Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: canal

The river Soar is in full spate and the Meadows are doing what they are for: containing the water. The river from here is actually canalised and forms the Leicester branch of the Grand Union Canal. HFF to everyone. I hope you have a great weekend.

Rising damp! The Packhorse Bridge spans a much widened canalised river Soar after the recent rains. HBM to everyone. Have a great start to the new week.

A view of the Meadows & the Grand Union Leicester Line canal in Aylestone opened in 1794. HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.

A shady spot on the banks of the River Soar. HBM to everone. Enjoy the start of a new week.

Where else but the Netherlands? The many windmills along this canal in South Holland near Rotterdam are famous but I can't for the life of me remember the name of the area. Help me Jaap, Fred, Trudy... Thanks! It's Kinderdijk of course! Anyway HFF to everyone. Enjoy the weekend.

A duck with her 11 offspring paddling down the canal in Aylestone. It wasn't easy getting them all in because they were darting all over the place. Fortunately mother decided to move on so the ducklings rushed after her.

We were living in The Hague at this time and made a Sunday visit to nearby Delft. A fairly quiet day generally but ideal for wandering around the streets and canals of this beautiful town. This view is from Catharijnebrug looking along Oosteinde towards the Nieuwe Kerk on the Markt in the centre of the city. The Kleine Oostpoortbrug is behind the camera. HFF to everyone & have a great weekend.

It's still possible to get a virtually unspoilt view of Gas Street Basin at the junction of the Birmingham Canal Navigation & the Worcester and Birmingham Canal in the city centre of Birmingham. What was once a busy working transport hub at the heart of the city is a busy leisure hub with bars and restaurants today.

Autumn at Parson's Bridge over the canalised River Soar in Aylestone. It looks lost in the countryside but in fact is well within the city of Leicester. This was not always the case and when the canal was built in the late 18th century Aylestone was a small village 3 miles from Leicester. Wishing everyone a HFF. Have a great weekend

I lived in Birmingham in the 1970s and the Broad Street area of the city was fairly unexciting and the canals, while atmospheric, were run-down. This all changed in the 1990s and the area is now the hub of Birmingham's regeneration with a good blend of old and new. It's still possible to get a virtually unchanged view of the old at the junction of the Birmingham Canal Navigation & the Worcester and Birmingham Canal in the city centre of Birmingham. This bridge was build by the Horseley Iron Works of Staffordshire in 1827. HFF & have a great weekend.

Red-brick reflections in the canal at Gas Street Basin, Birmingham. A still from my video.

Sunshine, shadows, reflections and steps under Manchester Road bridge on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Longroyd.

A scene that has changed out of recognition in the last 50 years! The Trent & Mersey Canal meandered through Shelton Bar steelworks and many a splendid industrial vista could be seen from the tow path. The gas holder, cables, pipework and scrap piles cannot hide the impressive Wolstanton church on the skyline.

An early morning walk around Aylestone Meadows. HFF and have a great & safe weekend.