Tag: Macclesfield

Vlog 247: The L’eaudown

Posted on September 1, 2021February 24, 2024 by David Johns

locks), how do the British canals stay full of water? This video attempts to shed some light.

Vlog 207: Slow TV on the Macc

Posted on January 23, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

This is a real time recording from the bow of my narrowboat from when I cruised up the Macclesfield canal in September 2019, from Hall Green stop lock to near Bridge 65. Towards the end there’s a bit of a pause while I waited for another boat to come through two bridges close together but I do move on again after that for a bit before finally coming to a halt.

Vlog 199: The Turn Off The Macc

Posted on November 26, 2019February 24, 2024 by David Johns

The northern end of the Macclesfield canal was in sight (well, about six miles away) and a beautiful day dawned so the engine was engaged and the boat chugged along up to Marple where, at a T-junction, you meet the Peak Forest canal. I turned right and headed south along the Upper Peak Forest, just a little way to find somewhere to stop.

Vlog 198: It Don’t Mean A Thing

Posted on November 20, 2019February 24, 2024 by David Johns

My journey up the Macclesfield canal continued, leaving a lovely mooring at the top of Bosley locks and going through two swing bridges which weren’t as bad as I feared even though they are a nuisance when you’re travelling solo. Through Macclesfield itself where I stopped to nip to the shops, and then Bollington before stopping just on the north of the town.

Vlog 197: Hoping for Angels

Posted on November 12, 2019February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Pressing on from the mooring at LMH – see last vlog – I unexpectedly stop early for a week when the Bosley lock flight is closed due to a leak in the canal at the top. Once it’s re-opened, I go up the flight in a pretty good time, all things considered, despite the peculiar “dual top gate” installation on these locks.

Vlog 196: Macc the Nice

Posted on November 5, 2019February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Having explored the furthest, murkiest depths of the Caldon canal, I turned around, came back the way I’d come and continued up the Trent & Mersey canal, through Harecastle tunnel and then took a sharp left onto the Macclesfield canal. Spoiler alert: it’s utterly lovely.

Vlog 165: Harry Plotter and the Nicholson’s Guide

Posted on March 18, 2019February 24, 2024 by David Johns

The (in)famous hand-drawn canal map returns in this vlog where I contemplate places to go in the narrowboat in 2019.