Its great to see someone with an extraordinary passion, with the talent to convey its true gems to the interested or ill informed - thanks and very much appreciated.
Another very useful vlog. I was aware of the National Library of Scotland map site as I have used the maps previously, but the side by side facility was something I was not aware of and it is fantastic. I live and have lived in a New Town, Glenrothes in Fife, since 1960 and can remember it's development from then but as with the canal's, there was, largely, farm land and farms with villages on what are now the outskirts of the town. However, there is still evidence of the old roads and farms and the side by side with the cursor is a real help. My interest in your vlogs is due to having a share in a narrowboat and they are excellent in their own right, but it is good to see how the evidence is sourced. I am looking forward to watching the rest of the vlogs, having already jumped ahead to the Litchfield as our boat is currently at Kings Orchard Marina.
Hi Andy, I am very happy to have found your channel, I’m an enthusiastic gongoozler cyclist from Walsall, I’ve spent a long time cycling along our canals, particularly the BCN, I love to spot signs of the disused parts and your videos have been wonderful. As coincidence has it I’m selling up and becoming a continuous cruiser next year after an inheritance windfall in February. I recently found out due to my sister researching our family history that my great, great grandfather, in the 1891 census was a canal labourer, living in Pitt street, Birmingham, next to the Digbeth branch of the grand union, in the 1901 census, he was the lock keeper, with a lodger who was a trainee lock keeper, I went to see the cottage which is listed and now dwarfed by university buildings!, I thought this may be interesting, I’m glad canal life is in my blood, thanks again for your great work, see you on the canals 🙂👍🏻
Thats a lovely link to the canals Morty - and I know he cottage you mean - there are not many left down there. I have just completed the Bentley Canal as far as Walsall Showcase and next weeks task id to film the Anson Branch to Reedswood. Series three will start in a week of so covering the Wyrley and Essington.
Hi Andy, great to hear of your continued local canal exploration, I very much look forward to watching those videos, I’m catching up and currently about to watch your lost basins of Wolverhampton video, your previous videos have been eye opening and informative on areas I know (thought I knew🤦🏼♂️🙂), I’m planning to revisit and see if I can see the info you highlight, looking forward to that too, thanks again 👍🏻
Excellent stuff here Andy, I shall be perusing through some of those publications when I can get hold of them. The BCN and Black Country canals per se and the whole of the canal network was the back bone of the creation of this countries wealth as far as transporting goods where concerned and more should be done by the people in power to keep and expand the network just from an historical point of view. Most history museums around the globe contain British industrial reminders yet very little of it would be where it is today without the canals. Sorry, waffling now.
I tried today to chase down your references. Chester-Browne's book and the Richard Dean book are no where to be found. Nor is the "Blue Book". Darn. I really enjoy your series.
Sorry to hear that. Richard Deans is a map ISBN 978 0 9561306 0 0. Tichars Chester Browns The Other 60 Miles can be obtained from the BCNS Society and the IWA's Walking and Cruising Guide to the BCN (The Blue Book) can be found on e-bay from time to time.
I'm struggling to find the side by side maps you recommend, any chance of you sending me the link? Thanks for doing this series of vlogs, I have really enjoyed them, it has reawakend my interest in the BCN which my wife and I visited by narrowboat in the mid 1970's.
Its great to see someone with an extraordinary passion, with the talent to convey its true gems to the interested or ill informed - thanks and very much appreciated.
Another very useful vlog.
I was aware of the National Library of Scotland map site as I have used the maps previously, but the side by side facility was something I was not aware of and it is fantastic. I live and have lived in a New Town, Glenrothes in Fife, since 1960 and can remember it's development from then but as with the canal's, there was, largely, farm land and farms with villages on what are now the outskirts of the town. However, there is still evidence of the old roads and farms and the side by side with the cursor is a real help.
My interest in your vlogs is due to having a share in a narrowboat and they are excellent in their own right, but it is good to see how the evidence is sourced.
I am looking forward to watching the rest of the vlogs, having already jumped ahead to the Litchfield as our boat is currently at Kings Orchard Marina.
Hi Andy, I am very happy to have found your channel, I’m an enthusiastic gongoozler cyclist from Walsall, I’ve spent a long time cycling along our canals, particularly the BCN, I love to spot signs of the disused parts and your videos have been wonderful. As coincidence has it I’m selling up and becoming a continuous cruiser next year after an inheritance windfall in February. I recently found out due to my sister researching our family history that my great, great grandfather, in the 1891 census was a canal labourer, living in Pitt street, Birmingham, next to the Digbeth branch of the grand union, in the 1901 census, he was the lock keeper, with a lodger who was a trainee lock keeper, I went to see the cottage which is listed and now dwarfed by university buildings!, I thought this may be interesting, I’m glad canal life is in my blood, thanks again for your great work, see you on the canals 🙂👍🏻
Thats a lovely link to the canals Morty - and I know he cottage you mean - there are not many left down there. I have just completed the Bentley Canal as far as Walsall Showcase and next weeks task id to film the Anson Branch to Reedswood. Series three will start in a week of so covering the Wyrley and Essington.
Hi Andy, great to hear of your continued local canal exploration, I very much look forward to watching those videos, I’m catching up and currently about to watch your lost basins of Wolverhampton video, your previous videos have been eye opening and informative on areas I know (thought I knew🤦🏼♂️🙂), I’m planning to revisit and see if I can see the info you highlight, looking forward to that too, thanks again 👍🏻
Very interesting!
Glad you think so Dennis
Interesting video thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Excellent stuff here Andy, I shall be perusing through some of those publications when I can get hold of them. The BCN and Black Country canals per se and the whole of the canal network was the back bone of the creation of this countries wealth as far as transporting goods where concerned and more should be done by the people in power to keep and expand the network just from an historical point of view. Most history museums around the globe contain British industrial reminders yet very little of it would be where it is today without the canals. Sorry, waffling now.
Glad you have enjoyed them - more to follow in March.
It’s becoming addictive 😊👍🖐. NB Fiddlesticks
Not binge watching are we Stephen????
I tried today to chase down your references. Chester-Browne's book and the Richard Dean book are no where to be found. Nor is the "Blue Book". Darn. I really enjoy your series.
Sorry to hear that. Richard Deans is a map ISBN 978 0 9561306 0 0. Tichars Chester Browns The Other 60 Miles can be obtained from the BCNS Society and the IWA's Walking and Cruising Guide to the BCN (The Blue Book) can be found on e-bay from time to time.
I'm struggling to find the side by side maps you recommend, any chance of you sending me the link?
Thanks for doing this series of vlogs, I have really enjoyed them, it has reawakend my interest in the BCN which my wife and I visited by narrowboat in the mid 1970's.
Try this Geoff: maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=17.17&lat=52.4979&lon=-1.9521&layers=168&right=BingHyb
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 Thanks that's great.