Perhaps it read "British Waterways" or British Waterways Board". Does anyone know?

2 comments:

ditchcrawler said...

British Waterways Board, there is another near Somerton which can be seen from the railway

Halfie said...

Thanks Brian.