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37 - Wrenbury to Market Drayton, Llangollen and Shropshire Union Canals.

Tuesday 6th August 2003.

We shoved off at 07:00, a rather dew covered start to the day. Going down the Hurleston Flight, Julian had a slip on the gunwales of the boat. He got a couple of booties, but managed to hang on - just as well seeing as his camera an mobile were in his pockets!
Out onto the Shropshire Union, heading south again at 10:00. At 10:40 we passed through Nantwich and spotted Greg Chapman in his NB Stolen Time. 13:00 was not a good time to start the Audlem Flight, fair bit of traffic, we passed out of the top lock at 15:45. 
Clear of the Adderley Flight at 17:15. We moored up for the night in a rather predictably shallow mooring on the embankment, the other side of Market Drayton. Rather lacklustre meal in a Market Drayton pub..........in fact so lack lustre I cannot even remember it's name!

A lovely moist misty morning. Wrenbury Church Lift Bridge No19. Llangollen Canal.

Baddiley Lock No 1. Llangollen Canal.

Baddiley Lock No 3. Llangollen Canal.

The Burland Stores still clings to life. Llangollen Canal.

Burland Basin. Llangollen Canal.

Hurleston Top Lock. Llangollen Canal.

Hurleston Locks. Llangollen Canal.

Hurleston Locks. Llangollen Canal.

Hurleston Locks. Llangollen Canal.

Hurleston Locks. Llangollen Canal.

Nantwich Aqueduct. Shropshire Union Canal.

Railway Bridge and Redripes Bridge No 89 beyond Nantwich. Shropshire Union Canal.

Hack Green Locks. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Bottom Lock. Shropshire Union Canal.

The old FMC Steamer Viceroy moors on the wharf below Audlem. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. Shroppie Fly pub above Lock 13. There is a water point here and below this lock. Shropshire Union Canal.

Water point below Lock 13. Audlem Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. New wooden bits for composite gates. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. The well designed buffing plate and gate paddle baffle. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. Getting near the top, Lock No 4. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight. Bagley Lane Bridge No 76 and Top Lock. Shropshire Union Canal.

Audlem Flight Top Lock. Shropshire Union Canal.

Adderley Flight. Bottom lock No 5. Shropshire Union Canal.

Adderley Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Adderley Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Adderley Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Adderley Flight. Shropshire Union Canal.

Adderley Flight,  Top Lock. Shropshire Union Canal.

Market Drayton. Betton Mill and Bridge No 63. Ted's Boat Yard, in the basin between Bridges 63 and 62. Shropshire Union Canal.

Market Drayton. Bridge No 62. Shropshire Union Canal.

Market Drayton. Bridge No 62. Large new houses beyond. Shropshire Union Canal.

Market Drayton. Bridge No 62. Shropshire Union Canal.

Market Drayton. The Aqueduct beyond the town.  Shropshire Union Canal.

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