Canals

Canal Vacations I discovered the canals by accident when I was invited at the last minute on a canal holiday with some University friends in 1984.

Since then I have been on a canal holiday pretty much every year, and even experimented with living on one for a few months.

1984 Evesham - Birmingham and back

Summer Holidays on the Stratford canal - At Kings Norton Junction.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1984
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Relaxing narrowboat style. Avon River near Evesham.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1984
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1985 Anderton - Llangollen and back

The Anderton Boat lift
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1985
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The Anderton boat lift side on.
Date: July 1985
Photo: Peter Coe
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Chirk aquaduct and viaduct on the Llangollen Canal.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1985
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Chirk aquaduct and viaduct on the Llangollen Canal.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1985
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Sharing a lock on the Trent and Mersey.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1985
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Staircase on the the Llangollen canal.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1985
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1988 Alvechurch - Stratford and back

Lapworth flight of locks on the Stratford Canal, just north of Kingswood junction.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1988
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Moored up at Stratford basin.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1988
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Foggy morning on the Stratford Canal at Kingswood Junction.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1988
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1989 Gayton - Warwickshire Ring

Picking up Sabine Gull Saturday afternoon.Gayton Marina.
Date: June 1989
Photo: Pete Coe
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Preparing to get started from Gayton.
Date: 1989
Photo: Pete Coe
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Flight of wide locks on the Grand Union canal. I think it is in Warwick.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: May 1989
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In late 1988 and early 1989, I lived on the narrow boat Leo for three months.

Rebecca doing one of her very rare stints as driver of Leo. Regents Canal - London.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: January 1989
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Filling up with water in Islington.
Date: January 1989
Photo: Pete Coe
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1990 Alvechurch - Avon Ring

Moored up on the River Avon.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1990
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Rebecca cycling over a wrought iron bridge over the Grand Union canal. Somewhere near Brentford.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: 1990
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1991 Alvechurch - Stourport Ring

Doing the Stourport ring on the good ship Corncrake
Date: June 1991
Photo: Pete Coe
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1992 Anderton - Cheshire Ring

The Anderton boat lift in 1992. Looking worse than 1985.
Date: July 1985
Photo: Peter Coe
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Family cruising on the canals.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1992
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1993 Anderton - Four Counties Ring

Entrance to the Harecastle tunnel.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1993
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1994 Alvechurch - Avon Ring

1995 Alvechurch - Stourport Ring

A rather deep narrow lock on a canal somewhere in England!
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1995
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Travelling up the Tardebigge flight.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: June 1995
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1997 Gayton - Warwickshire Ring

Grand Union Canal near Warwick.June 1997
Photo: Pete Coe
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1998 Alvechurch - Avon Ring

Composite photograph of Edstone Aquaduct, near Stratford On Avon.
Photo: Peter Coe
Date: May 18th 1998
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House Martin moored up in Startford basin.
Date: May 1998
Photo: Pete Coe
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Acting as a tourist attraction. Cruising out onto theriver Avon in the heart of Stratford-on-Avon.
Date: May 1998
Photo: Pete Coe
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Turtle Dove, and the Coe family entering the last lock onthe Avon Ring, the Tardebigge Top Lock.
Date: 22/5/1998
Photo: Peter Coe
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Saturday morning at the boat yard. All the rentersare returning their boats after their holiday.
Date: 23rd May 1998
Photo: Pete Coe
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