We woke up to a gorgeous day – not
a cloud in the sky 😊
We wanted to get up to Stratford
and knew we had a long day ahead of us. The
locks came thick and fast until we got to Pilgrim Lock where we stopped for
lunch. It was then on again until we
arrived in Stratford. We shared a few of
the locks with a boat called Jubilee – the boat seemed to ring a bell so I Googled
it and realised that it was fellow blogger Halfie.
They went on beyond the bridge in Stratford and there are some interesting
photos on his blog.
We really liked Welford Lock and
these few photos are taken there. There
is also a lovely weir but I couldn’t get near it – I could only hear it.
Welford Lock is also known as W.
A. Cadbury Lock as the Cadbury family paid for its restoration. The remains of Upper Welford Lock are buried
in the lock island.
The next lock is Luddington where
the weir is a bit like a rockery.
As far as I can see the present
Luddington Lock is new. The original was
probably built around 1664. Adjacent was a weir, of which no trace remains. The
lock was circular with a diameter of 75 foot and a lift of 3 foot. It had
double head and tail gates with paddles inset. The sides of the chamber were
drystone walled. The bottom of the lock was unsealed except near the gates. The
greater part of the stonework on the right hand side of the lock is intact, and
the angular quoin provided to locate the right hand tail gate can be seen. The
stonework on the left hand side has mostly disappeared, as have the gates.
We moored up on the riverside in
Stratford at about 4pm – very late for us.
It was quite busy so we moved down towards the lock where there was less
footfall as we wanted to have a barbecue.
The freezer had been rammed with barbecue food which we hadn’t eaten so
this seemed an opportune moment. It was
such a nice evening that we were even able to eat outside. What am I talking about! Its August and we should be able to eat
outside in the evenings!
13.48 miles
8 locks
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